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January 02, 2006
World Juniors Head to Medal Round
Russia beats Czechs to earn bye to semis
Evgeni Malkin scored his fourth goal of the tournament and set up two others as Russia claimed top spot in Group B standings with a 7-2 victory over the Czech Republic in 2006 world junior hockey championship round-robin play Saturday night.
With the win, Russia (4-0-0) gets a bye into the semifinals. The Czech Republic (2-2-0) finishes third in Group B and will face the second-place team in Group A in quarter-final action on Monday.
Elbow won't keep Canuck out of action. Brent Sutter had a short but revealing answer yesterday when he was asked about the status of Flyers draft pick Steve Downie for a world junior semi-final tomorrow night. "He's fine,"Sutter said. "He's Steve Downie."
Medal Round Matchups
Monday
Quarterfinal: Sweden vs. Finland
Quarterfinal: United States vs. Czech Republic
Tuesday
Semifinal: Canada vs. Winner of SWE vs. FIN
Semifinal: Russia vs. Winner of USA vs. CZE
Posted by aetchells at January 2, 2006 09:37 AM