WJC coverage highlights NHL Live

The 2014 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship has started, and NHL Live with Bill Pidto and E.J. Hradek will have complete coverage of the opening games at 5 p.m. ET on NHL Network. We'll feature highlights from Canada against Germany and the United States against the Czech Republic, along with a postgame wrap-up of USA-Czech Republic from Steve Mears and Dave Starman.

Western Michigan coach Andy Murray will join the College Hockey Report to discuss his team's participation in the Great Lakes Invitational at Comerica Park.

In addition, we'll look at several players enjoying a career year, evaluate the success of backup goalies around the game, recap various offseason trades and signings, and discuss NHL.com's Olympic roster projections for the U.S. and Canada.