World Juniors Kick Off With Six Bruins Prospects

BostonBruins.com- The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship kicks off on Tuesday afternoon in Buffalo with plenty of Bruins representation.
All six B's prospects named to their respective country's preliminary training camps earned spots on the final rosters for the tournament. Trent Frederic, Ryan Lindgren, and Jeremy Swayman will represent the United States, Joona Koppanen and Urho Vaakanainen will suit up for Finland, and Oskar Steen will play for Sweden.

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Every game will be broadcast live on NHL Network, with the exception of those marked with an asterisk. All times are EST. Here's a look at the tournament schedule:

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Czech Republic vs. Russia, noon
Belarus vs. Sweden, 2 p.m.\
Canada vs. Finland, 4 p.m.
United States vs. Denmark, 8 p.m.*

Wednesday, Dec. 27

Switzerland vs. Belarus, 3 p.m.
Slovakia vs. Canada, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 28

Finland vs. Denmark, noon
Russia vs. Switzerland, 2 p.m.\
Sweden vs. Czech Republic, 4 p.m.
United States vs. Slovakia, 8 p.m.*

Friday, Dec. 29

Belarus vs. Russia, noon
Canada vs. United States, 3 p.m. (outdoor game at New Era Field)

Saturday, Dec. 30

Czech Republic vs Belarus, noon
Sweden vs. Switzerland, 2 p.m.\
Finland vs. Slovakia, 4 p.m.*
Denmark vs. Canada, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 31

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic, noon
United States vs. Finland, 4 p.m.
Slovakia vs. Denmark, 6 p.m.\
Russia vs. Sweden, 8 p.m.*

Tuesday, Jan. 2

Quarterfinal #1, noon
Relegation, 2 p.m.\
Quarterfinal #2, 4 p.m.
Quarterfinal #3, 6 p.m.\
Quarterfinal #4, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Jan 4

Relegation, noon*
Semifinal #1, 4 p.m.
Semifinal #2, 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 5

Relegation, noon*
Bronze medal game, 4 p.m.
Gold medal game, 8 p.m.