Junior World Hockey Championship. Victories for the USA and Finland, 12 goals for Canada and the Czech Republic

The first matches of the U-20 World Junior Hockey Championship, held in the elite league in the USA, have ended.

The current champion and host of the tournament defeated the German team without any problems with a score of 6:3 and scored three goals each in the first and second periods.

Forward Will Zellers scored two goals and one assist. Earlier in this group, Sweden beat Slovakia.

In Group B, Finland defeated Denmark 6-2, while Canada defeated the Czech Republic 7-5 with four goals in the third period in a tough match.

World Hockey Championship U-20. Group A

Germany – America 3:6 (1:3, 2:3, 0:0)

Stamps: 05:54 Plant – 0:1, 10:53 Reed – 0:2, 15:55 Horcoff – 0:3, 17:39 Kose – 1:3, 25:46 Seidl – 2:3, 30:31 Zellers – 2:4, 31:27 Boos – 3:4, 34:58 Zellers – 3:5, 38:07 Iceman – 3:6

Goalkeepers: Nisse – Hale

Group B

Denmark – Finland 2:6 (1:3, 0:3, 1:0)

Discs: 01:48 Vesterinen – 0:1, 02:19 Kalto – 0:2, 06:08 Bundgard – 1:2, 10:07 Suvanto – 1:3, 24:45 Koivu – 1:4, 26:19 Sarelainen – 1:5, 32:21 Vesterinen – 1:6, 42:22 Linda-2:6

Goalkeepers: Vilde-Rimpinen

Czech Republic – Canada 5:7 (1:2, 2:1, 2:4)

Discs: 13:53 Martin – 0:1, 17:01 Poletin – 1:1, 17:38 Hage – 1:2, 24:04 Tsinar – 2:2, 32:13 Sikora – 3:2, 37:03 Parek – 3:3, 43:49 Parek – 3:4, 45:21 Poletin – 4:4, 46:32 Iginla – 4:5, 49:12 Mackenzie – 4:6, 55:26 Galvas – 5:6, 59:00 Martone – 5:7

Goalkeepers: Korsulak – George