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The 2015 IIHF Word Junior Championship begins this Friday, December 26th. The first games that day are USA vs. Finland at 3:00 pm, and Slovakia vs. Canada at 8:00 pm. Both games are in the Bell Centre. The host team Canada looks to bounce back from a disappointing 2014 showing in Sweden where they finished 4th. Although they won their group, Canada ultimately couldn't seem to put it together against the Zadorov and Grigorenko led Russians, losing to Russia 1-2 in the 3rd place game. The USA is also looking forward to a better tournament this time around; after a strong preliminary showing in the group stage, going 3-1-0 with a 2-3 loss against group winner Canada (hell of a game too), the States were bounced in the first round of the knockout stage, losing 5-3 to Russia. The defending Champions, Finland, look to get back to the top again this year, after winning it all against host country Sweden 3-2 OT, in memorable fashion, Tons of talent in this year's tournament too. With a loaded 2015 draft class set to hit their biggest stage yet, and some returning 2014 draft vets such as Samson Reinhart and maybe Nikita Zadorov looking to showcase their development, this tournament has it all. Eichel vs. McDavid in Canada. Can it get any better folks? Here is the full schedule http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=744492&navid=nhl:topheads