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A capsule look at teams participating in the world junior hockey championship: #14 of Team Canada reacts after having scored the tying goal on Vadim Zhelobnyuk #1 of Team Russia forcing overtime during the semifinals at the IIHF World Junior Championships at the Ottawa Civic Centre on January 03, 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Team Canada defeated Team Russia 6-5 in a shootout. (Photo by Richar all football teams d Wolowiczfont> Canada - Slovakia - United States -Latvia -Switzerland - Group B (Regina) Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson After two straight silver medals, this talented group whose roster was announced live on Swedish television will be looking for its first gold since 1981. They will miss two key defencemen now in the NHL - Victor Hedman of Tampa Bay and Erik Karlsson of Ottawa - but they sti all football teams ll have big Jacob Markstrom, the tournament's top goalie last year. Also returning to a team with 18 NHL-drafted players are defencemen David Rundblad and Tim Erixon, Oilers prospect Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson and forwards Mattias Tedenby, Marcus Johansson, Andre Petersson and Jacob Josefsson. Oilers prospect Anton Landermakes his World Juniors debut.Beaten in a shootout by Canada in the semifinals all football teams last year and having to settle for bronze, Russia will be a gold medal threat, especially with the gifted Nikita Filatov back after playing 13 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. They will miss defenceman Dmitri Kulikov, now with the Florida Panthers. Big draft-eligible right-winger Kirill Kabanov will be watched, as will Montreal prospect Maxim Trunev.After finishing sixth last year, all football teams the Czechs once again have a team loaded with players from North American junior squads, led by captain Michal Jordan of the Plymouth Whalers. Diminutive scorer Jan Kana of the Trecin club is also back after leading the team with nine points in Ottawa. Their top goalie is draft-eligible Pavel Francouz of the Plzen club. Another notable is forward Tomas Vincour of the Edmonton Oil Kings.There will all football teams be no jet lag for returning defenceman Tyri Niemi, a New York Islanders prospect who plays for the Saskatoon Blades. Defenceman Rasmus Rissanen of the Everett Silvertips and forward Matias Sointu of the Sudbury Wolves should also make a team steeped in physical Finnish hockey. Oilers prospect Toni Rajalashould play a big role in the team's success as well. It is only their second trip to the top all football teams level of junior hockey. Their last was in 2004, and they were immediately relegated, a scenario almost certain to be repeated. all football teams
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