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World Junior Championships: Preliminary Round
The World Junior Hockey Championships are underway. They are being played in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. The ten teams in the tournament are divided into two five team groups that are playing a round robin, with the top four finishers moving onto the playoffs. The preliminary round portion of the tournament completed today. Here are the results:
Group A: This group played its games in Montreal.
1. Sweden. The Swedish team dominated this group winning all four of its games and outscoring opponents 18-6. Alexande Nylander (Buffalo prospect) leads the tournament and the Swedish team in points with nine. Joel Eriksson Ek (Minnesota prospect) and Carl Grundstrom (Toronto prospect) are also chipping in offensively. David Bernhardt (Philadelphia prospect) is leading their defence. Felix Sandstrom (Philadelphia prospect) has performed strongly in goal.