The last I'll say about this is the tournament isn't important to me as an American. I wouldn't know about it nor care about it if I wasn't deeply involved in the Avalanche. I can't really root against the USA but I much more care about our guys and how they do, I'd prefer that Finland wins.
Don't worry about it Tiger, I'm very much the same way.
When my brother, my dad and I were watching the Olympics way back in 1994, my brother and I were cheering when Forsberg scored the 'stamp goal' against Canada and got the win for Sweden.
My dad was like "what the hell is the matter with you two!?!?!" not really knowing that Forsberg was Nordiques property at the time.
We didn't give a crap about Corey Hirsch, Paul Kariya or any of the other canadians on that team but generally speaking, we would have cheered for Canada. But having the Nordiques top up-and-coming prospect and centerpiece we just got from the Lindros trade made us cheer for him more than anything else.
Speaking of the WJC, I'm not sure anything will ever beat the 1993 WJC where Peter Forsberg completely *****-slapped that tournament.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships#Leading_scorers
Sweden beat Japan 20 to 1 and Forsberg put up 10 points that game. LOL
I hope Rantanen ends up going. He would very much dominate that tournament as well. A kid playing that well against men in the AHL is going to have a much easier time at the junior level.