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For the fourth straight year, Russia earned a medal at the 2014 World Junior Championship. And, for the third time in those four years, Canada was on the losing side of that equation as Russia won the bronze medal game at this year's event, 2-1. With both countries entering the tournament with elevated expectations, playing for bronze is not something they planned on doing. But, with other countries showing improvement in their hockey programs, it may well be the new normal for these two hockey powers.
Opening the scoring in this game for Russia was Buffalo Sabres prospect, Mikhail Grigorenko. Grigorenko finished the tournament as his country's leading scorer, finishing ninth among all scorers at the 2014 WJC.… read more
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