Canada and the US renew their heated rivalry at the World Junior Hockey Championship on New Year's Eve in Ottawa, with first place in Group A on the line.
Canada and the United States will face off on Tuesday night as the rivals meet again in the world junior hockey championship at what should be an electric Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. Canada and the United States will face off on Tuesday night as the rivals meet again in the world junior hockey championship at what should be an electric Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)It was New Year's Eve at the 2009 world junior hockey championship.
The United States had jumped out to a 3-0 lead not even 13 minutes into the first period.Dave Cameron, head coach of this year's Canadian team, was an assistant on Pat Quinn's staff with a front-row seat to the spectacle that followed.Tavares scored twice in quick succession and Jordan Eberle tied the game before the period was out in front of a delirious, well-lubricated holiday crowd in Ottawa. Canada would go on to win 7-4 — and eventually took gold — with Tavares completing a memorable hat trick into an empty net. Canada and the U.S. will face off in the same building exactly 16 years later Tuesday night as the rivals meet again at what should be an electric Canadian Tire Centre. 'The atmosphere is going to be so cool,' Canadian captain and Winnipeg Jets prospect Brayden Yager said. 'We don't like those guys over there. We want to make our country proud.'There's also a lot more to play for than simply pride with first place in Group A at the under-20 tournament on the line. 'A lot of people will be watching,' said Canadian forward and Toronto Maple Leafs first-round pick Easton Cowan. 'Something you dream of as a kid.'Canada, which finished a disappointing fifth last year and is aiming for its 21st gold medal, opened with a 4-0 victory over Finland before a shock 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia and an unconvincing 3-0 triumph against German
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