World Junior Hockey Championship

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Posted: Dec 17, 2012 11:32 AM ET

The 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship begins Boxing Day in Ufa, Russia, with Team Canada considered one of the favourites to win gold.

Below is the complete tournament schedule and handy bios of each player on the Canadian junior squad led by captain Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Edmonton Oilers.

Just scroll over each player's photo to learn more about his hometown, junior team and NHL affiliation.

Top World Junior Stories

Canada loses world junior bronze to Russia in OT

Canada loses world junior bronze to Russia in OT: Russia beat Canada 6-5 in overtime to win the bronze medal at the world junior hockey championship Saturday in Ufa, Russia. It's the first time since 1998 Canada hasn't won a medal at the world junior tournament. more »

Americans capture world junior hockey gold: Rocco Grimaldi had two second period goals as the U.S. junior team defeated the defending world champions from Sweden 3-1 on Saturday in Ufa, Russia. more »
Canada has 'obligation' to win world junior bronze: Canada has a reason for wanting a win a bronze medal at the world junior hockey championship. A streak of 14 consecutive medals at the tournament is on the line Saturday against Russia. more »
Canadians say junior championship a springboard to NHL camps: The NHL-eligible members of Canada's junior hockey team don't know if the lockout will be over by the time they get home. But they agree the world junior championship prepared them well for training camps if they were suddenly summoned to by their respective NHL clubs. more »
Wharnsby: Many reasons for Canadian juniors' semifinal flop: Some may blame the two-day layoff or the goaltending of Malcolm Subban, but a host of factors combined to doom Canada in its lopsided 5-1 defeat to the U.S. at the world junior championship, writes Tim Wharnsby. more »