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The first series held in 2003 as the RE/MAX Canada–Russia Challenge, and was envisioned as tune-up for the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The event has had several corporate sponsors and names including, the ADT Canada–Russia Challenge from 2004 until 2008, and the Subway Super Series from 2009 until 2014.
A player is eligible to play in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if: [24] the player is eligible to compete as a male athlete the player has his 20th birthday in the year of the tournament's ending (e.g. born in 1994 for 2014 tournament), and at latest, the fifth year after the tournament's ending (e.g. born in 1999 for 2014 tournament);
Historically, the tournament has been dominated by Canada (20 gold medals) and the Soviet Union/CIS/Russia (13 gold medals). The USSR won the first four official tournaments, while the Canadians put together five straight championships between 1993 and 1997 , and another five straight from 2005 to 2009 .
Canada rallied from 3-1 down in the third period to win the gold medal against Russia at the World Juniors. Here's what you need to know from the instant classic.
Its success can be traced back to the formation of the Program of Excellence in 1982 by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, which created the first true national junior team. Since that time, Canada has won 20 of 42 World Junior championships – including five in a row on two occasions, 1993–1997 and 2005–2009.
The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2020 WJHC) was the 44th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, held from 26 December 2019 to 5 January 2020. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Canada defeated Russia 4–3 to win the gold medal and their 18th world junior hockey championship.
The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2023 WJHC) was the 47th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, held from 26 December 2022 to 5 January 2023. [1] [2] It was won by Canada, in overtime of the gold-medal game. Czechia won the silver, their first medal since 2005.
In 2006, the CBC aired a two-part mini-series called Canada Russia '72, directed by T. W. Peacocke. The film is a dramatization of the series. The film was later made available on DVD. [204] In 2007, for the 35th anniversary of the series, Canadian and Russian national junior teams competed in the 2007 Super Series. Four games were played in ...