As the World Juniors are just over a month away, the evaluation process for all ten countries playing ramps up around this time of year, whether it’s playing in the U20 Four Nations tournament or international friendlies. For Canada and Russia their evaluation process involves the annual Canada-Russia series, where Russia will play all-star U20 teams from the QMJHL, OHL, and WHL. The series spans six games in ten days, and there is a trophy awarded to the series winner at the end.
As the Russians traveled across Canada, they and the CHL racked up points (three for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win, and one for an overtime/shootout loss).