Top 5 contenders for junior hockey supremacy

Sweden's Julius Bergman (left) gets past Erik Cernak (right) of Slovakia during the bronze medal game at the 2015 World Junior Hockey Championships in Toronto on Jan. 5, 2015. (Dave Abel/Postmedia Network/Files)The last five world junior championships have been won by five different countries. It is another way of saying that the tournament, which Canada used to dominate to the point of boredom, is up for grabs for anyone.

So who are the favourites this year? Well, just about everybody. Here is a breakdown of the top five contenders, as well as where the dark horse could come from.

CANADA

Let’s get something out of the way: last year’s gold medal winners were special. With Connor McDavid and…