Our annual Boxing Day Tradition is upon us! Our gift? The opening of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships, which began yesterday in Ostrava and Trinec in the Czech Republic. Ostrava is the hometown of one Petr Mrazek, who represented his country in the 2012 edition of the World Juniors and is honored on the logo for this year’s tournament.
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Every game of the tournament will be aired on NHL Network, the majority being carried live. Click here for the full broadcast schedule.
The group stage games will be split between the two host cities, with the Group A games held at Werk Arena in Trinec and the Group B matchups at the larger capacity Ostravar Arena.