The 2020 World Juniors kicked off with a bang on Boxing Day, with a total of 30 goals scored and 39 penalties called. Yeah, exactly.
We had great morning games, which saw Switzerland narrowly escape with a win against Kazakhstan, and an absolutely astonishing result between Russia and the Czech Republic. The afternoon games didn’t disappoint, either, with a goalie battle needing to be decided in overtime, and a special teams onslaught between two storied rivals.
If you remember these recaps last year, I embedded a ton of goal videos. But there’s something strange going on this year, with a lot of people having their GIFs and videos taken down due to copyright reasons.