EDMONTON, AB - JANUARY 04: Kaiden Guhle #21 of Canada skates against Vasili Podkolzin #19 of Russia during the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship semifinals at Rogers Place on January 4, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
Vancouver Canucks prospect Vasili Podkolzin and his Russian counterparts faced off against Canada in a lopsided World Junior Championships semi-final matchup.
Vancouver Canucks prospect Vasili Podkolzin had an electric performance against an elite Canadian squad in the World Junior semi-finals.
Unfortunately, the Russians fell by a score of 5-0, as the Canadians’ star power outmatched them as a whole.