Game Day at the WJCs: USA vs. Czech Republic

The IIHF World Junior Championships begin today in Malmo, Sweden. Defending champion Team USA plays the Czech Republic with puck drop at 11:30 a.m. ET. The game airs live on the NHL Network. Terriers Dan O’Regan and Matt Grzelcyk—a Team USA assistant captain—were teammates on the gold-medal winning U.S. squad in the 2012 World U18 championships, while 2014 recruit Jack Eichel played in the 2013 World U18s as a sixteen year old.

● USA Hockey WJC Central

● Line chart and Game Notes

● IIHF WJC homepage

● GoTerriers.com preview

● United States of Hockey game preview

●The Hockey Writers’ preview
● SB Nation: Eight Hockey East player on roster