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Canada knocks off Switzerland in World Junior quarters

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Ryan Johansen (Wikimedia Commons)

Canada is now off to the semi-finals of the World Junior Hockey Championship.

On Sunday, Brayden Schenn recorded two assists as Canada defeated Switzerland 4-1 in their quarterfinal game in Buffalo.

The win now means Canada will play the United States in the semi-final this evening (5:30pm, TSN).

Expect Mark Visentin to get a second consecutive start. He looked awful on the one Swiss goal that was scored. He didn’t put his right pad up to the post, allowing for an opening for the puck to get by him. Then in the second period, Visentin had a complete mental lapse as he thought there was a Switzerland penalty and went off the ice, when in fact there was a Canadian one. Luckily Visentin’s lapse didn’t cost Canada a goal on that occasion.

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