Canada to face Russia in world junior semifinals, U.S. meets Finland
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The semifinals are set at the World Junior Championship.
Canada will play Russia, and the United States will face Finland. Canada advanced with a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic on Saturday evening, while the U.S. slipped past Slovakia 5-2 a few hours later.
Russia defeated Germany in earlier quarterfinal action Saturday, while Finland stunned Sweden on Roni Hirvonen's last-minute winner.
Both semifinal matchups are scheduled for Monday. Canada and Russia will play at 6 p.m. ET. The U.S. and Finland will clash at 9:30 p.m.
The bronze- and gold-medal games will be played Tuesday.