Our Game: Road to the 2021 World Juniors
Released in the spring of 2021 on TELUS Optik TV VoD and TELUS STORYHIVE YouTube, the three-episode series follows Hockey Canada’s 2021 National Junior Team from selection through the holiday tournament.
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Episode 1: Selection Camp
Follow Team Canada behind the scenes at selection camp in Red Deer, Alta., where it begins its preparations to defend gold on home ice at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton. See how Bowen Byram, Peyton Krebs, Kaiden Guhle, Kirby Dach and Braden Schneider prepare for camp during the pandemic without a junior season and deal with an unexpected two-week quarantine.
Episode 2: Preliminary Round
Team Canada transitions from Red Deer to Edmonton and prepares for its scheduled pre-tournament games against Sweden and Russia, followed by preliminary round match-ups in Group A against Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland and Finland. Learn about life in the bubble from our players and go behind the scenes with the TSN panel – Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro, Bob McKenzie, James Duthie and Craig Button – to hear their perspective on the unique circumstances of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Episode 3: Medal Round
After successfully earning the top spot in Group A, Team Canada has its sights set on gold as it enters the medal round and faces stiff competition in the quarterfinals against Czech Republic, semifinals against Russia and gold medal game against the U.S. At the conclusion of the tournament, our players disperse across North America to join their club teams and reflect back on their World Juniors experience.
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