All-North American finale on tap

USA Today ^ | 1/4/04 | AP

[Major Matt Mason]

HELSINKI, Finland (AP)

[Major Matt Mason]

Given some of the bad blood that has developed between these two countries over the past couple of years, this should be an interesting matchup. Canada probably has the better overall team, but the US squad is possibly the best one they have ever iced at this tournament.

The World Junior Championships (Under 20) is the top junior tournament in hockey, and features many players that have been or will be drafted by NHL teams. The US has never won gold in this tournament, so a win tomorrow would be a big one for the US program- not quite a "Miracle on Ice", mind you, but still big.

The game starts at noon EST on Monday, and will be televised on the NHL Center Ice package offered by the dish TV companies. It will also be broadcast on TSN out of Canada, and will be broadcast on the radio nationally in Canada for those living within range of Canadian radio stations.

Go, USA!

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Update ... the United States defeated Canada on Monday, 4-3, for the World Juniors title:

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-juniorworlds&prov=ap&type=lgns