The World Junior quarterfinals took place today, and Russia, Sweden, Finland, and the United States all advanced to the semifinals, while Denmark, Slovakia, Canada, and the Czech Republic were all eliminated. The Red Wings still have 4 players in the tournament in Axel Holmstrom and Christoffer Ehn with Sweden, Vili

Presenting, your 2016 World Junior Champions! Gold: The Red Wings own Vili Saarijarvi and Finland! Silver: Evgeny Svechnikov and Russia Bronze: Chris Chelios and the United States Two Red Wings prospects took home medals, and Vili Saarijarvi got to win gold in front of his home crowd in his home

The round robin portion of the 2016 World Juniors Tournament is finished, the matchups are set, and the quarterfinals will begin on Saturday. ----- Russia vs Slovakia Result: Russia 2, Slovakia 1 Evgeny Svechnikov: 1 SOG Box Score Highlights Russia finished the preliminary round with 11 points, taking 1st place

The World Juniors semi finals concluded today and with 3 of the 4 teams having Wings prospects on them, heartbreak was inevitable. While Finland will play in the gold medal game on home ice against Russia, Sweden will play the United States for a very bitter tasting bronze medal. -----

Russia vs Belarus Result: Russia 4, Belarus 1 Evgeny Svechnikov: 2PIM, 6 SOG, +1 Box Score Highlights I only got to watch parts of this game, but Evgeny Svechnikov was doing everything except scoring. He had 6 shots on goal and was firing everything at the net that he could.

Sweden vs Denmark Result: Sweden 5, Denmark 0 Axel Holmstrom: 1 assist, 5 SOG, +2 Christoffer Ehn: 1 assist, +1 Box Scores Highlights Sweden should have dominated Denmark in this game, and they most certainly did. The Swedes outshot the Danes 43-9 and scored two goals in the 1st period,

Sweden vs United States Result: Sweden 1, USA 0 Axel Holmstrom: Goose eggs on the box score Christoffer Ehn: 1 SOG Box Score Highlights Linus Soderstrom made 46 saves for Sweden and Alexander Nylander scored their only goal as they shut out the United States. The States outshot Sweden 46-22

Here's a quick primer for this year's World Junior Championship.

Russia vs Czech Republic Result: Russia 2, Czech Rep 1 in a shootout Evgeny Svechnikov: 2 PIM, 1 SOG Box Score Highlights The first game of the tournament was boring, sloppy, and uneventful. Neither team did a whole lot to write home about. Early in the 2nd period it appeared

The World Junior exhibition games are finished, final rosters have been submitted, and 6 Red Wings prospects complete their final preparations to represent 5 different countries in the IIHF World Junior Championships. For the schedule and how to watch, check out our WJ Primer post and you can keep up