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What went wrong for Team USA at World Juniors

By Gare Joyce
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, January 5, 2007

LEKSAND, Sweden -- With the World Junior Championship coming to a close, here is my open letter to USA Hockey: Congratulations on your 2-1 victory over Sweden for the bronze medal at this year's World Junior Championship. A shot at the gold came down to a shootout in the semifinals against Canada, and, truth be told, there was nothing really to choose between the teams. Might as well have decided the game by flipping a coin. Both teams had great goaltending and strong blue lines that were all ...

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