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U.S. program needs overhaul, but does anyone care?

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Monday, January 7, 2008

It's a good thing few people in the United States follow the Under-20 World Junior Championship, given the way the highly touted American squad spit the bit in the Czech Republic over the weekend. After going 4-0 through the preliminary round of the annual tournament that features the best young players in the world, the U.S. was outclassed 4-1 by Canada in the semifinal and then mailed it in, losing 4-2 to the Russians in the bronze medal game. After winning a bronze a year ago, the Americans w ...

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