Previewing the 2022 World Junior A Challenge

The World Junior A Challenge is back after a two-year hiatus, set to kick off this Sunday in Cornwall, Ontario, with some of the best players in Junior A hockey facing off with national pride and gold on the line.

This year's tournament starts on Dec. 11 and runs through to the 18th, with the host Canadians fielding two rosters (Canada West and Canada East) while Team USA, along with new entrants Sweden and Latvia, sends one apiece with the hopes of playing the spoiler on foreign soil. You can find the tournament schedule by following this link, and you should be able to stream the games on Hockey Canada's website.

The Russians, who won gold in Dawson Creek, British Columbia back in 2019, won't have the opportunity to defend their title, the result of a ban from international competition in