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The 2007 Under-20 World Junior Championships take place between December
26th, 2006 and January 5th, 2007. The Montreal Canadiens will have a total of 4
players representing 4 different countries.

The most notable of the four players is
19-year-old Carey Price, who is looking to win the starting job between the pipes
for Team Canada. Sergei Kostitsyn will be another player to watch as he suits up
for Team Belarus and attempts to lead his team past the first round of play.
Finally, right-winger Juraj Mikus will represent Slovakia while defenseman Pavel
Valentenko will play for Team Russia.

Here are the players and the country they will be representing:
  

Sergei Kostitsyn – Belarus

Carey Price
– Canada
Juraj Mikus – Slovakia

Pavel Valentenko – Russia
 

Note: This page will be updated after the each game to help follow the progress of the
players through the tournament. Stats will be provided, while tournament notes
will give insight into the players’ game that stats alone cannot tell. This page
also lists each player’s upcoming game.
 






 Carey Price –
Goalie – #1 – Canada – Group A



















GP Record MINS GA SVS GAA SV%
6
6-0-0		 370 7 172 1.14 0.961




Tournament notes:


-Wins Gold Medal with Canada.


-Named Tournament MVP

-Named goaltender of the tournament.

-Named to the Tournament All-Star Team

-Named Canada’s Player of the Game in a 2-1
SO win versus USA.


-Recorded 2 shut-outs (vs. Sweden & Slovakia).

-Boasted the best numbers of all goaltenders
at the WJC this year.


Upcoming Game: None






  Sergei Kostitsyn –
Right Wing – #23 – Belarus
– Group B



















GP G A PTS PIMS +/- SOG
6 1 4 5 33 -6 23




Tournament notes:

-Had points in all situations: power-play, short-handed, and even-strength.

-Picked up 27 PIMS in his final game of the
relegation round, a game that Belarus lost 9-0 to Slovakia. 25 of those penalty
minutes came late in the game when Kostitsyn cross checked a Slovakian player to
the head/neck area.

-Second most penalized player with 33PIMS.

-Managed points on a Belarus team that
finished dead last in the tournament.

Upcoming Game: None







Juraj Mikus –
Right Wing – #12 –
Slovakia
– Group A



















GP G A PTS PIMS +/- SOG
6 5 1 6 0 -1 17




Tournament notes:


-Named Slovakia’s Player of the Game in a 2-1 loss to Switzerland

–Proved
to be a consistent goal-scorer for Slovakia, a team that had a lot of trouble
finding the net through the tournament.

-Tied for tournament lead with 5 goals.

-Scored 3 of his 5 goals on the power-play,
and 1 short-handed.

-Helped Slovakia avoid relegation when he
scored 2 goals and an assist in a 9-0 win over Belarus.


Upcoming Game: None







  Pavel
Valentenko – Defenseman – #4 –
Russia
– Group B



















GP G A PTS PIMS +/- SOG
6 2 1 3 6 +3 13




Tournament notes:

-Wins Silver Medal with Russia


-Named Russia’s Player of the Game in a 4-2 loss
to Canada.


-Played big minutes in all situations for Russia.

-Demonstrated an all-around game with big
hits and two goals while retaining a positive plus/minus.

-Has a strong shot, which helps him gain
power-play minutes.

-Has drawn comparison to fellow Habs’
defensive prospect Alexei Emelin, a tenacious defenseman with offensive upside.


Upcoming Game: None


*Credit to Brian La Rose who created the
format used for this page.