Red Wings at the WJC: Viro’s Finns thump Austria; Bednar’s Czechs lose in OT to Germans; Niederbach scores, Edvinsson plays 20 minutes in Swedish win

Of Red Wings-related note from the World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, December 27th:

Eemil Viro finished at +1 with 3 shots in 17:21 played as Finland won 7-1 over Austria;

Jan Bednar stopped 30 of 32 shots as the Czechs lost 2-1 in overtime to Germany;

And Theodor Niederbach scored the 1-0 goal, finishing at +1 with 2 shots in 12:39 played, and Simon Edvinsson finished even with 2 minor penalties taken in 20:24 played as Sweden won 3-0 over Slovakia.

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