from Adam Kimelman of the NHL website,

On Tap for the semifinals

All games on NHL Network in U.S., TSN and RDS in Canada

Czechia vs. Sweden (2:30 p.m. ET) -- Czechia's only loss in the tournament came 3-2 in overtime against Sweden on Thursday. It also lost 3-1 to Sweden in the bronze-medal game at the 2022 WJC in August, denying the country its first World Juniors medal since winning bronze in 2005.

Czechia has 15 players back from the team that lost to Sweden in August, but avenging what happened then is not its focus....

United States vs. Canada (6:30 p.m. ET) -- Connor Bedard, the expected No. 1 pick of the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft, summed up the U.S.-Canada rivalry when he said, "What else is better? What else do you want? I think that's something that everyone in the country, everyone in the continent, is going to be pretty excited for."

The United States has been led by its top line of Logan Cooley (Arizona Coyotes), Jimmy Snuggerud (St. Louis Blues) and Cutter Gauthier (Philadelphia Flyers), who combined for 10 points (six goals, four assists) in the win against Germany in the quarterfinals. Cooley, who is second in the tournament with 11 points (five goals, six assists) had three goals and an assist against Germany.

"It's going to be a great experience," U.S. defenseman Ryan Ufko (Nashville Predators) said. "Every kid kind of dreams about playing Canada in some type of game. We're going to be prepared, they're going to be prepared. It'll be a great game."

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