IIHF World Junior Championship

Projected lines for #TeamUSA vs. Slovakia at 7:30 p.m. ET on @NHLNetwork. #USAWJC #WorldJuniors

Game info: https://t.co/vkSSNIOwq5 pic.twitter.com/GKoYC51iPr

— USA Hockey (@usahockey) December 28, 2016

Boston College freshman Joe Woll gets the call between the pipes tonight for USA Hockey as they take on Slovakia in Game 2 of the World Junior championships. It'll be his first career WJC action.

Colin White remains as the first-line center for the Americans, centering Clayton Keller and Joey Anderson.

The US is 1-0 at the World Juniors after a Boxing Day win over Latvia. Tonight is a crucial game as Russia and Canada loom to close out the group stage. You can watch tonight's game at 7:30 on NHL Network.

End of Game: USA defeats Sweden 8-3 to claim the bronze medal at the World Junior Championship #USAWJC

— USA Hockey (@USAHockeyScores) January 5, 2016

Despite falling to Russia in the semifinal round, Team USA was able to salvage their World Junior Classic appearance by downing Team Sweden 8-3 Tuesday afternoon in Finland. The win secured the bronze medal for Team USA.

US Nat’l Jr Team falls to Russia, 2-1, in semifinal. Will face Sweden for bronze Recap: https://t.co/eRV4zbgwhZ pic.twitter.com/cf0oh0JpWW

— USA Hockey (@usahockey) January 4, 2016

For the third consecutive year, Russia eliminated the United States from gold medal contention at the World Junior Hockey Championships, topping the Americans 2-1 in a squeaker on Monday in Helsinki. The US jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period but got dominated in the second, falling behind 2-1. The Americans failed to cash in on numerous late third period opportunities, and that was all she wrote.

Tuesday at 9 AM ET, the US will face Sweden for the Bronze Medal, hoping for their first medal since winning gold in 2013. After that game, the players disperse back to their college and junior teams, including BC's Colin White.

.@colinwhite37 puts home a shorthanded goal on the 2-on-1. #USAvsSUI #WJC2016 pic.twitter.com/uICfJMubPB

— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) December 30, 2015

One day after Canada struggled with Switzerland, only able to defeat them 3-2 in a shootout, the US completely smoked the Swiss like they were gouda. Colin White had this goal plus two assists as the Americans romped to a 10-1 victory, clinching their spot in the playoff rounds. Switzerland's loss eliminated them from contention, so we know that Sweden, the US, Canada and Denmark will be, in some order, the four teams to advance out of group A.

Tomorrow, the US plays Denmark at 9 AM and Canada plays Sweden at 1 PM in the final two group games. Sweden has clinched first place in the group but the US can lock down second place with a win. With a regulation loss, the US could theoretically fall all the way down to fourth. The teams' point totals are Sweden 9, the US 6, Canada 5 and Denmark 3.

The dab from Colin White after he ties the game. #WJC2016 pic.twitter.com/hmbuUTn8JN

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) December 26, 2015

Colin White made all of the headlines today at the World Junior Hockey Championship - first, for scoring in the second period to draw the US level with Canada 1-1; second, for unleashing this Cam Newton-inspired goal celebration, which surely made poor Don Cherry's head explode; and finally, for adding an assist on the late game winning goal that helped propel the US to a 4-2 win. For his efforts, he was named the USA's player of the game.

In addition to his headline-grabbing moments, White also stood out on the penalty kill for the US, particularly when they had to kill off a 5 minute major at the end of the first period stretching in to the beginning of the second. He got significant PK time and performed well.

The road doesn't get any easier for the US - they face Sweden next, on Monday at 9 AM ET. Sweden touched Switzerland today in their WJC opener.

This week, we talk World Juniors vs. BU, hockey at Walter Brown, and air some Festivus grievances.