The World Junior Championship opens Monday.
Canada begins play against Russia.
Canada is looking to get back on the medal podium after last year's sixth-place finish in Finland.
This is the 12th time Canada has hosted the World Juniors..and all previous 11 times, Canada has rewarded the home crowd with some hardware.
There are three other games Monday, including the defending champion Finns playing the Czechs and the U-S taking on Latvia.