World Juniors Giving Bruins Chance for Friendly Competition, Long After Tournament Helped Prepare Them for NHL

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- While the Bruins are maintaining focus on their next game Wednesday night in New Jersey and not looking ahead to Saturday's showdown with Vancouver, there are a few other games on the minds of many of the players this week. The World Junior Championships are being held in Alberta, with the semifinals taking place Tuesday night. National pride and bragging rights have kept that tournament a hot topic among the Bruins, more than half of whom competed in the World Juniors when they were younger. "It's a great tournament," said Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, who competed for...