Canada won't have cakewalk to world junior gold By TERRY KOSHAN, QMI Agency

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If experience makes the mind wiser, then Boone Jenner has to be considered a little smarter than he was a year ago.

"We have a great group of guys -- a lot of skill, a lot of heart and character," Jenner said of Canada's entry in the 2013 world junior championship. "But we're going to need everybody on our roster to bring their top game.

"(Gold) is our main goal but there are a lot of steps to get there. It's the process you're going to have to focus on. It's going to be a long journey together."