January 2, 2013

Team USA's John Gaudreau (L) scores a goal on the Czech Republic's goalie Matej Machovsky during the second period of their quarter-final game at the 2013 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, January 2, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

UFA, Russia — Another clash between Canada and the United States is on tap at the 2013 world junior championship.

The teams will meet in a semifinal on Thursday (4 a.m. Eastern) after the U.S. crushed the Czech Republic 7-0 in a quarterfinal on Wednesday.

John Gaudreau scored three goals for the U.S., which had little trouble with a Czech team that was not overly interested.