World Junior Hockey Championship games scheduled for Sunday will proceed as scheduled today, the organizaing committee announced this afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Minnesota west of Hennepin County and a winter storm warning for points east in Central Minn esota. Sweden will face Switzerland at 1 p.m. at Grand Casino Arena, and Finland will take on Latvia at 3:30 p.m. at 3M Arena at Mariucci, despite today’s weather advisories, in the third day of preliminary round competition. However, the outdoor portion of the Bold North Breakaway Fan Festival in St. Paul’s Rice Park will close at 1:30 p.m. today. Regularly scheduled hours will resume on Monday. The indoor fan festival will continue as scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the upper level of the Saint Paul RiverCentre. Related Articles How Gophers football plans to attack transfer portal next week Gophers expected to hire Stanford assistant Bobby April as rush ends coach While other programs tampered, Anthony Smith announces his return to Gophers for 2026 Gophers score walk-off win in Rate Bowl, 20-17 over New Mexico A look at all 10 teams and the top players in the World Junior Championship ...read more read less