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Thomas Chabot and Colin White share the same birthday and the Ottawa Senators dressing room, and they have both been cemented to long-term contracts.

Naturally, they’ve become as close as any 22-year-old teammates could be.

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However, with Canada and the United States renewing a heated world junior hockey championship rivalry in the Czech Republic on Boxing Day, it’s worth revisiting what their relationship was like only three short years ago.

In the 2017 world junior tournament, White’s United States squad defeated Chabot’s Maple Leaf team 5-4 in a shootout in a thrilling gold-medal final.

“Some of the memories for me … well, winning gold, of course, but also getting to play Chabby,” White said. “Now, he’s probably my best friend. But, looking back at it, we hated each other.”

White and Chabot also played against each other in the 2016 tournament.

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In their second go-around, both were instrumental in the teams’ success. Chabot, who scored four goals and six assists in seven games, was named the tournament’s most valuable player. White was among the leading scorers for the U.S., potting seven goals and one assist in seven games.