Canada One Win Away From the World Cup, But Just Barely Marcy Di Michele | September 28, 2016 Don’t let the Europeans hang around. That was the game plan for Team Canada. But, rather than take advantage of the dominant puck possession they had in the first period,…
Lanny McDonald, the World Cup and Dreams of Playing Hockey Andrew Forbes | September 27, 2016 With the hype that surrounded the revamped World Cup of Hockey leading up to the middle of this month, it seemed only fitting that Scotiabank would release arguably one of…
2 Penguins at the World Cup Julia Stumbaugh | September 27, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins sent six of their players to play in this year’s World Cup of Hockey. Four of them played in the semifinals; one of them will be playing…
USA Hockey Has Bright Future Joseph Aleong | September 27, 2016 With Team USA’s disappointing performance in the World Cup of Hockey, many are questioning the direction of one of the world’s top hockey programs. Led by GM Dean Lombardi and…
Facing Off: World Cup Winding Down, But Who’s Winning? Larry Fisher | September 26, 2016 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
World Cup Final: Guaranteed Win or Trap for Canada Marcy Di Michele | September 26, 2016 For a few moments, one minute and 12 seconds to be precise, it almost felt as though Team Canada was toying with the Team Russia. For all the Canadian faithful,…
Swedish Roster for World Cup 2020? David Carlsson | September 26, 2016 After a disappointing performance in the knock-out stage against Team Europe, the Swedes got sent off in the World Cup of Hockey before they ever got to reach the summit of…
The NHL Needs the Olympics Matt Brauckmann | September 26, 2016 If you have been paying attention to the hockey world lately, you may have realized that international hockey has been front and center. The World Cup of Hockey is an…
Price vs. Halak: World Cup Edition Brianne Spiker | September 26, 2016 Six years ago, the Montreal Canadiens had a major decision to make. They had two excellent young goalies who were both restricted free agents and it was obvious that one…
Sergei Bobrovsky’s Return to Form Will Joyce | September 25, 2016 Sergei Bobrovsky finished the World Cup of Hockey with a 0.930 save percentage. He was quick, sharp and strong – like a goaltender ready to move past recent injury woes…
Sweden Shouldn’t Take Europe Lightly Nick Guido | September 25, 2016 Team Sweden earned first place in Group B at the World Cup of Hockey thanks to their defeat of Team Russia in game one of the tournament. In doing that,…
Is Team Russia up to the Challenge? Nick Guido | September 24, 2016 On Thursday afternoon, Team Russia secured their ticket to the semifinal in the World Cup of Hockey with a convincing defeat over Team Finland. They knocked out Team North America…