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Minnesota Wild Prospects Eligible for the 2013 WJHC
Ah, the holidays; a time for relaxing and cherishing the time you spend with friends, family and loved ones in general. It’s also time to sit back and watch some...
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Hockey Canada Will Have Tough Decisions on Defence
One of the most watched sporting events in Canada, the World Junior Hockey Championships have become a holiday tradition. This year’s tournament may be one of the most watched...
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USA Hockey: Winning the Race to the Wrong Finish Line
Ice Hockey in the United States has a serious problem. Many players, parents and coaches who participate in USA Hockey fail to recognize this problem or ignore the issue completely....
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NHL Lockout Could Provide Impressive Depth Up Front for Canada
There are certainly not a lot of positives when talking about the NHL lockout. It is usually talked about with frustration and negativity, and in some cases apathy. However one...
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From the Scouting Notebook: 2013 NHL Entry Draft Rankings
The atmosphere in rinks around the globe are beginning to intensify as draft eligible players start out on their journey to realize their dreams of being selected by an NHL...
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Jonathan Drouin Storming His Way Through the Draft Rankings
The Halifax Mooseheads keep scoring goals and winning games. After 16 games, the team from Nova-Scotia is boasting an incredible 15-1 record along with a +44 goal differential (85 GFs...
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Career Year for Frontenacs’ Ryan Kujawinski
Ryan Kujawinski is in his NHL draft year, and sophomore season in the OHL with the Kingston Frontenacs. He was the fourth overall selection in the 2011 OHL Priority draft...
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Canadian World Juniors Benefit from NHL Lockout
The 2005 Canadian Under-20 World Junior team was dubbed the “best world junior team ever assembled” as Hockey Canada had the opportunity to handpick the nation’s best junior eligible players...
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International Spotlight: Emīls Potāpovs
It seems almost stereotypical to think of how many young hockey players, several of them from small towns, get their starts on frozen ponds or rivers, hoping to make their...
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Can Ryan Murray Make An Immediate Impact in Columbus?
Ryan Murray has a lot of support and talent on his side. But can he take it all and translate it into an immediate impact in Columbus?
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Preliminary Rankings for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft
Year after year, intelligent hockey minds search the globe for the next generation of hockey stars ready to fulfill their childhood dreams of playing in the National Hockey League....
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What Can Edmonton Oilers Fans Expect from Nail Yakupov?
When a star prospect is chosen first overall in the NHL Entry Draft, high expectations immediately follow; it comes with the territory. Nail Yakupov received the right to that pressure this past June, and he’ll be holding on to it all season long.