Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThere are plenty of reasons to love hockey in general, and women’s hockey specifically. Here are five great reasons for fans to tune into the latter, from the recently-concluded 2013 Women’s World Championships. 5. The Canadian Crowds of 18,000-Strong In a sport with as much room to grow as women’s hockey, it’s not just the ...
The National Hockey League may still be unsure of its participation in the 2014 Olympics but it’s definitely ready to make a huge step in supporting equality among pro athletes by teaming up with the You Can Play project, an advocacy group that fights homophobia and promotes equality through the inclusion of gay, lesbian, ...
For those of you who have ever imagined throwing on a USA hockey sweater and representing your country, did you ever envision being deaf while doing it? There are many deaf individuals out there playing hockey in silence or near silence. That’s exactly what a committed group of hockey players representing the United States did ...
Coming off four-straight gold medals at the World Under-18 Championships, the United States have selected the 23-man roster that will attempt to make it five straight first place finishes. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) annual World U-18 tournament is scheduled to commence on April 18th in Sochi, Russia when ten countries convene to vie ...
Semifinals Recap USA 3, Finland 0 After one of the most exciting non-US vs Canada games in the history of this tournament, the U.S. is moving on to the gold medal game. No one besides those two North American teams have ever played for gold at the IIHF World Championships, but Finland came very, very ...
Quarterfinals Recap Finland 1, Germany 0 The Finns earned a hard-fought victory over the Germans on Friday, advancing to play the U.S. in the semifinals on Monday, April 8th at 3:30 PM E.T. Despite only scoring the one goal, I thought it was a great performance for Finland in a couple of different ways. For ...
The Americans, world champion runner-ups in 2012, have announced their 23-player roster for this year’s tournament in Ottawa, Ontario. The United States will look to avenge their 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadians in the gold medal game last year by taking gold this year, and returning the favor of defeating Canada on home ice. ...
Guest post by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) I thought that I would take a stab at projecting Team Canada’s U18 team for the upcoming U18 World Championship, commencing April 18th , 2013 in Sochi, Russia. Don Hay announced yesterday as Head Coach of Canada U18 Team. Here is the Schedule. hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Can… #2013WU18 — ...
The hosts and defending world champion Canadians have named their roster for this year’s IIHF World Championships, in Ottawa, Ontario. Hockey Canada settled on their 23-player roster without holding a selection camp, but they did tweak things just a bit from last year’s squad.
Picture yourself. You’re a star hockey player in your home nation. You guided your underdog national team to an Olympic bronze medal against bigger, stronger, and more seasoned hockey teams. You become a living legend in your homeland, yet you have no rights as a citizen. What would you do to save your family and ...
