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2014 Olympic Hockey Preview: Is Czech Republic Still a Major Power?
Back in the old days of Czechoslovakia, the still-fused Czech Republic and Slovakia were a consistent threat to win Olympic gold. Though it also helped to have two of the...
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Team Canada: An Early Look at Sochi 2014
With the Sochi Olympics coming up in a year from now, it’s usually the time where people start keeping an eye on the NHL and an eye on potential candidates...
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Swiss Hockey Players Making The News
For the past few months Swiss hockey news focused on North American players in the Swiss NLA. Now that the the lockout is over, let’s focus some attention on Swiss...
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2013: An Olympic Audition for Canadian Goalies
Going on the assumption that the NHL and NHLPA come to an agreement to send their players to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia (and yes, that...
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Buffalo Sabres Prospects Update: Strong World Juniors Performance
Now that the NHL lockout and the World Junior Championships are behind us, Buffalo Sabres fans have a lot to look forward to. Four of the Sabres top prospects participated at...
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International Spotlight: Anders Jespersen
When Helle Thorning-Schmidt said upon her election as Prime Minister that Denmark needs change, she was probably not talking about hockey.
That being said, however, it can relate to the sport, especially in the position of goaltender.
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The Case For Trading Nail Yakupov
Given he has just come off one of his better performances internationally in a bronze-medal winning game over Canada at the 2013 World Juniors, it may seem preposterous that someone...
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Team Canada: Epic Failure or Unrealistic Expectations?
Going into the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships, many teams were going in with high expectations. None more so than Canada, loaded with a number of potential NHL calibre players and...
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Montreal Canadiens: Should Alex Galchenyuk play in the NHL this season?
Now that the NHL and the NHLPA finally managed to conclude a deal and agree to a new collective bargaining agreement yesterday morning, NHL training camps are slated to open...
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World Juniors Journal: 30 Final Thoughts
The ending of the dreadful NHL lockout will result in a shift in focus for the majority of hockey fans and followers, leaving marvelous memories from the 2013 World Juniors...
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Highs and Lows for Boston Bruins Prospects at the World Juniors
After ten days, four Boston Bruins properties head home after the IIHF 2013 World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia. Only one future-Bruin earned a medal in the competition – Alex...
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2013 WJCs: Individual Winners and Losers
With a dramatic close of the curtain, the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships from Ufa, Russia, are at an end. The terrific brand of hockey that these ten nations displayed couldn’t have...