World Junior Championship Predictions THW Archives | December 2, 2011 Christmas?!?!?!? Pfffftt. Overrated. Boxing Day is where it’s at. This year on December 26th, the 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships will be held in Alberta. Calgary and Edmonton will…
Book Review: Summit Series ’72 Rebecca Dobrinski | November 25, 2011 Summit Series ’72: Eight games that put Canada on top of world hockey By Richard Brignall. (2011, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 151. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55277-883-8.) Like…
Under-18 United States National Team Development Program: Repeat Offenders THW Archives | November 16, 2011 When the United States U-18 National Development Team touched down in America, they did so as back-to-back champions of the Four Nations Cup. The tournament was held in Switzerland, featuring…
2012 WJC: Looking at Canada’s Goalies Salim Valji | November 2, 2011 In the mix to play goalie for the 2011-12 Canada WJC squad are five goalies who currently ply their trade in the CHL. Tyler Bunz, Mark Visentin, Louis Dominigue, Scott…
Fribourg Setting Early Pace In Swiss NLA- Scoring Race Heats Up Daniel Schöpf | October 29, 2011 With the Swiss hockey season around 20 games into a 50 game schedule, the NLA has an unlikely leader in Fribourg-Gotteron. The French-Swiss team who play out of the 7000…
Team Canada World Junior Stock-Watch: October Andrew Sykes | October 28, 2011 The completion of a month of CHL action means that we are getting closer to one of the marquee events of the sports calendar (in Canada anyways); the World Junior…
Magnus Hellberg – Big, Tall and Swedish THW Archives | October 27, 2011 Magnus Hellberg‘s name was nonexistent prior to the 2010-11 season. He was skipped over in his draft year (2009), along with the following year (2010). After being skipped two…
Ottawa Senators – Top 5 Prospects THW Archives | October 19, 2011 When the Senators fell in the rankings last season, it certainly wasn’t into a nice, big, fluffy pile of feathers. It was more like hitting a rut in the…
There’s No Better Time Than Now Jas Faulkner | October 13, 2011 History is being made. Important milestones in the growth of this game are happening on the ice, in the stands and in offices all over the continent.
The New Hockeytown Brendan Ross | September 23, 2011 Since 1996-97, when the Detroit Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup in 42 long years the Motor City has been trademarked “Hockeytown” by hockey fans around the…
2011-12 OHL Season Preview: MidWest Division Brendan Ross | September 21, 2011 Earlier today, the OHL West Division Preview was released here. Endulge yourself and then check out the MidWest Division as we wrap up the OHL’s Western Conference Previews. MIDWEST…
2011-12 OHL Season Preview: West Division Brendan Ross | September 21, 2011 The day has finally arrived. September 21st marks the kickoff of the highly anticipated Ontario Hockey League’s 2011-12 regular season. Tonight the defending OHL Champions (recipients of the J. Ross…