I have done a few feature articles on Thomas Welsh for Inside Hockey and The Hockey Writers Combine and decided to catch up with him and see how things are progressing for him. Originally, Thomas had committed to Penn State University, but changed his mind and is now playing for the OHL’s Mississauga Steelheads. Over [...]
The OHL season is half over and there have been a lot of interesting goings-on in the league. Whether it is a big trade, a long suspension or watching OHL stars performing well at the World Juniors, the OHL has never had a dull moment going into the new year. Some things have remained the [...]
With the OHL’s trade deadline of noon today, there have been some big names changing cities. In a year that is far from normal, with the NHL lockout looming large, there have been a number of star OHL players, and in the CHL overall, that may not have been available otherwise. With the lockout ending [...]
The OHL trade deadline has come and gone, and, as per Tony Saxon of the Guelph Mercury, there were no deals to announce by the Guelph Storm as noon came and went. GM Mike Kelly is said to be “fine” with the team that he has on hand, and was unwilling to part with pieces [...]
Early this morning, Hockey Canada sent out the following tweet: View this tweet at twitter.com This decision, of course, comes on the heels of Canada’s lopsided 5-1 defeat at the hands of Team USA in the WJHC semifinals, a game in which Malcolm Subban was pulled in favour of Jordan Binnington after allowing 4 goals [...]
A few weeks ago, it was said here that with the benefit of playing in a group free of Canada, Russia and the USA, Team Switzerland has an outside chance at qualifying for the quarterfinals at the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship. After a 7-2 win over Latvia and two tough SO losses to both [...]
After it was announced that he had made the 24-man roster that will represent the United States at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, Russia, Guelph Storm G (and Leafs prospect) Garrett Sparks took to twitter to unveil his sleek new mask. View this tweet at twitter.com The artwork for the mask was done [...]
The Peterborough Petes made another move in what looks like a complete house cleaning. Yesterday they fired head coach Mike Pelino who had been the team’s bench boss for the past two and a half years. The team went 55-102-7-7 under Pelino’s watch. This follows the removal of GM Dave Reid from his duties earlier [...]
This morning, Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen tweeted the following: Senators prospect and star USA junior Stefan Noesen won’t be going to Russia for world juniors….IIHF upholds his 10-game OHL suspension — Ken Warren (@Citizenkwarren) December 17, 2012 Stefan Noesen of the Plymouth Whalers was one of 27 players invited to take part in this [...]
Brett Ritchie was not invited to the Canada-Russia Challenge this summer, nor was he on Hockey Canada radar for the upcoming World Junior Championships. A lot can change in four months. Ritchie is currently tied for the OHL lead in goals with 27 in 32 games. Oshawa’s Boone Jenner the only other to have registered as [...]
