Players to Watch at the World Junior A Challenge Dustin Nelson | December 11, 2016 Now in its 11th year, the World Junior A Challenge is a top showcase for skaters across the world playing junior A hockey. This year’s tournament features two NHL draft…
6 Thoughts on the U.S. WJC Camp Roster Dustin Nelson | December 10, 2016 The 2017 World Junior Championship is just around the corner. National teams are gathering for selection camps to whittle down rosters one last time before the tournament starts in earnest…
Leafs at the 2017 World Juniors Jeff Langridge | December 6, 2016 The 2017 IIHF World Junior Championships are under three weeks away and rosters are starting to take shape. Teams are announcing the players that will be heading to their training…
Swedish Depth for World Juniors David Carlsson | December 6, 2016 Team Sweden’s first 26-player roster for the World Junior Championships in Toronto/Montreal was announced on Monday. As always, the expectations on the “Junior Crowns” (as they’re called in Swedish) are…
Facing Off: Picking Team Canada for World Juniors Larry Fisher | December 5, 2016 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
Oilers Snubbed from Canada’s WJC Selection Camp Shane Sander | December 1, 2016 Hockey Canada named their 32 man selection camp roster for the upcoming World Junior Championships (WJC), and the Edmonton Oilers are without a prospect on that list. Edmonton has several notable…
Meet Canada’s World Junior Invitees – Forwards Andrew Forbes | November 30, 2016 Earlier this week, the selection process started for Hockey Canada and their Under-20 World Junior team as they announced the 32 players that were invited to the selection camp. The…
8 Thoughts on Canada’s World Junior Camp Roster Dustin Nelson | November 30, 2016 Tuesday, Hockey Canada announced a 32-man roster they’ve invited to their World Junior Selection Camp, slated to get underway Dec. 10. While it doesn’t have the jaw-dropping surprises of last…
Canada Invites 32 To WJC Camp Jeff Langridge | November 29, 2016 Team Canada took the first steps to naming their team for the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal and Toronto by naming 32 players to their selection camp. The…
Rasmus Dahlin: The Next Erik Karlsson or Better? David Carlsson | November 17, 2016 Sweden has been placing top defensemen in the NHL for decades and will keep doing so for many years to come. Meanwhile, in Sweden, we are witnessing the embryo of the…
Canada Takes Lead in CHL Canada-Russia Series Jeff Langridge | November 15, 2016 Thanks to a 5-2 win against Russia in Hamilton, Ontario, Team Canada heads into the final leg of the CHL Canada vs. Russia Series with 7-5 lead in points. As…
Olympic Update, Hamonic Back & More News Dustin L. Nelson | November 14, 2016 One of the big questions lingering over the NHL right now is whether or not the NHL will participate in the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Monday, commissioner Gary…