5 Ways to Lose a World Juniors Tournament Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 7, 2014 While many will look to the Finns as a blueprint for World Juniors success, we can also learn a lot from the likes of Russia, the United States, Canada and…
2014 World Juniors: Top 5 Most Disappointing Performances Bill Schoeninger | January 7, 2014 2014 World Juniors Make no mistake, a player’s performance at the 2014 World Juniors is far from a guarantee about what his NHL future could look like. For most fans,…
Why Sweden Will Win Gold in Sochi Mark Wallace Graham | January 6, 2014 With the Winter Olympics coming up in one month, the hockey world seems to be focused on the USA and Canada and how their teams will respond. Canada is the…
Leafs’ Budding Stars at World Junior Hockey Championships Andrew Forbes | January 6, 2014 So far, we’ve looked at the bottom ten of the top 20 former and current Toronto Maple Leafs who have contributed to their country’s success at the World Junior Championships.…
The Demise of Canadian Goalies Bill Schoeninger | January 6, 2014 Patrick Roy. Jacques Plante. Martin Brodeur. Ken Dryden. Glenn Hall. The list of superstar Canadian goalies of the past could go on forever. It could be argued that nine of…
David Poile Apology to Bobby Ryan: Real or Imagined? Justin Glock | January 6, 2014 David Poile delivered an apology to Bobby Ryan on Friday. Poile apologized on behalf of Brian Burke for Burke’s degrading comments regarding Ryan’s playing style. Burke, known for his outspoken opinions, was one…
Rasmus Slays the Giant to Bring Gold to Finland Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 5, 2014 In an outcome few predicted, Rasmus Ristolainen fired the shot heard around the hockey world to knock off host country Sweden in overtime and deliver a World Junior Championship to…
Road To Sochi: Blues on Team Sweden Jeff Ponder | January 5, 2014 The Blues will likely be providing Sweden with one of the league’s top shooters and a reliable center with a scoring touch. But there may be more coming from the…
A Scandinavian Showcase For Gold at World Juniors Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 4, 2014 A Sweden win against Russia and a Finland win against Canada in the semifinals have the two Scandinavian rivals squaring off for Gold At the World Junior Championship in Malmö,…
American Jets: Wheeler’ing it to Sochi Luke Dixon | January 4, 2014 At least one Winnipeg Jet will compete at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. That became fact when Team USA announced their final roster for next month’s winter olympics in Russia as the…
Sochi Olympics: Goaltending the Great Equalizer Carl Maloney | January 3, 2014 Decision time is drawing near for Olympic rosters to be announced for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. There is a deadline of January 7 put in place by the IIHF where…
Road To Sochi: Russian Blues Could Be Force Mike Poepping | January 3, 2014 The St. Louis Blues will have a lot to look forward to when the Sochi Winter Olympic Games arrive. Here, The Hockey Writers’ Jeff Ponder and I will look at Blues players who may…