Captain America Jump Starts Team USA Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 26, 2013 Unlike their North American counterparts, Team USA came out of the gates firing. They quickly established dominance by scoring two power-play goals in the opening two minutes of the game,…
A Surprising Start to 2014 World Juniors Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 26, 2013 Chances are not many people had a Germany defenseman scoring the first goal of the 2014 World Junior Championship. However, that’s exactly what happened. The feat was shortly lived as…
“Bittersweet” Homecoming for Grand Forks’ Lamoureux Twins Gabriella Fundaro | December 23, 2013 In what was a familiar sight for North Dakota fans, Grand Forks natives Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux were nothing short of spectacular on Friday night in what may have been…
USA Women’s Hockey: There’s a History; USA vs. Canada Eric Burton | December 22, 2013 In life, things don’t happen in a vacuum. For every action, there’s a reaction. It’s the same with hockey. On Friday night, when Canada’s Brianne Jenner hit USA’s Josephine Pucci…
The Host & the Champion Disappoint in the European Trophy Finals Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 20, 2013 Day two of the European Finals consisted of matches featuring last year’s winner Luleå taking on JYP and the host team the Eisbären Berlin squaring off against Färjestad BK. JYP…
Scandinavian Hockey Invades the German Capital Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 20, 2013 As the 2013 European Trophy Finals began in Berlin, German hockey fans were given a rare treat as the opening matches featured four of the best teams from Scandinavia squaring…
Europe To Finally Have A True Club Champion Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 20, 2013 Next year will be the inaugural season of the Champions Hockey League, which will consist of 40 teams vying to be crowned the number one European club. The Founding Members…
Does Ukrainian Hockey Bleed to Survive? Vyacheslav Hnatyuk | December 18, 2013 Ice hockey in Ukraine is the winter sport number one loved my millions of people all over the country. Ukrainian clubs starred in the Soviet league. The nation’s many hockey…
5 Team Sweden Players to Watch For at World Junior Championships Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 17, 2013 After looking at several other competing nations, we now focus our attention on the host nation’s roster. Given that they are playing on their own ice and are bringing back…
5 Team Finland Players to Watch For at World Junior Championships Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 16, 2013 After examining the rosters of Russia, USA and Canada, we now focus our attention on Finland. The Finns have a total of 10 NHL prospects on their roster. As they…
5 Team Russia Players to Watch For at World Junior Championships Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 15, 2013 We took a look at Team Canada and Team USA‘s rosters. Next on the World Junior Championships agenda is Team Russia. Having won Gold in 2011 and medaling in the…
5 Team USA Players to Watch For at World Junior Championships Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 10, 2013 After taking a look at Team Canada’s roster, we now shift our attention to Team USA’s World Junior Championships squad. They’ll come into Malmö with big shoes to fill as…