Zach Werenski to Captain U.S. World Junior Team Dustin L. Nelson | December 22, 2015 USA Hockey has named the Team USA captain for the 2016 World Junior Championship and it will be Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Zach Werenski of the University of Michigan. Serving…
Finland’s Firepower Goes Beyond Puljujarvi, Laine Dennis Schellenberg | December 22, 2015 Last year’s World Junior Championship was one to forget for Finland. They had only one win in the entire tournament as they lost against the Slovaks and later in the…
5 Potential Canadian WJHC 2016 Stars Brett Slawson | December 21, 2015 It’s that time of the year. Yes, the holiday season, but in some minds more importantly, the return of the World Junior Hockey Championship, one of the most popular, if not most stressful…
Facing Off: Weighing In on the World Juniors Larry Fisher | December 21, 2015 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 —…
Philadelphia’s Burgeoning Fountain of Youth Bill Schoeninger | December 21, 2015 December is a great time to be a hockey fan. Not necessarily because there is a lot going on in the NHL, but because fans will be treated to the…
Canada Makes Final World Junior Roster Cuts Dustin Nelson | December 20, 2015 Hockey Canada announced their final round of roster cuts on Sunday for the 2016 World Junior Championship, following a 1-0 exhibition game win over the Czech Republic. The win went…
2016 WJC Team Czech Republic Preview Alessandro Seren Rosso | December 20, 2015 Team Czech Republic will get to Finland with a team considered by many one of the best editions of the latest few years. The Czech didn’t achieve much in the…
Sweden Looking to Spoil Finnish WJC-Party Dennis Schellenberg | December 19, 2015 A disappointing tournament for Sweden ended with an unexpected 4-2 defeat against Slovakia in the bronze medal game. Although the « Tre Kronor » team won all of their group stage games…
U.S. Trims World Junior Camp to 24 Dustin Nelson | December 19, 2015 The U.S., following a 4-0 win over UMASS Amherst in an exhibition game, has cut four players from their World Junior Championship Selection Camp, USA Hockey announced on Saturday. The…
2016 WJC: Team Slovakia Preview Alessandro Seren Rosso | December 19, 2015 After a few years of bad results and being on the verge of relegation, Team Slovakia had a couple of good years at the WJC, culminating in a bronze medal…
David Pastrnak May Play at World Juniors Dustin L. Nelson | December 18, 2015 After posting 10 goals and 17 assists through 46 games at age 18 with the Boston Bruins, it was assumed that David Pastrnak would be too integral to the Bruins…
Send Jared McCann To The WJC Trevor Beggs | December 17, 2015 Sometimes you need to do what is best for the player, and sometimes you need to do what is best for the team. In this case, the Canucks need to…