2018 WJC Team Finland Final Roster for Buffalo Nathaniel Oliver | December 23, 2017 The 2018 World Junior Championships are less than three days away. While teams have until Christmas Day to finalize their rosters, Finland did not hesitate in releasing theirs — the…
Team USA Flexes Muscles in Final Exhibition Mark Scheig | December 23, 2017 After a dominating 14-0 performance Wednesday night in Jamestown, Team USA shifted 45 minutes west to Erie for one last tune-up before the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships. This time…
WJC ’18 Player Profiles: Maksim Sushko, Belarus Nathaniel Oliver | December 22, 2017 In order to play with the big boys in Buffalo, Belarus is going to need to muster as much firepower as possible. OHL standout Maksim Sushko will need to carry…
NHL Network’s Dave Starman Talks WJC and USA U20 Nathaniel Oliver | December 21, 2017 The NHL Network has been televising the World Junior Championships for 10 consecutive years. They will be doing so again here in 2018 with exclusive U.S. television coverage of the…
WJC ’18 Player Profiles: Robert Thomas, Canada Nathaniel Oliver | December 20, 2017 There should have been no doubt in anyone’s mind that St. Louis Blues first-round selection Robert Thomas would make the final cut. The 20th overall pick in the 2017 draft…
Team Canada Prepares for Team USA at Selection Camp Leah Dyck | December 17, 2017 Now that Team Canada’s selection camp is done, there’s a full 22-man roster getting ready to face the world’s top junior teams. Beginning on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, are the preliminary…
Dallas Stars’ College Prospects WJC Update Ed Sarno | December 17, 2017 During this time of year, most college students are finishing up finals and making plans to go home for the holidays. For four Dallas Stars prospects, the break will have…
2018 WJC Team Sweden Preview Nathaniel Oliver | December 16, 2017 When Team Sweden takes to the ice in Buffalo, they will be loaded for bear and with some of the finest talent. That stems from the goaltending position on out.…
Evan Bouchard: A Legitimate World Junior Snub? Andrew Forbes | December 16, 2017 As the world junior championship (WJC) draws ever closer, most teams have named their rosters after making a number of cuts to their original lists. The Canadians were one of…
2018 WJC Team Slovakia Preview Nathaniel Oliver | December 15, 2017 After an eighth-place finish in Canada at the 2017 World Juniors, Slovakia is hoping for much better results this time around in Buffalo. With the talent that they are presently…
2018 WJC Team Denmark Preview Nathaniel Oliver | December 14, 2017 Heading into Buffalo, Denmark is in the midst of four straight World Junior Championship appearances. They are coming off of their finest performance thus far after they took Canada by…
3 WHL Teams Most Impacted by the WJHC Andrew Eide | December 13, 2017 As the holidays approach, the excitement for the World Junior Championships in Buffalo is on the rise. The tournament is still a couple of weeks away –games begin on Dec.…