WJC 2017 Quarter-Finals Preview Jeff Langridge | January 1, 2017 Happy New Year everybody! The calendar has shifted and with that the preliminary round of the 2017 World Junior Championship is over. We now move on to the quarter-finals. Now…
World Juniors Quarter-Final Preview From Montreal Marcy Di Michele | January 1, 2017 The group stage is done, the quarter-finals are ahead. Here’s a look at the match-ups taking place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, including predictions. Be sure to head down…
World Juniors Round-Up: Biggest Group A Stories Marcy Di Michele | January 1, 2017 Now that the group stage is officially behind us, the next round is coming into focus. Sweden ran away with group A, but the rest of the rankings were hotly…
USA Beats Canada To Finish First in Group B Jeff Langridge | December 31, 2016 In what is always a much-anticipated game, Canada took on the rival United States. This time, first place in Group B was on the line and with that, an easier…
Slovakia Heads to Quarter-Finals Jeff Langridge | December 31, 2016 Latvia and Slovakia played each other on Friday night. In one of the most sparsely attended games of the tournament so far, the two countries fought for the right to…
Is Denmark a Dark Horse? Marcy Di Michele | December 30, 2016 Denmark’s victory celebration has now become the stuff of legends. But even more remarkable than the celebrating is the fact they’ve won two games, and sit in a fantastic position in group…
10 NHLers Who Missed the WJC David Carlsson | December 30, 2016 When young players are put under immense pressure to follow a specific set of achievements before reaching the top of the game, it should be noted that a hockey career…
Canada Remains Perfect At WJC Jeff Langridge | December 30, 2016 Well, that got out of hand quickly. Let’s face it. No one expected a team like Latvia to hang with Canada. After all, this is a team that lost to…
Finland on the Brink of History Marcy Di Michele | December 30, 2016 In last year’s World Junior Hockey Championship, three Finnish stars combined for 44 points to propel their country to a gold medal. Perhaps no one realised just how important those…
USA Hangs On to Beat Russia Jeff Langridge | December 29, 2016 The Americans did something they haven’t been able to do since 2007: They beat Russia. In a game that will have a big impact on how things end up in…
Why Sweden Can Win it All Marcy Di Michele | December 29, 2016 It’s hard to call Sweden a dark horse considering all the talent they boast, but the Swedes are getting less attention than the big dogs over in group B. Add…
5 Standouts From World Juniors Day 3 Dustin Nelson | December 29, 2016 Three days deep, the group stage is beginning to reveal which teams are exceeding expectations and which have become a pickup full of burning dung. Wednesday, the Swiss and the…