2018 WJC Team Switzerland Preview Nathaniel Oliver | December 10, 2017 Switzerland is the consummate dark horse. Often forgotten, but ever capable of being tormenting. The Swiss can be the proverbial thorn in one’s side. They have been doing so in…
2018 WJC Team Belarus Preview Nathaniel Oliver | December 10, 2017 Who doesn’t love an underdog, right? Well, Team Belarus may not be as much of an underdog as one might think. They have made their way into Buffalo for the…
2018 WJC Team Finland Preview Nathaniel Oliver | December 9, 2017 When Team Finland takes to the ice in Buffalo, they are looking to replicate what they did just two years ago on their own home soil. Capturing the gold in…
2018 WJC Team USA Preview Nathaniel Oliver | December 8, 2017 The United States look to retain their gold medal victory from last year. If they are to do so, it will be done on home soil. Only seven potential returnees…
2018 WJC Team Czech Republic Preview Nathaniel Oliver | December 7, 2017 Shortly before Christmas, the Czech Republic will be whittling down their preliminary roster for the 2018 World Junior Championships from 27 players to 23. As it stands right now, the…
World Juniors: Team Canada vs. Team USA Leah Dyck | November 28, 2017 The World Junior Championships are going to be highly entertaining this year, as each national team plays a completely different style of hockey. The international tournament features a display of…
NCAA-Developed Rookies Lead NHL in Points Leah Dyck | November 22, 2017 With the tightening salary cap, NHL teams are finding the biggest bang for their bucks with rookies and players on entry-level contracts. It’s become imperative for teams to accurately forecast…
WJSS Reveal Trends in Hockey’s Blueliners Leah Dyck | August 8, 2017 Saturday marked the final day of the week-long 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase (WJSS), where top players under the age of 20 from the four biggest hockey nations; the U.S.,…
Oilers Prospects at World Junior Summer Showcase Shane Sander | August 3, 2017 The 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase is well underway in Plymouth, Michigan and there are several Edmonton Oilers’ prospects participating in the tournament. The tournament is taking place from July…
2017 WJC Team Russia Review Alessandro Seren Rosso | January 7, 2017 The 2017 World Junior Championships was a successful event for the Russians, who returned home with a medal for the seventh consecutive year. The team lead by Valeri Bragin, however,…
Facing Off Podcast: Shootout Spoils World Juniors, Silver Lining for Canada Larry Fisher | January 7, 2017 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 —…
Gold Medal Game Decided by Shootout Marcy Di Michele | January 6, 2017 The better team doesn’t always prevail in a one-game, winner-take-all affair, especially when that game isn’t decided by actually playing hockey. Such was the case for Team Canada, who was…