Russia Wins Bronze, Sweden Leaves Empty-Handed Marcy Di Michele | January 5, 2017 A bronze medal should never be seen as a consolation prize. Making the final four in of itself is an accomplishment. In fact, in order to capture bronze, you have to…
World Juniors Medal Predictions Marcy Di Michele | January 5, 2017 It all comes down to this. Four countries, vying for three medals, one looking to be crowned World Junior Champion. In a tournament that is normally fairly predictable, the four best…
7 Standouts From World Juniors Semifinals Dustin Nelson | January 5, 2017 The 2017 World Junior Championship, with its Finnish disaster and potential for Canada to continue its dominance on home ice, is almost at an end. Wednesday’s semifinals carried loads of…
Canada Beats Sweden, Gets Re-Match with USA Marcy Di Michele | January 4, 2017 After the dandy of a game that the Russians and Americans provided us in the first semifinal, we wondered if Canada and Sweden would be able to match it. Though…
Instant Classic Between the USA and Russia Marcy Di Michele | January 4, 2017 The Americans record against Russia in the knock-out round was 0-7 going into their semifinal match-up. The US was also facing the daunting task of beating the same team twice…
Tape2Tape: Ducharme’s Comments Could Hurt Canada Andrew Forbes | January 4, 2017 Are you kidding me? That was my first reaction when I heard what Dominique Ducharme spewed to the media ahead of Canada’s matchup with Sweden at the Under-20 World Junior…
10 Standouts From World Junior Quarterfinals Dustin Nelson | January 3, 2017 Finland bottoming out excepted, the World Juniors quarterfinals passed without significant surprises. The four teams advancing are a part of the big five. It was a round where big players…
World Juniors Semi-Finals Preview Jeff Langridge | January 3, 2017 The quarter-finals of the 2017 World Junior Championship are over and that means we are one step closer to the medal round. We are down to four teams that you…
Does Canada Have a Chance? Marcy Di Michele | January 3, 2017 If Canada had any semblance of goaltending, the game (or least the score) against the Czech Republic wouldn’t have been nearly as close as it was. Connor Ingram allowed three…
Is Sweden Unbeatable? Marcy Di Michele | January 3, 2017 When asked about the idea that Sweden was in the weaker group and had yet to face a high-quality opponent, coach Tomas Monten paid respect to his Slovakian counterpart, as well…
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…