Former Maple Leafs Dominate Tournaments of Old Andrew Forbes | January 11, 2014 It’s finally time to unveil the top five former Toronto Maple Leafs to play at the World Junior Hockey Championships. This short list of players includes no current Leafs and might…
Valeri Nichushkin Continues To Ascend Derek Neumeier | January 10, 2014 Roughly one year ago, on January 5th, 2013, Russian forward Valeri Nichushkin dealt a crushing blow that resonated throughout the Canadian hockey world. Nichushkin, playing for Russia’s 2013 World Junior…
5 Ways to Lose a World Juniors Tournament Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 7, 2014 While many will look to the Finns as a blueprint for World Juniors success, we can also learn a lot from the likes of Russia, the United States, Canada and…
2014 World Juniors: Top 5 Most Disappointing Performances Bill Schoeninger | January 7, 2014 2014 World Juniors Make no mistake, a player’s performance at the 2014 World Juniors is far from a guarantee about what his NHL future could look like. For most fans,…
Leafs’ Budding Stars at World Junior Hockey Championships Andrew Forbes | January 6, 2014 So far, we’ve looked at the bottom ten of the top 20 former and current Toronto Maple Leafs who have contributed to their country’s success at the World Junior Championships.…
The Demise of Canadian Goalies Bill Schoeninger | January 6, 2014 Patrick Roy. Jacques Plante. Martin Brodeur. Ken Dryden. Glenn Hall. The list of superstar Canadian goalies of the past could go on forever. It could be argued that nine of…
Rasmus Slays the Giant to Bring Gold to Finland Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 5, 2014 In an outcome few predicted, Rasmus Ristolainen fired the shot heard around the hockey world to knock off host country Sweden in overtime and deliver a World Junior Championship to…
A Scandinavian Showcase For Gold at World Juniors Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 4, 2014 A Sweden win against Russia and a Finland win against Canada in the semifinals have the two Scandinavian rivals squaring off for Gold At the World Junior Championship in Malmö,…
Canada Avoids Trap Game to Advance to WJHC Medal Round Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 3, 2014 By defeating the United States on the final day of preliminary play Canada secured the top spot in Group A to end up facing the lowest qualifier of Group B…
3 Reasons Team USA Won’t Play For a 2014 World Juniors Medal Bill Schoeninger | January 2, 2014 In their quarterfinal matchup of the 2014 World Juniors, the United States faced off against Russia this morning. Coming in, the United States had won six of their last seven…
Team USA World Juniors Hopes Gone in 60 Seconds Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 2, 2014 Undisciplined play and special teams lead to Team USA’s 5-3 loss to Russia and eliminate the Americans from the 2014 World Junior Championship.
A Bird’s Eye View: A Firsthand Look at the WJHC Prelims Through Tweets Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 31, 2013 Here’s a firsthand look via Twitter at the preliminary round of the 2014 World Junior Championship that included upsets, superb special teams and exceptional hockey. Canadian & Swedish Fans Create…
