Posts About "2012 WJHC"
Zemgus Girgensons - The Next Ones: 2012 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - The Latvian Locomotive
April 8th, 2012 Zemgus Girgensons THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 1/5/1994 Place of birth: Riga, Latvia Ht: 6'2" Wt: 198 lbs Shoots: Left Position: C/RW NHL Entry Draft Eligibility: 2012 He's been drafted by CSKA Moscow of the KHL. He's been drafted by the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL. The only team he REALLYwants to get...
World Juniors: Team Sweden Makes History In Gold Medal Win Over Russia
January 6th, 2012 Calgary - "The Russians are coming!" historic phrase is often burrowed for sports analogies. In the gold medal battle between Sweden and Russia Thursday night at the Saddledome, it was more like: "The Russians are coming, but boy are they tired..." The normally ever explosive Russian forwards like Kuznetsov, Gusev and Yakupov only...
World Juniors: Team Canada Avoid "Murray's Law" Against Finland To Win Bronze
January 6th, 2012 Calgary - For Canada it has always been gold or bust. Gold or nothing. On Thursday night in Calgary, however, bronze helped sooth the wounds of the devastating semifinal loss to Team Russia. The bronze medal never really seemed in doubt as Canada executed Coach Don Hay's game plan and skated to a 4-0 shutout victory. One has to...
World Juniors Player Spotlight: Evgeny Kuznestsov
December 30th, 2011 Evgeny Kuznetsov Date of birth: May 19, 1992 Place of birth: Chelyabinsk, Russia Ht: 6-0 Wt: 172 Shoots: L Position: Forward (C/W) Drafted by Washington Capitals in 2010 (26th overall) The Hockey Surgeon Team Latvia's goaltender Elvis Merzlikins, after making some superb saves in the first period, must have felt...
Tracking The Detroit Red Wings Prospects At The WJHC
December 28th, 2011 As you may well know 2012's edition of the World Junior Championships are now underway. You are also likely aware that the Detroit Red Wings are known for their drafting excellence...
2012 WJHC: Denmark Falls to Czech Republic
December 28th, 2011 Tonight's Denmark Czech Republic game started off on an interesting note, with both European teams hovered around their goaltenders before breaking, very similar to an American Football game. After that, the game got underway. Denmark, coming off an 11-3 defeat at the hands of the United States. Once again the crowd was clad in red...Stories from the 2012 IIHF WJHC: Thoughts from Day 1
The first day of the tournament is in the books, with four games being played on opening day. Team Canada easily extinguished Finland with a touchdown 8-1 victory, Sweden nearly hit double digits with a 9-4 win over Latvia, the United States did hit double digits winning 11-3 against Denmark and Russia handled Switzerland 3-0....
Stories from 2012 WJHC: Replacing Smith-Pelly No Easy Task for Team Canada
December 27th, 2011 With every victory comes sacrifice. That sentiment rung loud and clear to Team Canada after last night's impressive 8-1 victory over Team Finland. Devante Smith-Pelly, a wrecking ball of sorts with his rambunctious style of play and a fan favourite, blocked a shot and left the game midway through the 2nd period. After the game it...
Stories from 2012 WJC: Scrutiny Surrounds US Defenceman Jon Merrill
December 26th, 2011 Few players enter this year's WJC with as much scrutiny as American defenceman Jon Merrill. Seldom do we hear of a player making the WJC without having played a competitive hockey game in the past six months; and yet Merrill accomplished that feat. He tallied 25 points in 42 games as a freshman at Michigan University, the fourth...
2012 WJC: Is Team Finland the Tournament Darkhorse?
December 21st, 2011 Overall this Finnish team is the most talented a team they've had in years.Team Canada: Thirty Years Of The Game At Its Best (Book Review)
Team Canada: 30 Years Of The Game At Its Best is an invigorating look at Hockey Canada’s highly successful Program of Excellence.
