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...
Stories from the 2012 WJHC: World Junior Jack More than a Goalie for US
January 1st, 2012 There he was, all 6'2" 185 lbs. World Junior Jack, as he is refered to by fellow journalists. World Junior Jack is one of the most decorated amateur hockey players of our generation, having won two gold medals at the U18 Hockey Championships, a gold at the 2009-10 World Juniors in Saskatoon, as well as a bronze at last year's...Stories from the 2012 WJHC: Czech Goalie Mrazek Making Friends and Enemies
December 31st, 2011 "Disgusting. He didn't have the game won at that time," remarked a mortified US team captain Jason Zucker. "We didn't like it too much. We felt as if he was showing us up," said Team Canada forward Brendan Gallagher. The two plays were quite similar. Players getting hauled down on potential breakaways, with...2012 WJHC: When I Think of Canada/US Rivalry, I Remember...
December 30th, 2011 It's a game whose meaning is inelastic. Canada and United States, no matter the circumstances or situation, will always leave it out on the ice when they play each other. Regardless of whether or not Denmark beats Finland later tonight (which would mean the United States has a chance to advance to the medal round if they win against...
