Posts About "2014 WJHC"
5 Ways to Lose a World Juniors Tournament
January 7th, 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 the other countries that came up short as they show us what NOT to do. Play Poor Special Teams "In a tournament like this, it's key to get good power plays and capitalize on...
Rasmus Slays the Giant to Bring Gold to Finland
January 5th, 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 Finland. "It feels awesome scoring the game winning goal, but the better feeling is we won and we won the gold," said Ristolainen. "It doesn't matter who...
A Scandinavian Showcase For Gold at World Juniors
January 4th, 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, Sweden. Swedish Dansk Moves In their second matchup of the tournament, The Swedes once again edged out the Russians by a final score of 2-1. The big story...
Canada Avoids Trap Game to Advance to WJHC Medal Round
January 3rd, 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 Switzerland. However, as expected, the Swiss were no push over. Canada ground the game out on its way to a 4-1 victory to advance to the medal round. Breaking Down the Trap The...
3 Reasons Team USA Won't Play For a 2014 World Juniors Medal
January 2nd, 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 quarterfinal matchups, but had also never beaten Russia in a playoff game, going 0-4. Something had to give. The result was a frustrating 5-3 loss that...
Team USA World Juniors Hopes Gone in 60 Seconds
January 2nd, 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
December 31st, 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 the Atmosphere While the host nation had its fans fill Malmö Arena, Canadians traveled from far and wide to pack Malmö Isstadion....
Underdogs Show Their Bite at World Juniors
December 30th, 2013 While many fans may have been anticipating the major New Year's Eve matchups, the fifth day of the 2014 World Junior Championships provided fireworks a day early for Malmö by showcasing upsets. Finland's upset over Russia and Germany's surprise victory over the Czech Republic as well as the Norwegians and the Slovaks taking the Swiss...
Team USA's Power Play Surges at World Junior Championship
December 29th, 2013 On its way to a 8-0 victory over Germany, USA once again rode its power play to success at the 2014 World Junior Championship. Lights Out Special Teams The difference maker in this one was clearly the USA power play. The Americans converted on six of 10 opportunities with the man advantage, bringing their totals for the tournament...
Simon Says Czech Mate: Canada Gets Upset at WJHC
December 28th, 2013 The 2014 World Junior Championship had its first upset as the Czech Republic defeated Canada 5-4 in a shootout. A Quick Start as the Catalyst What doomed the Czech Republic against the United States was a poor start, as they gave up two power-play goals in the opening minutes. They were sure not to repeat the same mistake. Early on...
Slovakia Stands Tall Against Team USA
December 28th, 2013 Slovakia followed up its impressive 9-2 win against Germany with a strong effort against the Americans. Although Team USA went on to in the game 6-3, the box score doesn't tell most of the story. Scrappy & Fearless Slovak Play Team Slovakia may have been the decided underdog, but you wouldn't know it by their mentality. Right...
Slovakia Outperforms Canada at World Juniors
December 27th, 2013 Day two of the 2014 World Junior Championship featured just two games. Slovakia dominated in a win over Germany, while Finland as expected easily handled Norway. Slovakia Opens Tournament with Statement Win Unlike Canada's slow start, the Slovaks brought it to the Germans right away. They dictated the pace of the opening 20 minutes and...
Captain America Jump Starts Team USA
December 26th, 2013 Unlike their North American counterparts, Team USA came out of the gates firing. They quickly established dominance by scoring two power-play goals in the opening two minutes of the game, riding the hot start to a 5-1 win. A Quick Start The initial spark was provided by none other than USA captain Riley Barber. The Washington...
