Finland Scores Late to Win WJC Gold Over U.S. The Canadian Press | January 6, 2019 VANCOUVER — Finland is taking home gold from this year’s world junior hockey championship after beating the United States 3-2 in a dramatic final on Saturday. Seventeen-year-old Kaapo Kakko scored the game winner with just over a minute-and-a-half…
World Junior Championship: Finals Preview Stephen Ground | January 5, 2019 The dust has settled. The finals are set. The World Junior Championship will come to an end on Saturday, and all the drama will be over. It’s been a terrific…
Canucks Prospect Pipeline: Tyler Madden Matt Lawson | January 4, 2019 Another member of the Vancouver Canucks’ stacked prospect pipeline is Tyler Madden of the Northeastern Huskies in the NCAA. Madden is a prospect who has been overshadowed by names like…
World Junior Championship: Semifinal Preview Stephen Ground | January 4, 2019 In our preview of the World Junior Championship quarterfinals, we suggested that upsets were a real possibility. And the upsets came in droves on Wednesday, with arguably the two best…
Finland Dumps Canada From WJC in OT The Canadian Press | January 3, 2019 VANCOUVER — Toni Utunen scored 5:17 into overtime as Finland shocked Canada 2-1 on Wednesday in a dramatic quarterfinal at the world junior hockey championship. Utunen’s teammate Aleksi Heponiemi forced the extra time with just 47 seconds left in …
World Junior Championship: Quarterfinal Preview Stephen Ground | January 2, 2019 The dust has settled on the first week of World Junior Championship action, and we now know who will play whom in a single elimination tournament, as well as which…
Growing Fangs: College Prospects & World Juniors Kyle Gipe | December 31, 2018 “Growing Fangs” is a monthly article in which I write about the state of the Nashville Predators’ farm system and how individual prospects are performing. I wrote the first installment…
World Junior Championship: Day Six Preview Stephen Ground | December 31, 2018 Day five of the World Junior Championship had two games. Russia stayed strong and held off Switzerland, despite an early challenge, while Slovakia took care of business and battered Kazakhstan, staving…
Filip Hallander Sole Penguins Prospect at World Juniors Shane Darrow | December 29, 2018 With the NHL’s roster freeze in effect and the 2019 Winter Classic around the corner, there is one other spectacle that will attract hockey fans from around the world. The…
World Junior Championship: Day Three Preview Stephen Ground | December 28, 2018 There are just two games on the schedule for Day Three of the World Junior Championship, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be an exciting day of hockey. Friday’s slate…
Blackhawks Fans Have Many Reasons to Watch the WJC Greg Boysen | December 27, 2018 The 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship got underway on Wednesday and Chicago Blackhawks fans have plenty of reasons to pay attention to this year’s showcase of hockey’s top players under…
World Junior Championship: Day Two Preview Stephen Ground | December 27, 2018 The World Junior Championship is in full swing, and Thursday will feature four more games with two teams (Russia and Kazakhstan) making their debuts. Let’s take a look at Thursday’s…