Posts About "2020 WJHC"
World Juniors: The Evolution of a National Obsession
December 26th, 2020 The voice in the promotional spot for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship (WJC) says in a deep matter-of-fact voice that “before the spotlight, before they are legends, they played in the World Juniors.” Using images of Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby to get the point across, the...
NHL Rumors: Wild, Coyotes, Maple Leafs, World Juniors, More
September 17th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is lots of news and talk surrounding the Minnesota Wild who have been active in the past few days. Meanwhile, in Arizona, it sounds like the team has the doors wide open in terms of doing business on the trade front. In Toronto, a scribe examined the needs on the Maple Leafs blue line. Finally, there...
Senators' Prospects at the World Juniors
January 15th, 2020 The 2020 World Junior Championship was filled with upsets and excitement, making it one of the more memorable tournaments in recent years. It began with wild speculation about the 'Group of Death' - the nickname given to Group A that included Canada, Russia, USA, the Czech Republic and newcomer, but certainly no pushover, Germany. Many...
Grading Rangers' Prospects at 2020 WJC
January 11th, 2020 The World Junior Championship has largely been an irrelevant tournament for New York Rangers prospects this past decade, as it should be for a contending squad. Now fully immersed into a rebuild, the WJC has become a showcase for hopeful Ranger draft picks and current prospects. In 2020, the Rangers had six prospects invited to WJC...
2020 World Juniors: Controversies & Questions Remain
January 7th, 2020 It’s a tournament that brings the world together over the holiday season - one that unites some of the best junior players from across the world in a best-on-best under-20 tournament so that one country can call themselves the best - at least for the next year. While there seems to be more and more quality competition on a yearly...
2020 NHL Draft: Standouts from the World Juniors
January 7th, 2020 The 2020 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship has come and gone, crowning the Canadians as the world champions. With the 2020 NHL Draft just over six months away, many hockey fans use the World Juniors to catch a glimpse of the prospects that will be available in June. All THW's World Junior Championship Coverage For a number of...
Weekly Prospect Report: Zamula, Beckman, Askarov & Lafrenière
January 6th, 2020 Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. Related: Weekly Prospect Report: Lafrenière, Bracco, Pinto,...
Recapping Team Canada's Gold Medal Win at WJC
January 5th, 2020 There was no shortage of storylines throughout the tournament for Team Canada. From injuries to suspensions, it seemed as if they would have a lot to overcome. In the end, the biggest story was Canada earning their 18th gold medal after a tough, hard-working come from behind 4-3 victory against their biggest rival. It wasn’t...
2020 WJC Final Day Preview
January 5th, 2020 When we previewed Saturday's World Junior Championship action, we predicted a Sweden vs. Canada final. But Russia had other ideas. Sunday will now feature a gold medal rematch of a game that saw Russia annihilate Canada 6-0 earlier in the tournament, but for many reasons, this rematch will be a different story. Two other matchups...
2020 WJC: Switzerland Surprises, but Has Issues to Address
January 4th, 2020 The small nation of Switzerland is making great progress. If you take a look at the potential in the country and know how hard it is to recruit new hockey players and develop them to be not only contenders at the international level but to get almost even with other nations, the Swiss federation took step forward again. Sure, the...
Team Finland Once Again Proves That its Game Plan Works
January 4th, 2020 We should stop being surprised at Team Finland’s successes at the IIHF World Junior Championship. Firstly, they’ve been producing more elite talent now than they’ve perhaps ever had, even with legends such as Teemu Selanne and Jari Kurri. As one of the smallest countries to participate in the tournament, Finland has always seemed...
2020 WJC: Takeaways From Sweden vs. Russia
January 4th, 2020 Another World Junior Championship, another semi-final loss. It's become somewhat of a bitter tradition for Team Sweden in recent years. Despite their immense success in the preliminary rounds where they have gone a staggering 52-0, they can't seem to get over the hump that is the playoff rounds. It doesn't seem to matter what players...
2020 WJC Day 8 Preview
January 4th, 2020 The penultimate day of the 2020 World Junior Championship is upon us, meaning three of the four teams remaining (not counting Germany and Kazakhstan in the relegation series) will be medalists. All that's left to discover is who will place where on the podium (and who just misses out). Let's preview the three games that will take...
