2021 WJC Day 1 Preview Stephen Ground | December 25, 2020 The biggest Christmas gift hockey fans will receive today is the return of top-level competitive hockey with Day 1 of the World Junior Championship. The annual tournament that pits the…
Canadiens’ Prospects to Watch at the 2021 World Juniors Trege Wilson | December 24, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens have three players participating in this year’s World Junior Championship (WJC). Cole Caufield playing for the USA, Jan Mysak playing for the Czech Republic, and Kaiden Guhle…
4 Headlines for Team Canada Heading Into the 2021 WJC Peter Baracchini | December 24, 2020 Team Canada played its first pre-tournament game against Russia, winning 1-0 as Jamie Drysdale scored the lone goal. The game served as an excellent warm-up to when Canada starts their…
2021 World Juniors: 10 Things to Watch Chris Faria | December 24, 2020 It goes without saying that this year’s edition of the World Junior Championships (WJC) will be unlike any other. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Juniors will be played…
2021 WJC: Takeaways from Canada vs Russia Frankie Benvenuti | December 24, 2020 While the 2021 World Junior Championship doesn’t begin until Christmas Day, Russia hit the ice for a pre-tournament game last night against Canada. Even though the game meant nothing, it…
Team Slovakia Needs Samuel Knazko to Step Up Jack Dawkins | December 24, 2020 In a warm-up game for the 2021 World Junior Championships, Slovakia played the Czech Republic and was unceremoniously routed, 6-0. It’s very easy to overreact to this game, but there…
2021 World Junior Championship Team Russia Final Roster Frankie Benvenuti | December 23, 2020 It has been nearly a year since the Russians were stunned by the Canadians in the third period of the gold medal game in last year’s World Junior Championship. With…
2021 World Junior Championship Team Canada Final Roster Peter Baracchini | December 23, 2020 On Friday afternoon, Team Canada made its final round of cuts and announced its final roster for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships. Early on in the week, the team…
Prospects News & Rumors: OHL, Germany, Shen & Zegras Greg Boysen | December 23, 2020 The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) made an expected move today when it comes to the start of their 2020-21 season. Also, Germany released the list of players who tested positive…
Blackhawks Look to Their Future at the 2021 World Junior Championship Shaun Filippelli | December 23, 2020 When the initial plans for the IIHF’s World Junior Championship began to unfold, it looked like the Chicago Blackhawks would get to watch upwards of seven of their prospects battle…
2021 WJC: Czech Republic’s Top 3 Players to Check Out Quinn McLellan | December 23, 2020 The Czech Republic has a storied history in the World Junior Championship. Legendary hockey players such as Dominik Hašek and Jaromír Jágr laced up for the team. Three Czechs are…
5 Germans Hoping to Lead & Redeem in 2021 World Juniors Peter Ploshehanski | December 23, 2020 When the final buzzer sounded in Game 3 of the relegation round for the 2020 World Junior Championship, Team Germany breathed a sigh of relief. They had relegated Kazakhstan back…