Posts About "Alexis Lafrenière"

5 Standouts from Hlinka Gretzky Cup

August 13th, 2018 There were no shortage of stellar performances at this year’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup, which didn’t disappoint in terms of entertainment value as the annual summer under-18 tournament played out in primetime from Edmonton for the first time. It wasn’t without some controversy, with the United States getting robbed of a chance to play...

Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Canada & USA Paths to the Semifinals

August 10th, 2018 With Team Canada's dramatic defeat of Sweden on Wednesday night, they propelled themselves to the Hlinka Gretzky Cup semifinal as the top seed in Group A. This pins them against a United States squad who were shell-shocked by an overall deeper team in that of the Russians, who routed the Americans by a score of 8-3 on...

Projecting Canada’s World Junior Roster

August 10th, 2018 Once the World Junior Summer Showcase wrapped up in Kamloops, everybody in the hockey world turned their attention to the inaugural Hlinka Gretzky Cup under-18 tournament in Edmonton. That included Tim Hunter, the new head coach of Canada’s under-20 national team for this winter’s World Junior Championship, taking place in...

Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Canadian Domination

August 8th, 2018 What the Canadians have done thus far is quite simply remarkable. The Hlinka Gretzky Cup, which is being held from Aug. 6-11 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, pins eight nations' U-18 teams against one another. It marks the start of the hockey-scouting season as these players are eligible for the 2019 and 2020 NHL Entry Drafts. So...

Meet the NHL's Next Superstar

January 30th, 2018 The last time the Rimouski Oceanic held the first overall selection in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft, they used the choice to nab a young phenom by the name of Sidney Crosby. As we all know very well, Crosby has since become a superstar in the NHL and arguably one of the greatest players of all-time. Combining...