Posts tagged with "Ilya Samsonov"
2017 WJC Team Russia Review
January 7th, 2017 The 2017 World Junior Championships was a successful event for the Russians, who returned home with a medal for the seventh consecutive year. The team lead by Valeri Bragin, however, didn't manage to beat North American teams a single time, even if they surrendered to Team USA in the Semifinals only after the shootout. The team was...
Russia Wins Bronze, Sweden Leaves Empty-Handed
January 5th, 2017 A bronze medal should never be seen as a consolation prize. Making the final four in of itself is an accomplishment. In fact, in order to capture bronze, you have to win, thus ending your tournament on a high note. Obviously, for a country with high aspirations, you always want to be competing for gold, especially a team like Sweden...
World Juniors Medal Predictions
January 5th, 2017 It all comes down to this. Four countries, vying for three medals, one looking to be crowned World Junior Champion. In a tournament that is normally fairly predictable, the four best countries are indeed the ones left standing. The only real surprise this year was Finland's collapse, though they did manage to avoid being relegated with...
Instant Classic Between the USA and Russia
January 4th, 2017 The Americans record against Russia in the knock-out round was 0-7 going into their semifinal match-up. The US was also facing the daunting task of beating the same team twice in the same tournament. From the drop of the puck the game was outstanding. End to end chances, very few stoppages in play, high pace, and plenty of highlight reel...
2017 WJC Team Russia Preview
December 26th, 2016 Team Russia will enter the 2017 World Junior Championship as one of the contenders for the gold medal, as tradition dictates. Being the country with the most overall success in the recent years brings many responsibilities, but surely the team lead by Valeri Bragin will be ready to face the pressure. Team Russia has changed a lot...
Top 10 Goalie Prospects in the NHL
October 11th, 2016 As last year's playoffs showed, it's important for teams to have good goaltending depth in their organization. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins, both of whom made it to the conference championship, were struck by injuries at inopportune times, with Ben Bishop and Marc-Andre Fleury going down late in the season and missing...