Posts About "Team Canada Juniors"
Canadiens Victor Mete Being Considered for the Olympics?
January 5th, 2018 This year, Olympic Men's Ice Hockey teams will largely consist of below NHL-level talent or younger players who have not gotten their NHL shot. Montreal Canadiens top prospect Victor Mete may not fall into those categories, but he could be in a class of his own - the only player on an Olympic Roster to have played this season in the...
World Juniors Throwback: 2005 to 2009
December 23rd, 2016 It's near the 2017 World Junior Championships, and as every year the excitement is all around us. We have seen many times before that the World Juniors indeed is the tournament where future hockey stars often shine for the first time. But the fascinating part is that it isn't always the stars we expected who end up doing it. As a...
World Junior Championship: Previewing Team Canada
December 23rd, 2015 The World Junior Championship is a staple of the holiday season for those of us residing in Canada. There are so many memories wrapped up in epic games over the years that people will never forget. They include Matt Halischuk stepping up in the extra frame to give Canada an overtime victory against Sweden in 2008. How about Jonathan...
2015 World Junior Hockey Championship: Canadian Roster and Analysis
December 2nd, 2014 On Monday, the first of December 2014, the Canadian World Junior selection camp roster was officially announced. Based on the players announced, it appears that this years Canadian team will have a very strong chance of returning to the glory it enjoyed from 2005 to 2009, in which Canada won five straight World Junior Hockey...
Learning How To Succeed At The WJHC
December 29th, 2012 When you think championship team, you think star athletes. You think about all the parts that contribute to the cliched well oiled machine. In the NHL there are many parts that have to thrive in every scenario. For starters, you have to have three effective and dominant lines up front that can score, and defend. You need three...
Brendan Gallagher's No Small Threat
January 2nd, 2012 Brendan Gallagher has always been told that he was too small. He was the smallest player on the ice, the smallest student in his class, a ninth round pick in the WHL draft...he could go on forever. As a result, people told him that he would never see his dream come true, that he would never play in the National Hockey League. Right now,...
