Wilhelm Westlund – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile THW Archives | June 17, 2013 Wilhelm Westlund THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 3/15/1995 Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden Ht: 5’11″ Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: D NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 Twitter: @WestlundWilhelm THW The Next Ones…
Robert Hagg – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile THW Archives | June 10, 2013 Robert Hagg THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 2/8/1995 Place of birth: Uppsala, Sweden Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 203 lbs Shoots: Left Position: D NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 Twitter: @Robbanhagg THW The Next Ones…
Andre Burakovsky – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile THW Archives | June 9, 2013 There will always be skilled guys in any NHL draft. Andre Burakovsky is one of the most naturally gifted forwards this draft crop has to offer. While numbers may not…
Marcus Hogberg – The Next Ones – 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile Sebastian Egerton-Read | June 7, 2013 Marcus Hogberg THW Close Up: Date of birth: 11/25/1994 Place of birth: Orebro, Sweden Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 196 lbs Catches: Left Position: Goaltender NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Ranking: 85 (April edition) Other Rankings: CSS (EUR Goalies): 3 NHL Aggregate: 96…
Nick Sörensen – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile THW Archives | May 21, 2013 Last season, Nick Sörensen was on the wrong end of a devastating knee-on-knee collision courtesy of Baie-Comeau Drakkar’s Jonathan Lessard (video here). Sörensen’s promising start to his rookie season was ended,…
2014 Olympic Preview: Can The Swedes Return To Gold Medal Glory? Steven Ives | March 15, 2013 After striking Gold in the 2006 Olympic Games, Sweden was considered one of the favorites to come out on top once again in 2010. Unfortunately, they disappointed — finishing in…
Team Canada: Epic Failure or Unrealistic Expectations? Carl Maloney | January 7, 2013 Going into the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships, many teams were going in with high expectations. None more so than Canada, loaded with a number of potential NHL calibre players and…
John Gibson Golden as Team USA Wins 2013 World Junior Championship Justin Glock | January 5, 2013 John Gibson and his mesmerizing play carried Team USA to a 3-1 gold medal victory over Team Sweden in the 2013 World Junior Championship Saturday morning. Team USA won their…
Behind Hockey Betting Lines: USA vs. Sweden Chris Wassel | January 4, 2013 It has come down to this. Two teams will battle early in the morning for the 2013 World Junior Championship. Some will be hearty enough and wake up really early for the…
Mikael Wikstrand: The Lone Senators Prospect in Ufa Ian C McLaren | December 20, 2012 With the NHL lockout on the verge of dragging into 2013, one of the events that has been circled on the calendars of starved hockey fans for some time is…
USA Hockey: Winning the Race to the Wrong Finish Line Justin Glock | November 24, 2012 Ice Hockey in the United States has a serious problem. Many players, parents and coaches who participate in USA Hockey fail to recognize this problem or ignore the issue completely.…
International Spotlight: Jhonas Wiik Margann Laurissa | October 31, 2012 American author and motivational speaker Hilary Hilton “Zig” Ziglar has been quoted as saying, “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” If that is…