Czech Republic Beats Switzerland in Overtime The Canadian Press | December 26, 2018 VANCOUVER — David Kvasnicka scored 52 seconds into overtime as the Czech Republic beat Switzerland 2-1 on Wednesday in the opening game of the 2019 world junior hockey championship. Martin Kaut scored at 9:02 of the second for the Czech …
2019 World Junior Championship: Team Sweden Preview Greg Boysen | December 26, 2018 Team Sweden came one game short of winning the gold medal at last year’s World Junior Championship. While there are only four players returning from last year’s team, Sweden is…
NHL Network’s Stephen Nelson Talks World Juniors Nathaniel Oliver | December 26, 2018 With the 2019 World Junior Championship getting underway Dec. 26, NHL Network will be televising all Team USA games of the tournament and 28 games in total. While familiar faces…
Habs Prospect Nick Suzuki Set to Shine at World Juniors The Canadian Press | December 26, 2018 VANCOUVER — He has yet to play an NHL game, but Canadian national junior team forward Nick Suzuki already has experienced quite a journey in the pro ranks. The 19-year-old from London, Ont., was selected 13th overall by the expansion Vegas Golden …
4 Canucks Prospects Competing at World Juniors Nathan Kanter | December 26, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks are, miraculously, a single point out of the playoffs at just about the halfway point of the 2018-19 season, and while that’s all good and fun, the…
2019 World Junior Roster Breakdown by NHL Team Ryan Pike | December 26, 2018 The end of December means two things in the hockey world: the National Hockey League season begins to get serious, and the best under-20 players in the world converge for…
Team Canada Looks to Defend Gold on Home Ice The Canadian Press | December 25, 2018 VICTORIA — It’s a Canadian Christmas tradition as enduring as gifts, gatherings and punch bowls of rum and egg nog. The world junior men’s hockey championship, which starts Boxing Day and ends with a championship final early in the new year, seems…
World Junior Championship: Day One Preview Stephen Ground | December 25, 2018 The World Junior Championship gets underway on Wednesday, with the first of four matchups on the day getting started at 1:00 pm PST. It’s the best way to celebrate the…
The 10 Countries Competing at the 2019 WJC The Canadian Press | December 25, 2018 The exhibition games are over and Canada is set to defend its gold medal when the puck drops on Boxing Day for the world junior hockey championship The top 10 junior hockey nations will face off between Dec. 26 and Jan. 5, with Group A playin…
Sabres Prospects at the World Junior Championship Jeff Seide | December 24, 2018 The 2019 World Junior Championship will take place in Vancouver and Victoria, Canada, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5. As camp rosters are finalized, several Buffalo Sabres prospects will likely…
Who Is Not Playing in the 2019 World Juniors The Canadian Press | December 21, 2018 Canadian fans are usually the ones bemoaning an NHL team not releasing one of its young stars to take part in the world junior hockey championship. This year, however, some other countries will be without top-end talent at the …
2019 World Juniors: 10 Things to Watch Larry Fisher | December 21, 2018 I’m excited, I’m stoked, my official IIHF credentials arrived via email Thursday for the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championship. So I’ll be in Vancouver, reporting live for THW, from Boxing…
