Oilers Prospects at World Junior Summer Showcase Shane Sander | August 3, 2017 The 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase is well underway in Plymouth, Michigan and there are several Edmonton Oilers’ prospects participating in the tournament. The tournament is taking place from July…
2017 WJC Team Russia Review Alessandro Seren Rosso | January 7, 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,…
Facing Off Podcast: Shootout Spoils World Juniors, Silver Lining for Canada Larry Fisher | January 7, 2017 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
Gold Medal Game Decided by Shootout Marcy Di Michele | January 6, 2017 The better team doesn’t always prevail in a one-game, winner-take-all affair, especially when that game isn’t decided by actually playing hockey. Such was the case for Team Canada, who was…
Russia Wins Bronze, Sweden Leaves Empty-Handed Marcy Di Michele | January 5, 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…
World Juniors Medal Predictions Marcy Di Michele | January 5, 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…
7 Standouts From World Juniors Semifinals Dustin Nelson | January 5, 2017 The 2017 World Junior Championship, with its Finnish disaster and potential for Canada to continue its dominance on home ice, is almost at an end. Wednesday’s semifinals carried loads of…
Canada Beats Sweden, Gets Re-Match with USA Marcy Di Michele | January 4, 2017 After the dandy of a game that the Russians and Americans provided us in the first semifinal, we wondered if Canada and Sweden would be able to match it. Though…
Instant Classic Between the USA and Russia Marcy Di Michele | January 4, 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…
Tape2Tape: Ducharme’s Comments Could Hurt Canada Andrew Forbes | January 4, 2017 Are you kidding me? That was my first reaction when I heard what Dominique Ducharme spewed to the media ahead of Canada’s matchup with Sweden at the Under-20 World Junior…
10 Standouts From World Junior Quarterfinals Dustin Nelson | January 3, 2017 Finland bottoming out excepted, the World Juniors quarterfinals passed without significant surprises. The four teams advancing are a part of the big five. It was a round where big players…
World Juniors Semi-Finals Preview Jeff Langridge | January 3, 2017 The quarter-finals of the 2017 World Junior Championship are over and that means we are one step closer to the medal round. We are down to four teams that you…
