Why Sweden Can Win it All Marcy Di Michele | December 29, 2016 It’s hard to call Sweden a dark horse considering all the talent they boast, but the Swedes are getting less attention than the big dogs over in group B. Add…
5 Standouts From World Juniors Day 3 Dustin Nelson | December 29, 2016 Three days deep, the group stage is beginning to reveal which teams are exceeding expectations and which have become a pickup full of burning dung. Wednesday, the Swiss and the…
At the World Juniors: Group A Up for Grabs? Marcy Di Michele | December 28, 2016 Sweden is among the favourites to win gold at this year’s World Junior Hockey Championship, and an easy pick to top their group. The Swedes ran roughshod over Denmark in their…
Canada Rolls Over Slovakia in WJC Jeff Langridge | December 28, 2016 Canada played their second game of the 2017 World Junior Championships against Team Slovakia, who was playing in their tournament opener. This game was almost a carbon copy of the Latvia-USA…
5 Flames Prospects to Watch at the World Juniors Ben Shelley | December 28, 2016 At this year’s World Junior Hockey Championship, five Calgary Flames prospects will take to the ice, representing four countries. Among them, a Canadian forward, an American goaltender and three defencemen…
8 Standouts From World Juniors Day 2 Dustin Nelson | December 28, 2016 The second day of the 2017 World Junior Championship featured eight teams, a massive upset and more than one blowout. There wasn’t a marquee match like Monday, but that didn’t…
Russia Dominates Over Latvia Jeff Langridge | December 27, 2016 Well, that story stayed more true to the script for Team Latvia. After staying in the game for most of their game against the USA on Boxing Day, the same…
Canada Overcomes Russia in WJC Opener Jeff Langridge | December 27, 2016 Now that’s the way to open up the World Junior Championships. Whenever a World Junior tournament starts, there are two games that Team Canada fans look forward to. The one…
World Junior Spotlight: Can Finland Repeat? Marcy Di Michele | December 27, 2016 Last year’s World Junior Hockey Championship belonged to Finland. They lost just one game in the preliminary round, took down Team Canada in the quarterfinals, beat their rival Sweden in…
9 Standouts at World Juniors Day 1 Dustin Nelson | December 27, 2016 The 2017 World Junior Championship kicked off with four games in Montreal and Toronto on Boxing Day. It was highlighted by two close contests, including the Czech Republic downing Finland…
Latvia Falls Short Against USA Jeff Langridge | December 26, 2016 Team USA and Team Latvia got their 2017 World Junior Championships started with a game against each other on Boxing Day. By the time the game ended, the result was…
2017 WJC Team Russia Preview Alessandro Seren Rosso | December 26, 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…
