PLUS/MINUS The CHL Import Draft The CHL import draft is like playing Uno. There are so many different colors (countries), each card has its own unique characteristic (positions) and the wild cards can save you or burn you (will they come to North America or stay home?). There is no […]
U20 World Junior Championships
Stankoven, Garand invited to World Junior Summer Development Camp
Two Kamloops Blazers have been invited to the National World Junior Selection Camp in Calgary, AB from July 28-Aug 4. Forward Logan Stankoven had 10 points (7G, 3A) in six games for the Blazers last season. However, Stankoven also starred for Gold Medal winning Team Canada at the U-18 World […]
2021 World Juniors Recap: Gold Medal Game
In a nearly flawless game played by the Americans, Team USA skated away with the gold medals as they beat Canada 2-0. Opening 20 minutes The Americans were the stronger team in the early stages despite being outshot 7-2 in the opening minutes. Once the team settled down, they […]
2021 World Juniors Recap: Bronze Medal Game
The Bronze Medal game between Finland and Russia was hard-fought right to the end. As predicted in our semi-final article, Finland beat Russia 4-1 to take home the bronze. Here is the recap from this exciting battle for third place. Russia dominated the game early and was rewarded 6:03 […]
2021 World Juniors Recap: Semi-Finals
After the semi-finals, we finally know who will play for gold, and who will have to battle it out for the bronze. As predicted in our quarterfinals recap, Canada will take on the US for gold while Finland and Russia will compete for the Bronze. Here are the recaps […]
2021 World Juniors Recap: Quarterfinals
On the second day of 2021, we witnessed four intense quarterfinal matches at the World Juniors. Every game was close with two being decided by one goal. The winners will now get a day off before their semi-final games on January 4th, 2021. Russia versus Germany: In the DUBNetwork […]
Progress Report: Peyton Krebs and Winnipeg ICE Impress in Preliminary Round
Man, it felt good to see some hockey again. The World Juniors are always a great Christmas gift, but it felt a little more special this year to help take our minds off the months preceding the tournament. Winnipeg hockey lovers (AKA all of Winnipeg) also got to see some […]
Predicting the Playoff Rounds at the 2021 World Juniors
After six days of non-stop action, the World Juniors group stage is finished. We now know who will be facing off in the quarterfinals, and who will be sent home early. In this piece, we will try and predict who will walk away with the gold medal this year, […]
World Juniors Recap: December 31st, 2020
On the last day of 2020, we learned the seeding of each team and who missed out on a spot in the quarterfinals. Here is the recap from December 31st, 2020. The Czech Republic versus Austria: The Czechs dominated Austria 7-0 to claim the last quarterfinals spot in Group […]
World Juniors Recap: December 30th, 2020
December 30th was a historic day at the World Juniors. We saw a country qualify for the quarterfinals for the first time as well as the end of what may be the greatest winning streak in international hockey history. Here are the recaps from Wednesday’s three games: News and […]