Ty Halaburda returned from the Nations’ capital as a champion. His Canada Black Team were crowned champions of this years’ Captial City Challenge. The tournament featured the best 66 U-17 players from across the country and the Canadian Women’s National Team. He finished the tournament with four goals in five […]
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Daily Dose of the DUB: Imports signing, Calvert retires, Mallette joins U-18 Team Canada coaching staff, and more!
Cougars sign their second import pick We've signed CHL Import Draft selection Jozef Viliam Kmec to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.#NorthernUprising | #WHL ? https://t.co/iCxRl1cFzh pic.twitter.com/uBhHW7CiSz — PG Cougars (@PGCougars) July 22, 2021 Less than 24 hours after the announcement that the Prince George Cougars had signed 23rd overall CHL […]
It is time for Michael Dyck to be promoted to the NHL
Vancouver Giants head coach Michael Dyck deserves a shot behind a bench in the NHL. He has been involved in junior hockey since 1996 and has shown he knows what it takes to run a team successfully. Although being a head coach in the NHL may be a little […]
U18 Preview Through The Two Eyes of Peter Loubardias
Do you have a sports bucket list? Something that if you had all the money in the world, you would go year after year. Or, event after event. Seeing the biggest names on the biggest stage is the ultimate for all of us as sports fans. Here are some […]
Ty Smith deserves recognition for NHL’s Calder Trophy
Originally posted Apr 22, 2021. Former Spokane Chiefs 21-year-old defenseman Ty Smith deserves recognition as a candidate for the NHL’s Calder Trophy. The former first-round 2018 NHL Draft pick of the New Jersey Devils made his NHL debut on January 14th, scoring his first NHL goal in the process. He […]
Warriors’ Mateychuk added to Team Canada U18s
Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Denton Mateychuk has been added to Team Canada’s roster ahead of the upcoming 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Texas, Hockey Canada announced Monday. UPDATE | Denton Mateychuk (@MJWARRIORS) has been added to the ?? roster for #U18Worlds. He replaces Carson Lambos (@WHLWpgICE), who is unable […]
Is Bowen Byram The Greatest Defenseman in Giants History?
Originally posted Jan 8, 2021. Bowen Byram’s career with the Vancouver Giants may be over as he heads to Colorado for NHL training camp. Byram played 188 games for the Giants and was a staple on the blueline for parts of the past five seasons after being drafted third overall […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]