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 […]
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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 […]
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 29th, 2020
There were three blowouts on day five of the tournament but we did see Austria’s first goal of the tournament. A fun fact about the goal, it was scored by a player who was actually born in Belgium in Seena Peeters. Here is a recap of the three games […]
World Juniors Recap: December 26th, 2020
On day two of the tournament, we saw three blowouts. Each game had a team scoring at least seven goals, and the audience ends up feeling bad for the underdog. Here is a recap of the three games: News and Notes: Today’s games were depressing to watch at times […]
World Juniors Recap: December 25th, 2020
The 2021 World Juniors has officially started. On Christmas Day, six teams took to the ice in Edmonton and showed why this tournament is so exciting. We saw our first upset, a team battle adversity and stick with a tournament favourite, and a game that featured two high profile […]
2021 World Junior Preview
The World Juniors are set to get started on December 25th, 2020. Although there will be no fans in the stands, the excitement around the tournament is high. One change this year is there will be no relegation or promotion. This means the same 10 teams will be competing […]
Ranking every Vancouver Giants performance at the World Juniors
Originally posted Dec 17, 2020. With the upcoming World Juniors scheduled to start in the next few weeks, it is time to look back at the Vancouver Giants’ performances at the tournament. Bowen Byram will represent the Giants at this year’s tournament. Byram should be a key defenceman for Canada […]
Dustin Wolf named to Team USA’s preliminary roster
Everett Silvertips star, Dustin Wolf, has been named to Team USA’s preliminary roster for the World Junior Championships which is expected to start at the end of December. For most fans of the Western Hockey League, this comes as no surprise as Wolf has had a stellar career in […]