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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 […]
When the calendar flips from November to December, it signifies that the holiday season is just around the corner. In the minds of many hockey fans, it also means that the U20 World Junior Championship is right around the corner. In just three weeks’ time, the Canadian junior men’s national […]
Team USA handled Team Czech Republic in the final game from Victoria. With the 3-1 win, the Americans punched their ticket to a semi-final match up versus the Russians. I thought tonight the guys did a really good job setting up the next line and just being smart with the […]
It was an upset to everyone but Team Switzerland. Sweden came into the game as the top seed of Group B, while the Swiss crossed over as the fourth seed from Group A. Sweden looked dominant in round-robin play, forcing Switzerland into playing the role of the underdog coming into […]
Canada 1 – 2 Finland (OT) After a first period with no scoring, and just witnessing a powerhouse Sweden team get knocked out by Switzerland, the Canadian fans had every right to be concerned. Early in the 2nd period, Canadian fans had a collective exhale when Ian Mitchell scored to […]
In the first of a best of three series, it was close as was expected. Kazakhstan, in the top tier tournament for the first time since 2009 was taking on Division I regular, Denmark. It was the Kazakhs who scored first when Oleg Boiko deflected home a shot from defenceman […]
Team Slovakia has had a tough and challenging world junior tournament and it does not get easier as they draw a quarterfinal matchup with Russia. Forward Milos Roman of the Vancouver Giants, has been a key contributor for the Slovaks and he has been relied upon in all situations. Roman […]
Russa 7 Switzerland 4 The Swiss tried to build off of beating Denmark the previous day to upset the favored Russians, but ultimately ran out of gas in a high-scoring affair. Switzerland scored twice in the first 9:06 of game play, but the mighty Russians got one back. Red Deer […]
Switzerland 4 – 0 Denmark The last four matchups between these two nations have all been decided by one goal, there is never much to split these two teams at the World Junior Championships. Nine minutes into the first period, Swiss standout Philipp Kurashev scored his first of the night on […]
One of the bigger days schedule-wise for the World Junior tournament Group B in Victoria did not disappoint. The first game featured a hard fought battle between Finland and Slovakia, while the second game of the day turned into a nail-biter between Sweden and the USA. Finland slides past Slovakia […]
