This season, Vancouver Giants fans will get the opportunity to see Marko Stacha. The 6-foot-1, 196-pound Slovakian defenceman comes to Vancouver after a successful World Junior campaign. Although he did not score, Stacha played a key role as a shutdown defenceman for Slovakia throughout the tournament. The Giants are […]
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Mitch Love talking Team Canada & Saskatoon Blades
We spoke with Mitch Love, fresh off of medaling on Canada’s coaching staff, while he’s preparing for the upcoming WHL season. Building culture in Saskatoon, bubble life, working with the best junior players in the world, and more.
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 […]
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, […]
2021 World Junior Championship update w/Nathan Sager
Nathan Sager joined us looking at the 2021 WJC so far, as well as a broader conversation about what junior hockey might look like moving forward. We also spoke about his podcast SportsLit https://sportslit.ca/
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 […]
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 28th, 2020
Day four saw a goaltender performance for the ages and an inspirational win by an undermanned team. Here are the recaps for Sweden versus Austria and Germany versus Slovakia. News and Notes: Austrian defenceman Philipp Wimmer has been suspended two games for a late hit to the head of […]
World Juniors Recap: December 27th, 2020
There were three close games during day three of the World Juniors. Two favorites walked away with narrow victories while an underdog pulled off a massive upset against a tournament powerhouse. Here are the recaps from December 27th: News and Notes: Before Canada’s game, it was announced that defenceman […]
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