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 […]
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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 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 […]
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 […]
World Junior Recap: December 22nd, 2020
The World Juniors are officially back. To start off we saw two pre-tournament games on Tuesday from the Edmonton bubble. Switzerland versus Austria and Finland versus the United States. As expected, there were a lot of penalties as teams are still getting used to playing to the IIHF rules […]