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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Four Winnipeg ICE Represent at 2021 World Juniors
Hockey is back in less than a week, and it will be beautiful to see. The World Juniors are back, albeit in a bubble, and four Winnipeg ICE players and prospects will represent their countries at the World Juniors in Edmonton this year. They’ll all compete against each other […]
Russia dominates Canada Black in U17 Quarter-Final Contest
(Medicine Hat, AB) Any version of a Canada versus Russia match up is sure to get the competitive juices flowing, regardless of the age group or the locale. And when the puck drops, it’s important to play smart. But, on this night, Team Canada Black poked the bear and the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Dawson Holt and David Tendeck win Weekly Awards, Belarus wraps up U-18 Preliminary Round
Giants’ Dawson Holt and David Tendeck take home weekly awards Forward @DawsonHolt of the @WHLGiants is your WHL On the Run Player of the Week! DETAILS ? | https://t.co/LR7d2ZmKwY pic.twitter.com/DLG0qeEVWZ — The WHL (@TheWHL) April 22, 2019 The Vancouver Giants have been quite impressive in their Western Conference Final series […]
USA escapes Slovakia 2-1 in Day 1 of Group B action at World Juniors; Finland falls to Sweden
USA 2 Slovakia 1 With 20 minutes left in action on the first day in Victoria, USA’s U20 World Juniors squad was on the ropes. They had outshot Slovakia 19-12, but were trailing on the scoreboard 1-0. USA head coach Mike Hastings thought his team did not play it’s best […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Swetlikoff signs with Kelowna; Aubin inks with Swift Current; Jokiharju with Finland; Glass shines in World Juniors exhibition game
Rockets sign the elusive Swetlikoff The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce the signing of Kelowna product, Alex Swetlikoff to a standard @TheWHL Player Agreement. Welcome to the Rockets @aswet90! ? Details ➡️ https://t.co/mTAQqo6OXz pic.twitter.com/Pp5PKMQFkt — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) December 19, 2018 -Two previous WHL teams tried and failed to […]