Czech Republic 4 Finland 3 (SO) Red Deer Rebels forward Kristian Reichel has produced more as the the U-20 World Junior Championships has gone on over the last week. He scored twice in their last preliminary game and added another marker on Tuesday. Reichel then got the Czech Republic started […]
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WHL at the World Junior Championships day six
Czech Republic 6 Switzerland 3 The Czech Republic (3-1) locked up second place in Group B with a 6-3 win over Switzerland (1-3). Outside, of their loss to Sweden, the Czechs scored five or more goals in every game. This one was no different. Switzerland narrowly avoided going to the relegation […]
WHL at the World Junior Champiosnhips day five
Czech Republic 6 Belarus 5 Belarus (0-4) and the Czech Republic (2-1) played a thriller in the opening game on Saturday. Belarus took a 2-0 lead in the second period but the Cezchs reeled off five goals in a row to take a 5-2 lead in the third period. Red […]
WHL at the World Junior Championships day three
Finland 4 Denmark 1 Finland (1-1) made sure that Denmark (0-2) did not get their second win over them in as many years Wednesday. They opened the scoring just a couple minutes in after Tri-City defenseman Juuso Valimaki cycled the puck down low and it ended up getting put in […]
WHL at the World Junior Championships day one
Czech Republic 5 Russia 4 The Czech Republic opened the 2018 IIHF U-20 World Junior Championships with a shocking upset of the Russians. The 56th ranked prospect by Future Considerations Martin Kaut led the way with three assists, while the 5th ranked prospect by the same publication, Filip Zadina potted […]
Winterhawks soar past Oil Kings in 3-0 win
The Portland Winterhawks (19-4-0-0) continued their central division road trip and made their way to central Alberta to face the Edmonton Oil Kings (5-17-2-0). Travis Child got the nod once again for the Oil Kings while Cole Kehler, after a rare night off on Friday, got his 18th start. It […]
Powerful third period helps Winterhawks put away Raiders
The recipe for how to win on the road in hockey, starts with a disciplined game that keeps the other team from getting too many power plays. The Prince Albert Raiders (8-7-3-0) did not stick to that plan at all and the surging Portland Winterhawks (14-4) made them pay. The […]
At the Quarter Pole: U.S. Division
Western Hockey League teams have pretty much all arrived at the 18-game mark, the “Quarter Pole” if you will. The current five-day break in the schedule for the annual CIBC Canada/Russia Super Series comes as a very welcome respite for all. Regular season play starts up again this weekend with […]
Portland survives second period-goes on to win in Spokane 4-1
Having played the Portland Winterhawks (11-4) three times already in their first 16 games this season, the Spokane Chiefs (8-7-1-1) were in need of their first really dominant frame in their fourth meeting Friday night in Spokane.They got just that in the second period, out-shooting the Winterhawks 24-9 in the […]
