IIHF announces that the World Juniors are rescheduled for August “It will be in the middle of August in Alberta (Canada),” IIHF President Luc Tardif said Thursday from the 2022 Beijing Olympics. “It will be a new competition, which means we forget the results (in December).” Details are still […]
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World Juniors rescheduled for August
The 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship, which was canceled in December early in the round-robin due to COVID-19, will be played in mid-August in Alberta, IIHF president Luc Tardif announced on Thursday. The IIHF leadership met the media in #Beijing2022, discussed the #Olympic #icehockey tournaments, development, #Milano2026 and announced […]
Hockey Canada invites three Pats to the Under-18 Summer Showcase
The Regina Pats have had three players invited to Canada’s National Men’s 2021 Under-18 summer development camp. Forward Connor Bedard, defenseman Layton Feist, and goaltender Matthew Kieper were on the Hockey Canada roster that was announced Thursday. The three players will join with 43 other players from around the […]
WHLers figure strongly on Canada’s Worlds entry
Hockey Canada’s roster for the 2021 IIHF World Championship upcoming in Latvia leaked out Wednesday, and as usual, there are plenty of Western Hockey League connections. Canada's roster doesn't look like a mind-blowing outfit, but this is a perfect opportunity for some lesser-known guys to put themselves on the radar.https://t.co/Ekf7l59CG8 […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: World Juniors event info, Haden signs in ECHL, and more
IIHF announces changes to World Juniors The 2021 #WorldJuniors will be played in a bubble without spectators in Edmonton??, in 2022 with fans in Edmonton & Red Deer. The World Juniors in Gothenburg?? will be moved to 2024. https://t.co/LIK2g8RYiG ? Codie McLachlan/CP/AP/Keystone pic.twitter.com/s3MO4Mc7n0 — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) September 17, 2020 […]
Tigers update: Road Trip!
Later tonight, the Medicine Hat Tigers embark on a road trip across the Rocky Mountains to face off against each of the teams in the B.C. Division. At 9-4-1 through 14 starts, good for 19 points in the competitive Central Division, the Tigers have proven to be a squad that […]
Tigers rookie Cole Sillinger becoming an impact player
Prior to Hockey Canada announcing the 66 players who would comprise three Canadian teams at the IIHF U17 World Hockey Challenge next month, Cole Sillinger of the Medicine Hat Tigers being named was by many accounts a foregone conclusion. While nobody was taking anything for granted, Sillinger’s performance out of […]