Opting to select just once at the 2021 CHL Import Draft, the Kamloops Blazers grabbed a Russian forward. With the 38th overall pick, the Blazers selected Roman Makarov, a 6-foot-5 214-pound forward from Engels, Russia. Makarov split his time between two teams in 2020-21. He played 11 games with […]
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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 […]
2021 World Juniors Recap: Quarterfinals
On the second day of 2021, we witnessed four intense quarterfinal matches at the World Juniors. Every game was close with two being decided by one goal. The winners will now get a day off before their semi-final games on January 4th, 2021. Russia versus Germany: In the DUBNetwork […]
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, […]
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 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 […]