The 2017 World Junior Championship tournament didn’t go according to plan for Team Finland. It was the first time that a defending champion had to play in the relegation round in this tournament. The Finns finished ninth overall after beating Latvia. Their performance hasn’t been good historically under head coach Jukka Rautakorpi, even though he [...]
2017 World Junior Championship catch up for KHL players By now you should know Russia won bronze at the IIHF World Junior Championship over Sweden, and that was thanks to the strong performance of four key players listen below. They really did not have the best squad but battled through it none the [...]
January 10th marked the trade deadline in the WHL. With a few big-name players getting moved around and many serviceable WHLers seeing themselves in new locations. Here is a list of all the trade that happened during the leadup to the deadline: *= Conditional **= Option January 4th Edmonton sends Aaron [...]
Denver rides streak to the top spot After starting the season with two losses, Denver has gone on an epic 14-2-4 run led by Troy Terry (ANA), Henrik Borgström (FLA), Will Butcher (COL) and junior goaltender Tanner Jaillet. The race to the finish in the NCHC will be one to watch with Denver, Minnesota-Duluth and North [...]
The American Hockey League announced its All-Star rosters a few days ago, and there are a few familiar names and a large number of first-timers on the roster. The NHL’s developmental league will take the 3-on-3 format and turn it into a round-robin tournament as well with 12 players from each division (Atlantic, North, Central, [...]
Team USA will be without Canuck prospect Brock Boeser at the world junior tournament due to wrist surgery that is expected to keep him out of games at least eight weeks. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas? No, I’m talking about the world juniors, of course. I believe strongly that [...]
A good performance at the world junior championship might help to get Timothy Liljegren serious consideration as the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft. On the brink of the 2017 world junior hockey championship tournament, some of the top 2017 NHL draft prospects are facing off representing their respective countries with [...]
Back again for another rousing look at some fantasy upsides, comparisons and deeper dives in the world of prospects! Thank you to all who contributed questions and if you didn’t make the cut this month, keep on sending them my way as I do my best to answer as many as possible. *** Question: [...]
Only one game will be played tomorrow (Dec. 17) and then it is time for the Liiga’s Christmas break. The grind resumes Dec. 26. We are halfway through the regular season in the Liiga and the world junior tournament is just around the corner. Team Finland’s camp roster is out and this time [...]
The most wonderful time of the year is right around the corner for prospects fans as the 2017 World Junior Hockey Championship gets underway in less than two weeks in the Montreal and Toronto. Sweden is one country that is always a medal threat and this year looks to be no exception. {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" [...]
