Every year over the Christmas break, hockey fans across Canada and around the world gather to watch the best teenage players in the game represent their countries at the World Junior Hockey Championship tournament. And this year was no different with many exciting games and talented players showing off their skills for two weeks straight. But there was one difference: ... Read More »
A spirited rivalry was renewed Saturday as Team Canada and Team Russia took to the ice. Once the dust had settled it was Team Russia securing a victory over the Canadians in over time with a final score of 6-5. Less than two minutes into the extra frame, Valeri Nichushkin, capitalizing on an error from Canadian defenseman Morgan Rielly, shot ... Read More »
Two pre-tournament games followed by four preliminary games and two playoff round games, and it all came down to this morning’s gold medal game against the Swedish National Junior Team. Let’s first recap the games leading up to today. Preliminary Round Game 1 of the preliminary one was a dominant one for Team USA. 8 different players each scored a ... Read More »
The atmosphere was obviously amped for this bronze-medal game, in what many thought would actually be the gold-medal game. Possibly trying to emanate the Mighty Ducks from the movies, Russia came out of the gates wearing their red jerseys, but switched to their whites. It wasn’t really that dramatic, though, because they switched jerseys before the game started, and only ... Read More »
Team Canada laid it all on the line in their bronze medal game against Russia, but in the end they came up short and lost 6-5 in overtime. After beating Russia earlier in the round robin, Canada may have had a slight edge going into this one, but both teams had the players to win. Canada spent the whole game ... Read More »
Team Canada received an unwelcome surprise in their semi-final game against Team USA, losing 5-1 and all hope of competing for a gold medal. After sweeping through four game in the round-robin, including a 2-1 win against this same American team, Canada entered the semi-final matchup poised to beat their continental rivals and move on to the finals. That did not happen and for a number ... Read More »
Team Canada’s tear through the 2013 World Junior Tournament continued with their best game so far, a 4-1 win over the host Team Russia. For the first time, Canada had their full roster with Boone Jenner back in after serving a three-game suspension and his presence was well felt in all ends of the ice. Malcolm Subban continued after his ... Read More »
The first think one might notice about the game is that the crowd is really into it. The second thing one might notice is that these are probably the two best teams and the probable gold-medal matchup. The third thing one might notice is that, who needs the NHL? This was a great game, especially the first period, that would ... Read More »
This morning the United States faced what many consider to be the best Canadian Junior Team in years. Players such as Edmonton’s Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Ryan Strome lead the Canadians to a 2-0 start in this tournament, having defeated Germany and Slovakia so far in the preliminary round. The United States entered the matchup 1-1, having beaten Team ... Read More »
Team Canada continued to roll Sunday with their third win of the World Juniors, beating possibly their biggest rival Team USA, 2-1. It was a goaltending duel between Canada’s Malcolm Subban and the US’s John Gibson. Canada was playing with only 11 forwards with JC Lipon and Boone Jenner both suspended. There was enough scoring chances from both sides for ... Read More »
Friday morning’s contest against Team Slovakia tested the tenacity, heart, and skill of Team Canada. Touted as an offensive juggernaut, Team Canada entered the game as a heavy favorite. But the pesky Slovakians, determined in their pursuit of a win, proved to be a challenge. After a 3-1 deficit in the second period, Canada’s valiant efforts paid off with a ... Read More »
It wasn’t easy, but at the end of the day, Team Canada walked away from their game against Slovakia with a 6-3 win. Like Russia earlier in the tournament, Canada received a wake up call early from the Slovaks and had to overcome two, two-goal deficits to get the win. Canada also lost two forwards to game misconducts and both could be facing suspensions ... Read More »
After a bright start against the Russians on Boxing Day, the Slovaks looked like they were going to take Canada to the bank and cash in on a huge win! The Slovaks struck early and often against Malcolm Subban with Marko Dano cashing in first for Slovakia. Things didn’t improve for the Canadians after JC Lipon received a game misconduct ... Read More »
Team Canada was firing on all cylinders in their first game of the 2013 World Junior Tournament as they crushed Team Germany 9-3. Germany is returning to the tournament after getting relegated in 2011 and wasn’t expected to give up much of a fight, but Canada still played their best game as a team so far and opened the tournament ... Read More »
Team Canada got a win against Sweden, 2-1 in a shootout, but there are still some important questions that need to be answered after this one. After yesterday’s announcement that Charles Hudon would have to drop out due to injury and with Brett Ritchie still not back from his injury against Finland, Team Canada had some holes in their forward lineup ... Read More »
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