The Tampa Bay Lightning have fired coach Guy Boucher, effective immediately, general manager Steve Yzerman announced early Sunday morning. “Guy has poured his heart and soul into the Lightning organization for these past three years and we appreciate all the work he has done,” Yzerman said, “but ultimately I am not satisfied with the direction we are heading and I ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, an individual player takes more shots on goal than some teams have in an entire game, an NHL team is born, Gretzky does something ridiculous (again), a miracle is completed, Gretzky does something ridiculous (again), and a different country wins a gold medal. February 24, 1968 – Rod Gilbert set an NHL record with 16 shots ... Read More »
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 »
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 »
The Czech Republic defeated Switzerland 4-3 at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Russia this morning to finish the tournament in 5th place. Although the result is an improvement over the 7th place finish that the Czechs achieved at the Juniors in 2012, it is still far removed from the ambitious standing Czech officials have openly discussed achieving. The Czech ... 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 »
Tomáš Hertl scored 1:39 into overtime to provide the Czech Republic with a 4-3 victory over Switzerland. The Czechs managed to win the game despite allowing Switzerland to overcome a two goal deficit in the third period and send the game into overtime. Switzerland scored twice on the power play in the third. Hertl’s goal came when Dmitrij Jaškin bounced the puck boards behind ... Read More »
Patrice Bergeron notched a goal and three assists and Ryan Smyth ad John Tavares tallied two goals apiece to pave the way towards Team Canada’s 7-2 victory over HC Davos in the Spengler Cup Final in Switzerland. After losing 2-1 to Adler Manheim on opening game of the tournament, Canada cruised through the rest of the competition to claim its ... 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 »
Spengler Cup host HC Davos advanced to the Spengler Cup Final after defeating HC Vitkovice 5-4 in a thrilling match before an enthusiastic crowd. Patrick Kane scored two eye-popping goals against the Steel to highlight a match filled with a series of dazzling plays. The hosts boast a number of star players but HC Vikovice offered up some magnificent goals of their own ... Read More »
Team Canada advanced to the Spengler Cup Final in Switzerland after defeating Fribourg Gottéron 5-1 in the first semi-final match of the day. Canada met Fribourg after finishing first in its group and securing a bye into the semi-final. Fribourg advanced to the semi-final after defeating Adler Mannheim 5-2 in quarterfinal action on Saturday. Matt Duchene led the way with two goals and an ... 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 »
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