Although the lead up to the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Hockey Championship was challenging and felt like a long time coming, the 11 days of the tournament flew by. The games are over, and the medals have been handed out, but it was a historic tournament on a number of fronts.
2021 IIHF World Championship
For the past couple of weeks, the eyes of international hockey have been focused on Latvia for the annual International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship. Unlike the Olympics with NHL participation, this is not truly a best-on-best tournament. Most of the 16 participating teams had some stars not available because the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs
For the San Jose Sharks, the 2020-21 season has come to an end. Finishing seventh out of eight teams certainly fell below the expectations of the team; however, several Sharks players or prospects will be playing in the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships beginning May 21st in Riga, Latvia. While there are
In this week’s Calgary Flames news & rumors update, Jack Eichel’s trade rumors have once again been heating up after a media availability he had last week, and the Flames are one of many teams who may line up as a suitor. In other news, Sean Monahan’s rough season appears to be injury-related as his