With plenty of young stars like Sasha Barkov, Mikko Rantanen, and Miro Heiskanen climbing through the ranks of the NHL in recent years, it’s clear that Finland is doing something right in terms of hockey development. And with three gold medals in the last seven World Junior Championship (WJC) tournaments, it’s safe to say that
Prospects
The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced that it has delayed its season beyond the previous proposed start date of Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Florida Panthers prospect and third-round pick Ty Smilanic registered his first NCAA goal for Quinnipiac University and Dallas Stars fifth-round pick Daniel Ljungman scored his first career Swedish Hockey League (SHL) goal.
There is arguably no team more dominant at the World Junior Championship (WJC) than Sweden. Since Dec. 26, 2006, they have strung together an incredible 51 wins in a row in the group stage, going undefeated. No one else is even close to that record; Canada is the next highest with 22 group-stage wins from
Finland will have a big chance to make a deep run at this year’s World Junior Championships. They are in Group A where their only stiff competition should be Team Canada. They have a lot of talent on this roster and many people are expecting that they make up for a very disappointing end to
I had high hopes for Sweden this year at the 2021 World Junior Championship. Although my confidence has not disappeared, I’m cautiously pumping the brakes. COVID-19, which seems to have no immediate end in sight, has taken down several integral players that would be playing prominent roles. Forwards William Eklund (Djurgarden), Albin Grewe (Djurgarden), Karl
Last year, the World Junior Championship ended in heartbreak for Team USA. After putting together an impressive run of four medals in consecutive tournaments, including a gold in 2017 and a silver in 2019, the Americans entered the 2020 games with guns blazing. After a tough Game 1 loss to Canada, they won all of
The 2021 World Junior Championship could be in doubt as teams across the globe cannot get a handle on the COVID-19 virus. Germany is having an outbreak on the ice while Sweden’s problem is behind their bench. Plus, one of the top players of the 2021 draft class scored a highlight-reel goal on Tuesday night
Team Sweden’s World Junior Championship woes continue as another player is forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19. The Ottawa Senators’ prospect Shane Pinto is off to an impressive start to his sophomore season and a Toronto Maple Leafs’ sixth-round pick from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft recorded his first NCAA goal. Wallinder
Another day and more hockey teams have to step away from the ice because of positive COVID-19 tests. One of the NCAA’s top programs has postponed a pair of games this week and three more ECHL squads are sitting out the upcoming season. Also, one of the top players from the most recent NHL Entry
The Minnesota Wild’s 12th-overall pick from the 2019 NHL Entry Draft is off to an impressive start to his sophomore NCAA season. Edmonton Oilers’ fourth-round pick Carter Savoie has scored in his first three NCAA games of his career and the Oshawa Generals have loaned two players to Slovakia before the start of the Ontario
Over the past few months, some people have questioned Aatu Raty’s ability and whether he should still be considered one of the top picks in the 2021 NHL Draft. His struggles have been evident and at times he has looked lost on the ice but that is bound to happen with a player so young.
The Vancouver Canucks finally have some prospects playing in North America as the NCAA and United States Hockey League (USHL) have both started their 2020-21 seasons. Jacob Truscott was front and center with the Michigan Wolverines this past week and Jackson Kunz is showing some intriguing potential early on with the Greenbay Gamblers as well.
Today we will take a look at a trio of recent National Hockey League draft picks who had big nights at three different levels of hockey. First, the New Jersey Devils’ 2020 top pick broke out of a slump in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). We come back to the United States to check on
The second wave of the COVID-19 has been sweeping the globe and it is setting new record highs in positive cases in North America. It has reared its ugly head at Canada’s World Junior Championship selection camp is heading into quarantine after two players have tested positive. Meanwhile in Russia, two recent first-round draft picks,
The 2021 World Junior Championship will be like no other. First, and maybe most obvious, is that the tournament will be conducted with no fans present, much like the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. It will remain in Edmonton as originally planned, but Red Deer will no longer split duties. Instead, the two cities will get
Unfortunately, most of today’s news focuses on games not being played because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Team Canada’s intrasquad game scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed. Also, one of the top hockey programs in the United States has to wait a little longer before returning to the ice. Finally, we check in on a
The Ottawa Senators sign one of their second-round picks from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, a San Jose Sharks’ second-round selection from the 2020 Draft excels in his first NCAA season and two top prospects from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) are seeking loans to Switzerland. Senators Sign Sokolov The Senators announced on Monday that
For the second time in as many days, the top Canadian junior players hit the ice in the second of three intrasquad games. The tail end of the weekend doubleheader saw Team White double up Team Red once again, this time by a 6-3 margin. In what seemed to be an even more energetic matchup,
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