Team Czech Republic formally announced their roster for the upcoming 2021 World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. While this group should face little pressure compared to last year’s group (the 2020 tournament was held in the Czech Republic) that doesn’t mean this year’s group will take this challenge any less-seriously. They are bona fide
World Junior Hockey Championship
The Montreal Canadiens have three players participating in this year’s World Junior Championship (WJC). Cole Caufield playing for the USA, Jan Mysak playing for the Czech Republic, and Kaiden Guhle for Team Canada. Here is what we can expect from the three of them in this tournament. Kaiden Guhle, D, Team Canada Guhle was the
On Friday afternoon, Team Canada made its final round of cuts and announced its final roster for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships. Early on in the week, the team made cuts to players who were unfit to play as well as their first-round cuts, which included young phenom, Shane Wright. Canada’s world jr roster:
It has been nearly a year since the Russians were stunned by the Canadians in the third period of the gold medal game in last year’s World Junior Championship. With under 12 minutes to go, the Russians held a two-goal lead. The Canadians would score three goals, kill off key penalties, and be saved from
We’re just under a week away from the 2021 World Junior Championship (WJC), and if you ask any hockey fan, the tournament is what really makes the holiday season special. It may be a little different this year, with no fans in the building and teams playing in a bubble, but that doesn’t make it
The San Jose Sharks are a team without a very deep prospect pool, so often times during the World Junior Championship (WJC), they are without much representation. However, this season the team has four players playing for three different nations. Unfortunately, recent 38th-overall pick Thomas Bordeleau will miss this year’s tournament due to COVID-19’s close
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
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
The World Junior Championship (WJC) offers viewers a glimpse into hockey’s future. This year, NHL teams and their fans will see tomorrow’s stars represent their countries in an elite tournament under less than ideal circumstances. While most Los Angeles Kings fans will have their eyes on 2020 second-overall pick Quinton Byfield — and to be
Final rosters have been announced for the 2021 World Junior Championship (WJC) scheduled for Dec. 25 through Jan. 5 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The tournament will be held without fans in a bubble environment, similar to what the NHL used for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Los Angeles Kings topped the league for the second-straight
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
Russia has a rich and storied hockey history, which dates back to the 1890s. Hockey was originally introduced to Russia as “bandy,” which was played with a small ball instead of a puck and used field hockey rules. Since then, Russia has gone from being a monarchy led by the Czars, to the first-ever communist
New York Rangers’ first-overall pick from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft Alexis Lafreniere will not join up with Team Canada for the 2021 World Junior Championship (WJC). However, Ottawa Senators’ third-overall pick Tim Stuetzle will play for Germany once he completely heals from injury. Team Finland announces their preliminary roster with some notable omissions. Lafreniere
There isn’t much news today pertaining to events on the ice, which has become the norm for 2020. Team Sweden announced their roster for their World Junior Championship selection camp and it is loaded with talent. Also, a top NCAA program is suspending operations after a positive COVID-19 test. Finally, there is plenty of news
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the betting odds for the Hart Trophy have come out and a couple of teams have more than one player in the top 10. The New York Rangers are still try to make a decision on Alexis Lafreniere and his involvement with Team Canada at the WJC, and there are
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- Next Page »