How the Czechs Have Fallen Andrew Forbes | September 19, 2016 Let’s start by being perfectly honest. The Czech Republic has never been the favourite or dominating country when it comes to international men’s hockey. Sure, they’ve had their glimpses of…
Goaltending & Defense Concerning for Finland Chad DeDominicis | September 19, 2016 Team Finland opened the round robin stage of the World Cup of Hockey against Team North America with a disappointing 4-1 loss. The perceived weaknesses of the team prior to…
Radek Faksa Will Not Play for Czechs on Monday Dustin L. Nelson | September 19, 2016 Dallas Stars forward Radek Faksa will be held out of Monday’s Team Czech Republic game against Team Europe, the team announced Monday morning. Faksa is sidelined with what they are…
Canada Still Has Work Cut Out for Them at World Cup Marcy Di Michele | September 19, 2016 It was a good start for Canada. No actually, it was a great start, and not only because they dismantled a feisty Czech Republic team. Their captain, Sidney Crosby (a…
3 Notes Ahead of Day 3 of the World Cup of Hockey Andrew Forbes | September 19, 2016 Already we’re heading into the third day of the World Cup of Hockey with all teams having played their first round-robin game. The first day hockey fans were treated to…
Assessing the Flames at the World Cup Ben Shelley | September 19, 2016 The Calgary Flames will be sending four players on their current roster to the World Cup of Hockey: Mikael Backlund, Jykri Jokipakka, Michael Frolik, and Johnny Gaudreau. The pre-tournament is…
Post-Premiere Pondering for Sweden David Carlsson | September 19, 2016 Prior to the face-off between Team Sweden and Team Russia in the World Cup of Hockey, the biggest source of worry for Swedes had been the Russian offense, which on…
3 Keys to North America’s World Cup Success Ryan Pike | September 19, 2016 The 2016 World Cup of Hockey is underway, featuring teams representing six nations as well as two hybrid teams – Team Europe and Team North America. After Team Europe shocked…
Team Russia Defense – the Weakest Link Nick Guido | September 18, 2016 With a forward group that consists of Alex Ovechkin, Artemi Panarin and Evgeni Malkin it’s easy to consider Team Russia one of the more powerful teams coming into the World…
Matt Murray Starts for Team North America, Trouba and Miller Scratched Dustin L. Nelson | September 18, 2016 Team North America, née Young Guns, will open the 2016 World Cup of Hockey with a game against Team Finland Sunday. When they hit the ice for the first time,…
Pekka Rinne Will Start for Team Finland Dustin L. Nelson | September 18, 2016 Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne will, as expected, get the start for Team Finland Sunday when the Finns open the World Cup against Team North America, according to Sami Hoffrén.…
Henrik Lundqvist Out for Team Sweden’s First Game Dustin L. Nelson | September 18, 2016 In a late announcement Sunday, Team Sweden will not dress Henrik Lundqvist for their Sunday contest against Team Russia. It’s the first game of the tournament for both squads. According…