The Prospect Panel David OConnor | January 6, 2012 Welcome to the latest of many weekly columns on The Hockey Writers: The Prospect Panel. Each week, three of our prospect writers will be answering your questions, as well as…
World Juniors: Team Sweden Makes History In Gold Medal Win Over Russia Christopher Ralph | January 6, 2012 Calgary – “The Russians are coming!” historic phrase is often burrowed for sports analogies. In the gold medal battle between Sweden and Russia Thursday night at the Saddledome, it was…
Top Prospect Nail Yakupov injures knee, will miss at least a month Fred Poulin | January 6, 2012 Yesterday night, Sweden won World Junior Championship gold for the first time in 31 years with a 1-0 overtime victory over Russia in a tremendous game that saw everything from great…
World Juniors: Team Canada Avoid “Murray’s Law” Against Finland To Win Bronze Christopher Ralph | January 6, 2012 Calgary – For Canada it has always been gold or bust. Gold or nothing. On Thursday night in Calgary, however, bronze helped sooth the wounds of the devastating semifinal loss…
Jonathan Huberdeau: Quebec’s Latest Sensation David OConnor | January 5, 2012 For years, the best ice hockey players in the world came from Quebec. That’s the way it was, and, as much as they wanted to, there was nothing Ontario, Western…
The Comeback That Wasn’t: Another Canada-Russia Epic at the WJHC Andrew Sykes | January 4, 2012 In the blink of an eye, the impossible seemed possible. A game that looked like it would end being one of Canada’s most miserable international defeats nearly became one of of…
World Under-17 Hockey Challenge: Past and Future Stud Players Brendan Ross | January 3, 2012 The hockey world’s eyes have been glued to the ongoing Under-20 World Junior Championship taking place in Alberta but there is some damn good hockey being played in Windsor, Ontario…
Mikael Granlund Among The Pack of Minnesota Prospects Shining At The WJC Anatoliy Metter | January 3, 2012 The World Junior Hockey Championship medal rounds are underway and Mikael Granlund is just one of six Minnesota prospects at the tournament. While other Minnesota prospects such as Charlie Coyle…
2012 WJC: Top 5 Players To Watch In Canada vs. Russia Andrew Sykes | January 3, 2012 Even though it will come a game earlier than the gold medal game, the semi-final matchup between Canada and Russia is without question the most highly anticipated game of the…
Brendan Gallagher’s No Small Threat David OConnor | January 2, 2012 Brendan Gallagher has always been told that he was too small. He was the smallest player on the ice, the smallest student in his class, a ninth round pick in…
Teodors Blueger Interview and Profile Christopher Ralph | January 2, 2012 Teodors Blueger Date of birth: August 15, 1994 Place of birth: Riga, Latvia Ht: 183 cm / 6′ 0″ Wt: 80 kg / 176 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Centre/LW NHL Status: 2012…
World Juniors Player Spotlight: Nikita Gusev – The Undrafted Artist Christopher Ralph | December 31, 2011 Nikita Gusev Date of birth: July 08, 1992 Place of birth: Moscow, Russia Ht: 5-9 Wt: 163 Shoots: R Position: Forward (LW) NHL Status: Undrafted – 2012 Entry Draft eligible…