Finland Scores Late to Win WJC Gold Over U.S.

VANCOUVER — Finland is taking home gold from this year’s world junior hockey championship after beating the United States 3-2 in a dramatic final on Saturday.
Seventeen-year-old Kaapo Kakko scored the game winner with just over a minute-and-a-half…

Canucks Prospect Pipeline: Tyler Madden

Another member of the Vancouver Canucks’ stacked prospect pipeline is Tyler Madden of the Northeastern Huskies in the NCAA. Madden is a prospect who has been overshadowed by names like…

Finland Dumps Canada From WJC in OT

VANCOUVER — Toni Utunen scored 5:17 into overtime as Finland shocked Canada 2-1 on Wednesday in a dramatic quarterfinal at the world junior hockey championship.
Utunen’s teammate Aleksi Heponiemi forced the extra time with just 47 seconds left in …

Growing Fangs: College Prospects & World Juniors

“Growing Fangs” is a monthly article in which I write about the state of the Nashville Predators’ farm system and how individual prospects are performing. I wrote the first installment…

World Junior Championship: Day Six Preview

Day five of the World Junior Championship had two games. Russia stayed strong and held off Switzerland, despite an early challenge, while Slovakia took care of business and battered Kazakhstan, staving…