4 Takeaways From Finland’s Big Win Over Austria at 2022 WJC
Team Finland defeated Team Austria 7-1 on day two of the 2022 World Juniors on Monday afternoon. Viewed broadly, the game was much better than their opening bout against the…
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3 Takeaways from Slovakia’s Hard Loss to Sweden at 2022 WJC
The World Juniors opened up on Sunday for Slovakia, and unfortunately, they were handed a 4-3 loss by team USA. Not even 24 hours later, the Slovaks were up against…
3 Takeaways From Russia’s Win Over Switzerland
Russia hit the ice for their second game of the preliminary round, and it was already a “must-win” scenario for head coach Sergei Zubov and his roster. After losing their…
Sabres’ Owen Power Makes Canadian History at 2022 World Juniors
On Sunday, the Buffalo Sabres‘ No. 1 overall pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft made Canadian history in his IIHF World Junior Championship debut. Owen Power became the first…
Weekly Lost & Found: Women’s Worlds & 2022 World Junior Championship
The 11th edition of the Weekly Lost & Found is going to be a bit different. In the first edition, it looked specifically at some goaltenders and hot Los Angeles…
Slovakia’s 3rd Period Push Not Enough in Loss to the US
Last year, Slovakia could only pull out a single victory in the World Junior Championships. That victory came against their group’s worst team, Switzerland. However, Simon Latkoczy kept the team…
IIHF Cancels Relegation Round at World Juniors
On Sunday afternoon, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that the World Juniors would not feature relegation for the second consecutive year. In a typical tournament, the last-place team…
WJC: 3 Takeaways From USA Victory Over Slovakia
The United States opened up their 2022 World Junior Championship schedule with a 3-2 victory over Slovakia. The game was not perfect, there were plenty of ups and downs, but…
2022 WJC Day 2 Preview
After Day 1 of the 2022 World Junior Championship, one name was on the tip of everybody’s tongue: Owen Power. The 2021 first-overall NHL Draft pick stole the show, notching…
3 Takeaways From Russia’s WJC Opening Loss to Sweden
Russia hit the ice for their first game of the 2022 World Junior Championships preliminary round, facing off against Team Sweden in a game that will likely have a direct…
5 Takeaways From Finland’s Win Over Germany
The first game of the 2022 World Juniors pitted perennial contender Finland against the up-and-coming Germans, who are missing some big names from their 2021 team. Some may have expected…
2022 WJC Team USA Player Profile: Ty Smilanic
Given some of the other, higher-drafted names on the Team USA roster, Ty Smilanic may have fallen through the cracks. For those who don’t know much about him, he’s been…