5 Flames Franchise Records That Will Never Be Broken
Records are made to be broken. That is a saying as old as time and in a lot of ways true. It seems in all sports, we hear constantly about…
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2019 World Juniors: Canada, McIsaac Moving On to Next Year
VANCOUVER — There’s always next year. As Hockey Canada digests defeat from its most disappointing showing on home ice in the history of the IIHF World Junior Championship — failing…
2019 World Juniors: Canada Fails to Medal, But Show Goes On
VANCOUVER — The critics will take aim at a lack of scoring, with consecutive 2-1 losses ending Canada’s tournament earlier than anticipated at the 2019 World Junior Championship. That and…
Coach Hunter: Patience & Honesty Key to Leading Team Canada
VANCOUVER — For head coach Tim Hunter, honesty and patience are the keys to getting the best out of his players on Canada’s junior hockey team.
“I’ve learned that patience really pays off,” he said in Vancouver this week, where the squa…
Coach Hunter: Team Canada’s Special Teams Still Work in Progress
VANCOUVER — Team Canada coach Tim Hunter says his team will have to improve their penalty kill and power play if they’re going to continue winning at the world junior championship.
The Canadians remained undefeated after two games with 3-2&nb…
2019 World Juniors: Late-Blooming Leason Carving Out Role for Canada
VANCOUVER — Forgive Morgan Frost if he didn’t know who Brett Leason was prior to this hockey season. Heck, many avid Western Hockey League followers weren’t even familiar with Leason…
Projecting Canada’s World Junior Roster
Once the World Junior Summer Showcase wrapped up in Kamloops, everybody in the hockey world turned their attention to the inaugural Hlinka Gretzky Cup under-18 tournament in Edmonton. That included…
Addison Makes Case for Team Canada at Summer Showcase
Tim Hunter and Team Canada are going to have some difficult decisions on defence when it comes time to finalize the World Junior roster at selection camp in December. The…
Studnicka Steps Up for Canada at Summer Showcase
Jack Studnicka made a name for himself at the World Junior Summer Showcase. Overshadowed and unheralded heading into the exhibition tournament — that also featured the United States, Sweden and…
Moose Jaw Is the WHL’s New Development Factory
In the Western Hockey League, there are teams that have developed reputations as strong development organizations. No matter how their teams do from year to year, some clubs just keep…
2016 NHL Draft Dark Horses: Noah Gregor
Noah Gregor broke into the Western Hockey League as a fresh-faced 16-year-old after leading the Alberta Midget Hockey League in scoring the previous year. He seemed poised for a strong…
Book Review – Warriors on the Ice: Hockey’s Toughest Talk
Warriors on the Ice: Hockey’s Toughest Talk by Brian D’Ambrosio (2013: Jabberwocky Press. Kindle Edition. Pp. 229. $8.70.) As human beings, we’re taught that every story has two sides –…