Red Wings News & Rumors: St. James, Zadina, Trades & More
Another week has passed and news (and rumors) have started to pick up as the 2020-21 NHL season could be just a month away. Today, we’ve got a mailbag to…
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World Juniors Throwback: 2005 to 2009
It’s near the 2017 World Junior Championships, and as every year the excitement is all around us. We have seen many times before that the World Juniors indeed is the…
European Defenseman Reaches the Hockey Bar
“He’s a pretty sharp-dressed guy”, Kris Knoblauch says with a chuckle. Knoblauch is the Head Coach of the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Erie Otters and he’s referring to defenseman Erik…
First Overall in Sight, Gold in Mind
With the World Junior Championship in Helsinki just 10 days away from puck drop, the most important weeks of the year for U20 national teams are just around the corner. Training…
Maple Leafs News: Bernier, World Juniors and the 2016 Draft
The Toronto Maple Leafs are always making some kind of news. There are numerous story lines that are worth following at this point in the season. They range from goaltender,…
Checking in With 3 Top Maple Leafs Prospects
The Toronto Maple Leafs have finally fully committed to rebuilding their organization and turning the franchise back in the direction of respectability. They have hired a top notch management team…
Canucks Should Loan One Teenager for WJC
With each passing season it seems more evident that the NHL is quickly becoming a young man’s game, unless you’re Jaromir Jagr. This much is evident for the Canucks this…
Flyers Prospects Konecny, Aube-Kubel and Kase Shine In Summer Exhibition
Last night, as a part of the World Junior Championship Summer Showcase, Canada faced off against the Czech Republic. Among the participants in the game were Flyers prospects Travis Konecny (CAN),…
Maple Leafs Taking the Right Approach With Marner
Months of debate and speculation is essentially the norm in hockey mad Toronto. Every decision, whether it is big or small, is put under the microscope in order to analyze…
The Rise and Possible Fall of Long Island Hockey
When discussing American hockey, the debate for decades has almost always been whether Minnesota or Massachusetts is the best. Understandably so, as historically these are the two states that have…
Will WJC Star Goalie Denis Godla Be Drafted?
He arguably put on the best performance of any player at the World Juniors. He received a standing ovation from the sellout crowd at the Air Canada Centre, even after…
Q&A With Philadelphia Flyers Prospect Jesper Pettersson
Jesper Pettersson is a diminutive defenseman from Stockholm, Sweden. Nicknamed the “Pitbull”, Petterson plays his game tough and ferocious whilst standing a mere 5’9” and at 190 pounds he throws…