Set to shatter record
The U.S. and Canada are set to shatter the IIHF World Junior Championship attendance record tomorrow with a crowd of more than 40,000 at New Era Field. The preliminary round game is set to faceoff at...
View ArticleKayumov rescues Russia
Arthur Kayumov scored midway through the third period to break a 2-2 tie and send Russia to victory against the Swiss this afternoon at HarborCenter. Kayumov took a nice pass from Klim Kostin and...
View ArticleSweden holds off Czechs
Despite a second-period let-down, Sweden managed to stay perfect at the 2018 World Juniors with a 3-1 win over the feisty Czech Republic on Thursday. Alexander Nylander had a goal and an assist for...
View ArticleBucek masterpiece stuns U.S.
Slovakia's Samuel Bucek put on a one-man show to score the winning goal at 17:52 of the third to give his nation an unexpected 3-2 win over the U.S. Bucek roared down the left side, went behind the...
View ArticleHe’s got hockey in his soul
There are many good reasons to go to Victoria, the co-host of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship with Vancouver. However, Igor Martynov didn’t head to the British Columbia provincial capital to...
View ArticleGreat expectations
Any time Canada and the United States play, it’s great. But outdoors on a frosty Friday afternoon? World Juniors bragging rights on the line? Awesome! The Americans had hosted several previous U20...
View ArticleRussians down Belarus
Outshooting Belarus 40-19, Russia earned a solid 5-2 win in Friday's early game at HarborCenter. Klim Kostin was the offensive leader with two goals. German Rubtsov and Artur Kayumov notched a goal and...
View ArticleUSA wins Snow Bowl, 4-3
Yes, Bob Johnson, it was a great day for hockey, but more to the point, it was a great day for outdoor hockey! Like on a pond. With 44,592 fans watching. Aesthetics aside, the U.S. rallied from 3-1...
View ArticleJuolevi rides again
Olli Juolevi has gone from the highest highs to the lowest lows at his two previous World Juniors. Here in Buffalo, the Finnish defenceman is on a mission. Let’s recap. 2016 was a dream year for this...
View ArticleCzechs outgun Belarus
Despite poor discipline, the Czechs hung on to defeat Belarus 6-5 in a wild affair on Saturday. Radovan Pavlik sparked the offence with a pair of goals. Captain Marek Zachar, who had the eventual...
View ArticleSweden beats Swiss, 7-2
Sweden scored four times in the third period to break open a close game, sending the team to its third straight win in Buffalo. Perhaps the nicest goal was the last of the game. Elias Pettersson danced...
View ArticleFinns overcome Slovaks
Aleksi Heponiemi got the third-period winner as Finland temporarily passed the U.S. for second place in Group A with a hard-working 5-2 win over Slovakia. Markus Nurmi added a goal and an assist, and...
View ArticleCanada finishes first
Canada jumped into a 3-0 lead after one period and cruised to an 8-0 win over Denmark to claim first place in Group A. Canada now has two days off before the quarter-finals on January 2. It wll not...
View ArticleHajek making big strides
Libor Hajek lived through the golden era of Czech hockey. Unfortunately, like the rest of his 2018 World Junior teammates, he’s too young to remember it. The strapping 19-year-old defenceman was just...
View ArticleDouble the fun
Justin Sigrist and his twin sister Shannon are both prominent members of their national teams, but Justin still has some catching up to do. Although he played in the U18 last year for Switzerland, and...
View ArticleCzechs romp to victory
The Czech Republic completed group play by hammering Switzerland 6-3 on Sunday. The Swiss finish fourth in Group B and will face Canada in the quarter-finals. The Czechs pounded Swiss goalie Philip...
View ArticleFox saves U.S.
Adam Fox broke a 4-4 tie with a goal at 18:23 of the third period to give the United States a dramatic 5-4 win over Finland. The U.S. led at one point, 3-0. The Americans also led 4-2 but Finland...
View ArticleRise of the Roman Empire
Like a conquering hero, Milos Roman scored twice to lift Slovakia to a 5-1 win over Denmark on Sunday and a 2018 World Junior quarter-final berth in Buffalo. Finishing fourth in Group A, the Slovaks...
View ArticleSweden prevails, 4-3
Sweden will now play Slovakia in one quarter-finals while the Russians will have the tougher task of facing the Americans at 8pm on Tuesday night. Steen and Linus Lindstrom scored in the shootout for...
View ArticlePlayoff picture known
The quarter-final pairings of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship are known. The tournament continues on Tuesday in Buffalo. Russia needed a regulation-time win against Sweden in the last game of...
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