Hockey tourism in Buffalo
From ice biking to sports museum displays to chicken wings, hockey fans have dozens of ways to divert themselves between games at the 2018 World Juniors. Even since the last time Buffalo hosted this...
View ArticleBucek: “It’s up to us”
No matter what happens in the medal round, Slovakia’s Samuel Bucek will long be remembered for his dazzling 3-2 winner on the U.S. at these World Juniors. The 19-year-old left wing, however, has more...
View ArticleDream of the triple
Playing three top-level IIHF tournaments in one season is a tall order for anyone. It’s even tougher if you’re a U20 player. Nonetheless, in an Olympic season, it’s irresistible to speculate about who...
View ArticleDanish player suspended
Danish captain Christian Mathiasen-Weise has been suspended for one game due to an infraction in the last game against Slovakia. With 98 seconds left in regulation time in the teams’ last...
View ArticleU.S. Olympic roster
USA Hockey has announced on New Year’s Day the rosters for the hockey events at the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The announcements of the rosters for the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s and...
View ArticleBring on the quarter-finals
Will all the favourites advance at the 2018 World Juniors? Or will there be an upset or two? Let’s take a closer look at Tuesday's quarter-final match-ups. Czech Republic-Finland (KeyBank Center,...
View ArticleBuffalo 2011
It was seven years ago that the World Juniors were last in Buffalo, but that was a special tournament in many ways for many players. Here’s a look back at what happened and to whom. CANADA...
View ArticleNecas scores SO winner
It was another uninspired start for Finland, and today it cost them. Kristian Reichel and Martin Necas scored in the shootout for the Czechs while only Kristian Vesalainen scored for Finland. The win...
View ArticleAdvantage: Denmark!
Andreas Grundtvig scored the winner with 15 seconds left as Denmark rallied from a 4-2 deficit to top Belarus 5-4 in the relegation opener. The first World Junior meeting ever between these nations was...
View ArticleCanada rolls along, 8-2
It took Canada 48 seconds to confirm Swiss coach Christian Wohlwend’s prediction of what would happen in today’s quarter-finals. That is, Maxime Comtois fired a hard pass to Brett Howden on a...
View ArticleSwedes hold off Slovaks
Isac Lundestrom scored twice as unbeaten Sweden edged a gutsy Slovak side 3-2 at HarborCenter on Tuesday to advance to the 2018 World Junior semi-finals. The Swedes will take on the winner of the...
View ArticleZadina following Hischier
Filip Zadina is well on his way to following Nico Hischier’s footsteps to the NHL. The 18-year-old moved from his native Czech Republic this season to play with Halifax in the Quebec Major Junior...
View ArticleWin with World Junior trivia
How much do you know about the World Juniors? See if you deserve a gold medal by doing the following quiz with 10 trivia questions. The deadline for contest entries is 6 January 2018. Three randomly...
View ArticleA lonely history
If there’s one area where the 2018 Czech team excels, it’s scoring goals. That’s a good thing, considering the woeful Czech semi-final history against Canada. The Czech Republic has never scored more...
View ArticleClutch Bellows
Last season Kieffer Bellows made a decision to leave Boston University to join the Western Hockey League’s Portland Winterhawks. It’s a decision paying dividends for the 19-year-old as he looks to help...
View ArticleBatherson looking for more
Drake Batherson scored twice in Canada’s 8-2 thumping of Switzerland in Tuesday’s quarter-finals, but felt he could’ve had more. With Canada already leading 4-0 near the midway mark of the second...
View ArticleSyomin suspended
Russian player Vladislav Syomin has been suspended following the quarter-final game against the United States. At 17:11 of the first period Syomin was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for a...
View ArticleRussia’s next wunderkind?
For Russia the World Juniors ended early but the team had one of the most talented draft-eligible players with Andrei Svechnikov. One thing Andrei Svechnikov didn’t really enjoy talking about at the...
View ArticleUp next: semi-finals
It could be North America for gold, Europe for gold, or a mix. In this day and age, nothing is certain. Sweden vs. United States, 4pm ET (22:00 CET) These two nations have accounted for four of the...
View ArticleNylander expects more
You wouldn’t have guessed Sweden defeated Slovakia to advance to the semi-final at the IIHF World Junior Championship after talking to Alexander Nylander. The Swedish forward was critical of his own...
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