Not Bad, Not Great The World Juniors are a consistent staple that everyone is able to enjoy around the holidays. On Christmas day 2020, Team USA faced their biggest test thus far against a very good Russian squad. The US entered this tournament with questions about the ‘greeness’ of their […]
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As the trade deadline comes up, what teams will do most?
Every year the NHL provides us with a great day of television as the trade deadline approaches. The familiar face of the boys from TSN tell us about the goings on in the NHL and who’s on the move. This year will most likely be no different as there are […]
US tournament comes to an end at the hands of Finland
Something’s got to give for the US going forward. Dominating the tournament in the earlier parts of the decade and a gold against Canada in the shootout in 2017. The Americans fell to the Finns in a tight 1-0 game. Did it come down to a hot goalie? Absolutely. But […]
OT thriller for the US, thoughts after the Round Robin
The United States took on the host Czech’s on Monday and was easily one of the best games the US has played in their tournament. What made the game so important for the US was that Group B is such a crap shoot, with everyone being tied after game 2 […]
Knight and Kaliyev lead the way for the US over Russia
After losing to Canada in their first game and seeming pretty meh against Germany, the Americans have a solid game. The United States faced off against the Russians on Sunday. With the Russians coming off a huge victory over Canada they were expected to come out guns blazing against […]
A wins a win: USA beats Germany
I’m going to start this one off with some thoughts first. This USA team has been very underwhelming for 4 periods and has performed well for 2 periods. Their big guns like Oliver Wahlstrom, Cole Caufield, and Alex Turcotte have a combined 3 points. Wahlstrom and Turcotte both took […]
Boxing Day Bulldozing: US falls to Canada
Canada vs United States is always so much fun and of course this time it was no exception. We were a little spoiled in the sense that it was on the first day. The United States came into that game as the underdog, Canada is expected to win the tournament […]
WJC: Goalies to watch
The most important position on a team is the goaltender, in the words of Alain Vigneault “If my goaler is better than your goaler, I win, if your goaler is better than my goaler, you win.”
IIHF World Junior Championship: United States Preview
The 2019-2020 World Junior Squad for the US will definitely have a lot of new faces on it.
