There is no secret that Samuel Hlavaj was going to be heavily relied on to stay in games through the IIHF World Juniors. One game Slovakia did not expect it to be needed was game one against Kazakhstan. Although Kazakhstan put up a battle against Switzerland, Slovakia was still […]
Germans tease an upset; fall 6-3 to the Americans.
60 minutes of hockey has the potential to captivate more than just the eyes and ears of the audience, especially in the circumstances that were involved in Friday’s game between Germany and the USA. Germany — playing their first game in the top division since 2015 — faced off 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 […]
Switzerland’s Expected Win Over Kazakhstan, 5-3
Switzerland came out of the first game of the tournament as victors over Kazakhstan. The final score was five to three and the amount of shots on goal reflect the score with Switzerland’s 34 shots versus Kazakhstan’s 19. I would love to say that this was a clean win for […]
WJC 2020 Recap: Kazakhstan Surprises in Tough Loss to Switzerland
Hate to break it to you, Kazzies, but it looks like we’ve got at least a fringe contender on our hands. Kazahkstan didn’t win its opener in the Czech Republic, but finished the day looking like the stronger of 2 likely relegation-round opponents. Team Kazakhstan U20 bothered Switzerland for 3 […]
Heartbreak For Finland Against Sweden
What began so promising turned into heartbreak for the Finnish falling 3-2 to the Swedish conceding with four seconds in overtime.
Resilient Canadian squad dumps Americans in WJC opener
Thankfully we didn’t have to see a shootout.
IIHF World Junior Championships: Czech Republic Stuns Russia 4-3
A capacity crowd filled the Ostravar Arena for the World Junior Championship opener, cheers for the Czech Republic echoed through the building, as the hosts kicked off their Group B schedule looking for an early upset against Russia. It was not a start the Czechs, and more importantly forward Jakub […]
WJC | Russia (3) – Czech Republic (4)
Russia (0-0-0-0) @ Czech Republic (0-0-0-0) It’s time for Russia to prove themselves, it’s the beginning of the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championships and they will be facing the home nation on opening day. This could be a sneaky difficult game for the Russians as the Czech Republic always play […]
World Juniors betting odds
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IIHF World Junior Championship: Team Switzerland Preview
As we wait with anticipation for the 2020 World Junior Tournament to kick off, we reflect on last year’s results and analyze on the current status of the teams playing.
WJC Day 1 Preview: Switzerland Faces Kazakhstan in Group A Opener
Two cycles ago Switzerland’s U20 ice hockey team was best-known for a viral fail.
IIHF World Junior Championship: Team Sweden Preview
There may not be another team that has as much riding on their success at the 2020 World Junior Championship as Team Sweden. It has been eight years since the nation has had its hands on the gold medal, and are coming off a recent heartbreaking loss to Team Slovakia […]
WJC: 10 Players To Watch
It all starts tomorrow.
NFL Power Rankings – week 16 by Mike
The Ravens secured the number one AFC seed. Seattle got beat by Arizona. San Francisco barely beat the Rams. This is my final #MikeRank of the 2019 NFL season! Enjoy… 1. BALTIMORE RAVENS Lamar Jackson might win MVP unanimously as the Ravens remain red hot. A week 17 rest plus […]
IIHF World Junior Championship: Team Finland Preview
It really couldn’t have gone any better for the Fins in Vancouver last year. A 3-2 win of the Americans secured their fifth World Junior Championship. What’s even crazier is how only two years earlier they were one loss away from being relegated to Division A. I’m sure that thought […]
IIHF World Junior Championship: Team Slovakia Preview
Slovakia has only two medals to show from the World Junior Hockey Championships, and repeating the feat of a 2005 Bronze Medal performance seems out of reach barring any sort of holiday miracle.
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: Team Germany Preview
After four years of battling for a promotion, the nation of Germany is making its return to the World Junior’s top division for the first time since 2015. While countries like Canada, Sweden, Russia and the United States have come to expect success at this event, Germany has acquired the […]
