Category Archives: Prospect Watch

USA defeats Sweden to win gold at the World Junior Championships

On Friday in Gothenburg, USA defeated Sweden 6-2 to capture gold at the 2024 World Junior Championships (WJC). The prestigious tournament featured many of hockey’s best prospects. The Under-20 WJC didn’t disappoint. There were surprises throughout the marquee event that … Continue reading

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Othmann has a successful debut for Wolf Pack

A day after the Rangers defeated the Sabres, their AHL affiliate was in action on Friday The 13th. It marked the first game of the AHL season. The game was also the pro debut of top prospect Brennan Othmann. After … Continue reading

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Rangers face good test against Lightning, Connor Bedard, wildcard race heats up, Oilers hot, Mercer gets hat trick

With a little over a week left in the regular season, the playoffs are right around the corner. The wildcard race is heating up. The picture is becoming clearer by the day. Big games are on tap in both conferences. … Continue reading

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WJC Wrap: O’ Canada! Kent Johnson scores golden goal in overtime to lift Canada over Finland 3-2, Mason McTavish makes huge save and wins tournament MVP, USA disappointment

The 2022 U20 World Junior Championships finally concluded in Edmonton at Rogers Place over the past weekend. A prestigious tournament many avid hockey fans follow due to catching a glimpse of the future, they were able to finish up in … Continue reading

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WJC 2022: USA holds on to beat Sweden and win Group B, Berard nets goal, Othmann thumps Jiricek, scores as Canada beats Finland to win Group A, Latvia makes quarterfinals

Less than a week into the rescheduled U20 World Junior Championships at Rogers Place in Edmonton, things are starting to take shape. There’s only a few more preliminary games before the knockout stage. After having no problem with Austria on … Continue reading

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WJC 2022: Othmann and Cuylle connect for Canada in blowout win over Slovakia, Luke Hughes out fast for USA

It’s rare that we have hockey in August. However, Covid Omicron forced the postponement of the 2022 U20 World Junior Championships after Christmas. There were only a handful of games played in Edmonton last winter. The only one people remember … Continue reading

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Down on the farm: Utica’s 10-0 start showcasing some of the Devils’ future

Most of the time, it’s hard for me to really get invested in the Devils’ minor league team considering games are not easily accessible on or offline without paying an additional streaming package. And seeing as I don’t even watch … Continue reading

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Cuylle scores twice, Lundkvist gets winner as Rangers rookies split with Flyers

As NHL training camp nears, rookie prospect games are being played at hockey rinks. With the return of Fall on deck, summer will give way to autumn. That means the end of baseball for both the Yankees and Mets. Yes. … Continue reading

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Rangers prospects score nice goals, tracking WJC ’21 and some NHL notes

With both the KHL season and U20 World Junior Championship going on, there’s more hockey for fans to gloss over. That means plenty of highlights from games and enough time to track your team’s prospects. Thus far, the IIHF WJC … Continue reading

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Kravtsov scores a beauty

On Day Two of the World Junior Championship in Edmonton, there still is other hockey being played overseas. The KHL is in full swing. Rangers prospect Vitaly Kravtsov recently turned 21 on Dec. 23. The ’18 first round pick scored … Continue reading

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