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During today’s Canadian 6-3 comeback win over Slovakia, forward J.C. Lipon was ejected for a head shot that made contact with Tomas Mikus. He caught Mikus on the forecheck with a shoulder hit. Ironically, Mikus scored the Slovak’s second goal on the … Continue reading →

( Yesterday, Team USA defeated Germany 8-0 in their first Preliminary match. Alex Galchenyuk (Habs) was selected as the Star Of The Game with a three point effort (1-2-3). He set up linemates Sean Kuraly and Reilly Barber for markers and tallied his first … Continue reading →

Day One of the WJC2013 produced a predictable blowout and one unpredictable squeaker. We’ll start with Canada who rolled to a 9-3 win over Germany. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had five points (1-4-5) in his Canadian debut as captain. He and gifted … Continue reading →

The World Junior Championship finally gets going tomorrow in Moscow with Canada facing off against Germany at 4 AM on Boxing Day. For Canadians, it’s a holiday celebration following Christmas. You know some of the diehards will set the alarm … Continue reading →

Earlier today, the IIHF ruled on Canadian forward Boone Jenner’s late hit that knocked Sweden’s Jesper Pettersson from the WJC 2013 tournament. Jenner has been suspended three games for this hit that caused Pettersson to suffer a broken wrist and shoulder dislocation. … Continue reading →

TSN ran a feature on top American draft prospect Seth Jones. The 18-year old from Plano, Texas grew up watching his Dad Popeye Jones play in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks. He was a solid power forward who rebounded … Continue reading →

In a surprising move, Team USA announced that they’d cut forward Stefan Matteau. The son of Ranger folk hero Stephane Matteau was drafted in the first round by the Devils last June. He was expected to be a lock for … Continue reading →

In another warm up for the WJC2013, Team USA got a wake up call from Finland in a 5-1 blowout defeat today at Helsinki. The Finns erupted for four goals in the third period breaking open a game that was … Continue reading →

As Hasan already noted in a previous entry that covers every aspect of the World Junior Hockey tournament (WJC2013), it doesn’t officially get underway until after Christmas. However, both Team Canada and Team USA had exhibition games yesterday. Canada lost … Continue reading →

With the 2013 NHL season still on life support, the under-20 World Junior Hockey Championship tournament in Russia (starting next Wednesday) has taken on added importance for hockey fans across all of North America.  If you’re a hardcore hockey fan, … Continue reading →