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Category Archives: Junior Hockey
2013 NHL Draft: World Under-18 Championship Player Reports Part I: Team USA
The 2013 IIHF World Under-18 Championship is now more than a week in the rearview mirror, but the performances are still being dissected in scout meetings across the National Hockey League. With the NHL Draft just under two months away … Continue reading
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2013 IIHF World U18 Championship: USA vs. Canada — Gold-Medal Game Preview
I’m not sure there’s a better phrase in hockey than “USA versus Canada.” Sure, “Game 7″ is kind of a big one, but USA versus Canada today is kind of like a Game 7. One game remains at the World … Continue reading
2013 IIHF World U18 Championship: USA Outlasts Russia in Shootout, Advances to Gold-Medal Game
The Drive for Five is still alive as Team USA came from behind and bested Russia in a shootout to advance to the gold-medal game a the 2013 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship. Friday night’s contest between the U.S. and … Continue reading
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2013 IIHF World U18 Championship: USA Advances to Semis
The script was flipped coming into Thursday’s quarterfinal match-up. The U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team, typically the favorite to win the tournament stared at a bleak 2-0-0-2 record coming out of the prelims and was an underdog against 3-0-0-1 Sweden. … Continue reading
2013 U18 World Championship: Team USA Through Three Games, Tournament Standouts
The U.S. National Under-18 Team is 2-0-0-1 through three games at the 2013 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. It hasn’t been the prettiest start for the Americans despite the record, but Team USA is well-positioned to finish in the top half … Continue reading
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Under-18 World Championship: Team USA Roster Breakdown
Announced last week, the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team roster is set and already training in Sochi, Russia for the 2013 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. Team USA seeks its unprecedented fifth consecutive gold medal at the World Under-18s, which will … Continue reading
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World U18 Championship: Team USA Camp Update, USA-CAN Exhibition
It’s almost time for one of the more exciting international events of the season as the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team is getting set for the 2013 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Sochi, Russia. The World Under-18 Championship features 10 … Continue reading
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Don Lucia Named Head Coach of 2014 U.S. National Junior Team
Though news broke earlier this week that Don Lucia would be named head coach for the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team, USA Hockey made it official Saturday with a press conference in St. Paul, Minn. Lucia will be joined behind … Continue reading
Report: Don Lucia expected to lead 2014 U.S. World Junior Team
According to Bob McKenzie of TSN, Don Lucia, head coach of the University of Minnesota men’s hockey team, is expected to be named head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team that will look to defend gold at the 2014 … Continue reading
NCAA vs. CHL Battle Hits Minnesota High School Ranks
The ongoing recruiting battle between the NCAA and Canadian Hockey League took a new twist this past February, creating what appears to be a new front in the war: Minnesota high school hockey. Last week, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune documented the … Continue reading
Posted in High School Hockey, Junior Hockey, NCAA
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