Monthly Archives: January 2011
When You Think of USA Hockey….
Hello readers, I have a question that I need your help on. I’ve been racking my brain over the last few weeks trying to figure out what the identity of American hockey is. I have an idea in my mind … Continue reading
Where Do They Come From? A Look Inside the Numbers
Now that Central Scouting has given us a guide of who the top players to watch for the NHL Draft are, let’s dig a little deeper. One of the big questions I’ve had every year is where are all of … Continue reading
Other Notables in the Mid-Term Rankings
The great thing about mid-term rankings is the discussion it brings about. There are a lot of folks out there who might look at this list and say, well he’s way too low, or he’s too high. That’s part of … Continue reading
Top Americans in NHL Central Scouting Mid-Term Rankings
NHL Central Scouting released its mid-term rankings for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft today. It’s often a fun time to take a look at where some of these prospects stand. There’s still a lot of hockey left to be played, … Continue reading
U.S. Women’s U18s Best Canada
After a rough week for USA Hockey against Canadian teams, the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team was able to knock off defending Women’s World Under-18 Champion Canada for its third gold medal at the event. In just the fourth installment … Continue reading
What’s next?
The World Junior Championship is over. My posts regarding it are pretty much over too. So what’s next? When I started this blog, I knew that I wanted to shed light on a variety of things USA Hockey does. Having … Continue reading
WJC Aftermath: Evaluating the Goaltender(s), Plus a Look to 2012
Except for 9:33 in a game against Germany, Jack Campbell played the entire World Junior Championship. He won the tournament’s directorate award as the best goaltender and proceeded to dominate at the international level. Andy Iles only got to play … Continue reading
WJC Aftermath: Evaluating the Forwards PART II
Yesterday, I gave you an idea of what I thought of the defensemen and the returning forwards. Today, I’ve got quite a few thoughts on the seven forwards that were in their first World Junior Championship this year. Some of … Continue reading
WJC Aftermath: Evaluating the Forwards PART I
I have decided to break this up into two parts. The first part will focus on the returning players from last year’s World Junior Championship. I think it’s fair to be able to evaluate them differently. There are elements that … Continue reading
WJC Aftermath: Evaluating the Defensemen
One thing that the folks at USA Hockey do after a tournament like this is get together at some point in the not so distant future and take a look back at the World Juniors. What went right? What went … Continue reading