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USA vs. Sweden Recap: Who Stood Out, Who Didn’t and What We Learned
A roster made up of candidates for the U.S. National Junior Team skated away with a 3-2 overtime victory over Team Sweden today in its first pre-World Junior Championship tune-up. The game was expected to be an important evaluation point … Continue reading
Team USA Lineup vs. Sweden — Notes and Analysis
The U.S. will meet Sweden in its first of two pre-tournament games today at 12:30 p.m. ET. The game will air live on NHL Network (no NHL.com stream though). This game will be the crucial evaluation point for the guys … Continue reading
USA vs. Sweden — What to Watch for in Team USA’s First Exhibition
USA Hockey will take a significant step in narrowing down its U.S. National Junior Team preliminary roster when the squad meets Sweden for its first pre-tournament game Thurday. The U.S. will dress the requisite 22 players for the game, which … Continue reading
VIDEO: Alex Galchenyuk’s Five-Point Game Before World Juniors
Alex Galchenyuk is going to be an offensive key for the U.S. National Junior Team at the World Junior Championship. He has elite skills, good size and is in the midst of an other-worldly season in the Ontario Hockey League. … Continue reading
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U.S. World Junior Watch: Team USA’s Wonderful Conundrum on D
The U.S. has about as good a problem as you could hope to have when it comes to its defense. No matter which two of the nine defensemen in camp get cut, the reaction is probably going to be like … Continue reading
U.S. World Junior Watch: Experimenting with Line Combos, Links
Today marks the final on-ice session for Team USA at the MSG Training Center in New York. All 26 players left in camp will be hopping a plane to Finland for the rest of the camp in Helsinki, where the … Continue reading
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NHL Network to Air, NHL.com to Stream All U.S. Games Live
If you don’t mind waking up early, NHL Network and USA Hockey today announced that the Network will be airing all Team USA games live throughout the U.S. Additionally, NHL.com will stream the U.S. games live, so you’re covered if … Continue reading
U.S. World Junior Watch: More Thoughts on Noesen, Team USA’s Options
Team USA now knows that it will head to Ufa without Ottawa first-rounder Stefan Noesen. The big right winger leaves a void not easily filled, but the U.S. has some good options in camp and will not be adding any … Continue reading
UPDATE: Stefan Noesen Ruled Ineligible for WJC by IIHF
Stefan Noesen tweeted this morning that he is leaving Team USA’s camp. It appears the IIHF has ruled him ineligible for the 2013 World Junior Championship due to his still outstanding 10-game suspension in the Ontario Hockey League. USA Hockey has … Continue reading
U.S. World Junior Watch: Stats, Notes for all 27 Players Heading to Camp
USA Hockey will open camp later this evening with the 27 players selected to the preliminary roster for the U.S. National Junior Team. The camp will span three days in New York before moving to Helsinki, Finland for another four … Continue reading
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