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2017 World Juniors: Team USA Notebook — USA-SUI Exhibition preview; Roster thoughts; Where’s the WJC Buzz?
The U.S. National Junior Team has crossed the border after their five-day camp in Buffalo. Wednesday also marks a crucial evaluation day as the team looks to pare down its roster from 26 to 23, or possibly even 22 if … Continue reading
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2017 World Juniors: Team USA camp preview
The U.S. National Junior Team opens camp Friday in Buffalo with 26 players vying for 23 spots as the Americans seek to improve on a bronze medal finish from last season. To do that, Team USA’s head coach Bob Motzko … Continue reading
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Annnnd… we’re back (for a little while)
After more than two years of dormancy, the United States of Hockey is back just in time for the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship. It was exactly six years ago today (really?) that I published the first post on this … Continue reading
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The Long Goodbye…
As a noted procrastinator who utilizes the stress and anxiety of a tight deadline to focus and tighten his writing, and as someone who so often said on this very website that this piece would come at this time only to … Continue reading
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U.S. Hockey Participation Numbers for 2013-14
There were more people playing hockey in the United States than ever before during the 2013-14 season according to USA Hockey. The national governing body’s membership report released in early June indicates that 519,417 people registered as players last season, … Continue reading
USA Hockey Board Approves Stronger Rules to Curtail Fighting in Junior Hockey
USA Hockey’s Annual Congress was held in Colorado Springs, Colo., last week. The organization revealed that its playing membership was at an all-time high of 519,417, which is more than 8,000 players better than the previous high set in 2011-12 … Continue reading
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2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship: Team USA Progress Report Heading into Medal Round
#491956035 / gettyimages.com Coming into the tournament, the U.S. Men’s National Team was short on name recognition (outside of the diehards out there) and long on youth. With the newer format that only the top four teams advance to the … Continue reading
VIDEO: Johnny Gaudreau, Drew Shore score ridiculous goals for Team USA at World Championship
The U.S. Men’s National Team is through to the quarterfinals at the 2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship after finishing the preliminary round with a better-than-expected 4-1-0-2 record. The U.S. closed out preliminary-round play Tuesday with a 5-4 win over Germany. … Continue reading
The Evolution of Goaltender John Gibson
#489376413 / gettyimages.com On a chilly November evening in front of 200 or 300 spectators at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube, John Gibson flipped a switch. The Pittsburgh native had been at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program for less … Continue reading
2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship: Team USA Roster at a Glance
The U.S. Men’s National Team will open its quest for a second consecutive medal at the 2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Minsk, Belarus Friday against the host nation. All preliminary-round games will air live on NBC Sports Network, starting … Continue reading
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