Author Archives: Chris Peters

About Chris Peters

Editor of The United States of Hockey. Contributor to CBSSports.com, USA Hockey Magazine and more. Former USA Hockey PR guy. Current Iowan.

2012 WJC: Roster Speculatin’ — My Picks for Team USA

The candidates for the U.S. National Junior Team will play their final exhibition game tonight and after that, the evaluation period is over. USA Hockey expects to announce its final roster on USAHockey.com Thursday. Since it’s hard to wait, I … Continue reading

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U.S. WJC Camp: Seth Jones Injured, Out for World Juniors

Seth Jones, a 1994-born defenseman and potential top pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, was injured in last night’s game against Russia and will be kept out of the World Junior Championship, Lindsay Berra of ESPN The Magazine reported. … Continue reading

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U.S. WJC Camp Roundup: Recapping USA-RUS; Injury Update; Links

Editor’s note: Wednesday afternoon, I’ll post my projected 2012 U.S. National Junior Team final roster. The official announcement comes down from USA Hockey Thursday morning, so I’ll share who I think will be on that list. Tough decisions to be … Continue reading

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U.S. WJC Camp: USA-Russia Exhibition Preview, CAN-FIN Reviewed, Links

Normally exhibition games are next to meaningless. A chance to work on things, get familiar with teammates and fine tune the team, is usually the order of the day in a non-tournament game. That won’t be the case tonight for … Continue reading

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NHL Network Becomes Exclusive TV Home for World Junior Championship in U.S. Through 2018

In a surprising announcement earlier today, USA Hockey revealed that it has reached an exclusive long-term agreement with NHL Network, which will become television home for the IIHF World Junior Championship in the United States for the next seven years. This … Continue reading

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U.S. WJC Camp Roundup: Bjugstad Banged Up, Scrimmage Notes, Links

After the fifth practice in three days for Team USA candidates, the competition is still fierce at the U.S. National Junior Team’s preliminary camp. The big news of the day so far has been that Justin Faulk will not be … Continue reading

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U.S. WJC Camp: Carolina Not Releasing Faulk to Team USA

The U.S. National Junior Team’s preliminary roster has already been through two days of two-a-day practices and will be on the ice for two hours today beginning at 11 a.m. MST. After Jason Zucker and Kevin Gravel, who were both … Continue reading

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U.S. WJC Camp: Latest on Faulk, Coyle

The U.S. National Junior Team’s candidates hit the ice this morning in Camrose, Alberta, officially opening Team USA’s preliminary camp for the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship. Twenty-eight players arrived in Camrose, with the notable absence being Justin Faulk, still … Continue reading

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U.S. WJC Camp: Answering Your Camp Questions; Who To Follow on Twitter; Coyle Reportedly Leaves BU

As the World Junior Championship gains popularity in the United States, it’s only natural for you newcomers to have plenty of questions. This post will try and answer those frequently asked questions about the USA camp and the selection process. … Continue reading

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U.S. WJC Camp: Battles to Watch

At least 28 players, 29 if Justin Faulk gets loaned, will enter the U.S. National Junior Team’s preliminary camp in Camrose, Alberta, Friday, looking for one of 22 spots on the final roster. The competition will be fierce and tensions … Continue reading

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