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American Prospect Update: Winners Get the Edge
Rightly or wrongly, there are going to be times where “intangibles” play a role in how scouts evaluate prospects. The problem with intangibles is that they are immeasurable, which makes them hard to actually evaluate. Words like “moxie” or “make … Continue reading
Posted in American Prospects, Junior Hockey, NCAA, NHL Draft, NTDP
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2011WMC: Evaluating Team USA After Quarterfinal Exit
The U.S. Men’s National Team dropped a 4-0 decision to the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals, thus ending its run at the 2011 IIHF World Men’s Championship. Despite the final score, the U.S. played hard and battled to the end. … Continue reading
Posted in NHL, U.S. National Teams, USA Hockey, World Senior Championship
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Pee Wee Checking Debate Renewed As Vote Nears
It’s been some time since my last post on the topic of the proposed rule to delay body checking until the Bantam level. As we are a month away from USA Hockey’s Annual Congress, at which the rule will be … Continue reading
Posted in Grow the Game, USA Hockey, Youth Hockey
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2011WMC: Team USA Falls to Switzerland, Will Play Czechs in QF
UPDATE: The U.S. Men’s National Team will take on the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. EDT. The game will be carried live on VERSUS. Knowing its fate may have been a big reason for the U.S. Men’s … Continue reading
Posted in NHL, U.S. National Teams, USA Hockey, World Senior Championship
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USofH On The Air
I’ll be joining the boys on The Pipeline Show on TEAM 1260 in Edmonton Saturday at 12:25 p.m. CDT to chat about U.S. National Under-18 Team prospects. You can get the “Listen Live” link at thepipelineshow.com. If you miss the … Continue reading
Posted in American Prospects, Blog News, NHL Draft, NTDP, U.S. National Teams, World U18 Championship
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2011WMC: Team USA Grabs Hard-Earned Point Against Canada
In black and white, the U.S. Men’s National Team lost to Canada today, 4-3, in a shootout. However, by forcing overtime, the U.S. earned a point in the standings, which is something to be incredibly happy about. Every point matters … Continue reading
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2011WMC: U.S. Falls to Sweden, Looks Ahead to Canada
Perhaps it was to Team USA’s benefit that VERSUS elected to show the game against Sweden on a tape delay as opposed to live. The U.S. Men’s National Team came into the game riding a 2-0-0-0 record and had a … Continue reading
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United States of Links – College Hockey, Prospects, Patriotism & More!
Having two world championships, back-to-back, has taken up a lot of the digital ink on this blog for the last several weeks. So in order to catch you up on the important news you might occasionally stop for on this … Continue reading
2011 IIHF World Men’s Championship: Team USA Through Two
After two games at the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s Championship, we’ve already learned a lot about this U.S. Men’s National Team. A 5-1 win over Austria on Saturday and a 4-2 comeback win against Norway Monday morning … Continue reading
2011 IIHF World Championship: Team USA Preview
The IIHF World Men’s Championship is often overlooked in North America. With the NHL playoffs in full swing, it’s not exactly on the average hockey fan’s radar. However, if you like international hockey, it’s certainly worth keeping tabs on. This … Continue reading
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The United States of Hockey 