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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
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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
Posted in U.S. National Teams, Women's Hockey, Youth Hockey
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Happy With Bronze
Finishing in third place is disappointing for USA Hockey, the team and the fans. It’s not what many expected. Still, this afternoon, a group of 22 players pulled together and ended the tournament on the highest note possible, given the … Continue reading
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Bronze-Medal Game Preview
At 3:30 p.m. EST, the U.S. has a chance to win a medal. No, it’s not the one they wanted most, but its one they want now. The last time Sweden and the U.S. met in the bronze medal game, … Continue reading
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Team USA Falls to Ontario in U17 Challenge Final
It’s been a tough 24 hours for USA Hockey. First the U.S. National Junior Team fell to Canada in the World Junior semis. Earlier tonight, the U.S. National Under-17 Team was unable to defend its title at the 2011 World … Continue reading
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