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U.S. Nat’l U17 Team Survives Scare, Plays For Title Tonight
Just prior to last night’s World Junior match-up between the U.S. and Canada, another semifinal game was taking place all the way up in Winnipeg. The U.S. National Under-17 Team took on Canada-Pacific for the chance to play Canada-Ontario in … Continue reading
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No Matter The Result, WJC Gaining Steam in U.S.
The U.S. suffered a tough loss last night to arch-rival Canada. It stings. But you know what? Even though it stings, at least American hockey fans feel something when it comes to the World Junior Championship now. A lot of that has … Continue reading
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The Night Nothing Went Right — Updated with Links
If you came here looking for excuses, this isn’t the place to be. If you came here looking for someone to throw some chairs around and call out every player and coach and all that… keep looking. The best team on … Continue reading
In Which I Give My Less Biased Opinion on Tonight’s Game
I’ve had a lot of fun here in the last 12 hours or so writing about being biased and all that stuff. But it’s time to get back to business. There is some great hockey that’s going to be played … Continue reading
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The Jack Campbell Difference
There is just one thing that I can definitively say the U.S. is better at than Canada at this year’s World Junior Championship. Goaltending. At this event in the past, goaltending has sometimes been the downfall of the United States. Not … Continue reading
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USA-Canada: End of Days
If you are a fan of hockey, then how could you not have been rooting for a USA-Canada semifinal? This has all the makings of a World Junior classic game. Thanks to a 4-1 victory over Switzerland in the quarterfinal, … Continue reading
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Now Here’s the Fun Part
Well, in case you didn’t know. Team USA will play a team from a country that I am told shares a border with this country. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? Perhaps not. It’s called Canada. It sounds fun. Well, it … Continue reading
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Coming Soon…
Coming up this evening, I will have belated thoughts on USA-SUI from Friday and reaction to Team USA’s opponent, being decided this afternoon in the quarterfinal between Switzerland and Canada. Should be a thrilling medal round, so stay tuned!
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USA-Switzerland Primer
It’s a big one tonight, folks. The U.S. National Junior Team finds itself in a must-win situation if it wants to earn a bye to the semifinals. Finland trounced Slovakia, 6-0, earlier today to improve to 3-0-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) and have … Continue reading
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Goodbye, 2010: A Banner Year for American Hockey
Tonight, we say good bye to the year that was. 2010 was about as good a year as you could hope for if you’re a hockey fan in the U.S. So let’s take a look back at the year that … Continue reading
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The United States of Hockey 