Category Archives: American Prospects

The U.S. National Junior Team has defeated Sweden to claim its third World Junior Championship gold medal and second in four years. Rapid reaction to Team USA’s 3-1 win and the tournament overall coming shortly.

The U.S. National Junior Team will meet a familiar foe today when it takes on Sweden in the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship gold-medal game. One of the budding rivalries in international hockey at the U20 level and below, USA-Sweden … Continue reading →

It started in August with 45 players in Lake Placid, N.Y. The road to the World Junior Championship gold-medal game then took a more direct turn only a month ago as USA Hockey narrowed down its list of candidates for … Continue reading →

As expected, there won’ be any changes from the U.S. National Junior Team lineup from Wednesday’s big 7-0 win over the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals besides Shayne Gostisbehere being reinserted to the lineup. The U.S. had one of it’s … Continue reading →

The hockey gods must be smiling upon us as the United States and Canada will line up across from each other once again at the 2013 World Junior Championship, this time with a trip to the gold-medal game on the … Continue reading →

It was almost total domination for the United States today in its quarterfinal match-up with the Czech Republic. Team USA collected a 7-0 victory to earn a shot at Canada in the semifinals. The win guarantees the U.S. will play … Continue reading →

Phil Housley only made a few minor changes to Team USA’s lineup from the Slovakia game  for today’s quarterfinal match-up with the Czech Republic. The U.S. will meet the Czechs at 4 a.m. ET with the game airing live on … Continue reading →

The IIHF has suspended U.S. National Junior Team defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere for one game for an infraction committed in the first period against Slovakia. As a result, Gostisbehere will miss Team USA’s quartefinal match-up against the Czech Republic, leaving the … Continue reading →