Category Archives: American Prospects

2013-14 College Hockey Preview: Conference-By-Conference Rankings

Though the NHL will grab the hockey headlines all week, college hockey is also on its way back. As most teams fill their schedules with exhibition games this weekend, Ferris State travels to Colgate Saturday for a non-conference game that … Continue reading

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2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game Recap

The 2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, the second edition of the event, was mostly another success. The game was moderately entertaining and a lot of players showed off some solid skills at this early stage of their draft season. … Continue reading

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2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game Preview

On Thursday night in Pittsburgh, 40 39 of the best American-born players eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft will take the ice at the CONSOL Energy Center to compete in the 2014 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game. It’s the second … Continue reading

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2013 All-American Prospects Game Roster Revealed

Monday, USA Hockey revealed the 40 players invited to participate in the 2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Pittsburgh. The game, which will be held at the CONSOL Energy Center on Sept. 26, features only U.S. players eligible for … Continue reading

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NCAA vs. CHL: QMJHL Rising as Legitimate Player in Recruiting Battle

Once considered mostly an afterthought in the ongoing and ever-present recruiting battle between college hockey and the Canadian Hockey League, the QMJHL has made a more concerted effort to attract top-end talent from the United States. This summer, it may … Continue reading

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NCAA vs. CHL: Summer of Decommitments Rages On

For a pair of teams that play in the Canadian province of Ontario, the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers and London Knights sure love their American players. News broke Saturday night that Christian Dvorak, a highly regarded forward out of … Continue reading

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2013 U.S. WJC Camp Wrap Up

Every year, USA Hockey’s National Junior Evaluation Camp provides the staff of the U.S. National Junior Team a great chance to get a close look at its candidate pool under one roof. Normally things start clearing up as some players … Continue reading

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2013 U.S. WJC Camp: USA vs. Canada Recap

The U.S. found a way to finish the camp on a pretty high note with a 5-1 victory over Canada. Team USA got terrific goaltending from Jon Gillies and found the magic on the power play as well. The scoreline … Continue reading

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2013 U.S. WJC Camp: USA vs. Finland Recap

If the U.S. National Junior Team was hoping for a clearer evaluation picture for the first half of the season, I’m not sure they’ve got it with this year’s National Junior Evaluation Camp, but there were a few positives taken … Continue reading

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2013 U.S. WJC Camp: USA vs. Sweden Recap — Ivan Hlinka Update

The newly-trimmed roster for Team USA didn’t get off to the best of starts in its first game as one squad. The U.S. fell to Sweden 4-0 Wednesday. It was one of those games that just never had much flow. … Continue reading

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