Chris Peters
-
Category Archives: Junior Hockey
2019 World Juniors: Recap and analysis of USA’s insane comeback, OT loss to Sweden
It’s always a better end to the story when the team that makes the miraculous comeback also wins the game. That wasn’t meant to be for the U.S. that recovered from an astonishingly poor performance through the first 50 minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Junior Hockey, NCAA, NHL Draft, U.S. National Teams, USA Hockey, WJC, World Junior Championship
Tagged B.C., Canada, Ryan Poehling, Sweden, Team USA, Victoria, World Junior Championship, World Juniors
2 Comments
2019 Team USA World Junior Championship Roster: Team set after six cuts
The U.S. National Junior Team was finalized Sunday ahead of the 2019 World Junior Championship set to begin Dec. 26. The U.S. roster features 23 players — 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goaltenders. All of the five returning players … Continue reading
Posted in Junior Hockey, NCAA, U.S. National Teams, USA Hockey, WJC, World Junior Championship
Comments Off on 2019 Team USA World Junior Championship Roster: Team set after six cuts
The Long Goodbye…
As a noted procrastinator who utilizes the stress and anxiety of a tight deadline to focus and tighten his writing, and as someone who so often said on this very website that this piece would come at this time only to … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Olympics, All-America Teams, American Prospects, Blog News, Grow the Game, High School Hockey, Hockey Weekend Across America, IIHF Men's World Championship, Junior Hockey, Minor League Hockey, NCAA, NHL, NHL Draft, NTDP, Paralympics, U.S. National Teams, USA Hockey, USHL, Whimsy, Women's Hockey, World Junior Championship, World U17 Hockey Challenge, World U18 Championship, Youth Hockey
17 Comments
U.S. Hockey Participation Numbers for 2013-14
There were more people playing hockey in the United States than ever before during the 2013-14 season according to USA Hockey. The national governing body’s membership report released in early June indicates that 519,417 people registered as players last season, … Continue reading
USA Hockey Board Approves Stronger Rules to Curtail Fighting in Junior Hockey
USA Hockey’s Annual Congress was held in Colorado Springs, Colo., last week. The organization revealed that its playing membership was at an all-time high of 519,417, which is more than 8,000 players better than the previous high set in 2011-12 … Continue reading
Posted in Junior Hockey, NCAA, USA Hockey
3 Comments
The Evolution of Goaltender John Gibson
#489376413 / gettyimages.com On a chilly November evening in front of 200 or 300 spectators at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube, John Gibson flipped a switch. The Pittsburgh native had been at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program for less … Continue reading
Jack Eichel: The American Prospect Everyone is Talking About
Jack Eichel is early. The often large spotlight cast on the NHL Draft this time of year seems a bit dim, as if conserving energy for what’s to come. Even two months away from the day every prospect dreams about, … Continue reading
Mark Osiecki named head coach of 2015 U.S. National Junior Team
Mark Osiecki has been named head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, USA Hockey announced today. The former Ohio State head coach has been an assistant on each of the last three … Continue reading
2014 IIHF World Junior Championship Postmortem: Assessing Team USA’s Defense and Goaltending
After taking a look at the U.S. National Junior Team as a whole and detailing the play of the forwards, it’s time to close the book on the 2014 World Juniors with the final looks at Team USA’s defense and … Continue reading
2014 IIHF World Junior Championship Postmortem: Assessing Team USA’s Forwards
After taking a look at the team as a whole and examining how everything happened and what we can learn from it, there’s a far simpler task ahead. It’s time to look at how the individuals performed under the bright lights … Continue reading
The United States of Hockey 