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Category Archives: Junior Hockey
Inside Team USA with Dir. of Player Personnel Tim Taylor
The U.S. National Junior Team’s final roster was announced earlier today, but it’s a pretty long and complicated process to get down to what USA Hockey feels are the right 22 players to play in the World Junior Championship. Dean … Continue reading
U.S. National Junior Team: Forwards
While the U.S. probably could say goaltending is its strongest asset, the forward group is certainly going to be a big positive for the U.S. There is a ton of speed and skill, with good scoring depth. Speed is the … Continue reading
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2012 U.S. National Junior Team: Goaltenders, Defensemen
If the U.S. National Junior Team has any hopes of playing for gold, it will need what every team needs, solid goaltending and reliable defense. While the defensive corps was thinned out by the NHL and injury, the group brought … Continue reading
U.S. National Junior Team Roster — Rapid Reaction
The 22 players that will represent the United States at the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship have been selected. These are the players Dean Blais will have at his disposal in USA Hockey’s quest for third-consecutive medal, … Continue reading
2012 WJC: USA Hockey to Announce Final Roster Thursday, 10:30 a.m. EST
Per USA Hockey’s live blog for Wednesday night’s exhibition between Team USA and Switzerland, the organization will announce the final roster for the U.S. National Junior Team at 8:30 a.m. MST (10:30 a.m. EST) on USAHockey.com. Be sure to stick … Continue reading
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2012 WJC: Roster Speculatin’ — My Picks for Team USA
The candidates for the U.S. National Junior Team will play their final exhibition game tonight and after that, the evaluation period is over. USA Hockey expects to announce its final roster on USAHockey.com Thursday. Since it’s hard to wait, I … Continue reading
U.S. WJC Camp: Seth Jones Injured, Out for World Juniors
Seth Jones, a 1994-born defenseman and potential top pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, was injured in last night’s game against Russia and will be kept out of the World Junior Championship, Lindsay Berra of ESPN The Magazine reported. … Continue reading
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U.S. WJC Camp Roundup: Recapping USA-RUS; Injury Update; Links
Editor’s note: Wednesday afternoon, I’ll post my projected 2012 U.S. National Junior Team final roster. The official announcement comes down from USA Hockey Thursday morning, so I’ll share who I think will be on that list. Tough decisions to be … Continue reading
U.S. WJC Camp: USA-Russia Exhibition Preview, CAN-FIN Reviewed, Links
Normally exhibition games are next to meaningless. A chance to work on things, get familiar with teammates and fine tune the team, is usually the order of the day in a non-tournament game. That won’t be the case tonight for … Continue reading
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U.S. WJC Camp Roundup: Bjugstad Banged Up, Scrimmage Notes, Links
After the fifth practice in three days for Team USA candidates, the competition is still fierce at the U.S. National Junior Team’s preliminary camp. The big news of the day so far has been that Justin Faulk will not be … Continue reading
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