Chris Peters
-
Category Archives: NCAA
American Prospect Update: NCAA Draft-Eligibles; ESPN Top 50 and More
There aren’t as many NHL Draft prospects in the college ranks this season, mainly because most draft-eligible players aren’t old enough for college yet. While the NCAA field of prospects is small, it offers a fair amount of intrigue. Because … Continue reading
Posted in American Prospects, Junior Hockey, NCAA, NHL Draft, NTDP, USA Hockey
Comments Off on American Prospect Update: NCAA Draft-Eligibles; ESPN Top 50 and More
2011-12 Mid-Season All-America Team — NCAA
Editor’s Note: As we’ve reached the mid-way point for the overall hockey season, it’s time to select the mid-season All-America teams for each of the three major levels of hockey in the United States. If you’ll recall, at the beginning … Continue reading
Posted in All-America Teams, NCAA, NHL
3 Comments
2011-12 Mid-Season All-America Team — 2012 Draft Eligibles
Editor’s Note: As we’ve reached the mid-way point for the overall hockey season, it’s time to select the mid-season All-America teams of each of the three major levels of hockey in the United States. If you’ll recall, at the beginning … Continue reading
Posted in All-America Teams, American Prospects, Junior Hockey, NCAA, NHL Draft, NTDP
Comments Off on 2011-12 Mid-Season All-America Team — 2012 Draft Eligibles
College Hockey Roundup: Where Have The Elites Gone?
Looking up and down the latest national college hockey polls over the last few weeks, a few questions have been raised. Outside of the No. 1 spot, which has been locked down by Minnesota Duluth for the last six weeks, … Continue reading
Posted in NCAA
5 Comments
This Week in the United States of Hockey — 1/7-1/13/2012
It’s been an incredibly busy week for hockey in the U.S. and the game at large. There’s been plenty of great stories, big and small. Seeing as I don’t do this nearly often enough, I figured I’d provide a snapshot … Continue reading
Posted in Grow the Game, Junior Hockey, NCAA, NHL, USA Hockey, Youth Hockey
Comments Off on This Week in the United States of Hockey — 1/7-1/13/2012
American Prospect Update: NHL CSS Mid-Term Rankings [EDITED]
We’ve reached the halfway point of the season for most of the leagues that house players eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. As such, NHL Central Scouting Services released its mid-term rankings Wednesday morning. Central scouting listed 212 North … Continue reading
Posted in American Prospects, Junior Hockey, NCAA, NHL, NHL Draft, NTDP, USA Hockey
13 Comments
2012 WJC Postmortem: Team USA’s Forwards
Looking back at the 2012 World Junior Championship, the U.S. National Junior Team and all of its faults, one has to feel that its biggest opportunity to have made an impact in the tournament rested with the group of forwards. … Continue reading
2012 WJC Postmortem: Team USA’s Defense and Goalies
The 2012 World Junior Championship officially closed last night in thrilling fashion, as Sweden edged Russia, 1-0, in overtime to capture its first U20 gold medal since 1981. It was as exciting a 1-0 game as I’ve seen and it … Continue reading
WU17HC: U.S. Falls to Russia, 7-4, in Championship Game
Despite a valiant comeback effort by the U.S. National Under-17 Team, Russia captured the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge title with a 7-4 victory. The score isn’t indicative of how the game played out, as a pair of late empty-netters for … Continue reading
2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Championship Game Preview: USA vs. Russia
Getting to the championship game at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge is a grind. Seven games in eight days and little margin for error in the preliminary round make this an incredibly tough tournament to win. In fact, the U.S. … Continue reading
The United States of Hockey 