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2012 WJC: USA vs. Denmark Preview
Team USA is looking for its third consecutive medal at the World Juniors, but in order to achieve that, it has to get through a challenging preliminary round. It all starts tonight. The United States will open the World Junior Championship against Denmark … Continue reading
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2012 WJC: Previewing Group B, Brief Look at Group A
The U.S. National Junior Team will face a very competitive field playing in the IIHF World Junior Championship’s Group B. Starting with Denmark tonight, the U.S. will meet Finland, the Czech Republic and Canada in preliminary-round action, providing a challenging path … Continue reading
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2012 WJC: A Beginner’s Guide to the World Juniors
The World Junior Championship has continually grown in popularity in the United States. Perhaps before 2010, you never even heard of the tournament. Team USA’s thrilling win in Saskatoon, with John Carlson scoring the OT game-winner against Canada, brought the … Continue reading
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USofH on the Air: Talkin’ World Juniors & Team USA with Gospel of Hockey
Friday, at 1 p.m. EST, I’ll join Matt Gajtka and Larry Snyder on the Gospel of Hockey podcast. We’ll talk Team USA at length, but also cover the tournament as a whole. Hope to share a few more insights from … Continue reading
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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
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