Category Archives: U.S. National Teams
American Prospect Update – Five Nations Report
As you might have seen yesterday, there is a big international tournament going on over in the Czech Republic featuring many 2011 NHL Draft eligible players. Outside of the World U18 Championship, the Under-18 Five Nations might be the next … Continue reading
United States of Hockey Links
It’s Wednesday and there’s a lot going on in hockey right now, so it’s probably a good time to get you caught up on some of the links from around the United States of Hockey. — When it comes to … Continue reading
Burlington Ready to Welcome World in 2012
USA Hockey today announced that Burlington, Vt., has been selected to host the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship. The tournament will be held April 7-14, with the University of Vermont’s Gutterson Fieldhouse serving as the primary site … Continue reading
REPORT: Burlington To Host 2012 World Women’s Championship
The Burlington Free Press is reporting that Burlington, Vt., will host the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship. USA Hockey sent out a media advisory on Monday stating “A major announcement from USA Hockey regarding an upcoming international … Continue reading
Mr. USA Hockey
Since I started the blog, I’ve been asking myself what player best embodies American hockey today. Who is the guy that I think of first when I think of USA Hockey Yesterday I posed the question on this blog and … Continue reading
U.S. Women’s U18s Best Canada
After a rough week for USA Hockey against Canadian teams, the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team was able to knock off defending Women’s World Under-18 Champion Canada for its third gold medal at the event. In just the fourth installment … Continue reading
WJC Aftermath: Evaluating the Goaltender(s), Plus a Look to 2012
Except for 9:33 in a game against Germany, Jack Campbell played the entire World Junior Championship. He won the tournament’s directorate award as the best goaltender and proceeded to dominate at the international level. Andy Iles only got to play … Continue reading
WJC Aftermath: Evaluating the Forwards PART II
Yesterday, I gave you an idea of what I thought of the defensemen and the returning forwards. Today, I’ve got quite a few thoughts on the seven forwards that were in their first World Junior Championship this year. Some of … Continue reading
WJC Aftermath: Evaluating the Forwards PART I
I have decided to break this up into two parts. The first part will focus on the returning players from last year’s World Junior Championship. I think it’s fair to be able to evaluate them differently. There are elements that … Continue reading
WJC Aftermath: Evaluating the Defensemen
One thing that the folks at USA Hockey do after a tournament like this is get together at some point in the not so distant future and take a look back at the World Juniors. What went right? What went … Continue reading