Category Archives: U.S. National Teams
Happy With Bronze
Finishing in third place is disappointing for USA Hockey, the team and the fans. It’s not what many expected. Still, this afternoon, a group of 22 players pulled together and ended the tournament on the highest note possible, given the … Continue reading
Bronze-Medal Game Preview
At 3:30 p.m. EST, the U.S. has a chance to win a medal. No, it’s not the one they wanted most, but its one they want now. The last time Sweden and the U.S. met in the bronze medal game, … Continue reading
Team USA Falls to Ontario in U17 Challenge Final
It’s been a tough 24 hours for USA Hockey. First the U.S. National Junior Team fell to Canada in the World Junior semis. Earlier tonight, the U.S. National Under-17 Team was unable to defend its title at the 2011 World … Continue reading
U.S. Nat’l U17 Team Survives Scare, Plays For Title Tonight
Just prior to last night’s World Junior match-up between the U.S. and Canada, another semifinal game was taking place all the way up in Winnipeg. The U.S. National Under-17 Team took on Canada-Pacific for the chance to play Canada-Ontario in … Continue reading
The Night Nothing Went Right — Updated with Links
If you came here looking for excuses, this isn’t the place to be. If you came here looking for someone to throw some chairs around and call out every player and coach and all that… keep looking. The best team on … Continue reading
In Which I Give My Less Biased Opinion on Tonight’s Game
I’ve had a lot of fun here in the last 12 hours or so writing about being biased and all that stuff. But it’s time to get back to business. There is some great hockey that’s going to be played … Continue reading
The Jack Campbell Difference
There is just one thing that I can definitively say the U.S. is better at than Canada at this year’s World Junior Championship. Goaltending. At this event in the past, goaltending has sometimes been the downfall of the United States. Not … Continue reading
USA-Canada: End of Days
If you are a fan of hockey, then how could you not have been rooting for a USA-Canada semifinal? This has all the makings of a World Junior classic game. Thanks to a 4-1 victory over Switzerland in the quarterfinal, … Continue reading
Now Here’s the Fun Part
Well, in case you didn’t know. Team USA will play a team from a country that I am told shares a border with this country. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? Perhaps not. It’s called Canada. It sounds fun. Well, it … Continue reading
Goodbye, 2010: A Banner Year for American Hockey
Tonight, we say good bye to the year that was. 2010 was about as good a year as you could hope for if you’re a hockey fan in the U.S. So let’s take a look back at the year that … Continue reading