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Category Archives: USA Hockey
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
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2011-12 Mid-Season All-America Team — NHL
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
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American Prospect Update: USHL Top Prospects Game Reviewed
The USHL held its first ever Top Prospects Game in conjunction with the National Hockey League Tuesday night in Muskegon, Mich. Team East defeated Team West, 5-3, in the contest, coming back from a two-goal deficit and dominating the latter … Continue reading
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Jablonski, Privette Spark New Debate
Jack Jablonski and Jenna Privette have been hockey’s most talked about teenagers over the last few weeks. Each suffered significant injuries in hockey games sparking a national conversation about checking from behind and general player safety. However, a new, perhaps unexpected debate … Continue reading
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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
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One State, One Week, Two Tragedies — Time to Take The Pledge
Jack Jablonski. Jenna Privette. These two names have been in the thoughts of the hockey community for the last few weeks, both for similar reasons. Jablonski was hit from behind into the boards on Dec. 30 and we now know … Continue reading
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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
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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
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