Category Archives: WJC
2019 World Juniors: Team USA silver medal postmortem; Player-by-player analysis
It’s a little later than I would have liked to get this story up, but a late-tournament illness knocked me out of commission and the recovery took a little longer than I expected. Finally back on my feet, with a … Continue reading
2019 World Junior Championship: Assessing Team USA ahead of the quarterfinal
VANCOUVER — The U.S. finished preliminary play with a 3-0-1-0 record, beating Slovakia, Kazakhstan and Finland, while dropping a thriller against Sweden. Through four games, it’s still hard to get a read on this U.S. team. They have only just … Continue reading
2019 World Juniors: Recap and analysis of USA’s insane comeback, OT loss to Sweden
It’s always a better end to the story when the team that makes the miraculous comeback also wins the game. That wasn’t meant to be for the U.S. that recovered from an astonishingly poor performance through the first 50 minutes … Continue reading
2019 Team USA World Junior Championship Roster: Team set after six cuts
The U.S. National Junior Team was finalized Sunday ahead of the 2019 World Junior Championship set to begin Dec. 26. The U.S. roster features 23 players — 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goaltenders. All of the five returning players … Continue reading