Category Archives: WJC

2019 World Juniors: Team USA silver medal postmortem; Player-by-player analysis

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

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 →

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2019 World Junior Championship: Assessing Team USA ahead of the quarterfinal

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

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 →

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2019 World Juniors: Recap and analysis of USA’s insane comeback, OT loss to Sweden

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

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 →

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2019 Team USA World Junior Championship Roster: Team set after six cuts

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

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 →

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