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Category Archives: World Junior Championship
U.S. World Junior Watch: Locks, Likelies and Bubble Players for U.S. Roster
As hard as it may be to believe, what with the distraction of a lockout and our hockey body clocks completely out of whack, the World Junior Championship is just over two months away. Two months until the best hockey … Continue reading
U.S. WJC Candidate Lucia Breaks Leg, Out Three Months
Coming into the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship, there are still some tough decisions to be made at the forward positions for Team USA. It appears now that one of the top candidates to fill a top-six role on the … Continue reading
2012 U.S. WJC Camp Final Wrap Up
Over ten days in Lake Placid, N.Y., many of the top American players under the age of 20 competed as part of the National Junior Evaluation Camp. Starting with 45 players at the beginning, the camp was whittled down to … Continue reading
2012 U.S. WJC Camp: Day 8 Recap — USA vs. FIN
The camp ended with a bit of a whimper Saturday as a team comprised of the remaining U.S. players at the National Junior Evaluation Camp fell to Finland 3-2 today in overtime. It wasn’t the best way to end the … Continue reading
2012 U.S. WJC Camp: Day 6 Recap — USA vs. Sweden
It’s that point of the camp where many of the players should be hitting their stride and settling in as they get their legs under them. If Thursday was any indication, at least 22 of the 34 left at the … Continue reading
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2012 U.S. WJC Camp: Previewing Day 6 Action — USA vs. SWE
Coming off a 5-2 victory over Finland, the U.S. will send a new combination of 22 players out at 4 p.m. Thursday to take on Sweden. The Swedes have scored 13 goals so far in the two games they’ve been … Continue reading
2012 U.S. WJC Camp: Previewing Day 5 Action — USA vs. Finland
It’s the fifth day of the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp. The cuts have been made, so the tensions ease a little bit, but the competitiveness of the camp should not. Twenty-two of the 34 players remaining in camp will take on … Continue reading
2012 U.S. WJC Camp: USA Sends Eleven Players Home
With just three days to impress Phil Housley and his staff in the camp setting, the players at the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp had to be on from the beginning. With such tough competition in camp and so many … Continue reading
2012 U.S. WJC Camp: Day 3 Recap – USA White vs. Sweden
Maybe USA White got the unlucky draw. Both Sweden and Finland have sent tough teams to Lake Placid, but Sweden has the kind that pounces on every mistake and finishes on every quality chance. That’s kind of what happened in … Continue reading
2012 U.S. WJC Camp: Day 3 Recap — USA Blue vs. Finland
It might be only the third day of camp, but it was the most critical as the games began for the U.S. split-squads against Finland and Sweden. With the two games today serving as the final evaluation period before first … Continue reading
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