Author: Mike Thomas
Thomas Milic Carries Canada To The Gold Medal Game; Canada Defeats USA 6-2 In The Semis
USA vs. Canada, does it get any better than this? The next chapter between these eternal rivals was about to be written. The winner moves on to face Czechia for gold, and the loser will face off against Sweden for Bronze. A common theme during this tournament was how electric the crowd was. It was […]
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Matthews Fastest Leaf To Reach 500 Career Points; Blues Defeat Leafs 6-5 In A Shootout
The Leafs kicked off the 2023 calendar year at home as the St. Louis Blues were in town, the first of a three game home stand. The Blues and Leafs faced off on December 27th in St. Louis, a game in which the Leafs managed to pull off a 5-4 overtime victory. The Blues had […]
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Pandemonium In Halifax, Bedard Strikes Again; Canada Defeats Slovakia 4-3 in OT To Advance To The Semi’s
There’s just something about an elimination game at the world juniors in a smaller rink. When I was a kid, this tournament was always played in smaller rinks, so it was fantastic seeing the tournament go back to that this year. Growing up, some of my favorite memories as a kid watching these tournaments were […]
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BREAKING: The Battle of Alberta Is Headed Outdoors!
The battle of Alberta is heading outdoors! During the second intermission of the Oilers vs. Jets game, Ron MacLean announced that the battle of Alberta is heading outside at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton next season! On Sunday, October 29th, the Oilers will host the Flames for the Tim Hortons Heritage Classic. It was quite fitting, […]
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Another Game, Another Record For Connor Bedard; Canada Dominates Sweden With 5-1 Victory
The building was absolutely electric even before the players took to the ice. While Canada’s goaltending had been rather shaky through the first three games of the tournament, they elected to go with Thomas Milic in this New Year’s Eve showdown against Sweden. The energy from the crowd went straight to the legs of team […]
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Record Tying Night For Bedard – Canada Defeats Austria 11-0
There was no denying the fact that Canada was heavily favored as the favorite heading into this one. Austria had yet to score a single goal so far in the tournament while giving up a total of 20 goals. Austria has also never won a game in the history of the world junior championship. Despite […]
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Welcome To The Bedard Show Canada; Canada Destroys Germany 11-2
Earlier today, Dylan Guenther called out his team for trying to be too fancy during their game against Czechia. He said, “we aren’t going to Michigan our way to the final.” Canada came flying out of the gates, and the first 1:14 of the game, Canada applied a tremendous amount of pressure. That pressure resulted […]
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Leafs Bend But Don’t Break As They Defeat The Blues 5-4 In OT
It was made known to the public before puck drop that both Morgan Rielly and Rasmus Sandin were looking great in practice the past couple of days. Keefe said at this point, he would say both are close to returning, and he would consider both to be day-to-day. Great news for both the Leafs and […]
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Heave (The Game Tape) Away; Canada Loses 5-2 To Czechia
The last time the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship took place in Halifax was 20 years ago. Marc-Andre Fleury was a budding star between the pipes, and Jordin Tootoo quickly became a name that was known coast to coast across the country because of his physicality and high energy. A core memory for me during […]
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A Full 60 Minute Effort as Leafs Down Lightning 4-1
Whenever the Lightning and the Leafs get together, you never know how the game will unfold. However, one thing you can be sure of is how eventful of a game it will be from start to finish. Heading into this one, the Leafs were riding a two game losing streak, a 3-1 loss to the […]
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