IIHF World Junior Championships

Victor Söderström Is Entering a Make-Or-Break Season

In the 2019 NHL draft, John Chayka and the Coyotes made the surprising move to trade up to the 11th overall pick and draft the Swedish-born defenseman giving up the 14th and 45th picks in the same draft. Pre-draft scouting reports had Söderström as a good two-way defenseman with excellent skating and the potential to […]

Draft Profile: Lukas Dragicevic

Lukas Dragicevic is the 6’2”, 188lb smooth skating defenseman for the Tri-City Americans for the WHL. In 68 games, he finished with a stat line of 15-60-75. Let’s go over what his game is like. Strengths Dragicevic’s biggest strengths are easily his offensive game. While not the fastest, he’s a pretty smooth skater and is […]

Flyers’ Top Prospect Showing Promise

The Philadelphia Flyers are struggling through another season and hoping to rebuild the roster to become a contender in the National Hockey League. Goaltender Carter Hart and winger Travis Konecny have been the bright spots for John Tortorella’s club. The Flyers are currently seventh in the Metropolitan Division with 39 points and are 6-4-0 in […]

Bruins Prospect Dans Locmelis Finding Success at World Juniors

The Boston Bruins drafted Latvian center Dans Locmelis in the 4th round of the 2022 draft. Since joining the organization, he has done nothing but prove he is an underrated prospect in the Bruins organization. The 18-year-old has continued that trend with his strong play early on in the 2023 World Juniors. Latvia is not […]

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 […]

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 […]

USA Hockey Releases Roster For World Juniors

It’s that time of year as the World Juniors gets set to kick off and countries begin to finalize their rosters. Yesterday, USA Hockey officially announced its final 25-man roster for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Among the final cuts that were made, players such as goaltender Tyler Muszelik, defenseman Shai Buium and […]

Islanders’ DuFour, Raty To Battle For World Junior Gold

If you’re an Islanders fan and a fan of watching the World Juniors, you’re getting the best of both worlds as the 2022 World Junior Championship wraps up. On Saturday night, Team Canada and Team Finland will battle it out for junior hockey glory. The game will also feature a battle between two prospects that […]

Boston Bruins’ Top Prospect Makes Sweden’s World Juniors Roster

The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships will begin in Edmonton, Alberta, in late July, and Boston Bruins’ prospect Fabian Lysell is on the Swedish roster. Lysell was the Bruins’ first-round pick in 2021, selected 21st overall. The 5’10” 176-pound right-wing played for the Vancouver Giants last season in the Western Hockey League. The Gothenburg, Sweden […]

Red Wings: Alex Nedeljkovic puts on a show in Carolina

Last night, Alex Nedeljkovic put on a show against his former team leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-0 shutout victory over Carolina. The 46-save shutout was the third of the season and the sixth of Nedeljkovic’s brief career. Nedeljkovic was fantastic and exceptionally sharp throughout the game, making 35 saves over the final […]