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Swayman Shines in World Championship Debut

After being eliminated from the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Jeremy Swayman was given the ultimate opportunity. Swayman joined team USA for the IIHF Men’s World Championships. Swayman was selected to represent his country on the big stage while gaining more experience with this incredible opportunity. For the 23-year-old, it took no time for him to […]

Report: World Juniors officially set

Canada’s Christmas pastime is back! Book your flights to Edmonton! The 2022 World Juniors are set for August 9-20, according to Salim Valji of TSN. It’ll be a busy, abnormal offseason for GMs. Lucky for them, they will be able to see their draft picks in action at the 2022 World Juniors. The 2022 World […]

2022 World Juniors Will Return to Alberta This Summer

The IIHF made several major announcements today during a media availability at the Main Media Centre of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. IIHF president Luc Tardif and Council members Petr Briza and Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer were part of the press conference that outlined several plans for international hockey going forward. They spoke about the IIHF’s […]

Report: Luc Tardif confirms World Juniors will be played in August

Early Tuesday morning, World Juniors fans worldwide were greeted with excellent news as president of the IIHF Luc Tardif announced to RIA Novosti that the World Juniors would be played in August, with exact dates coming after the Olympics. I also assume they will announce the location of where the tournament is being held. This […]

Breaking News: World Juniors CANCELED; IIHF Continues To Flounder

Update 3:17 PM EST As reported just minutes ago, the World Juniors has officially been canceled. Original Article Just 24 hours after the IIHF canceled the USA vs. Switzerland due to COVID, they have announced the forfeiture of two more games. The Czechia have forfeited their match against Finland, and Russia has forfeited their game […]

Bedard scores FOUR goals. Will he be better than McDavid?

Connor Bedard is the real deal. He is only sixteen years old and just scored four goals, including a natural hat trick. Connor Bedard would go on to finish the game versus Austria with five points. Bedard is the first sixteen-year-old to have a hat trick in the tournament since Wayne Gretzky back in 1977. […]

Team USA Beat Slovakia 3-2, As Blackhawks Prospects Shine.

Team USA opened the 2022 IIHF World Juniors Championship Sunday against Team Slovakia. Team USA had three Chicago Blackhawks prospects in the game(Commesso, Slaggert, and Kaiser). Team USA was the favorite going into this game. Team USA would show why they have the second-best odds to win the tournament during the first period. Shots would […]

Oil Kings Defenceman Kaiden Guhle Named Captain Canada

On Monday afternoon, Canada announced their leadership group for the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer. The player that will carry the title of Captain Canada will be none other than the recent Edmonton Oil Kings acquisition and 2020 first-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens – Kaiden Guhle. Edmonton had just […]