World Juniors

3 Bruins Prospects Shine Through Preliminary Round at World Juniors

The future of Boston Bruins hockey has been on full display through the preliminary round at World Juniors as three of their prospects have been putting on a show. This year’s World Juniors, being held in Edmonton, have showcased Bruins top prospect Fabian Lysell, Riley Duran, and 2022 fourth-round pick Dans Locmelis. For Bruins fans, […]

Detroit Strongly Represented at the Upcoming WJC

After the 2022 World Junior Under-20 Championship was initially canceled back in December, there was uncertainty about when and if the tournament would resume. Only a few months later, the IIHF announced the tournament would take place August 9th-20th at Rogers Place in Edmonton. With many picks over the past few seasons, the Red Wings […]

Ryan Leonard Added To Team USA Hockey World Junior Evaluation Camp Roster

Team USA has added Ryan Leonard and five other players to the 2022 National Junior Evaluation Camp at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. The camp will serve as a final evaluation in advance of selecting the final roster that will travel to Edmonton, Alberta, for the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship re-start. The original […]

Three Red Wings Prospects Named to Sweden’s Preliminary World Junior Roster

On Tuesday, Team Sweden released its 23-man preliminary IIHF World Junior U20 roster for the upcoming makeup tournament that will be held again in Edmonton and Red Deer in August. Amongst the players named to the roster, Red Wings prospects Simon Edvinsson, Theodor Niederbach, and William Wallinder could be representing their home country in a […]

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 […]

World Juniors set for a potential return in Summer 2022

Every hockey fan’s favorite holiday tradition, the World Juniors tournament, may be set to return this summer. The tournament was shut down in December after only five days of competition due to teams contracting the Omicron variant of COVID, which canceled multiple games and affected the tournament’s integrity. In a report done by Robert Durkac […]

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. […]