The end of December brings great things. The holiday season, the promise of a new year, and for hockey fans, two of the most exciting weeks of the year: the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) U-20 World Junior Championship.
The Vancouver Canucks won their third straight game with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on home ice when rookie defenseman Quinn Hughes scored a power-play goal halfway through the third period.
As the Tampa Bay Lightning approached the 2018 NHL trade deadline, it was clear that the franchise needed to add top-flight defensemen to round out their core. While many speculated that they would be going after a permanent partner for Victor Hedman on the top-pairing...
Although 2019 was disappointing for Slovakia, expect more of the same for the 2020 World Junior Championship. Placed in Group A with Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and Kazakhstan, they will have their work cut out for them.
When preliminary rosters were announced the Anaheim Ducks had four prospects with the chance to make their respective nations’ final rosters for the World Junior Championship. Now that cuts have been made and rosters are complete...
During yesterday’s Toronto Maple Leafs 8-6 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, I thought I had been transported 35 years back in time. As a professor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton for 40 years, I cut my hockey teeth watching the Edmonton Oilers dynasty of the mid-1980s.
The New York Rangers have one of the most memorable prospect pools in team history because of general manager Jeff Gorton’s willingness to sell veteran assets. Ever since the letter sent to the fans in Feb.
The Vegas Golden Knights Prospect Report is a monthly article that will offer a peek into who will be wearing the black and gold in the future. I will have a top 10 list of players and discuss how they performed in the previous month...
Friends or not, Kathryn Tappen is not letting Jeremy Roenick off the hook for his "unacceptable" comments.
Lehigh Valley Splits Final Trip to Charlotte December 24, 2019 Phantoms In The Community: The Lehigh Valley Phantoms continued to be a big part of the youth hockey players in the area as players spent a night at Steel Ice Center joining all the Phantoms Youth teams on the ice for practice.
Lehigh Valley, Pa. — With two goals in Saturday’s contest against the Charlotte Checkers, as well as taking first-star honors and leading the team in shots with five, Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Pascal Laberge has been named the PSECU Player of the Week.