Aug 3, 2024; Plymouth, MI, USA; USA’s goaltender Hampton Slukynsky (30) raises his arms and celebrates the victory over Canada with teammate forward Max Plante (14) during O.T. of the 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase at USA Hockey Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn Images...
Canada also will ice the top twoprospects for the 2020 NHL Draft in Byfield and Alexis Lafreniere who will no doubt go one-two overall. The only question is which will go number one. Perhaps a strong performance from one or the other will lend an answer to that question. But there are...
They had this weird trend of winning one year, and fighting for survival the next. That was the case throughout the 2010s, with the team even firing their coach midway through the tournament in 2017. But now, the Finns sit No. 1 in the men’s hockey rankings (the WJC isn’t counted...
Team Latvia has become one of the great underdog stories at this year’s World Junior Championship Tournament (WJC), and they were gifted some NHL treatment from a veteran Columbus Blue Jackets goalie.Elvis Merzlikinsis a native of Riga, Latvia and before suiting up with the Blue...