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Welcome to our 2023 World Junior Championship predictions. We’ll take an in-depth look at each game taking place in the Canadian Maritimes. These looks will happen for each game until the gold-medal game. We’ll try to give you the information you need to get an edge. We take a look at the Quarterfinal matchup between […] READ MORE
The final day of the preliminary rounds of the World Junior Championship is here. In group B, there is a heavyweight bout between Finland and the USA. If Finland wins, they finish atop the group. If USA wins, and Slovakia loses, they finish first in the group. Lots to fight for in this one. 2023 […] READ MORE
Day four of the World Junior Championship is here! Group B is shaking up to be interesting. Finland sits in second, behind only Switzerland, but ahead of Team USA (fourth). Today, they will be taking on Latvia, who is looking to snag their first win of the tournament. 2023 World Junior Championship Predictions Latvia vs […] READ MORE
Day two of the World Junior Championship is here! After an exciting first day, which featured a ton of goals (largely from one game) and upsets, the tournament continues. With a full slate of games, let’s focus on group B. Slovakia will take on Finland. This is Slovakia’s first match-up, and Finland is coming off […] READ MORE
Welcome to our 2023 World Junior Championship predictions. We’ll take an in-depth look at each game taking place in the Canadian Maritimes. These looks will happen for each game until the gold-medal game. We’ll try to give you the information you need to get an edge. We take a look at the Group B matchup […] READ MORE
The NHL announced recently that they aren’t able to host the much anticipated World Cup of Hockey in 2024. The event is now scheduled to be held in 2025 however there is still much uncertainty. With controversy surrounding Russia’s eligibility as well as the return of Team North America and Team Europe, there are still question marks. […] READ MORE
The 2022 World Junior Championship quarter-final games are about to begin. The first game of the day features Team Finland vs Team Germany. Team Finland is just coming off a tough loss to Team Canada where the score was 6-3. Team Germany is similarly coming off a loss of 2-4 against Sweden. Both teams will […] READ MORE
After coming off a close victory against Slovakia in their first game, Team Czechia will face their toughest opponent of the tournament thus far. Today’s matchup includes Czechia going up against the powerhouse that is Finland. This is Finland’s second game of the tournament at the 2022 World Junior Championship since being postponed from December. […] READ MORE
The 2022 World Junior Championships continue as we head into day three of the tournament. The first three days had high flying, very offence-oriented games. Wednesday, December 29th has Team Finland facing off against Team Czechia in Group A. It’s the first of four games on deck for the day. After just one game on […] READ MORE
If Day Two of the 2022 World Junior Championships is anywhere as exciting as Day One, this slate of games won’t disappoint. The high-end skill of players like Matvei Michkov and Owen Power was on full display yesterday in Edmonton and Red Deer. Today, the four-game slate opens with a Group A game between Austria […] READ MORE
Josh is a Minneapolis-based journalist and editor covering anything and everything NHL with a soft spot for the Leafs. He's one-third of the Throwing Haymakers Podcast and is a new face in the world of advanced analytics. He's been with Last Word on Sports since March of 2019. You can reach him on Twitter at @JoshLwoh, or by email at [email protected]