Of the seven Canadian NHL franchises, no one will be monitoring the World Junior Hockey Championship more closely than the Winnipeg Jets. They have six prospects playing in the tournament; three Canadians, one American, one player from the Czech Republic, and one from Denmark. They include two first round picks, two second round picks, and […] READ MORE
Tag: 2015 World Junior Hockey Championships
World Junior Hockey Championship Is Not What It Could Be
The 2015 World Junior Hockey Championship begins today with ten teams, the seven traditional countries (Canada, United States, Russia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland, Slovakia), one improved country, Switzerland, and two B-level teams, Germany and Denmark. Currently the tournament has the right number of teams but it could be a lot more than what it is […] READ MORE
WJHC: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year in Canada
As I struggle to drive through the snow covered streets with falling white powder yielding my view to about 50 meters in front of me a few weeks before Christmas Day, I’m already hearing Christmas music dominate the local radio channels. My brakes battle the conditions to halt the car while Andy Williams’ voice controls the […] READ MORE
Finland World Junior Preview: Players to Watch
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Future Stars. Over the next week or so, we will be previewing the 2014 World Junior Championships, a tournament that will be played in Toronto and Montreal from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. As always, you can check out the previous Top […] READ MORE
Czech Republic World Junior Preview: Players to Watch
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Future Stars. Over the next week or so, we will be previewing the 2014 World Junior Championships, a tournament that will be played in Toronto and Montreal from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. As always, you can check out the previous Top […] READ MORE
Senators Loan Curtis Lazar to team Canada for the World Juniors
The Ottawa Senators announced today that they are loaning 19-year-old forward Curtis Lazar to Team Canada for the World Junior Championships. Lazar, the teams first round pick in 2013, made the Senators out of training camp this year. He has one goal and six assists with the Senators this season. The first goal of his […] READ MORE
Team Russia World Junior Preview: Players to Watch
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Future Stars. Over the next week or so, we will be previewing the 2014 World Junior Championships, a tournament that will be played in Toronto and Montreal from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. As always, you can check out the previous Top […] READ MORE
Sweden World Junior Team Preview: Players to Watch
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Future Stars. Over the next week or so, we will be previewing the 2014 World Junior Championships, a tournament that will be played in Toronto and Montreal from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. As always, you can check out the previous Top […] READ MORE
Bottom Six Key to Canadian Success at the World Juniors
In the five years since Canada last won a Gold medal at the World Junior Championships, dynasty has been replaced by denunciation. The second Canada is eliminated the theories about why things went wrong float to the surface. After five years of disappointment almost nothing has gone uncriticised: the coaching, the goaltending and the construction of the […] READ MORE
A Lot on the Line for Canada at the World Juniors
It has been five years since a gold medal. Two straight years without any medal. The whispers have become full out cries for Hockey Canada to change their ways. Politics have been blamed for kids being omitted and for the lack of success the past five years. It is one thing for the rest of […] READ MORE
