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  Well, this tournament certainly hasn’t disappointed! Day two was filled with action and unfortunately, it was a bit one-sided on a couple of occasions. Belarus showed that they aren’t going to be pushed around and put a thumping on the Swiss. Group A’s other game featured another blowout as Canada took a beating to the Swedes potting a dozen goals. Group B was a bit tighter as the Russian went from coming back against the Americans to blowing a lead against the Finns less than 24 hours...

Team Canada’s Shane Wright celebrates his first of three goals against Sweden.IIHF.com There were predictions that Team Canada would have a potentially dominating team at the World Under-18 Hockey Championship, but what they put together in their opening game was beyond the pale. Shane Wright of the OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs scored a hat trick to lead Canada to a 12-1 thumping of Sweden in their first round-robin game of the tournament in Frisco and Plano, Texas. Defenceman Brandt C...

Thursday 29 April, GIO Stadium, 7:50pm Raiders: Come into the game off a five-day turnaround after a loss to Cowboys on Saturday night. Joseph Tapine and Isosia Soliola are both options to come back into 17 after both were dropped last week. Jarrod Crokers position in the team could come into question with his form down but he also appeared to re-injure the shoulder he had off season surgery on and could be in some doubt. Bailey Simonsson should return from concussion on the right wing which co...

Lindholm laments loss: We needed this win Former Maple Leaf Frycer dead at 61 Ice Chips: Ovechkin remains out with LBI Blue Jackets G Korpisalo done for season Batherson scores winner as Senators down Canucks McDavid hat trick pushes Oilers past Jets in standings Thornton ‘bringing more fire’ to Leafs lineup with playoffs looming Canadiens top Flames in Caufields debut Saros makes 39 saves as Preds beat Panthers Perron posts 3-point game as Blues beat Avs Sharks beat Coyotes to snap eight-...

Allen Douglas Kamloops Blazers forward Logan Stankoven has been named an alternate captain for Canada at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship. Hockey Canada announced its leadership group for the event on Saturday morning ahead of pre-tournament action. Stankoven, an 18-year-old product of Kamloops, B.C., is one of 10 WHL players representing Canada at the annual event, which is scheduled to officially get underway beginning April 26 in Frisco and Plano, Texas. A 5-foot-8,...

If I Was Steve Yzerman...My Approach To The 2021 Offseason (Part 4) Share this story Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images Part 3 of this series focused on the “nuclear” approach to free agency. Part 4 today will focus on the “radical teardown” approach and my decision on which way I would proceed. From Parts 1 and 2, the following decisions were made: Evgeny Svechnikov was lost to Seattle in the expansion draft Frans Nielsen was bought out The Red Wings drafted the following pl...

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Photo Courtesy of Keith Hershmiller/WHL Nolan Allan controls the puck for the Prince Albert Raiders during a recent game at the Brandt Centre in Regina. Although the 2020-21 Western Hockey League season has been different than any on record, the frantic pace of the 24-game schedule has allowed players to get a ton of ice time over the last month. For Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Nolan Allan, the return to action has allowed him to prepare for the biggest event of his career to date, as he�...

FEATURE: A New Asset in Hand The Devils secured a couple of picks, including a first-rounder in a very unique offseason by Peter Robinson / Special to NewJerseyDevils.com As the dust settles on the departure of Devils stalwarts Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac, the focus will soon turn to the assets the club has received in the trade with the New York Islanders. Mason Jobst ...

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