The 2012 World Junior Championship is underway in Alberta, Canada. The top tournament for under-20 year old hockey players kicked off Monday with wins by Team USA and Canada. Today, both teams are back in action again – with the U.S. facing Finland and Canada squaring off with the Czech Republic. Of note, the US/Finland […]
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Three LA Kings prospects featured in two TV games today
The World Junior Championship kicks off today in Alberta, Canada. For those unfamiliar, it’s the top tournament on the planet featuring under-20 year old hockey players. Last year, Russia came back from a several goal deficit in the third period to top Canada for the gold medal. And Team USA defeated Sweden 4-2 for the […]
Four LA Kings prospects make preliminary WJC rosters
Later this week we’ll have a full prospect report posted, including a look at what’s going on out east with the Manchester Monarchs. For now, here’s the big news of the day… Team Finland and the USA have submitted their preliminary rosters for the upcoming World Junior Championships (Canada’s was released last week). This is […]
The Russians are invading LA – are you prepared?
The Kings will have have a new injection of Eastern European blood when they take the ice on Wednesday night against the visiting Anaheim Ducks. Two of LA’s top prospects were recalled today – forward Andrei Loktionov and defenseman Slava Voynov. Both were born in Russia and drafted by the Kings in the 2008 NHL […]
OHL vs. Russia – a Super Series report from Tyler Toffoli
On Thursday night, game three of the six-game Super Series took place in Ottawa. It’s an annual junior hockey showcase, featuring an All Star team from the three CHL junior leagues (WHL, OHL and QMJHL), each playing a pair of games against a Russian squad of similar aged players. You can also think of it […]