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 […]
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Weal and Toffoli will be the only Kings representatives
Over the last few seasons, the LA Kings have been rated as having one of the top prospect pools among NHL teams. However, many of those players with high-end potential are starting to age out of junior hockey. When it comes to Team Canada at the World Junior Championships (WJC), the Kings have also been […]
Kitsyn and the Majors are on the board
After dropping their opening game on Friday night to the Saint John Sea Dogs 4-3, Maxim Kitsyn and the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors picked up their first win of the Memorial Cup tournament yesterday. Sunday’s game pitted them against the Kootenay Ice, champions of the WHL. Cody Eakin (Capitals draft pick) put the Ice up […]
Jack and USA done, Bernier ready for Ovechkin tomorrow
Johnson and Jagr at IIHF quarterfinalsPhoto by Matthew Manor / HHOF-IIHF Out of the sixteen countries to play in the main pool at last year’s IIHF World Championships the United States finished 13th – ahead of only France, Italy and Kazakhstan. They’ll finish five slots higher this year, but there isn’t much to celebrate. After advancing to the […]
Forget Quick… It’s the return of Bernier vs Ersberg!
You read that right. It’s just not for a spot on the Kings. Instead, they’ll square off at the IIHF World Championships in Slovakia. With Canada looking to lock down the top spot in their pool on Monday, coach Ken Hitchcock has announced he’ll start Jonathan Bernier in goal for their final game of the […]