final in this weeks series on the chl. today, we head to quebec.
the quebec league playoff system is a little different than the whl and ohl. there are only two divisions in the quebec league, the telus division of ten teams and the eastern division of eight teams. all but one team [...]
today, a look at how the playoffs are shaping up in the ontario hockey league.
much like the whl, the ohl uses a top-8 in each conference format for the playoffs. again, the top team in each division is ranked 1-2 for each conference. the ohl runs a 68-game schedule, and most teams have [...]
this week i’ll be talking a look at the three leagues that make up the canadian hockey league as they get set for the playoffs. just over two months away is the memorial cup, which this year will be hosted in kitchener, ontario.
starting out west, with the western hockey league. the whl has [...]
it was a nail biter, but canada wins their fourth consecutive world u20 championship today in the czech republic. winning goal in overtime scored by matt halischuk, who plays for the kitchener rangers.
canada jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, on goals from brad marchand and claude [...]
action starts back up again tomorrow in the czech republic as the quarter finals of the world u20 hockey championships take place.
in the first quarter final, canada faces finland. and in quarter final number two, the host czechs take on russia.
canada finds itself in unfamiliar territory here. in the past three tournaments that [...]
the u20 world championships are only a couple days away. all the nations have announced their teams. here’s which players are drafted by nhl teams.
atlanta
riley holzapfel(canada), niclas lucenius(finland)
boston
brad marchand(canada), yuri alexandrov(russia)
buffalo
jhonas enroth(sweden)
calgary
mikael backlund(sweden), juuso puustinen(finland)
carolina
brandon sutter(canada) , jamie mcbain(usa)
chicago
joe palmer(usa), bill sweatt(usa), tony lagerström(sweden), jan-mikael juutilainen(finland)
colorado
kevin montgomery(usa), mike carman(usa), johan alcén(sweden)
columbus
steve mason(canada), stefan [...]
canada named their final roster of 22 players for the upcoming iihf world u20 championships. no real surprises in the final cuts. angelo esposito was cut from his third straight selection camp, and leland irving as let go despite being part of the gold medal winning team from last year.
full roster available at [...]
the united states announced their roster for the upcoming u20 championships in the czech republic. unlike canada, the americans don’t have a selection camp. the just announce their team of 22 players.
usa finished in third place at last year’s tournament, and have quite a few returning players. among them is james van [...]
it’s december, which in the world of hockey means the iihf under-20 championships are coming up. today, canada announced a roster of 37 players who will take part in a selection camp that runs in calgary starting early next week.
no real surprises of players on or players not included. only three players return [...]
