Tag: junior hockey
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USA Hockey Tabs Motzko as 2017 U.S. Junior Team Coach
The 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship is still right months away, but the United States already has their coach. St. Cloud State head coach Bob Motzko will lead the best American junior players in the tournament held Dec. 26, 2016 – Jan. 5, 2017, in Montreal and Toronto, Canada. He will have the task of leading the…
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Accidental Bump or Intentional Shove? You Make the Call
An incident between a Junior A player and referee Saturday night in the BCHL has gone viral on the internet. Near the end of the game between the Chilliwack Chiefs and Surrey Eagles, Latrell Charleston of Surrey was chasing down a puck to negate a potential icing. As the linesman was waving off the icing,…
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Whalers Could Swim to Ontario
Being located in the suburbs of a major metropolitan area doesn’t equal success at the ticket office for a junior hockey team. Struggling to break even and to get fans in seats are one of the reasons why Peter Karmanos could move the Plymouth Whalers club to Chatham, Ontario according to multiple reports in the…
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Connor McDavid Dazzles Again with Highlight Reel Goal
We’ve seen many Ontario Hockey League players get taken first overall in the NHL Entry Draft. Five of the last seven years we have seen an OHL player get his name called on draft day. And in 2015 we can expect another one to join the list. Erie Otters teenage sensation Connor McDavid has already…
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OHL Rule Will Change Face of Fighting
Let’s be honest. When we attend a hockey game, we want to see goals. Lots of goals. Whether if it’s a Zdeno Chara booming slap shot or Pavel Datsyuk featuring another goalie in a highlight reel goal, we love seeing the red light lamp. Another thing that gets fans standing up are the fights. There…
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Sick Shootout Goal From the USHL
Upon stumbling on one of my favorite sports websites Deadspin this morning, I found a solid deke that occured in a shootout from the USHL. If you are unfamiliar with the USHL, it’s one of the primer junior hockey leagues in the country. Where the CHL (and it’s umbrella leagues WHL, OHL and QMJHL) is…