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Gear

Bauer Creates Custom Skates for World Juniors

The 2021 World Junior Championships are set to kick off on Christmas day, but the hype train for gear junkies has already left the building with the leak of the custom skates created by Bauer Hockey. Bauer’s custom skates for…

Matt
December 8, 2020

News

2014 Sochi Olympics Hockey Preview: Sweden

Comprised mostly of NHL talent, the Swedes are always a threat during international competition, and there’s no reason to believe that the squad lacing up for the Sochi Olympics will be any different. Henrik Zetterberg and Daniel Alfredsson, who is…

Chris
February 10, 2014

News

Staal Injured at Worlds- Surgery Not Necessary

Because they occur during the first and second rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, most casual hockey fans don’t pay much attention to the IIHF World Championships that typically take place in Europe. The United States, Canada, and most other countries with…

Eddie
May 18, 2013

News

Rosters announced for IIHF World Junior Championships

The 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship will take place in Ufa, Russia, with the opening games beginning on Dec. 26. The gold medal game will take place on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Sweden will enter the tournament as defending champions,…

Chris
December 16, 2012

Media

Kronwall Takes Hit Parade on International Tour

Today was the final day of group play at the 2012 IIHF World Championships in Sweden and Finland. Today, the co-host Swedes played Latvia. Swedish defenseman Niklas Kronwall put on what could have been the hit of the tournament on…

Eddie
May 15, 2012

News

Dmitri Kalinin Breaks Johan Franzen’s Nose

In Friday’s 7-3 loss to Russia, Sweden lost one of their more valuable assets when Johan Franzen’s nose broke after taking a cross check to the face from Dmitri Kalinin. The incident occurred late in the third period in a…

Matt
May 13, 2012
3 Comments

News

Follow 2012 IIHF World Championship Games Live on YouTube

If your favorite team, or player, happens to be knocked out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, perhaps watching the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship games might be on your to-do-list. Thanks to main sponsor Škoda, you are able…

EB
May 4, 2012
2 Comments

News

World Championships to Award Medals Sunday

Tomorrow afternoon, two Nordic nations will play for the right to be called World Champions. Sweden and Finland will play each other in the championship game for the third time since 1992. They are currently ranked third (Sweden) and fourth (Finland)…

Eddie
May 14, 2011

News

NHL will open 2010-2011 Season Overseas

The Phoenix Coyotes and Boston Bruins will travel oversees for the beginning of the 2010-2011 season playing at O2 Arena Prague, Czech Republic. Phoenix and Boston will play their two first games against each other on Saturday, October 9th and…

EB
September 7, 2010
5 Comments

Soap Box

What is Hockey?

The preliminary rounds of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championships are under way and some superb hockey is being played. I highly encourage you to watch some of the games, especially USA and Canada on New Year’s…

EB
December 28, 2009
6 Comments