It was a forgettable World Junior tournament for Team USA this time around. After pouring millions of dollars into their junior development program, Team USA failed to meet expectations and found themselves in a consolation fifth place game against the Czech Republic....
As promised here is the video of Jordan Eberle’s game-tying goal against Russia in the World Junior semi-finals. Eberle scored with 5.4 seconds left in the game to tie it up, and send the game to overtime. Canada went on to win the game 6-5 in a shootout, and...
When John Tavares broke Wayne Gretzky’s goal record as a 16 year old all expectations were that this guy would be a no-brainer for the number one draft pick in 2009. However, since then he has seen his stock drop, and at one point this season he found himself...
Have the planets aligned for the Boston Bruins this year or what? It seems like every other day I am writing about how Kessel, Lucic, Savard or Krejci put up another great performance. However, so far I haven’t given Calder Trophy candidate his due. Wheeler has...
Phil Kessel and Milan Lucic have been getting all the press during the incredible start to the season for the Boston Bruins. While all the accolades these two young players have been well deserved – Kessel has a 16 game point streak going and Lucic is one of the...
Jason Blake hasn’t exactly been money in the shootout. In fact, he hasn’t really been money since he arrived in Toronto. However, tonight he made Toronto Maple Leafs fans forget (at least for a little while) about his lack of offensive production. He made...