team-canada Stories - The Cannon
The 2010 Kiddy Cats in Buffalo
At the end of the 2010 Entry draft the whole hockey world was praising Dale Tallon and his scouting staff for the job they had done on the floor over a two day span in Los Angeles. In fact the entire process had many "experts" and fans alike thinking, "the future looks bright in Florida". Fast...
VIDEO: Erik Gudbranson 3-2 goal vs. Russia (Howden assists)
Erik Gudbranson blasts a one-timer past the Russian netminder to give Canada a 3-2 lead at the World Junior Championship in Buffalo, NY. Quinton Howden got an assist on the play as well. (Video credit to Nemo20781 via YouTube) Canada ended up winning the game by a score of 6-3. They play the Czech...
Open Olympic Thread Day 15 - 3 Straight Olympic Gold Medals.....
Yes, Canada has done it again: our ladies have taken the gold medal in hockey. With two goals by Marie-Phillip Poulin and a shutout from Shannon Szabados, they beat the USA to earn Canada's 3rd straight gold medal in the event. The Americans were rather disappointed to be finishing with silver,...
WJHC Days Nine and Ten: A worthy championship in an unworthy tournament
I think it's safe to be perfectly honest now and admit that this was one of the least entertaining, least compelling, least competitive under-20s in recent memory. Thank God the gold medal game was at least worthwhile, because otherwise, there'd be virtually nothing positive left to say. Much has...
WJHC Days Seven and Eight: Playoffs?! You want to talk about playoffs?
'Tis the season to look forward to next year while lamenting the fact that this year's team is playing like so much garbage. Fortunately, we've got some decent hockey players in the system, one or two of whom might be worth a damn, which is frankly the only reason I decided to embark on this...
WJHC Day Six: One rivalry delivers, another fails.
While some were watching another perfunctory Oilers failure on an old rival's ice, I was watching a much different and much more enjoyable game. For the first time all tournament, Canada was in deep caca, as the talented and speedy American juniors staked out a 4-2 lead partway through the third...
WJHC Days Four and Five: It was closer than that, I swear.
First, an aside. Remember how the other day, I was talking about how the IIHF needs to grow the game in places like Latvia and Austria in order to avoid future embarrassments like the ones we've seen this week? I was cleaning the kitchen today and one of those Brian Williams Olympic programs came...
WJHC Day Three: You Were All Watching the Spengler Cup Anyway, Weren't You?
While it's true that Canada thumped Switzerland in both international tourneys yesterday -- the Euro League selects defeated Davos HC 6-2, while the U20 side beat their Swiss counterparts 6-0 -- I'm betting the former game was a little more competitive. I've railed against the level of competition...
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