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CHL/USA Prospects Challenge, game 2 of 2: US NTDP holds line until they can’t
In Game 2 in Oshawa, we ultimately avoided the super overtime, as Team CHL emerged forward as victors by a score of 3-2. Despite how one-sided the game appeared at long stretches, the US NTDP did put up a good battle, and we saw one player in particular continue his impressive narrative over these couple… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA makes important decision regarding goaltending situation; new addition to Sochi forward group off to solid start
SKA Saint Petersburg: Game 30: Thursday, November 21st SKA 4-1 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod After many struggles with offensive potency, scoring 2 or fewer goals in seven consecutive games, SKA was able to “hang ten” over the course of their last two matchups by following up a 6-3 victory against Amur by closing out their two-game… Read more
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CHL/USA Prospects Challenge, game 1 of 2: Another Matthew Schaefer statement performance
To set the table here, I will explain somewhat how this came to fruition, as well as how the rosters for both teams were configured. This two-game series is set as the permanent replacement for the CHL Top Prospects Game (originally known as the CHL All-Star Challenge), wherein the top forty NHL Entry Draft eligible… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Mikey Berchild?
Concluding my brief series on WHC-17 standouts, we have a player who is perhaps symbolic of an important discussion regarding USA Hockey’s future. We are at an intriguing crossroads for the American developmental hockey system with the opening of the CHL/NCAA forbidden door. It does seem as though the most prolific professional hockey player producing… Read more
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LEC Radar: Accruing Wins
We are now three weekends into the November season of our LEC round up. As programs get further into their intraconference matchups, we’re beginning to see the scoring and offensive flow take shape for several teams. Based on how this weekend went, every team is coalescing and improving as we approach Thanksgiving tournaments and… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Marcus Nordmark?
We resume our coverage of standouts the WHC-17 with an entry on a Swedish prospect who made an impressive statement at the tournament. He has followed a similar path to one of this series’ most popular names in the form of Viggo Björck and has begun to become more recognized as a result of his… Read more