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PWHL Walter Cup Semi-Finals Game 1: Minnesota @ Toronto
The inaugural PWHL playoff game took place tonight between Minnesota and Toronto at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in front of 8,473 in attendance. In this historic game, Minnesota would elect to start Nicole Hensley in net and Toronto would go with Kristen Campbell for the 23rd time this season. The game started off how we expected… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: Stages set for J. Ross Robertson, Ed Chynoweth Cups
The remaining work to decide the matchups for the deciding rounds for the OHL and WHL’s respective hardwares has been completed as of last night. Let us first discuss the last bit of work that needed to be done in the O. OHL: With the London Knights already having clinched the Wayne Gretzky Trophy as… Read more
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PWHL playoff semifinals primer: #1 Toronto vs #4 Minnesota
The number one seed PWHL Toronto elected to play the fourth seed Minnesota in the first round. In the regular season series, Toronto won the last 3 of 4 matchups; on January 10th, Minnesota won 3-1, but Toronto would win 4-1 (Feb 3rd), 4-3 (Feb 27th), and 4-1 (May 1st) in the next three matchups.… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: Finals time in the Q, hotly contested conference finals in OHL and WHL
One league in the C will soon begin to find out who its representative at the Memorial Cup will be. The other two are caught up in very intense league semifinal rounds. Let us break down what transpired in all three constituent league’s postseasons this past week, in what was a great week of junior… Read more
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The Case for Teddy Stiga as a first round selection
It is no secret that the US National Team Development Program has developed a great track record in talent production and making a mark on the NHL. It is perhaps arguable that some prospects have, in a manner comparable to the OHL’s London Knights, have benefited from the name recognition and esteem of coming from… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: The final dozen seek their respective big stages
This past week, we took the final steps to get to the CHL’s respective conference finals and got them underway. Here is how the final fours have begun to shape up across the three constituent leagues, beginning with the OHL, as always: OHL: The Saginaw Spirit were able to clinch the last remaining conference final… Read more