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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
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Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Your 2024 Gagarin Cup champions
The best team in the KHL’s Eastern Conference has done it. Metallurg Magnitogorsk has climbed to the top of the mountain. For the third time in their history and the last decade, they are Yuri Gagarin Cup champions. The finals concluded in a sweep, but Metallurg’s matchup with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl was by no means not… Read more
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Gagarin Cup Finals: Metallurg looking poised, in control after two games
Had you told me in advance that Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Metallurg Magnitogorsk would play each other in the Gagarin Cup Finals and that one team would have the 2-0 advantage after two pretty low-event games, I do not think I would have anticipated which team it would be. Metallurg being an offensive powerhouse and winning… Read more