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Habs lose again with trade
Pierre Gauthier must again shoulder the blame as, in an ironic twist, Michael Cammalleri emerges the winner in the Canadiens-Flames trade.
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Deep cuts
Following the career paths of players named to the Canadian world juniors pales to following those w
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Heckuva comeback
Not many players take the path that Bryan Rodney took to get to the NHL.
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Protect the kids
There are messages that can be drawn from the awful video of the hit that landed Kitchener Rangers defenceman Ben Fanelli in hospital with a fractured skull.
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Kelowna needs final KO
The Kelowna Rockets will get another chance to knock the Windsor Spitfires out of the tournament Sunday. Only this time, it’s on the line for them too.
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Battalion blown out
I was pretty cautious in offering my prediction on the OHL final on Wednesday. However, the Windsor Spitfires pretty much threw my caution to the wind with a 10-1 victory over the Brampton Battalion in Game 1.
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Playoff thoughts
A few tidbits on the world of junior hockey and the NHL scouts who follow it.
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Stuff that fell out of my notebook, Gold medal ed.
The toughest road game in sports? WJC in Canada is up there.
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Trade will show what JT is made of
Can John Tavares play through the distraction of a trade?
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Questions the final might answer
The WJC winds down tonight. A lot of questions have already been answered ... but not all of them.
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Forget the aesthetics, an ugly classic
It wasn't a game that will appear on instructional videos anytime soon. But the Canadian under-20s and the home fans didn't care.
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Stuff that Fell out of My Notebook, 1st Semi
Sweden goes on to the final, but Slovakia gets the love.
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Stars and Stripes Almost Never & STFOOMN
There are few constants at the WJC but one stands out: The under-achievement of talented U.S. teams.
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Ringing out the same old
All you need to know about junior hockey is that the biggest star in the CHL is on the trading block.
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The best and worst night
A look at whose stock rose and sank in the dramatic comeback win over the U.S.
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Stuff that fell out of my notebook, Day 366
The WJC's best teams should be primed now that the games are for real.
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Joyce: Filatov inspired by tragedy, genius
Nikita Filatov might be the best player at the WJC. When asked about Alexei Cherepanov he might be the saddest.
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Stuff that fell out of my notebook: Day 5
The major complaint: Not enough competitive games. That changes tomorrow.
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Joyce: Ticking clock
The WJC show opens (for real) on New Year`s Eve. Last night was the defending champion`s last rehearsal.
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Sober second thoughts on Swedes
Maybe I was a little hasty on the Magnus Svensson-Paajarvi kid. And other thoughts on Sweden`s rout of Latvia.
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Joyce: Early reviews of Hedman, Swedes
Can the Swedes avenge an overtime loss to Canada in the gold-medal game at last winter's WJC? The Tre Kroners are talented and quietly confident.
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Minute-by-minute Canada 4 Kazakhstan 0
Games like this you wish the WJC was a four-team invitational.
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Joyce: Memories of Kazakhstan
Canada vs Kazakhstan: This afternoon's game could be a farce. That's how it was in 1998 when the final score was Canada 3 Kazakhstan 6.
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Joyce: Stuff that fell out of my notebook
One team that should be at this WJC is languishing in the B pool and the Russians, for one, are happy about that. One team that shouldn't be here drew Canada as its opening opponent.
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The Best Player You Don't Know (Yet)
Last week, just after the roster was set and before the exhibitions kicked in, I asked a NHL scout who might be the surprise star for the Canadian team at the world juniors. He didn't hesitate. "Jamie Benn," he stated emphatically.
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Joyce: Day One Impressions
You can't make any big pronouncements one day into any tournament. You can just spot a few things to keep an eye on.
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Joyce: Minute-by-minute, Canada 8 Czechs 1 F
For 19 minutes and 56 seconds it was a flatline opening period for Canada at the world under-20s. One second later John Tavares got the crowd at Scotiabank Place out of their seats.
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A crowd unlike any other in the game
I have seen a bunch of these WJC tournaments over the years. Some are like Woodstock, others like private recitals. I suspect that Ottawa will be more like Woodstock in coming days. Maybe that will play out to Canada's advantage. Maybe.
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Spotlight on Esposito, Kane
Angelo Esposito and Evander Kane will be in the spotlight, good and bad, at this year's WJHC.
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How are you enjoying Canada so far, Victor?
You can read too much into one game, never mind into the first shift. But it only took a shift to figure out what the Canadian under-20s have in mind for Victor Hedman.
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Scouts wrong about Cherepanov
They had it wrong about Alexei Cherepanov when he was 18 and a hot topic at the NHL draft. They’ll get it wrong again today, 18 months later, when they’ll talk about an athlete who didn’t live to see his 20th birthday or his first NHL game.
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Less is more for Subban
If your introduction to P.K. Subban came at the 2007 NHL entry draft, you know that he sometimes lets his exuberance get the better of him.
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