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Team Canada’s World Junior Team is Set
Posted on 14 Dec 2011 by Corey Krakower.
There is a lot of pressure on Team Canada to come home with a gold medal this year, as the team had to settle for a silver medal in each of the last 2 World Junior tournaments. This morning, Head Coach Don Hay and his staff have finalized the roster that will represent Canada at the World Junior Championship. With only 3 returning players, there are many new and unfamiliar names on the roster. ...
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OLEKSIAK BIG IN TEAM CANADA RED VS WHITE GAME
Posted on 7 Aug 2011 by Travis Currie.
Saturday night's Team Red vs Team White game at Rexall Place in Edmonton gave fans their money's worth from the drop of the puck to the final buzzer. Plenty of emotion, hits, speed, and a dramatic finish. While every player gave it all they had to impress the six thousand or so that attended, some made more of the opportunity than the others. Jamie Oleksiak was certainly in that group. He opene...
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STARS SHINING AT CANADA’S WORLD JR CAMP
Posted on 5 Aug 2011 by Travis Currie.
Sure it was just a scrimmage, but last night at Rexall Place in Edmonton saw Canada's best junior players go at it as they displayed their skills in front of those in charge of deciding who will make up Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships. The 47 invites were split into two teams, Team Red and Team White. Team white boasted players like Sean Couturier, Ryan Murphy, and 2011 1st o...
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DOES SIZE MATTER ? MAKE ROOM FOR JAMIE OLEKSIAK
Posted on 24 Jun 2011 by Travis Currie.
The Dallas Stars just got a whole lot bigger, selecting hulking defenseman Jamie Oleksiak with the 14th pick. Not a lot of 6'7, 244 pound defenseman kicking around and the Stars decided they would be the ones to reap the benefits. Oleksiak, who has dual citizenship, was born in Toronto and lived in Canada until age 14. He then moved to Michigan where he played for the Little Cesar's AAA Midget ...
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Montreal Canadiens Draft Preview: Getting Defensive
Posted on 24 Jun 2011 by Corey Krakower.
Back in 2007, Habs draft guru Trevor Timmins hit a home run at the NHL entry draft. He selected Ryan McDonagh (a regular on the New York rangers blueline), Max Pacioretty (a top 6 forward on the Habs), PK Subban (an elite puck moving defenseman) and Yannick Weber (a PP specialist). Those are the kind of results that can positively affect the future of a franchise for an extended period of time....









