World Junior Championship primer: Canada’s Celebrini, USA’s Gauthier among top players to watch
Plus, a look at other top teams (and underdogs) in this year’s event, schedule for the tournament and more.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
World Junior Championship roundup: Brindley leads United States in opener | NHL.com
Blue Jackets prospect scores twice in win against Norway; Canada, Sweden, Slovakia triumph
The future looks bright in Columbus.
WJC Takeaways: Undrafted heroes shine bright in Canada’s tournament-opening win
WJC Takeaways: Undrafted heroes shine bright in Canada’s tournament-opening win
That must be extremely satisfying to those players.
Blue Jackets’ Kuraly treated for abdominal injury
Blue Jackets forward Sean Kuraly was released from a local hospital after he went down with an abdominal injury in Saturday’s 4-1 home loss to the Maple Leafs.
Yikes.
Raanta recalled by Hurricanes from AHL | NHL.com
Goalie was sent down Dec. 17 after clearing waivers, has 3.61 goals-against average this season
Raanta, who got exiled the morning after giving up six goals to the Preds, is back in the NHL.
Alone atop the standings, Canucks prepared to keep proving skeptics wrong
In playing through their mistakes to beat the Sharks on Saturday, the Canucks did something that no Canadian team has managed since 2005, sitting alone atop the NHL standings at Christmastime. With 47 games left, the work to prove the skeptics wrong is just beginning.
The Canucks are having a fantastic year.
Bold NHL predictions for 2024: A Canadian team makes the Stanley Cup Final
Surely 2024, with some great storylines already percolating this year and more than a little off-season intrigue to follow, will bring us some incredible happenings. Ryan Dixon has a six-pack of spicy predictions for the new hockey year ahead.
There are definitely some bold predictions in here.
Canadian group bans hockey handshake lines
The hockey governing body in Newfoundland and Labrador has banned postgame handshakes in the minor leagues after a string of altercations.
Oof.
Ullmark, Jarry goalie goals, Cooley spin-o-rama among top scores of 2023 | NHL.com
McDavid, Matthew Tkachuk playoff goals also most memorable according to NHL.com
Everyone loves a goalie goal.