Posted by thesportsjunky on September 18, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The biggest questions before the World Cup was how the European and North American teams were going to do and on the first day the Europeans proved that they were in the tournament to compete not just show up.
Posted by thesportsjunky on September 17, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Canadians are defending champions from 2004 but the world of international hockey has changed and despite being favourites they might have a few more challengers than usual.
Posted by thesportsjunky on September 16, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Group A may not be as unpredictable as Group B but there are still some great teams that will need to be watched in the battle for a playoff spot.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 15, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Group B in the World Cup of Hockey has plenty of unknowns with a young team trying to prove they belong to a great team trying not to falter as the battle is sure to be great.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 14, 2016 · 1 Comment
The NHL is getting in on the international hockey game as they take the best players in the world and bring back the World Cup of Hockey.
Posted by thesportsjunky on February 28, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The award race is heating up alongside the playoff race in the NHL and one of the best battles is for the Calder Trophy where debate will be strong for multiple players.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on January 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The NHL took another break this week with the All-Star weekend in full swing but they did not stay silent for the entire week. The NHL decided that this was the perfect time to announce the return of the World Cup of Hockey. It is far from a classic tournament as it began in 1996 and was only played twice, the last tournament was in 2004. With only two years of the tournament it has never been able to gain the traction that the NHL had hoped to find when they first introduced the tournament.