Posted by thesportsjunky on May 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The fight for relegation is heating up with the last few days of the World Championship winding down and as the round robin comes to an end a few teams are hoping for their final chance at staying in the top tier.
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Group B is another one with favourites but with only two major powers there is a lot more up in the air as the group could see a big battle for the playoffs with more than a few teams in the hunt.
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Group B might not get the most attention from their own countries but they still include some of the biggest teams including the defending champions.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Day 4 in the World Juniors might as well have been called Trap Day with only two games on the schedule but two dangerous games for good teams.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Important games have highlighted the start of the 2016 World Juniors including two games that could determine the relegation series.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The Russians try to continue their World junior medal streak but firs they have to get by the home team in Group B.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 10, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The second round of the NHL playoffs have been quite different from the first round as the games may have started to take their toll.
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