Posted by thesportsjunky on May 18, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The playoffs are here and as they started there was some potential for interesting games although that all gave way to the typical top teams who will be back competing for the medals for another year.
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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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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 29, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Juniors are continuing on after three days and the fight to stay out of relegation is heating up with one surprise team and some usual suspects all fighting to stay in the top division.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 15, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The IIHF round robin is beginning to wind down and the playoff race is only getting tougher especially after a surprising Day 10.
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Group A in the World Championship will see an all-European group that will get plenty of attention as they all look to be named the best in the world.
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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 28, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Day 3 in the World Juniors showed that the difference between North American hockey and European hockey is shrinking.
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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 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Day 1 of the World Juniors is in the books but for one team it had plenty of mixed feelings with a rough game resulting in key injuries.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Group A in the World Juniors features plenty of deep teams with the defending champions looking to take home the top spot against this year.
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