Posted by thesportsjunky on May 16, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The World Championship has been one with plenty of surprises throughout but with the playoffs big teams will have to avoid those surprises to play for a medal.
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Group B will have plenty of battles all over the group as some teams are just hoping to extend their time in the top division while others look to make up for falling short of some very high expectations.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on January 14, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The age wars continue throughout every league as the young generation continues to rise and the older players begin to find themselves on the outskirts as the one holdover in trying to prove of life over 40 doesn’t seem to be in it for much longer.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 9, 2017 · Leave a Comment
As the first round of games closes out in Asia the MLB’s focus shifts to their most important and toughest market for the WBC with teams from the Americas getting ready to start their tournament and hoping to bring some excitement in their own countries.
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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 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 January 12, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Sochi Olympics are just a few weeks away and as the world watches Sochi for the Olympics one event will stand out. The hockey tournament at the Olympics has been the premier event of every Winter Olympics and a large part has been the involvement of the NHL. The league will take two weeks off as their players travel to Sochi and play for their countries and although the fans and players love it the time off could be the last time ever for the NHL.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The World Juniors have long been Canada’s tournament as they have been the most dominant team in the tournament. For a long time the tournament would come down to the second place battle as nobody could beat the Canadians. A lot of that has changed in the past few years though as the Canadians have lost their grip on the tournament. A large part of this has been the rise of their neighbours to the south in the USA.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The World Junior Championship is one of the most interesting tournaments in the Hockey world. It features the best of the best in young talent with fans of every team getting to see the future of their teams in the tournament. The tournament is a very unique one as it has become one of the biggest tournaments for one fan base while all others seemingly ignore it.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
There is no question that the World Junior Tournament is one of the favorites and has become a Boxing Day tradition for all Canadians. Recently though the Canadians have had some disappointing years after a long time of ruling the tournament. This year the Canadians will try to get back to their winning ways in Pool B but will have a tough time against the better of the two pools.
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