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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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The tournament is halfway through and there are some surprising results for more than just a few teams as the second half is going to be interesting with a few teams on the edge of making their mark.
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Group A has some clear favourites but there are plenty of teams that can do some damage with some teams capable of launching some surprising upsets.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 9, 2017 · Leave a Comment
In the midst of a great playoff race the NHL spoiled the story when they came out an announced that they wouldn’t be participating in the 2018 Olympics launching plenty of criticism.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Last year the NHL saw no Canadian teams make the playoffs but that trend has turned the opposite direction as there could be five of the seven Canadian teams in the playoffs this year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 19, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL took a backseat to a bigger story this week as a dispute over the pay received by Women’s hockey players in the USA brought attention to an issue in international hockey.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 21, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Day 4 in the World Cup of Hockey was one of rivalries and one that made the playoff picture much more clear especially for teams who disappointed.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 22, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The medals were decided at the IIHF World Championship as four teams looked to come very challenging games to go home with a win in their last game.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 21, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The semi-finals featured four teams with plenty to play for as motivation was in no shortage with a guaranteed medal on the line at the World Championships.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 19, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The quarter-finals at the IIHF World Championship saw another surprise from the Americans who are attempting to find their way to the gold medal game for the first time in a long time.
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