Saturday, November 30, 2013

International Hockey Notes: World Junior Hockey Championships 2014


With the World Junior Championships less than one month away, we offer up our early reviews of developments leading up to the December 26th puck drop.

This will serve as our preamble to the always popular and more often than not exciting World Junior Tournament.

Over the next few weeks, the page will provide some advance notes on the upcoming tournament, all leading up to the unveiling of our HockeyNation home page dedicated to the 2014 Tourney.

That will be in place shortly before they drop the puck in Malmo.

Until then, check back frequently for the most recent updates to the archive..

World Junior Tournament
December 26 2013-- January 5 2014
Malmo, Sweden

Official IIHF World Junior Championships website

TSN World Junior site

Notes on the Tournament

December 12-- World Junior players to watch
December 9-- Analyst Dave Starman on World Junior Championship

Canada

December 16-- Canada willing to wait for suspended Reinhart
December 16-- Erne discusses WJC opportunity, incident with Drouin
December 15-- McDavid hype continuing to grow at Canada camp
December 14-- Canada Junior team wins exhibition, 3-0
December 14-- Canada's Drouin rides bike, making progress
December 14-- Canada sets lineup against CIS Selects
December 13-- Wild's Dumba to play key role for Canada at WJC
December 13-- Canada's Drouin doesn't practice, but feels he's close
December 13-- Wendel Clark altered role to chase World Junior Glory
December 12-- Sutter takes measured approach to Canada WJC camp
December 11-- Wild assign Dumba to Canada for World Juniors
December 6-- Jonathan Drouin gets a chance to shine overseas
December 5-- Jonathan Drouin focused on Team Canada, confident shot with Tampa Bay Lightning will come
December 4-- Toronto Maple Leafs could still loan Morgan Rielly to Canadian World Junior team, GM says
December 4-- NHL minutes vs. world juniors is a question of development for teams
December 3-- Flames won't release Monahan to play for Canada at world junior championship
December 2-- Canada set in net ahead of world juniors
December 2-- Canadian Junior Team takes smaller approach to camp
December 2-- Connor McDavid head list of 25 players invited to junior camp
December 2-- Team Canada gets no favours from rookies excelling with NHL clubs
December 2-- Canada takes a different approach, with roster almost finalized ahead of selection camp
December 2-- Canada assembles best team, not all-star team
December 2-- Canadian world Junior hockey selection camp features smallest ever roster
December 2-- Hockey Canada streamlines camp roster for WJC
December 2-- Drouin, McDavid highlight Canada WJC camp roster
December 2-- Canada names 25 players to preliminary world junior roster
December 1-- Canada staying lean for junior camp

United States

December 16-- NHL.com interview with USA Junior Coach Don Lucia
December 16-- Lucia, Motzko working together again
December 16-- Samuelsson aims to show he belongs on U. S. roster
December 16-- Lucia shuffles defense pairings as goalies rotate
December 16-- USA's Eichel views World Juniors as latest challenge
December 16-- NHL.com Jim Johannson Interview
December 16-- NHL.com Jon Gillies interview
December 15-- Collegiate programs provide bulk of U. S. WJC talent
December 15-- Hartman arrives at USA Selection camp
December 15-- U. S. opens selection camp with hopes of gold
December 15-- Zach Stepan healthy, ready for camp
December 15-- Lucia takes break from Minnesota to coach U. S. team
December 14-- Hartman looking forward to U. S. selection camp
December 13-- U. S. starts bid for WJC repeat with selection camp
December 13-- Veterans prepared to lead at USA selection camp
December 13-- Decision Day nears for selection of U. S. Olympic team
December 10-- U. S. adds three to World Junior Evaluation camp
December 4-- Versatility key as U. S. selects WJC roster
December 4-- World Junior gold special memory for Jones, Trouba
December 4-- U. S. selection camp features three '13 gold medalists


Finland

December 9-- Top NHL prospects dot Finland's WJC camp roster
December 4-- Panthers' Barkov won't play in  World Juniors

Germany

December 11-- Draisaitl leads returning group to German WJC camp

Russia

December 3-- Vasilevskiy, Barbashev lead Russia WJC camp list


Czech Republic

December 13-- Dano heads experienced Slovakia WJC camp list
December 4-- Czech Republic's Faksa back for third shot at WJC

Norway

December 6-- Norway invites 26 to World Junior camp


Sweden


December 5-- Sweden returns nine players to WJC camp

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