The Canadians continue to steamroll along after two games, totaling 22 goals to zip against Latvia and Switzerland, but we all know it’s going to get much tougher soon enough with Slovakia and then the Americans on deck, and with the other big guys like the Russians and Swedes all chomping at the bit to [...]

Team Canada obliterated Latvia 16-0 on Boxing Day and you hope it’s not the old dire warning where winning big to an inferior team can create bad habits and a false sense of confidence leading to trouble against better teams later on.
If coach Willie Desjardins does his job, these boys won’t take their foot off [...]

I’ve been working graveyard shift lately, which means my mind and body are disagreeing on pretty well everything. In fact, the two of them hate each other’s guts.
But the daytime sleeps are providing some beauty dreams.
Yesterday I dreamed I tried out for the Team Canada Juniors and was cut after what I thought was a [...]

Like has happened so many times before, Canada has found a way to win. Canada’s Jordan Eberle tied the game with just five seconds to go, and then scored, along with John Tavares, in the shootout, to thrust Team Canada into the World Junior gold medal game Monday against Sweden.
 
And I’ve never agreed more with [...]

Our teenaged hockey wizards play later today against the Russians in one of two semifinal contests held on this dreary Saturday.
 
Starting shortly is Slovakia against Sweden, and later on, Canada takes on their old international rival, Russia. http://www.iihf.com/
 
Russia, like Canada, always seems to have one player every year in the World Juniors who is destined [...]

Team Canada, led by John Tavares who popped three goals, rallied from a three-nothing score against the Americans to win big.
 
John Tavares would look great in a Habs uniform. But alas, we don’t have a sniff. We’re going for first place, not last in the standings. 

The second season is about to begin and it’s where men are separated from boys. It’s where the Habs will begin to mount their serious climb up the summit. But a lot of it is up to us. We need to know how to watch and cheer against certain teams. It’s crucial that we send out good vibrations [...]

Foe those of you who didn’t see the World Juniors pre-tournament exhibition game between Canada and Sweden, it might be interesting to note that Montreal draft pick PK Subban had a good game and likes to throw his body around. He plays with a bit of a recklessness, which would be a welcome site in Montreal, [...]