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Switzerland pulls off major upset over Sweden

(03 Jan 2019, 00:20) | In the biggest upset of the 2019 World Juniors and one of the most significant in recent years, the fourth-ranked team in Group A, Switzerland, beat the top-ranked Group B team, Sweden, 2-0 after a terrific 41-save performance from Luca Hollenstein in the Swiss net. Read more»

Swedish Hockey League (SHL) - December Review

(31 Dec 2018, 19:47) | Whilst everyone is staring at the future stars at the Junior World Championship in Vancouver, the SHL season has been rumbling on with only a small break for the Channel One Cup at the beginning for the month. The league has divided into two groups - the top 11 teams, separated by just 13 points and the bottom three separated by three points. It is so tight this year that goal difference may be the deciding factor between playoff or relegation come March. Below we can have a look at the top four teams at New Year:- Frölunda Indians, Luleå Hockey, Färjestad and Linköping. Read more»

Half season report for EIHL

(31 Dec 2018, 11:06) | At this stage of the season a team is usually pulling clear of the pack, but things have changed this season and it appears anyone team can be beaten by the other this year. Read more»

Sweden keeps streak alive after wild third period

(30 Dec 2018, 06:35) | The United States threatened Sweden's round-robin winning streak with four unanswered goals in the final 12 minutes, but an overtime goal by Adam Boqvist would seal the deal in overtime in a wild and wacky game that resulted in Sweden taking the 5-4 victory. Read more»

Canada’s scoring depth prevails in win over Czechs

(30 Dec 2018, 04:22) | A strong first-period effort by Canada was enough to take the air out of the sails for the Czech Republic, with the tournament hosts finishing the tournament with a 5-1 victory on Saturday. Read more»

Young kids steal show in big win for Finland

(30 Dec 2018, 02:47) | Finland had no issues stopping Slovakia on Saturday evening in Victoria, winning the game by a score of 5-1 after some great performances from NHL draft prospects. Read more»

Kurashev shines as Switzerland earns QF berth

(29 Dec 2018, 23:31) | Philipp Kurashev was the man of the night, giving Switzerland a big 4-0 victory after scoring a hat-trick against Denmark in Vancouver, Canada. Read more»

Kazakhstan gets first two goals in big loss to USA

(29 Dec 2018, 06:58) | Despite Kazakhstan scoring their first two goals of the tournament and tying the Americans early, the United States showed no signs of slipping in an 8-2 victory in Victoria, Canada on Friday night. Read more»

Special teams the story in Russian victory

(29 Dec 2018, 04:19) | Russia will improve to 2-0 at the World Juniors after beating the Czech Republic 2-1 on Friday evening in Vancouver, Canada. Read more»

Brannstrom, Ersson big in Swedish victory over Finland

(27 Dec 2018, 06:36) | In one of the most highly-anticipated games of the World Junior Hockey Championships, Sweden would keep their round-robin streak alive at 45-straight wins after beating their hated rivals from Finland 2-1. Read more»

Canada just tops Denmark in 14-0 World Junior opener

(27 Dec 2018, 04:19) | Canada came in as the tournament favourites, but nobody expected them to completely slaughter Denmark, but they opened up the 2019 World Juniors with a 14-0 destruction on Wednesday evening in Vancouver. Read more»

Slovaks can’t repeat as USA takes victory

(27 Dec 2018, 00:47) | The United States of America have started the World Junior Hockey Championships in Victoria, British Columbia on the right foot, beating Slovakia 2-1 after entering the third period trailing by a goal. Read more»

Czechs start World Juniors with OT win over Swiss

(26 Dec 2018, 23:01) | The 2019 World Juniors got underway in Vancouver, Canada on Wednesday with the Czech Republic edging out Switzerland by a score of 2-1. Read more»

Swedish Women’s Hockey (SDHL) - December Review

(25 Dec 2018, 23:37) | The Five Nations tournament in Finland and the Christmas break means that December was not such an intensive month in the SDHL with the table remaining in a similar shape to the previous month. The top five teams are: MODO Hockey, Luleå/MSSK, Linköping HC, HV71, Leksand IF. Read on for more details. Read more»

Comtois comes up huge in Canada’s pre-tournament win

(20 Dec 2018, 04:06) | After a pair of losses during their three-game series against U SPORTS last week, Canada officially kicked off their World Junior pre-tournament series with a 5-3 victory over Switzerland, avoiding a collapse late in the game after originally holding a three-goal lead. Read more»