#World Junior Championships

SAN JOSE - Sharks general manager Mike Grier attended the recent IIHF World Junior Championships in Canada and just like everyone else, was blown away by the unbelievable performance of Connor Bedard. "It's a 19-year-old tournament," Grier said Friday. "For a kid to go in there and do what he did as a 17-year-old. After one game I said, 'I don't…

In the grand scheme of things, the Philadelphia Flyers' current four-game winning streak is a blip on the radar screen of the 2022-23 season. This season, the Flyers have become a hard-working and more resilient club than they were in the recent past. Over the last month or so, they've started to have more of the 25-and-younger contingent take a…

Connor Bedard was a highly touted prospect before the IIHF World Junior Championships got underway. However, playing in Canada and putting on one of the most impressive showings in recent memory has only increased his profile. The next step is to lead Canada to the gold medal. First, comes a semifinal showdown on Wednesday night against the U.S.…

The Montreal Canadiens are going to fight to the very end, but the impressive strength of the Metropolitan Division could significantly improve their outlook for the 2023 NHL Draft, A look at the MHN 2017 NHL Re-Draft. That, Montreal Canadiens news and more in the latest MHN Canadiens Daily below: Montreal Canadiens The Canadiens are going to fight…

While the Wallabies were squaring off with Italy, stacks of Super Rugby stars returned to Shute Shield in preparation for the run home. Here's who caught our eye around the nation. Reigning premiers Northern Suburbs were the side bristling with Super Rugby talent but they couldn't keep the Manly Marlins at bay in the Round 12 Shute SHIELD match of…

byStan Fischler/ Special to NHL.com Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly column for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday. This week features Voices from the Past with Trevor Linden. The former Vancouver Canucks captain had 867 points (375 goals, 492 assists) in…

Who will win the first DP World Tour event of the season? Oddschecker's Tom Jacobs has three players he expects to content at the Joburg Open After Rory McIlroy claimed the Race to Dubai, the 2023 DP World Tour season gets underway with the Joburg Open in South Africa. Co-sanctioned with the South-African based Sunshine Tour, the event will be…

After the descent of Aatu Räty's draft stock, he's proven doubters wrong time after time dating back to the 2021 Summer Showcase just hours after the NY Islanders drafted him in the second round, 52nd overall. It all started when Räty scored four goals in his first game of the Summer Showcase for Team Finland and then he went on to lead the…

Ottawa's Tim Stützle is a star in the making. And it seems general manager Pierre Dorion shares that opinion, as the team announced Wednesday a max-term extension for the 20-year old, now signed on a $66.8 million dollar contract through the 2030-31 season. Stützle entered the league with quite the pedigree. A former third overall pick (2020) whose…

Roster cut down days are never fun. Never have been and never will be. The deeper into a training camp that it gets, the harder some of the roster decisions become. On Wednesday, the Flyers reduced the training camp roster from 44 to 34 players (20 forwards, 10 defensemen and four goaltenders). The totals include injured players such as defenseman…

The 2022-23 USHL season begins Thursday at the DICK's Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic near Pittsburgh, Pa. All 16 teams will play their first two regular-season games at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex as part of the league's annual season-opening showcase. To help get you ready for the Fall Classic and the season ahead, FloHockey's USHL writer…

The Washington Capitals saw Haakon Hanelt take the ice for Team Germany to open the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships against the United States on Tuesday. And though it was a loss for Germany, the club still gave its best effort and held its own against a powerhouse Team USA that features Luke Hughes, Logan Cooley and more. Meanwhile,…