Settling the dust from the WJC’s

After a fun and controversial couple weeks of talking and watching the World Junior Championships from Ottawa its time to let the dust settle and think back with a more rational, and maybe less biased, view.
I’d first like to tab a player I like a lot but who I haven’t heard much about – Radko [...]

Americans Lose To The Slovaks 3:5…

Has Ron Rolston Ever Heard of John the Baptist?  His head may soon be on a platter.
I haven’t watched the game, yet, but the knives are out.  I’ll have more later after I watch the game, but I’m hoping that USAHockey doesn’t cow-tow to the forces that want more aggro in the game.  
Instead of [...]

Dirty Canadians Steal The Day

What a game!
Nothing like the officials, both on ice and off, helping their boys back into this game. I’ve never seen worse officiating in a game. The “chippiness” of the Canadians was downright disgraceful. In youth tournaments you’re not supposed to let Canada throw hits after the whistle, attempt to paralyze one of our best [...]

USA vs. Czech Republic 4:3 – final.

There were a few times when the US was scrambling, but over all they were controlled and controlling the game. 
I think the Czech team played a lot better against us than they did Canada. I haven’t seen any of the buildup games before the weekend, but the Czechs looked mentally beaten and, I thought, gave [...]