It is in the middle of the summer, and although most people don’t think of hockey, those who participated in the World Junior Summer Showcase in Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota, thought of nothing but hockey. It is only appropriate that hockey is played in the summer in a place like Minnesota, which has more […]
‘Summer hockey’, that is a quote that we have heard all week at the World Junior Summer Showcase That was held last week in Ridder Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It ran from Friday 25 July to Saturday 2 August, with exercises and competitions during the week for […]
The World Junior Summer Showcase has now been packed and offers hockey fans and NHL Scouts an early glimpse of what the December tournament could look like. For the Montreal Canadiens, several of their young prospects had encouraging performances, but one in particular ensured that Habs fans remembered his name. Related: 4 Canadiens Prospects that […]
The second and final game of both the day and the World Junior Summer Showcase brought in just over 2,100 fans, was between the United States and Canada on Saturday 2 August. It was easily the most intriguing match of the week and also had the best audience. Many of the bigger names, such as […]
It is the last day of the World Junior Summer Showcase, and there were two games on the schedule on Saturday afternoon, August 2, both rivalry games. The first was between the Nordic countries of Sweden and Finland, and both teams had a great showcase prior to the last day. Both teams had players in […]
Just like the rest of the week, there were two games on Friday 1 August on the World Junior Summer Showcase. The first game was between Sweden and Canada, who won Sweden on dominant fashion, 8-4. The second game was between Finland and the United States. Finland came from the top 6-3. Many goals were […]
The second game of the day on Friday 1 August in the World Junior Summer Showcase was between Finland and the United States. They had had some heated games earlier this week, but today’s game was a bit more reserved. Jack Parsons was in the net before the US, but halfway through the game he […]
On Friday, August 1, the World Junior Summer Showcase was on its last two days of competitions. The first game was between Canada and Sweden, with Finland and the US to follow. Evan Gardner was in the net before Canada, but in the third period they switched to Joshua Ravensbergen, while Love Harenstam was in […]
Day four of games on the World Juniors Summer Showcase Had two games on the schedule. The first was between Sweden and the US; Sweden won 6-3. The second game was between Finland and Canada. Finland won that match with the same score, 6-3. The teams have certainly refined and improved part of their game […]
Finland took on Canada in the second game on the fourth day of the games at the World Juniors Summer Showcase. All the big names we saw the day before in the All-Canada game were back, such as Matthew Schaefer, Gavin McKenna, Cayden Lindstrom, etc. Carter George was in the net before Canada while Kim […]