The eight teams participating in the World Cup of Hockey 2016, which will take place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016 in Toronto, have announced their final rosters for the tournament. Below are the skaters who will play for…
The preliminary round is over at the World Junior Championships taking place in Toronto and Montreal. After the 10 teams played four games apiece, it is evident that Canad and Sweden are the top contenders for the title after going…
Heading into Sunday’s gold medal game against Canada, we were initially believed that Swedish forward Nicklas Backstom was a late scratch for the gold medal game due to migraines. But it’s officially known and reported that Backstrom was suspended for…
Henrik Zetterberg, captain of the Swedish Olympic team and the Detroit Red Wings, will miss the remainder of the Olympics with a herniated disc in his back. Zetterberg becomes the first big name injured from the Olympic games, something the NHL…
If there’s anything guaranteed in life aside from breathing, death, and taxes, it’s that the United States and Canada will almost be penciled in to compete for the title in international women’s hockey. The only time since 1990 did the…
We have seen so far on HBO’s 24/7 series that Detroit has dealt with a lot of injuries this month. And one more can be added to that list: Jonathan Ericsson. The Swedish defender suffered fractured ribs during Monday’s 3-0…
If you didn’t follow the IIHF World Championships over two months ago, let me refresh your memory. Sweden played Canada in the quarterfinals, and in that game Vancouver’s (and Sweden international) Alex Edler laid a knee-to-knee hit on Carolina (Canadian…
IIHF World Championships rosters were announced yesterday and are again laden with top talent from the NHL as several players around the league whose teams were either bounced from the playoffs early or did not qualify opted to step on…