Tag World Championships

Chara to Skip Worlds with Fractured Ankle

When Slovakia has their first group stage game in the IIHF World Championships next week against Denmark, they will be without their two-time Olympic captain Zdeno Chara. A Slovakian newspaper reported that he sill miss the tournament with a fractured…

Rob Blake to Oversee Canada at World Championships

One Canadian legend player is following another in the Canadian hockey general managers seat. After Steve Yzerman led Canada to two Olympic gold medals, it is time for Hockey Canada to groom another successor for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The…

Staal Injured at Worlds- Surgery Not Necessary

Because they occur during the first and second rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, most casual hockey fans don’t pay much attention to the IIHF World Championships that typically take place in Europe. The United States, Canada, and most other countries with…

Kronwall Takes Hit Parade on International Tour

Today was the final day of group play at the 2012 IIHF World Championships in Sweden and Finland. Today, the co-host Swedes played Latvia. Swedish defenseman Niklas Kronwall put on what could have been the hit of the tournament on…

2012 IIHF World Championships rosters announced

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…

World Championships to Award Medals Sunday

Tomorrow afternoon, two Nordic nations will play for the right to be called World Champions. Sweden and Finland will play each other in the championship game for the third time since 1992. They are currently ranked third (Sweden) and fourth (Finland)…