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Canada improves to 2-0 at World Juniors

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Team Canada is  now 2-0 at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Edmonton. Winnipeg Jets’ prospect Mark Scheifele of the Barrie Colts scored twice and New Jersey Devils’ prospect Scott Wedgewood made 26 saves as Canada defeated the Czech Republic by a score of 5-0.

But despite the convincing 5-0 win, there were some areas for concern regarding Team Canada’s play.

First, their powerplay needs to be better organized. Team Canada scored twice with the man advantage, but there were times when the powerplay unit just simply looked out of sync.

Second, is don’t expect to see the other favourites in the tournament–the Russians, Swedes and Americans–make the same defensive mistakes as the Czechs. Other than Oiler draft pick David Musil, the Czech blueliners seemed to be out of position on a regular basis.

Thirdly, they need to finish more consistently. Team Canada could have won this game 8-0 or 9-0 if it wasn’t for the outstanding play of Czech goalie Petr Mrazek. Also, Brett Connolly missed a wide open side in the second period on a play he should have scored.

Canada (2-0) now plays Denmark (0-2) on Thursday night at 6pm (TSN).

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World Junior roster team announced

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Quinton Howden (Wikimedia Commons)

The Team Canada roster was announced for the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championships in Calgary and Edmonton on Wednesday.

Mark Pysyk, a 19 year-old defenceman for the Edmonton Oil Kings, from Sherwood Park, Alberta is the only Alberta native on the roster and only player currently playing on an Alberta based junior team . Pysyk, was Buffalo’s 1st round draft pick, 23rd overall in the 2010 draft. So far this season, he has two goals and 16 assists in 25 games played in the Western Hockey League.

Other notables are four returning players–forwards Brett Connolly, Quinton Howden and Jaden Schwartz and goaltender Mark Visentin.

Connolly is one of two players currently playing in the National Hockey League that made Team Canada. So far this season, he has four goals and four assists with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The other NHL player is Devante Smith-Pelly, who has three goals and two assists in 26 games with the Anaheim Ducks.

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Tugnutt named Canadian National Goalie Coach

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Hockey Canada has hired a former Edmonton Oiler netminder as their full-time goalie coach.

On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that Ron Tugnutt will work and scout with the goaltenders on Canada’s National Men’s hockey teams.

Tugnutt’s first major assignment will be to work with the Canadian goaltenders being considered for the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship that starts Boxing Day in Edmonton as Canada takes on Finland. Among those that were invited to the development camp in Edmonton were Tyler Bunz of St. Albert, Alberta (with the Medicine Hat Tigers and a draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers), Louis Domingue of Mont St.-Hilare, Quebec (with the Quebec Ramparts and a draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes), Mark Visentin of Waterdown, Ontario (with the Niagara Ice Dogs and a draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes) and Scott Wedgewood of Brampton, Ontario (with the Plymouth Whalers and draft pick of the New Jersey Devils).

Visentin has the inside track of being the number one goalie for 2012, but struggled at the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo, as he gave up five third period goals in a 5-3 loss by Canada to Russia in the Gold medal game.

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