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Central Europe: Martin Necas (HC Kometa Brno, Czech – Carolina)
Martin Necas will be a key player and in the spotlight for the Czech team in the 2018 World Juniors. Ranked as the top Carolina prospect in our pre-season ranking of the Hurricanes system, with...
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McKeen’s 2018 NHL Draft Rankings: December 2017 – Top 62
For the second time this season, and the last time before the annual prospect bonanza that is the World Junior Championship, McKeens Hockey is pleased to present an update to the 2018 draft list. With...
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McKeen’s 2018 NHL Draft Rankings – December 2017 – Top 31
For the second time this season, and the last time before the annual prospect bonanza that is the World Junior Championship, McKeens Hockey is pleased to present an update to the 2018 draft list. With...
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WHL: Cody Glass (Portland – Vegas), Skyler McKenzie (Portland – Winnipeg)
Sixth overall pick in the last Draft by expansion team Vegas Golden Knights currently sits in 9th place in the WHL. Vince Gibbons describes him as one of the most dynamic players in the WHL. He...
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Finland: Sebastian Repo (Tappara – Florida), Niklas Nordgren (2018 Draft...
21 year old Sebastian Repo was a late round draft pick by the Florida Panthers after being passed over previously for the NHL draft. Marco Bombino sees an opportunity in the NHL sooner rather than...
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AHL: Filip Chytil (Hartford – New York Rangers)
Filip Chytil drew praise from coach Alain Vigneault, making the team out of training camp and appearing in two NHL games as an 18 year old. The organization decided to keep him in North America and...
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2018 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GUIDE – Releasing December 24th
McKeen's Hockey is proud to announce our first annual World Junior Championship Guide, releasing on December 24th. It will be available to all subscribers to mckeenshockey.com. You can join by linking...
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – Canada
MONTREAL, CANADA - JANUARY 4: Canada's Dante Fabbro #8 stops the puck from crossing over the goal line while his goalie Carter Hart #31 dives to make the save during semifinal round action at the 2017...
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – Finland
Finland will have a lot to prove at the upcoming World Juniors after last year’s disastrous tournament where they avoided relegation against Latvia. This year, head coach Jussi Ahokas’ task to select...
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – USA
MONTREAL, CANADA - JANUARY 4: USA's Colin White #18, Joey Anderson #13, Clayton Keller #19 and Charlie McAvoy #25 celebrate after a second period goal against Russia during semifinal round action at...
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – Denmark
In 2014, led by Nikolaj Ehlers and Oliver Bjorkstrand, Denmark ended its short, two-year stay in Division I-A earning its way back into the top flight of international U20 hockey. Their first year back...
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2018 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GUIDE – NOW AVAILABLE
McKeen's Hockey is proud to announce the release our first annual World Junior Championship Guide. It will be available to all subscribers to mckeenshockey.com. You can join by linking here. If you are...
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – Team Slovakia
COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 9: Slovakian bench and fans celebrate after a third period goal against Denmark during preliminary round action at the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Andre...
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – Belarus
Last year’s tournament gave us the plucky Latvian squad. They were fun, played with heart, had some skill in players like Martins Dzierkals and Renars Krastenbergs. They had a goalie with a fantastic...
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – Czech Republic
Since winning the tournament in back to back years in 2000 and 2001, the Czechs have had only two other opportunities to medal, and none since winning the Bronze in 2005. The small nation always seems...
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – Switzerland
Fans of Swiss junior hockey had been spoiled in recent years with the likes of NHL first rounders Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, Kevin Fiala, and Mirco Mueller representing the Alpine nation at the WJC....
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – Russia
Despite rarely rating as a favorite before the tournament begins, Russia has medaled in each of the past seven WJCs, picking up one gold (2011), three silvers (2012, 2015, 2016) and three bronzes...
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WJC 2018 – Team Preview – Sweden
The Swedish team this year is young, but talented. Outside from Switzerland, Sweden has the youngest roster heading into the tournament. The preliminary roster has ten underaged players with seven...
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2017 World Junior A Challenge provides its own spotlight in the maritimes
The town of Truro set the stage and, by all accounts, knocked it out of the park with the 2017 World Junior A Challenge. Canada West won their fifth gold medal with a 5-1 convincing effort over Team...
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AHL: Kyle Capobianco (Tuscon – Arizona)
Tom Dorsa profiles Kyle Capobianco, a promising 20-year old defender in a deep Arizona system. A detailed scouting report follows. A note on the 20-80 scale used below. We look at five attributes...
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