No. 1 Star – Andrey Makarov, Team Russia Andrey Makarov began the game against the American team with an incredible toe save off of Paul Gaudreau and continued his strong play throughout the second and third periods, perfect on even strength and stopping 27 of 28 throughout the game to pace Russia to a victory
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2012-13 World Junior Championships: Prospects To Watch
REPOSTED (Original Article by Missy Zielinski) With the National Hockey League (NHL) dismantling more than half of their regular season thus far due to the lockout, a few unexpected faces will make appearances at this year’s 2012-13 World Junior U-20 Championships (WJC) being hosted in Ufa, Russia. The tournament that begun early Wednesday morning and
Mikhail Grigorenko, Andrey Makarov Lead Russians into World Juniors
World Juniors: Russia – Junior Hockey News Tweet This Published: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012 By: Michael Gosnell The Russians still remember the defeat in the gold medal game the Swedes handed to them. This time the Russians are hosting the Word Junior Championships and have the home-ice advantage that is so valuable. Despite losing explosive
Russia’s Evgeny Kuznetsov Won’t Stop at Gold, Seeking Stanley Cup
Kuznetsov, who has been tearing it up this season with the KHL’s Traktor Chelyabinsk, found his game when it mattered most in this year’s World Junior Championship. The Russian-born winger finished as the tournament’s second-leading scorer with four goals and eight assists, and led Russia to its first WJC gold medal since 2003. In the
WJC Hero Evgeny Kuznetsov Speaks With Sport-Express
Kuznetsov, who has been tearing it up this season with the KHL’s Traktor Chelyabinsk, found his game when it mattered most in this year’s World Junior Championship. The Russian-born winger finished as the tournament’s second-leading scorer with four goals and eight assists, and led Russia to its first WJC gold medal since 2003. In the
Evgeny Kuznetsov Proving Russia Is Still A Hockey Hotbed
The elite performance levels of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Vladimir Tarasenko at the world junior championships is a reminder that Russia is still fertile talent source for NHL teams with the patience and gumption to go there. Last June, the St. Louis Blues were able to draft Tarasenko 16th and the Washington Capitals found Kuznetsov at
Knights happy for goalie Bobkov
Igor Bobkov had one thing on his mind Thursday morning – sleep. The London Knights goaltender arrived back in town after coming off the bench midway through the second period to help spark Russia to a comeback 5-3 win over Canada in the world junior hockey final the night before in Buffalo. He dropped off
Ducks prospect Bobkov backstops Russia to gold, named Player of the Game
Ducks goalie prospect Igor Bobkov was named player of the game after he helped Russia rally from three goals down to defeat Canada, 5-3, in the World Junior Championship final on Wednesday. Bobkov replaced Dmitri Shikin in the second period after Russia appeared headed for defeat with a 3-0 deficit. Bobkov made 20 saves in
Igor Bobkov Comes Up Big For Russia In WJC Final
Igor Bobkov proved to be the difference, stopping all 20 shots he faced in replacing Dmitri Shikin, who was yanked after allowing three goals on 18 shots. Click Here To Continue Reading Article
Russia’s Evgeny Kuznetsov Assists Three Times In WJC Gold Medal Game
Yevgeni Kuznetsov had three assists as Russia scored five times in a 16:11 span to win its first gold medal since 2003 — and 13th overall. Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and assist, and Maxim Kitsyn also scored for the Russians, who scored five times on 10 shots in the third period. Click Here To