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2011 World Juniors Preview: US in Unfamilar Role

This year marks the 35th annual IIHF World Junior Championship (the tournament has been held since 1974, but didn't become officially sanctioned by the IIHF until 1977). In the previous 34, the United States has won just six medals, and half of those have come since 2004. Only twice has Team USA skated away with the gold...

Canada Names 2011 World Junior Team

Canada finds itself in a strange position heading into the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. The perennial powerhouse is not the defending champion. Last year, Team USA shocked Canada in overtime for the gold medal of this prestigious event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Washington Capital John Carlson...

2010 NHL Draft Yields Few Safe Bets for NHL Rosters

Last year was a banner one for NHL draft picks. A number of them made the NHL, most notably Colorado's tandem of centers Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly. Players like Dmitri Kulikov, Evander Kane and Victor Hedman also made an immediate impact in the NHL, along with top overall pick John Tavares. This is somewhat atypical....

Brett Connolly Press Conference

LOS ANGELES -- Brett Connolly had to deal with questions about his injured hip and whether it would impact the talented forward's draft stock. Those questions were answered when the Tampa Bay Lightning took Connolly with the sixth overall pick, making him Steve Yzerman's first draft pick as GM of the Lightning. Share...

Brett Connolly Taken No. 6 by Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010 NHL Entry Draft

New Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman didn't learn from a gambler. He learned from an organization that doesn't often take huge chances in the draft or in free agency. But the former Detroit Red Wing great took a chance with his first draft pick as the Lightning GM. Western Hockey League star Brett Connolly played...