Canada hasn’t won gold at the World Junior Hockey Championship since 2009, and has failed to get a medal of any color since 2012. With the 2015 tournament set to begin in just over a week in Toronto and Montreal, Hockey Canada is hoping that home ice advantage will give its team the boost needed to get back on the podium.
Canada’s roster likely won’t be finalized until closer to the December 25th deadline, but chief among those considered a lock for the 2015 squad is super-prospect Connor McDavid. Despite missing more than a month of action with a broken hand, the centre is widely forecasted to be the #1 pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Other locks for the team include 2014 returners Sam Reinhart, Josh Morissey and Nic Petan. In net, Canada will go with 2014 starter Zach Fucale and Eric Comrie.
Team Canada plays its first exhibition game on December 19 versus Russia in Toronto, followed by Sweden on December 21 and Switzerland on December 23. The tournament begins in earnest on Boxing Day, with Canada hosting Slovakia at the Bell Centre.
Tickets for the 2015 World Junior Hockey Championships are still available on ShowTimeTickets.com! Represent your country’s colours in Toronto and Montreal as the best junior hockey players in the world compete for gold!
Buy your 2015 World Junior Hockey Championship tickets today!
Tag: Team Canada
Olympic Hockey
Fans are gearing up for the 2010 Winter Games Hockey events held at Vancouver’s GM Place, known as Canada Hockey Place during the Olympics. Not only is ice hockey one of the most popular Winter Games events, but it is also Canada’s national sport. Team Canada has won the most medals in both men’s and women’s hockey, but nev
er an Olympic gold on Canadian soil.
Needless to say, it is an exciting time for Team Canada. Sidney Crosby, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, is considered the star player competing for Canada. Although this will be his first Olympic competition, the twenty-two year old has an impressive NHL resume. He began skating at the age of three. Crosby grew up playing hockey, and was drafted into the NHL in 2005 by the Pittsburgh, Penguins. He was named the Most Valuable Player in 2007. In 2009, he became the youngest NHL captain to win the Stanley Cup.
The Canadians will not walk away with the gold medal easily. Tough competitors include the teams from Russia and Sweden. Alexander Ovechkin, forward for the Washington Capitols, is regarded as one of the best players of the NHL. He has won multiple awards, and was named MVP for 2009. He is consistently one of the highest scoring in the league. Ovechkin will be competing in his second Olympic Games.
Double trouble is coming from Sweden in the form of Henrik and Daniel Sedin. With their help, Sweden took home the gold medal in the 2006 Olympics over Finland. Oddly, the twin brothers are NHL players for the Vancouver Canucks.
This should be the most exciting Olympic season for hockey. You will not want to miss the action on the ice. For Hockey tickets, visit ShowTimeTickets.com.