As we close in on the end of the 2012 year, hockey fans around the world are reminded daily of what they are missing.
With the NHL Lockout now in the hundreds of days long, the NHL has reached out yet again to the players, making more concessions in an attempt to have an NHL season. This time it's only going to be roughly 48 games long.
The World Junior Hockey Championship is in full swing, featuring many NHLers on some squads. Young stars such as Mark Scheifele, Jonathan Huberdeau, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Dougie Hamilton all of Canada, Nail Yakupov, and Mikhail Grigorenko of Russia and Alex Galchenyuk of the United States all make up a pretty outstanding player pool in the tournament.
The Spengler Cup, a tournament that sees host team HC Davos, along with a collection of Canadian players, take on four club teams from around Europe is also underway in Davos, Switzerland. Each club team boasts a beefed up roster as a result of the NHL Lockout. The Canadian squad, for example, features all-stars Jason Spezza and John Tavares, as well as Tyler Seguin, Matt Duchene, Ryan Smyth, Jason Demers, Cam Barker, Jonathan Bernier and Devyn Dubnyk, who make up a rela ...
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Article written by Brad LeClair
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