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Morning Skate: The 2017 World Juniors finally begin
Even though it’s not 2017 yet.
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Lace ‘em up. Time for the Morning Skate.
LOCKED UP
The World Juniors start today! Four games kick off what is (in my opinion) the best hockey tournament of the year outside of the Stanley Cup playoffs. We’ve got the full schedule for you here, and you can hit up our World Juniors hub all tournament for highlights and rosters.
NEWS NEWS NEWS
- P.K. Subban took kids from a Nashville hospital out on a sleigh ride. Our hearts are melting.
- We threw an imaginary Secret Santa party for NHL teams. It was so tense.
- The Avalanche and Islanders are among the NHL’s most disappointing teams.
AROUND THE NETWORK WE GO
- Silver Seven wrote an excellent piece about Steve Downie, Don Cherry, and concussions in hockey. Downie himself shared it!
- Pension Plan Puppets wrote a Christmas carol about Frank Corrado. It’s amazing.
- The Devils needed a Christmas miracle.
- Wondering why that former first-round pick isn’t cracking the Capitals’ lineup? The answer is TOO MUCH MAN.
- Mile High Hockey is ranking every NHL uniform ever.
- If your team was a holiday dessert, what would they be?
- SB Nation College Hockey breaks down USA’s World Juniors roster.
- The ECAC is the strongest conference in college hockey.
- Hockey in Shaw Park is an excellent St. Louis holiday tradition.
- A rare overtime win should spark the Stars in the season’s second half.
- Phil Kessel hung out with Matt Cullen’s kids over the holiday. Aww.
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