Eberle Gets Three-Year Deal with Edmonton
March 23, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Edmonton Oilers, NHL, News, Players
Jordan Eberle has been signed to a three-year entry level contract by the Edmonton Oilers. He was drafted by the team during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft but has played three seasons with Regina’s junior hockey team. He has been quite successful during that time, racking up 105 goals, 99 assists and 204 points in 197 games. Pretty impressive!
If the name sounds familiar then you probably recognize him from the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championships. He was one of the three “Top Canadians Stars of the Game” in Canada’s gold medal victory over Sweden and made the game-tying goal …read more
Canada Wins Gold Medal at 2009 World Junior Championship
January 5, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Events, Fan Fare, Scores
In our nation’s capital, Canada’s junior hockey team took home their fifth consecutive gold medal by beating Sweden 5-1 today at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championships. It was an interesting and intense game as Team Canada kept their “drive for five” alive!
These are juniors we are talking about so I try to be nice and fair but Sweden’s goaltender, Markstrom, is a real drama queen. I think that the Canadians definitely had some questionable plays but his reactions to getting bumped, hit or even shot at were nothing short of ridiculous, at times.
Moving on… P.K. Subban opened …read more
