Gustavsson shines; It’s not quite like 1968, but Czech Republic beats the Russians again -- on guts

It may not be on quite the same scale as soccer’s World Cup, but we best not try to tell anyone who hails from the Czech Republic who car...

Tough day for Leaf youngsters at the Worlds

Saturday was a difficult day for the young and would-be future Maple Leafs at the World Championships in Germany. The gutsy and determined ...

Leafs looking to sign German defenseman

I’ve been focused on the play of certain young Maple Leafs (Kulemin, Gunnarsson, Gustavsson and Hanson) at the ongoing World Championships b...

Kudos to Germany; Edmonton Oilers may benefit most from World Championships; key Leafs advance

While devoted Team Canada enthusiasts were pulling for Canada to overcome a very youthful (though talented) roster to make it to the fina...

More on the Maple Leafs at the World Championships

Some Maple Leaf nuggets from the World Championships in Germany after Tuesday’s action:  Jonas Gustavsson didn’t play in Sweden’s last qu...

Kulemin contributing at the Worlds; Gustavsson makes a statement; NHL playoff notebook

From a Leaf perspective I’m most interested, as I mentioned in a post last week, to see how Nikolai Kulemin does as the World Championshi...

Will Kulemin’s growth arc continue at the Worlds? And will the Leaf re-sign him?

Nikolai Kulemin, for me, had the most impressive and encouraging season of all the ‘young’ Maple Leafs. While he looked a bit fatigued by...

Christian Hanson plays in front of 78,000 at the Worlds and more on Luongo’s struggles

Leafs fans with an eye on the World Championships over in Germany will know that Christian Hanson is part of Team U.S.A. Yesterday, in t...

A coming out party for Christian Hanson at the 2010 Worlds?

Every year, NHL players—particularly young ones—representingtheir country at the World Championships have the opportunity to take signifi...