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Jaden Schwartz Named Captain of 2012 WJC Canadian Squad
Congratulations are in order for St. Louis Blues 2010 first round draft pick Jaden Schwartz. He’s been bestowed a great honor and responsibility. From Hockey Canada via Twitter: NJT – Jaden Schwartz named Canada’s captain for #2012wjc. Connolly, Gormley, Howden and Smith-Pelly named alternates http://t.co/VcYdb7G6 In Canada, hockey is a big deal. Duh, right? The...
Bluenotes 2-16-11: Ownership Concerns | Honoring #7 | Tarasenko News
A daily dose of news and views from around St. Louis Blues nation - Halak Injury? Jeremy Rutherford Tweeted that Jaroslav Halak left practice early and was asking for trainer Ray Barlie. Both went in to the locker room. Lou Korac reported a little later that Halak came out and signed autographs. Then a little...
Bluenotes 1-26-11: Tarasenko Injured
A daily dose of news and views from around St. Louis Blues Nation. - Tarasenko Injured When the injury bug hits the St. Louis Blues it doesn’t just stop in at 14th and Clark. It takes a course covering the whole organization. First man down was Canadian and Colorado College forward Jaden Schwartz. Looks like...
Bluenotes: Tarasenko Wins WJC Gold, Oshie Recovery ETA & More
WJC Medal Round Update How bad do fans want Vladimir Tarasenko on their side of the Atlantic? Pretty bad. The desire may reach new heights following Russia’s 5-3 victory over Canada in the Gold Medal game of the 2011 World Junior Championships. The squad he captained mounted a third period rally to win the tourney....
WJC Update: USA Loss and Prospects Move On To Medal Round
Sadly, all did not go as planned for Team USA Monday night. A 4-1 Semi-Final loss to Canada puts them in to the Bronze Medal match against Blues prospect Sebastian Wannstrom and Sweden on Thursday. Wannstrom has 4 points (2G, 2A), Plus-2 rating and 10 shots on goal in 5 games. Both his scores are...
Jaden Schwartz Out 6 Weeks & Will Miss Rest of WJC
Per release by the St. Louis Blues, 2010 First Round selection Jaden Schwartz suffered a fractured ankle at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo. The Team Canada forward took an odd fall and broke his ankle in a tournament game against the Czech Republic. Sidelining the Colorado College freshman at least six weeks. In...
Quick WJC Update
Since NHL Network isn’t carrying the Russian games, its hard to get a feel for Vladimir Tarasenko‘s play. Sorry to say I cannot relay much more information from my own point of view. I was unable to catch the last two Canadian games, but Jaden Schwartz was able to add a goal to his pair...
Tarasenko & Schwartz Have A Strong 2011 WJC Debut
Canada may have defeated Russia 6-3 thanks to two third period power play goals touched by Jaden Schwartz, but Russian prospect Vladimir Tarasenko won the battle of Blues draft picks. Tarasenko Vlad was all over the offensive zone displaying a confidence and poise with the puck. Willing to challenge defenders one on one to attack...
Blues Prospects at the WJC
It’s around Christmas every year that the die hard and crazy Blues fans turn some of their attention from beloved Bluenote to the future wearers of blue sweaters. The 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships kick off in Buffalo, New York today. While its teh first time in a few years the Blues haven’t had a...
Blues News: News & Notes 12-17-10
Quite a few pieces of news and notes regarding the Blues today. Linkage and More! - From the Blues Official Website Erik Johnson is day-to-day with a knee sprain. Good news as St. Louis takes a collective deep sigh. Cracknell Assigned to Peoria. Not that Cracknell did anything wrong in Detroit. It’s a payroll thing....
