Category: Matty Beniers
Kraken News & Rumors: Tanev, Appleton & Beniers
Matty BeniersIn this edition of Seattle Kraken News & Rumors, Brandon Tanev‘s season ends early after suffering an ACL injury against the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 18, Mason Appleton enters COVID-19…
Read moreWorld Junior Championship player rosters by the numbers
Matty BeniersThe IIHF World Junior Championship kicks off this week as the best players under 20 years old across 10 countries take the ice in Alberta for a two-week tournament. It is the pinnacle of hockey for this age group and quite literally will put the NHL’s future on full display. I took a deep dive […] T...
Read moreThe Journey: Three Underrated WJC Players Poised for Breakouts
Matty BeniersHappy Holidays and welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. This week, we’ll be considering an interesting aspect of U20 tournaments like the World Juniors: every year, certain players see mass...
Read moreTop 5 Kraken Performances at the World Juniors
Dmitri Kulikov (ice hockey)Before some of the Seattle Kraken were lighting up the NHL, they made their countries proud at the World Junior Championship. This year is no different, as two Kraken prospects…
Read more2022 World Juniors Roster Breakdown by NHL Team
Columbus Blue JacketsWhile we’re all excited for the holiday season, hockey fans will get a second gift this year with the World Junior Hockey Championship on Boxing Day. There was some cause…
Read moreBU's Commesso Finally Gets World Juniors Shot
Matty BeniersBU goaltender Drew Commesso has been exceedingly careful over the past few weeks...
Read moreBU's Commesso Hopes to Finally Get World Juniors Shot
Matty BeniersBU goaltender Drew Commesso has been exceedingly careful over the past few weeks...
Read moreBetween the Lines: Midseason Report
Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockeyWe're at the traditional halfway point of the season, so it's time to reflect on what's been (even though it's not really halfway yet for a lot of teams). It used to be that many teams were playing in holiday tournaments now, but most teams aren't playing until January. The Great Lakes Invitational...
Read moreMeet the Team: An early look at what Team USA might look like at the 2022 World Juniors
Alex TurcotteElite Prospects American regional scout Joey Padmanabhan offers a player-by-player breakdown of the players invited to Team USA's World Junior...
Read more4 things learned from Day 1 of U.S. World Junior selection camp
New York RangersPLYMOUTH, Mich. -- Matty Beniers, selected No. 2 by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Draft, was excited to be back on the ice with familiar faces during the United States National Junior Team selection camp at USA Hockey Arena on Monday.
Read moreGoing to the Wall
Brandon BiroAsked about Kevin Wall the goal-scorer, Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky took a detour to talk about Kevin Wall the hockey player...
Read moreUSA Hockey Announces Preliminary 2022 WJC Roster
Matty BeniersThe 2022 World Junior Championship is right around the corner, set to kick off on December 26 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. For USA Hockey, selection camp will start in just two weeks in Plymouth, Michigan, where the final roster will need to be picked. Today 31 players were invited to that cam...
Read moreSound Of Hockey Podcast Ep. 163 – Alison Lukan Returns to Calm Down Kraken Fans
Matty BeniersFeeling anxious about the Kraken and their losing streak? Then have we got a podcast for you! It’s the Sound Of Hockey Podcast, of course! On this week’s episode, Alison Lukan makes her second appearance on the show to dig into some of the underlying numbers and help Seattle fans make sense of what...
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