As much as I love the NHL, I live and die by international hockey. So yeah, 2022 is my kind of year.
As I put this issue to bed my favorite event on the calendar, the World Junior Hockey Championship, is just days away. This year’s tournament was set up as the coming-out party for superstar prospects Shane Wright, Connor Bedard, and Matvei Michkov. All three players are poised to dominate the hobby for the next decade and beyond. By the time this issue hits newsstands, I have no doubt their electrifying play in Edmonton and Red Deer will have multiplied their fan bases exponentially.