Category: Features

By Samuel Dummer When it comes to the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the Russians can call themselves numero uno, Champions, чемпион. However it is written, it means the same thing. It means they won. This

By Samuel Dummer “Misery loves company”. It’s an old adage around the globe with many different variations in many different languages. If it wasn’t for being on the wrong end of massive scores, the Swiss

By Samuel Dummer We came, we saw, we left. Unfortunately for the young Czech’s they were but a mere blip in this year’s Hlinka tournament. Not performing at the level that many of them may

By Samuel Dummer “Gud ger varje fågel sin mask, men han kastar inte den i boet” is an old Swedish proverb. It is believed to have been first translated and inscribed by Josia Gilbert Holland

By Samuel Dummer Martin Luther King Jr once said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” This holds true in the North American Jr hockey world today. Canadian fans watched the Hlinka

By Samuel Dummer “I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.” That quote was lifted from the film 1970 film ‘Tora! Tora! Tora!’ and believed to have been

By Samuel Dummer The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is a best-on-best U18 hockey tournament that runs every year in August. The Hlinka Gretzky Cup, although known by various other names over the years, has been a