Team USA arrived for its first practice at the Canadian Tire Centre at about 9:40 a.m. and there was a noticeable buzz with final preparations taking place for the official start of the 49th edition of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tomorrow. The U.S. settled into its digs – prepared masterfully by the U.S. training staff – for what all hope will be a run lasting through January 5, the day medal games are played.
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It was picture day prior to practice, and players and staff taking took their official tournament headshots, while players also posed in front a green screen for various shots that will be used during the broadcast of games.
The team picture was also taken, with veteran Andre Ringuette, one of the two tournament photographers and also the official photographer of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, effortlessly arranging the group. A number of smaller group photos were also taken, including one with the team’s captains.
The evening before any IIHF world championship starts includes meetings with various groups to share final information in advance of the start of the tournament. There are separate sessions for video coaches, head coaches, medical staff, media managers and team managers and all were held at the tournament’s hotel headquarters in downtown Ottawa.
At the end of practice, the players took part in a couple of shootouts. Cole Eiserman and Danny Nelson were the winners … Stan Wong is an athletic trainer for Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Championship for the 23rd straight year … The U.S. has a ping pong table in its team room and goaltending coach David Lassonde has been among those showing off and celebrating his skills.
We’re here in Ottawa and the captain of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators is American Brady Tkachuk. He was part of a big World Juniors moment in Buffalo, New York, in 2018, helping the U.S. to a come-from-behind victory over Canada in the first and only outdoor game in WJC history.asdsadsad
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It was picture day prior to practice, and players and staff taking took their official tournament headshots, while players also posed in front a green screen for various shots that will be used during the broadcast of games.
The team picture was also taken, with veteran Andre Ringuette, one of the two tournament photographers and also the official photographer of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, effortlessly arranging the group. A number of smaller group photos were also taken, including one with the team’s captains.
The evening before any IIHF world championship starts includes meetings with various groups to share final information in advance of the start of the tournament. There are separate sessions for video coaches, head coaches, medical staff, media managers and team managers and all were held at the tournament’s hotel headquarters in downtown Ottawa.
At the end of practice, the players took part in a couple of shootouts. Cole Eiserman and Danny Nelson were the winners … Stan Wong is an athletic trainer for Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Championship for the 23rd straight year … The U.S. has a ping pong table in its team room and goaltending coach David Lassonde has been among those showing off and celebrating his skills.
We’re here in Ottawa and the captain of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators is American Brady Tkachuk. He was part of a big World Juniors moment in Buffalo, New York, in 2018, helping the U.S. to a come-from-behind victory over Canada in the first and only outdoor game in WJC history.asdsadsad