Category : TJHN Originals
OJHL’s Buffalo Junior Sabres The First To Take Leave Of Absence – More To Come
The Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Buffalo Junior Sabres have jointly announced that the Junior Sabres will be taking a leave of absence for...
No Hockey In Illinois Until 2021?
In what is expected to be the first of a few, the State of Illinois and Governor J.B. Pritzker have essentially killed all hockey in...
SIJHL Targets November 14 Start Date
The Superior International Junior Hockey League is targeting a November 14, 2020 start date. The league made the announcement yesterday. “We’ve been actively monitoring the...
October Start Dates? For Some Teams Yes. For Others…
The North American Hockey League, and the NA3HL under its umbrella announced October start dates yesterday. Lets give them credit for announcing those dates at...
Betting Against Junior Hockey In the United States
Quarantine requirements for people from 31 States and the District of Columbia in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Restrictions on the number of people...
Canada Closes Border To International Students
The “International Student” Visa program that some Junior teams had hopped to use as a loophole to get American players into Canada is now closed....
The State Of Junior Hockey In the United States
As this story is published, I know I am going to get a lot of nasty emails and comments on social media. So be it....
SUNY Conference NCAA D-3 Delays All Sports Until January 2021
As more NCAA programs across the board begin to cancel or delay all sports until January 2021, the State University of New York conference has...
OHL To Make Proposal To Move American Teams To Toronto “Hub” City?
Multiple sources in Ontario are reporting that the OHL will soon make or has already made a proposal for the Canadian Ministry of Health to...
NCAA 2020 Friendship Four Tournament Cancelled
Organizers of the 2020 Friendship Four Tournament have confirmed it will not be played in Belfast Ireland this year due to concerns over the coronavirus...
The Death Pool – BCHL Goes Pay To Play
The end of free to play hockey in the BCHL has finally arrived. Yes, you read that correctly. While the BCHL announced they “intend” to...
How Many American Players Have Transferred To Canada During Border Closure?
The Hockey Canada Player registry is where all Canadian junior teams enter the players they roster and sign to contracts. Its required. Since June 1,...
Pre Draft Combine Traverse City – Wrap Up
Thursday afternoon saw the Pre Draft Combine wrap up in Traverse City Michigan. In a challenging off season where players are trying to navigate these...
BCHL Plan To Begin Play In December
Much of Canada and many players in the United States have been waiting for borders to open and season start dates to be announced. Multiple...
COVID-19 USA vs. The Rest Of The World – The Clear Differences In Management
For months I watched the news of how the COVID-19 pandemic was being handled in the United States from the comfort of my home in...
USA Hockey Cancels World Junior Summer Showcase
On the heals of three team USA members testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, USA Hockey has made the move and canceled the 2020 World...
Philadelphia Bans Events Of More Than 50 People Until March 2021
In case you have had your head in the sand, the 2020-2021 hockey season is in danger. Not just for delays, but in may cases...
Canada Border Closure Extended
Now that the Canadian Border closure has been extended through the end of August, does anyone really think they are going to give special treatment...