December 26 THW

The Hockey Writers December 26, 2012

December 26, 2012

Every week we'll send one of our most popular articles from the previous week as well as a little something from our archives.

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by Ryan Pike

The holiday season means mistletoe, turkey and presents, and there’s no greater present that the game of hockey can give to its fans worldwide than the annual IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. This year’s edition emanates from Ufa, Russia and will feature over 200 of the world’s top teenagers representing ten countries.

For NHL fans waiting out the lockout, the World Juniors represents perhaps the only cheering outlet they may get this year. So, in the interest of cheering clarity, we present the annual breakdown of World Junior players by the teams that hold their NHL rights.

 NOTE: As of initial publication, Team Canada and Team USA were making final roster decisions. As such, these clubs will likely ADD one player each, which will be reflected in future revisions. Statistics will also be added here daily.

  • G John Gibson – United States (#35) – 2011 second round pick (39th overall)

  • F William Karlsson – Sweden (#17) – 2011 second round pick (53rd overall)

  • F Rickard Rakell – Sweden (#24) – 2011 first round pick (30th overall)

  • F Alexander Khokhlachev – Russia (#19) – 2011 second round pick (40th overall)

  • G Malcolm Subban – Canada (#30) – 2012 first round pick (24th overall)

  • F Anthony Camara – Canada (#15) – 2011 third round pick (81st overall)

  • D Dougie Hamilton – Canada (#27) – 2011 first round pick (9th overall)

 

Theo Fleury

 from Overtime 

 

 In the hockey world, Theo Fleury is known as one of the top scorers during the 1990s. A point-per-game player during 15 NHL seasons, the 5-6 right wing captured a Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989 and an Olympic Gold Medal representing Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

That would be an impressive legacy for any player, let alone one who was not expected to reach hockey’s highest league.

But if you ask Fleury, the path he has embarked on in the last few years is more important than any goal he scored or game he won throughout his career. At 44 years old, Fleury has spearheaded a movement to tackle one of Canada’s greatest epidemics: the sexual abuse of minors.

“The numbers are staggering,” Fleury said in an interview with The Fischler Report. “One in three girls and one in five boys are sexually molested before the age of 18 in Canada.”  Fleury’s latest project is the Victor Walk, which will take place between May 14th and May 23rd, with the final destination being the steps of Parliament in Ottawa. The purpose of the Victor Walk is to demand that Parliament takes a harsher stance when it comes to dealing with pedophiles.