Defending Big D, a Dallas Stars community

The Stars backup goalie is blogging about his experiences in Sweden and Finland playing for Team USA and other news and notes from around the NHL.

A big forward with questionable effort coming off of a case of mono. Inside we make the case for drafting Sean Co...Brett Ritchie.

The IIHF U18s wraps up today with the gold and bronze medal games. USA takes on Sweden as the Americans go for the three-peat gold, while Canada takes on Russia for the bronze.

The final day of round robin action is taking place in southern Germany at the IIHF U18 World Junior Championships. See how the teams have done to date, and get a sneak peek on some of the top talent for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.