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Rocco Grimaldi scored two goals to lead the United States to a gold medal at the World Junior championships with a 3-1 win over Sweden....

The United States won the junior ice hockey championships on Saturday after Rocco Grimaldi scored twice and Vince Trocheck added an empty-net goal to clinch a 3-1 win over Sweden in the final.

Alvin Chang wraps up the 2011 NHL draft, noting the decline in Russians being drafted and the strengthening of the U.S. talent pool.

Blog | Conversation | June 28, 2011

Another NHL draft weekend has wrapped up, and the winners won't be clear for years.

Few could have predicted last season's rapid returns. Holding the No. 12 overall pick in the NHL draft a year ago, the Ducks certainly didn't expect to land a player who would make the opening-day roster, much less stick around to play 76 regular-...

The latest in a series on top prospects for the 2011 NHL draft looks at forward Rocco Grimaldi, who played for the USA Under-18 team last season. Rocco Grimaldi Background on 2011 draft prospect Rocco Grimaldi. Note: Rankings are final. ...

Gare Joyce gets the evaluations of NHL scouts on hand for the recent Five Nations tournament in the Czech Republic, particularly concerning three top draft prospects from the U.S. team, led by diminutive Rocco Grimaldi.

Blog | Conversation | February 22, 2011

Team USA cut seven players from its preliminary roster to finalize the lineup for the 2011 U.S. national junior team. Forwards Brandon Saad, Connor Brickley, Rocco Grimaldi and Matt Nieto, and defensemen Adam Clendening, Jamie Oleksiak and Philip ...

Team USA cut seven players from its preliminary roster to finalize the lineup for the 2011 U.S. national junior team. Forwards Brandon Saad, Connor Brickley, Rocco Grimaldi and Matt Nieto, and defensemen Adam Clendening, Jamie Oleksiak and Philip ...

Forward Brandon Saad, one of the NHL's top draft prospects, has been among the final seven players cut as the United States set its roster for the start of the World Junior Hockey championships.

With wee wunderkind Rocco Grimaldi named as a final candidate for the U.S. World Junior Championship squad Tuesday and largely considered a top draft prospect, Alvin Chang takes a look at why short players have been long on value in the NHL draft.

Blog | Conversation | December 08, 2010

Rocco Grimaldi lacks ideal size for an NHL forward, but his exemplary quickness will get him noticed by scouts looking for the next Brian Gionta. Mike Hume profiles the 2011 NHL draft prospect.

Blog | Conversation | September 30, 2010