The World Junior Summer Showcase is on and two Maple Leafs prospects are in the tournament for Hockey Canada, Easton Cowan and Noah Chadwick, and while there's no clips yet, they are talking to the media, and so are their friends.

And here's Leafs draft pick Noah Chadwick in his own words.

Canada plays the USA today (Saturday) at 4:00 p.m.

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Do goalies get hot during the playoffs? A study says they don't.

Hockey goaltenders don’t get “hot” during playoffs, study finds - The Gateway
The hot-hand theory does not hold up with hockey goaltenders and their shot save percentage during the playoffs.
The GatewayLale Fassone

There's an up and coming 16-year-old hockey player who is already seven-feet tall. He's committed to go to Penn State this fall and play on their NCAA team.

NCAA’s Penn State’s hockey team gets commitment from 7-foot tall defenseman
Alexander Karmanov weighs 250 pounds at the ago of 16.
Daily FaceoffTyler Kuehl

You won't have much difficulty picking him out in these videos.

A women's hockey tour is being launched in Europe that will feature Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, and the Czech Republic. Canada and the USA will also be invited, except in 2026 when the Winter Olympics are happening in Italy.

En ny era av europeisk damhockey – Women’s Euro Hockey Tour till 2028
Under de kommande fyra åren kommer Sverige, Tjeckien, Finland och Schweiz delta i Women’s Euro Hockey Tour.

And a reminder to all that this weekend is the Caribbean Carnival, formerly known as Caribana. Lake Shore Blvd. is closed west of Bathurst Street for all of Saturday for the Grand Parade which runs all day, but peaks around noon and then ends at 8:00 p.m.. I could already see on Friday evening the City is packed full with tourists both for the Carnival and regular long weekend visitors. Expect travelling anywhere downtown to take much more time than normal.

Have a nice long weekend. Stay cool and hydrated.

Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for chilled summer soups
A cucumber, yoghurt and peanut soup that’s half gazpacho, half ajo blanco, and a genius watermelon and tomato gazpacho with almond paprika oil
The GuardianYotam Ottolenghi
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