No need to play dirty, but yes Quick, and keep playing very physical.
No need to play dirty, but yes Quick, and keep playing very physical.
I zigged and took Europe +1. If they show up they can win.
Yes I'm done on this one, but I can't wait to see the kids go up against one of the great teams like Canada.
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....MUST be a red wing fan.......anyhow, FYI:this N America team has been crazy fun to watch. Like the new lines-- Eichel-gaudreau-Mcdavid is neat!! Nathan -RNH-drouin also very cool!
kudos to the coaching staff. Sometimes the best coaching strategy is to 'get out of the way'. That's what they have done. Green light for all 6 dee. Look where Ekblad was on his 2nd goal!!! ha!!!! Tremendous transition play
with that said. They are in a brutal division. Sweden adn the Fins are very organized squads. Russia has silly offense that will give us an idea how 'strong/not so' they r at the back, collectively. Murray has to be in net. Morgan Rielly has been impressive. After last game, how to you sit Parayko? :think2:
this tournament layout with the under 23 kids is fun, BUT it hurts Team Canada and Team USA. No fuckign way Gaudreau doesnt make Team USA.
kudos to the coaching staff. Sometimes the best coaching strategy is to 'get out of the way'. That's what they have done. Green light for all 6 dee. Look where Ekblad was on his 2nd goal!!! ha!!!! Tremendous transition play
with that said. They are in a brutal division. Sweden adn the Fins are very organized squads. Russia has silly offense that will give us an idea how 'strong/not so' they r at the back, collectively. Murray has to be in net. Morgan Rielly has been impressive. After last game, how to you sit Parayko? :think2:
this tournament layout with the under 23 kids is fun, BUT it hurts Team Canada and Team USA. No fuckign way Gaudreau doesnt make Team USA.
Yeah.....certainly dampens massively what might have been. The Youngsters get out of this Group with The Fins & The Swedes in the way and that is gonna be one Tremendous Outcome.
I guess very best scenario for them would have been to be grouped with CZK, EUR & RUS but ya can't always get what ya want.
From NHL.com, for Visitors to the thread who may not know as much about The Tourney as The Regulars up in here:
The eight teams are split into two Groups, Group A and Group B, for the Preliminary Round (Sept. 17-22), when each team will play its three Group opponents in a round-robin format.
Placed in Group A are Team Canada, Team Czech Republic and Team USA, plus Team Europe, a pan-European roster of players from birth countries outside of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden.
The four teams in Group B are Team Finland, Team Russia, Team Sweden and Team North America, a selection of the top players from Canada and the United States who are 23 or under as of Oct. 1, 2016.
The Preliminary Round schedule will put the spotlight on two of international hockey's fiercest rivalries on Tuesday, Sept. 20, when Team Canada and Team USA face off in Group A and Team Finland and Team Sweden meet in Group B.
North American archrivals Canada and the United States have faced off for the top prize in several international finals, including the 1991 Canada Cup, 1996 World Cup of Hockey, 2002 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the 2004 and 2010 IIHF World Junior Championships. The Nordic powers Finland and Sweden have met in the finals of the 1995 and 2011 IIHF World Championships, the 2006 Olympic Winter Games and the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championships.
The top two finishers in Group A and Group B will advance to the Semifinals (Sept. 24 25), where the first-place team from each Group will face an elimination game against the second-place team from the other Group. The two Semifinal winners will meet in the Final, a best-of-three series on Sept. 27, Sept. 29 and, if necessary, Oct. 1.
Live coverage of all tournament games will be provided by Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada and ESPN in the United States
Preliminary Round (round-robin)
Saturday, Sept. 17
Team Europe vs. Team USA, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
Team Canada vs. Team Czech Republic, 8 p.m., ESPNEWS
Sunday, Sept. 18
Team Russia vs. Team Sweden, 3 p.m., ESPN
Team Finland vs. Team North America, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Monday, Sept. 19
Team Czech Republic vs. Team Europe, 3 p.m., ESPN2
Team North America vs. Team Russia, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Team Finland vs. Team Sweden, 3 p.m., ESPN
Team Canada vs. Team USA, 8 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Team North America vs. Team Sweden, 3 p.m., ESPN
Team Canada vs. Team Europe, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Thursday, Sept. 22
Team Finland vs. Team Russia, 3 p.m., ESPN
Team Czech Republic vs. Team USA, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Semifinals (single elimination)
Saturday, Sept. 24
A1 vs. B2, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Sunday, Sept. 25
B1 vs. A2, 1 p.m., ESPN
Final (best-of-three)
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Final Game 1, 8 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Sept. 29
Final Game 2, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday, Oct. 1
Final Game 3, 7 p.m., ESPN2 (if necessary)
Saturday, Sept. 17
Team Europe vs. Team USA, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
Team Canada vs. Team Czech Republic, 8 p.m., ESPNEWS
Sunday, Sept. 18
Team Russia vs. Team Sweden, 3 p.m., ESPN
Team Finland vs. Team North America, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Monday, Sept. 19
Team Czech Republic vs. Team Europe, 3 p.m., ESPN2
Team North America vs. Team Russia, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Team Finland vs. Team Sweden, 3 p.m., ESPN
Team Canada vs. Team USA, 8 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Team North America vs. Team Sweden, 3 p.m., ESPN
Team Canada vs. Team Europe, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Thursday, Sept. 22
Team Finland vs. Team Russia, 3 p.m., ESPN
Team Czech Republic vs. Team USA, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Semifinals (single elimination)
Saturday, Sept. 24
A1 vs. B2, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Sunday, Sept. 25
B1 vs. A2, 1 p.m., ESPN
Final (best-of-three)
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Final Game 1, 8 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Sept. 29
Final Game 2, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday, Oct. 1
Final Game 3, 7 p.m., ESPN2 (if necessary)
