The One and Only 2010 World Juniors Championships Thread
by John Fischer on Jan 6, 2010 12:07 AM EST
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PrintI have made this open FanPost for any and all discussion about the 2010 World Junior Championships. The 2010 WJCs will take place in Saskatchewan, the tournament will begin tomorrow, the playoffs will begin on January 2nd, 2010, and the gold medal game will be on January 5th. Group play will begin tomorrow, with the top 3 teams in each group moving on to the playoff and the bottom two in a shorter relegation playoff.
Here are the groups. In terms of resources, TSN is your best bet for general coverage, though it is understandably biased towards Canada as it is a Canadian network. The official IIHF WJC statistics site is good, even though someone over there thinks storing daily-updated information into PDFs is a smart idea. The New Jersey Devils have four prospects participating in this year's WJCs.
Group A: Canada (Capt. Patrice Cormier, Adam Henrique), United States, Slovakia, Switzerland, Latvia
Group B: Sweden (Mattias Tedenby, Jacob Josefson), Russia, Finland, Czech Republic, Austria
Incidentally, per this translated Expressen article I found through HFBoards, Tedenby and Josefson will likely play on the same line for Sweden as they did in their exhibition games. That should be something to monitor, maybe a sign of the future for the New Jersey Devils? For Canada, Cormier's the captain and Henrique could very well be centering the same line he centers in Windsor: with Taylor Hall and Greg Nemisz on his wings. Those facts alone warrant attention.
This is the FanPost to discuss the games themselves, how certain players are doing, who's looking good for 2010, any links to any news about any of the teams, how the Devils' prospects are doing, and other such comments, thoughts, and concerns. If it's about the 2010 WJCs, it should be here. The standard rules still apply, and let me emphasize that posting or discussing streams is completely forbidden - they will lead to a straight ban. Yes, I'm aware TV options for those of us in the United States are limited. That is not an exception.
That being said, I'll try to update this as the tournament goes on. Enjoy the 2010 WJCs! Best of luck to the United States, Cormier, Henrique, Tedenby, and Josefson.
12/26 Update: First set of games are done: Sweden destroyed the Czech Republic 10-1; Mattias Tedenby scored a goal, took a interference penalty, had 2 shots on net, and finished a +1. Jacob Josefson just had 4 shots on net and finished a +1. Canada demolished Latvia 16-0; Adam Henrique was moved to a different line, but scored a goal, had 2 shots on net, and finished a +1; and captain Patrice Cormier had a fantastic night with 2 goals, 2 assists, 3 shots on net, and a +4. In other action, Russia trounced Austria 6-2, and the United States rallied to hammer Slovakia 7-3. Hopefully tomorrow's games will be more competitive.
12/27 Update: Apparently, Mattias Tedenby was sick and couldn't play today. No matter, Sweden survived an Austrian scare today and came out fine. Austria responded to all of Sweden's first three goals, including two on the power play. Yet, Sweden "woke up" and came out fighting to win 7-3. Jacob Josefson scored the first goal for Sweden and assisted on two others. He finished with 2 shots on net and +2.
In other action, the United States shutout the Swiss 3-0; Slovakia put a hurting on the Latvians with 5 first period goals, the game ended in a 8-3 Slovak win; and Finland rose to the task in the third period to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win. Tomorrow: Patrice Cormier, Adam Henrique and Canada takes on Switzerland and Finland faces Russia.
12/28 Update: It was a day of shutouts. Canada shutout Switzerland 6-0, putting up 4 power play goals in today's game; and Russia shutout Finland 2-0 in a game filled with penalties. No points for Devils' prospects today: Patrice Cormier only registered 3 shots and Adam Henrique only put 2 on net.
Tomorrow: Austria takes on the Czech Republic, Lativa plays the United States, Sweden will play Russia which will surely be one to watch, and Canada will play Slovakia. All four Devils prospects should be in action.
12/29 Update: All kinds of decisive wins all over the place today. The United States stomped on Latvia 12-1; the Czech Republic smacked Austria 7-1; Sweden slugged Russia 4-1; and Canada just got done throwing Slovakia over the top rope to the tune of 8-2. So far it's been a three team domination at this point (Canada, Sweden, U.S.).
Today was a quiet day in terms of production for the Devils prospects. Mattias Tedenby and Jacob Josefson did try to get some points: Tedenby had 5 shots on net to lead Sweden, and Josefson had 4. Alas, only Josefson got on the boxscore for a tripping minor late in the game. Adam Henrique only registered 3 shots on net; and Patrice Cormier did get on the board with an assist on Alex Pietrangelo's goal. However, Cormier also took a cross-checking minor that did lead to a Richard Panik's power play goal and Slovakia's first.
Tomorrow, there are only two games: Finland versus Austria, where Austria needs a win in the worst way; and Switzerland versus Latvia, where the Swiss will help put Latvia right into the relegation round. New Year's Eve will be the end of group play and feature two big "rivalry" games: Sweden versus Finland and the U.S. against Canada.
12/31 Update: On 12/30, Finland smacked Austria 10-1; Switzerland beat Latvia 7-5. On 12/31, Sweden swept Group B with a 7-1 beatdown of Finland; Switzerland soundly beat Slovakia 4-1; Russia defeated the Czech Republic 5-2; and in a dramatic, come from behind shootout win, Canada takes Group A over the United States, 5-4.
Adam Henrique only had a shot on net against the U.S., and Patrice Cormier had 4 shots on net. The Swedish Devils prospects made more noise. Mattias Tedenby had a goal and an assist along with 3 shots on net; Jacob Josefson got 2 goals, first off a rebound created by Tedenby and then got credited for the second as his shot deflected off a Finnish defenseman's skate and into the net. Josefson also had 3 shots as well.
Canada and Sweden will get a bye for the Quarterfinals, which begins on 1/2/2010. The first quarterfinal has the United States facing Finland, the winner will play Sweden. The second quarterfinal has Russia playing Switzerland, with the winner facing Canada. The Czech Republic, Austria, Latvia, and Slovakia are in the relegation round, beginning on 1/2 with Slovakia facing Austria. Already, the Czechs and Slovaks have wins in the relegation group from the group stages.
1/2/2010 Update: The Quarterfinals are complete. Nino Niederreiter was the hero of the day for the Swiss junior team. He scored the late equalizer against Russia with the extra skater and the game winning goal in overtime. The win sends Switzerland to face Canada in the first semifinal at 5 PM EST on January 3rd. As for USA-Finland, the game was more, well, decisive. The United States dusted off Finland to the tune of 6-2 and will face Sweden in the second semifinal at 9 PM EST, also on January 3rd. All four Devils prospects will be in action tomorrow in important games. Sweden-USA is going to be a great game, I would think (and hope).
Russia and Finland will fight for fifth place on January 4. The Czech Republic will face Latvia tomorrow.
1/5/2010 ENDING UPDATE:
In the Semifinals, Canada easily beat the Swiss 6-1. Cormier had 1 shot on net and 1 minor penalty; Henrique had nothing on the boxscore. Sweden lost to the United States 5-2. Both Tedenby and Josefson were held pointless, though Tedenby had 2 shots and Josefson had 1.
As CJ pointed out in the comments, Sweden was playing big in the bronze medal game against Switzerland, but the Swiss gave somewhat of a fight with 4 goals in the second period. Though that’s not saying much because the Swiss remained at least 6 goals down in the game. Sweden went on to win 11-4. Josefson had an assist, 3 shots, and a minor penalty for holding. Tedenby had a more prolific game with a goal (Sweden’s 5th so it’s the game winner!) and two assists (Sweden’s 7th and 9th goals) with 4 shots and a minor penalty for interference.
In the big gold medal game, Cormier and Henrique didn’t do anything that showed up on the boxscore. I mean nothing, no shots on net, no penalties, no points, nothing. Well, Cormier finished a -1. But that’s beside the point. They didn't do much. The final itself was thrilling with Canada's Jordan Eberle scoring two late third period goals to turn a 5-3 deficit to a tie game. Yet, John Carlson was not to be denied. Feeling the disappointment and frustration of losing one game to Canada already in extra time, Carlson stepped up and scored the biggest goal for American juniors this year in overtime. Here's a video of the play up to and including the game winning goal.
The United States wins the gold medal at the WJCs for the first time since 2004 (where some guy named Zach Parise sparkled in the tournament) and did it in Canada.
And so that's the tournament. Austria and Latvia are relegated to Division 1, and Germany and Norway will take their spots for the 2011 WJCs in Buffalo, NY. Yep. Expect the Canada-USA game to be rather intense given what happened tonight. Thank you all for commenting and following along. A short summary will be put together, well, soon.
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The first game is nearly underway - Czech Republic vs. Sweden
Canada vs. Latvia later today (4 PM EST)
ALSO:
Russia vs. Austria (6 PM EST)
Slovakia vs. USA (8 PM EST)
There’s your first day of games.
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World Juniors U.S. TV Schedule
http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/jp-dellacamera-to-replace-gary-thorne-at-world-juniors/
No Gary Thorne this year. JP Dellacamera will sub.
Indeed.
By the way, Sweden is putting a beatdown on the Czechs right now. Tedenby-Josefson-Kruger just scored the third goal for Sweden. Kruger got the wraparound in.
It’s not even the end of the first. Poor U-20 Czechs!
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Correction
Tedenby tipped in the wraparound. There it is! The first Devil prospect point of the tourney.
Also, there it is! A fourth goal for Sweden.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
Tedenby Gets a Goal
Devils prospect Mattias Tedenby scores on a tip in front to make it 3-0 Sweden over the Czechs. Despite making some mistakes in their own zone, the Swedes have absolutely dominated.
Tedenby is #9. Not sure about Josefson.
by Steve Lepore on Dec 26, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
A check of the IIHF website has him listed as #10 http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/205/IHM2050SWE_32E_3_0.pdf
by Steve Lepore on Dec 26, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
For Canada, Patrice Cormier is #28, Adam Henrique is #12.
by Steve Lepore on Dec 26, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
It was a soft one, though at 5-0, I don’t think many Czech fans will be blaming Francouz for the result.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
Second PK unit caught standing around and the Czechs pull one back on the PP.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
Are you kidding me, Sweden just scored off the faceoff?
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NOW the Czechs call a timeout.
I think this should have happened 3 goals earlier. Klingberg fired one in right after Sweden won an offensive faceoff (proving why centers who win faceoffs are valuable).
Fun Fact: The Czech U-20 team has a Michal Jordan. He does wear #23.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
And the second period ends, the Czechs are down 6-1. Hey, they didn’t give up 4 in this period, so that’s an improvement.
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Bad News
Adam Henrique is out with an injury
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 3:54 PM EST reply actions
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
By the way, the Czechs took an early minor in the third period and guess what, Sweden scored. They now lead 7-1.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
Correct that: 8-1. Sweden JUST scored.
No, it’s not Tedenby-Josefson-Kruger creating most of these. It seems like everyone’s doing it, really.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
So they went for the extra point?
That’s awesome to see the swedish Devils prospects wreaking havoc
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
Well, it’s not Tedenby and Josefson specifically. Tedenby is the only one between the two of them who has a point: a goal. Josefson almost had one just now, but get this, Franzcour made a big save.
Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson is really the point machine today. He’s got a goal and 3 assists so far and with Sweden now going back on the PP, it wouldn’t surprise me if he gets a fifth point.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, i see. Hopefully they get going next game. Plus I haven’t been watching the Sweden-Czech game that much, is the goalie really that bad?
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Some of the goals Francouz (NOW I get his name right) has given up were real soft. Sedlacek, who started the game for CR, just got beaten real badly in the first period and was pulled.
Amazingly, CR kills the PP.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
Going to be keeping an eye on Patrice Cormier/Team Canada. The game is starting right now
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:01 PM EST reply actions
Alright
Canada up 1-0, Ryan Ellis scores after taking Cormier’s faceoff draw.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:10 PM EST reply actions
Silfverberg makes it 9 for Sweden
9 goals for Sweden…and a few minutes later Kana takes a minor.
Can we see 10?
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Also: Jan Kana (Czech Rep.) has a really well made mohawk.
Sweden is 2 for 4 on the PP today. This is their fifth.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
Make it 3 for 5 and make it TEN to ONE – Sweden.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
Penalty against Latvia
Canada will be going on the Powerplay
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:15 PM EST reply actions
Canada up 2-0
Nazem Kadri from Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:16 PM EST reply actions
Good News
I saw Adam Henrique on the ice, had a decent scoring chance. Rumors of his injury have been exaggerated
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:17 PM EST reply actions
Whew!
In other, less good news, the Czechs took ANOTHER penalty.
What do you even do if you’re Sweden? Continue being the U of the WJCs?
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
No, I think whoever said Henrique was injured must have meant Greg Niemiz. Someone said one of the Spitfires trio (Hall, Henrique and Niemiz) was injured, and alot said Henrique
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
I think you’re right about that, i though Niemiz had a different number
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
Canada up 3-0
The goal came right after the intermission, Latvia can understand what the Czechs are feeling like
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:21 PM EST reply actions
So the Czechs get a PP thanks to Sweden getting caught tripping. Sweden continues attacking on the PK, draws a hooking call and it’s now even.
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Cormier
throws a big hit on a Latvian forward
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:24 PM EST reply actions
Sweden 10 - Czech Republic 1 FINAL
Well, Tedenby and Josefson didn’t produce but they looked good. Then again, EVERYONE looks good when they are on the winning side of a 10-1 game.
Tedenby got a goal and Josefson got robbed on one and got PK time.
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Canada up 4-0
Cormier had another great scoring chance. He’s looking really good on his shifts
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:28 PM EST reply actions
Latvia's switched up goalies
Canada on the PK, Henrique was out there for Canada
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:33 PM EST reply actions
5-0 Canada
Patrice Cormier with the goal, He’s an utter beast today
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 4:36 PM EST reply actions
6-0 Canada
If you thought the Czech Republic is bad, Latvia looks horrible at times
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 5:03 PM EST reply actions
Adam Henrique Scores
Canada up 11-0, both Canadian Devils prospects have a goal
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 5:29 PM EST reply actions
Congratulations Latvia, you have done even far, far worse than the Czech Republic today.
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by John Fischer on Dec 26, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
16-0
Latvia makes the Czech Republic look decent now
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 26, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
Fan post updated with today's results
Cormier leads all Devils prospects with 2 goals and 2 assists. Henrique and Tedenby each have a goal. Only Josefson is pointless.
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I don’t think Tedenby is playing. I don’t know why but I hope he isn’t injured. Josefson is playing well though.
I believe he was out with the flu.
Sweden goes on to beat Austria 7-3 but Swedish fans (and the coach) are probably not happy that Austria came back from 3-0 down to tie it up. Sure, they got the win, but if Austria can hit them back via the PP, what will a Russia, US, or Canada do? Remember, the goal for Sweden this year is the gold medal.
Josefson scored a goal and got two assists, 2 shots on net, and finished a +2 (I assume he was on the ice for Austria’s lone even strength goal unless he got an assist and then came off the ice?)
I’ll update the top post when today’s games are done.
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by John Fischer on Dec 27, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
Canada on the PP
Cormier out to start the PK, is doing a good job so far
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 28, 2009 4:14 PM EST reply actions
Looks like it, haven’t seen alot of him. He was supposed to play with Taylor Hall and Niemiz, but Nazem Kadri took his spot on that line and has taken over since then
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 28, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
Cormier gets a good scoring chance and draws a penalty on the play. Still pointless on the day
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 28, 2009 5:23 PM EST reply actions
Couple of Updates on the WJC
Cormier is having a great WJC, assisted on Alex Pietrangelo’s goal after winning a faceoff. Josefson and Tedenby haven’t been great for sweden, neither has a point tonight and Josefson took a tripping penalty
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 29, 2009 8:45 PM EST reply actions
Wrong on Tedenby
Tonight against Russia
Tedenby was all over the place – skated very well
guys calling the game said the only thing he has not done was get a point
(one guy said if he had a point he could been called player of the game but would not without a point)
He was all over the ice and flying - played hard on the boards
I think he is faster then Gomez
by Team First Devils on Dec 29, 2009 8:54 PM EST reply actions
Hall is the real deal
if anyone saw that goal tonight – it was sick
Now goalie was not in the best positions but came in flying -
fired it off the crossbar and in -
guys said that he WILL be the #1 pick in the summer
by Team First Devils on Dec 29, 2009 8:57 PM EST reply actions
Taylor Hall is insane. I also find it funny that Philadelphia traded their first Rounder to Anaheim in the Pronger deal expecting it to be a pick in the 20s, but it could end up being Taylor Hall if their slide continues.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 29, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
Post updated
Keep up with the comments, it’s welcomed like woah.
And yeah, a hat trick in the WJCs as an 18 year old is pretty good sign that he could be for real.
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Thanks for doing this John
great to hear how some pieces for the future are doing
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Patrice Cormier has 5 points already., in 3 games. I think Joseson and Tedenby have 4 a piece. Although its hard to find stats.
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by thatguy011071 on Dec 30, 2009 7:35 AM EST up reply actions
If I’m reading the live ticker at the IIHF correctly, Latvian is winning right now. Seriously.
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by John Fischer on Dec 30, 2009 5:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Big Games today for the Devils prospects
Sweden vs. Finland (2 PM EST)
Canada vs. United States (8 PM EST)
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I just turned the WJC game between Sweden and Finland, and Tedenby scores a sweet goal 4 on 4
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 31, 2009 3:14 PM EST reply actions
And it’s 4-0 Sweden at the start of the third. Will Finland show up?
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by John Fischer on Dec 31, 2009 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
Early indications are: No. No they will not.
Magnus Paajvari Svensson finishes off a great individual move to make it 5-0
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by John Fischer on Dec 31, 2009 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
The goal was redirected off a Finnish skate, bad luck for Finland there but overall, it’s clear who the superior team on the ice is.
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by John Fischer on Dec 31, 2009 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
Johannsson kicks the extra point in. Well, rather, he got the puck in the slot and hammered it in. Either way, 7-1 Sweden and less than a minute left.
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Post updated with tonight's results
So far here are the total stats for each Devils prospect, all of whom have played 4 games except for Tedenby.
Adam Henrique: 1 goal, 2 PIM, +1, 8 SOG
Patrice Cormier: 2 goals, 3 assists, 2 PIM, +4, 11 SOG
Mattias Tedenby: 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 PIM, +4, 11 SOG
Jacob Josefson: 3 goals, 2 assist, 2 PIM, +5, 13 SOG
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Remember the name: Nino Niederreiter
Who?
He’s the Swiss forward who scored a dramatic equalizer against Russia after the Swiss pulled their goalie in the last minute of the game AND scored the overtime winner to move onto the Semifinals. They will play Canada. Even if that game goes awry for the Swiss – and it probably will – they are guaranteed a shot at the Bronze.
USA-Finland is next. In the relegation round, Slovakia gets a big 3-2 win over Austria.
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I watched the Swiss game and Niederreiter was all over the ice. He’s really played well this tournament. I also thought the Swiss goalie has played well.
Indeed Benjamin Conz is doing quite well. While he has got a high GAA (3.31) but he has a 92.41 Sv%, the fifth highest save percentage in the tournament right now.
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by John Fischer on Jan 2, 2010 11:54 PM EST up reply actions
USA wins 6-2 over Finland
Post to be updated shortly.
Tomorrow is the huuuuuuge semifinals. Canada vs. Switzerland. Sweden vs. USA. Winners go for the gold, losers go for the bronze.
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Canada beat Switzerland 6-1
Not a big surprise. The Swiss kept it close for 2 periods though. I really didn’t notice much from Cormier but I really wasn’t paying close attention. Henrique didn’t play much again.
Cormier had a penalty (2 for boarding in the second period) and a shot; Henrique got nothing on the gamesheet.
The one thing I have noticed is that Henrique has done very well on faceoffs. He is the tournament leader at faceoff percentage at 78.79%. Cormier is 13th at 59.62% and Josefson, prior to the current Sweden-USA game, is 5th at 66.67%.
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by John Fischer on Jan 3, 2010 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
USA wins 5-2 over Sweden
Game was a lot closer than the score makes it look. It was pretty even until the final 10 minutes then Sweden fell apart. Carlson scored off a right point shot that Markstrom should of had. Sweden had a PP with about 5 mins to go but Stepan had a great steal and pass to D’Amigo and the US put it away with a SH goal and then later an EN goal. Very good game US looked strong defensively and didn’t give Sweden many scoring chances. Should be another great game between US and Canada
IT'S OVER! USA WINS THE GOLD MEDAL!
Canada’s gold medal streak ends at 5 and once again, it’s to those dasterdly Americans.
As CJ pointed out, Sweden was playing big in the bronze medal game against Switzerland, but the Swiss gave somewhat of a fight with 4 goals in the second period. Though that’s not saying much because the Swiss remained at least 6 goals down in the game. Sweden went on to win 11-4. Josefson had an assist, 3 shots, and a minor penalty for holding. Tedenby had a more prolific game with a goal (Sweden’s 5th so it’s the game winner!) and two assists (Sweden’s 7th and 9th goals) with 4 shots and a minor penalty for interference.
In the big gold medal game, Cormier and Henrique didn’t do anything that showed up on the boxscore. I mean nothing, no shots on net, no penalties, no points, nothing. Well, Cormier finished a -1. But that’s beside the point.
All the same, the tournament is over and I’ll put a short summary together soon.
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I would like to see The Rock host a World Juniors tourney.
Can it be possible? I think so.
Beer is good! And stuff!
World Juniors at the Rock
It IS possible but isn’t the size of the rink different for international play? I very well could be wrong on this but i though the international/Olympic rinks are bigger so at the Rock they would probably have to take out some seats and get more boards for the different size. Would be cool though seeing all those Fins, Sweedes, Czechs, etc in Newark. They’d be intimidated by the neighborhood for sure.
by Devil_Hard_Core on Jan 6, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
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