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pjcas18 : 12/22/2018 10:49 am
so the world juniors starts in 4 days, but there are already exhibition games going on.

Most of the teams with fans on here have players in this tournament. This is IMO the best chance to see the kind of players your teams drafted and some draft eligible players.

Czech Republic is loaded: Martin Necas (CAR), Martin Kaut (COL), Zadina (DET) = all three were 1st round picks, Zadina and Kaut last year, Necas in 2017.

but they're not the favorites.

IMO Canada is.

Owen Tippett (FLA), Nick Suzuki (MTL), Joe Veleno (DET), Bouchard (EDM), Dobson (NYI), Brook (MTL), Ty Smith (NJD), Frost (PHI), Hayton (ARI), probably the best goalie prospect in Cody Glass and the 2020 (yes 2020) projected #1 pick with Alexis Lafreniere, - Canada is absolutely loaded, right now it's Canada then everyone else.

USA has some great talent too, highlighted by:

projected 2019 #1 overall pick Jack Hughes, but also his older brother Quinn Hughes (VAN)
K'Andre Miller (NYR)
Dylan Samberg (BUF)
Mattias Samuelsson (BUF - Kjell's son, Ulf's nephew)
Joel Farabee (PHI)
Josh Norris (OTT)
Ryan Poehling (MTL)
Oliver Whalstrom (NYI)

and solid goalies (Cayden Primeau (MTL) - Keith's son) and Spencer Knight - draft eligible - not sure who the primary goalie will be)

and I've mentioned him before, but one of my favorite players to watch is 5'3" Sean Dhooghe. He has everything you want in a hockey player, other than of course...height. He's 2019 draft eligible, not sure if he gets drafted or not, but I love to watch him play, I hope he gets ice time.

NCAA leading scorer Evan Barratt (Penn state) (CHI) is also on the team and could show some people what that means.

Other teams/prospects to watch:

Finland:
Kupari (LAK)
Ylonen (MTL)
Kakko (draft eligible, #2 ranked player right now)
Tolvanen (NSH), hard to believe he's still in this tournament, seems like I've been hearing about him forever.


Russia:
Kravstov, NYR
Podkolzin, draft eligible
Romonov (MTL)


Slovakie:
Cajcovik (lit this tourney up last year, one of my favorite players in the 2019 draft)

Sweden:
Boqvist (CHI)
Broberg - draft eligible
Lundqvist, NYR

I'm sure I missed some players too.


USA schedule (All games on NHL Network):

12/26: vs Slovakia @6:30 PM ET
12/28: vs Kazakhstan @10:30 PM ET
12/29: vs Sweden @10:30 PM ET
12/31: vs Finland @10:30 PM ET

QF: 1/2
SF: 1/4
Medal Games: 1/5

Link to the IIHF website is below.

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Thanks.  
BrettNYG10 : 1/4/2019 5:48 pm : link
I'm watching at work, so I don't have a great view.
RE: Thanks.  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 5:49 pm : link
In comment 14247726 BrettNYG10 said:
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I'm watching at work, so I don't have a great view.


Krvstov blamed himself because the net was wide open, but it was a really good defensive play.
Primeau  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 5:56 pm : link
solid now and US hanging on by a thread
PRIMEAU!  
rnargi : 1/4/2019 5:57 pm : link
!!
Looks  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:06 pm : link
like US has shortened the bench.

Haven't seen Jack Hughes or Jack Drury in a while.
Theres  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:06 pm : link
Hughes
4:40  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:16 pm : link
left to play.

ice titled for Russia right now a little, but not great scoring chances, just controlling the play more.

US D turn the puck over a lot.
ice  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:17 pm : link
tilted - not titled
Russia  
rnargi : 1/4/2019 6:18 pm : link
Pressure is intense...
Kravstov  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:20 pm : link
best player on the ice for either team this game
Russsia  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:23 pm : link
net empty
USA!  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:25 pm : link
USA!

Playing for the gold.

Lucky to escape with a W here.
Playing for GOLD!  
rnargi : 1/4/2019 6:25 pm : link
Great game! Came on strong after the no goal...
Primeau  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:26 pm : link
has to be USA player of the game.

Game?  
rnargi : 1/4/2019 6:28 pm : link
He's been the player of the tournament for USA
Jack Hughes  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:31 pm : link
might be more injured than they're letting on.

I thought he was electric vs the Czech's, but not so much today.
Why did it take so long for Russia to pull the goalie?  
Rick in Dallas : 1/4/2019 6:36 pm : link
They wasted a good minute at the end. Crazy. Primeau player of the tournament
RE: Why did it take so long for Russia to pull the goalie?  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:38 pm : link
In comment 14247772 Rick in Dallas said:
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They wasted a good minute at the end. Crazy. Primeau player of the tournament


No idea. They had the chance to do it too.
USA  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 6:39 pm : link
plays tomorrow night 8pm vs the winner of the Fins (who the US beat 4 - 1 in the prelims) or the Swiss.

US should be big favorites, but so was Canada.
Short turnaround...  
rnargi : 1/4/2019 6:55 pm : link
I thought they should play Sunday. Fins stood in the way in 1980, too....and this feels something like that.
RE: Short turnaround...  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 7:05 pm : link
In comment 14247788 rnargi said:
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I thought they should play Sunday. Fins stood in the way in 1980, too....and this feels something like that.


In 1980 though if the US lost they wouldn't have even medaled.

what a weird system.
RE: Kravstov  
Greg from LI : 1/4/2019 7:39 pm : link
In comment 14247758 pjcas18 said:
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best player on the ice for either team this game


Music to my ears
Some of the  
Pete in MD : 1/4/2019 7:43 pm : link
Russian players took the loss pretty hard.
RE: Some of the  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 7:47 pm : link
In comment 14247826 Pete in MD said:
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Russian players took the loss pretty hard.


Klim Kostin (their Captain) the worst. Someone should have pulled him off the ice, they knew the cameras would be all over him.

Like Starman said well, for many of these players, this is the end of their amateur careers. many have been playing with and against each other for 5 or 6 years in international tourneys and now it ends and in a close game like this emotions take hold.

no reason the cameras need to be on him like that, but i get it.
RE: RE: Kravstov  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 7:59 pm : link
In comment 14247822 Greg from LI said:
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In comment 14247758 pjcas18 said:


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best player on the ice for either team this game



Music to my ears


couldn't finish though. he had so many shot and scoring chances.

he was physical, good with the puck, all over the ice on the forecheck and even back checked.

if he was able to finish a couple of those chances Russia is playing for gold.

still, he was the best player IMO.
Are you watching this other  
rnargi : 1/4/2019 8:03 pm : link
SF?
RE: Are you watching this other  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 8:13 pm : link
In comment 14247839 rnargi said:
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SF?


Yes. Another Habs prospect (Ylonen) scored the early goal on the turnover.
2 - 0  
pjcas18 : 1/4/2019 8:14 pm : link
cinderlla's slipper might be coming off.
Lol...  
rnargi : 1/4/2019 8:17 pm : link
..Pumpkin! The Swiss look outclassed badly
Welp...  
rnargi : 1/4/2019 8:21 pm : link
...no drama in this game. 3-0 and a quarter way through the first
US  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 7:41 pm : link
in the whites again. Hopefully a good omen.
Miller moved  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:00 pm : link
back to 3rd D pair with Samuelsson.

That's some massive size for Juniors. Samuellson 6'4 220, Miller 6'4" 210.

puck  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:09 pm : link
drop
Primeau  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:12 pm : link
already making a difference
Slow start for the US  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:20 pm : link
being outshot 7 - 3 at first TV timeout.

Offensive zone  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:22 pm : link
penalty for the Fins, US to the PP.
US scored  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:23 pm : link
but waved off, looked like maybe goalie interference
No  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:24 pm : link
idea why this should be waived off. Should be a goal.
US  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:26 pm : link
got robbed.
US forecheck  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:31 pm : link
forces another penalty. Need to take advantage here.
Pj  
MadPlaid : 1/5/2019 8:34 pm : link
Thank you for the updates. You are my only access to news of these games
Game is on  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:37 pm : link
NHL Network if you have it and I believe IIHF has free streams of the events.

US missed a golden opportunity on the PP, Poehling fed across to Chmelevski couldn't bury it.

US going to the PK now.

Primeau shining.
Chmleveski  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:41 pm : link
gets a great SH chance on a nice pass from Cockerill.
scoreless first  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:44 pm : link
good hockey other than the US being robbed. Apparently the call was in the crease but it's pretty clear the puck is also in the crease.
Cockeriil (Iles) and Kemp (Edm)  
Jay in Toronto : 1/5/2019 8:47 pm : link
Were both 7 round picks.
Here is a stream  
Jay in Toronto : 1/5/2019 8:49 pm : link
that works for me. Yesterday I had to watch in Russian LOL


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RE: Cockeriil (Iles) and Kemp (Edm)  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 8:54 pm : link
In comment 14248823 Jay in Toronto said:
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Were both 7 round picks.


as was Primeau (MTL).
Thanks Jay  
MadPlaid : 1/5/2019 9:02 pm : link
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RE: RE: Cockeriil (Iles) and Kemp (Edm)  
Jay in Toronto : 1/5/2019 9:02 pm : link
In comment 14248832 pjcas18 said:
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In comment 14248823 Jay in Toronto said:


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Were both 7 round picks.



as was Primeau (MTL).


Aren't you pleased ;)
RE: RE: RE: Cockeriil (Iles) and Kemp (Edm)  
pjcas18 : 1/5/2019 9:09 pm : link
In comment 14248855 Jay in Toronto said:
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In comment 14248832 pjcas18 said:


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In comment 14248823 Jay in Toronto said:


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Were both 7 round picks.



as was Primeau (MTL).



Aren't you pleased ;)

Hard to know, goalies are the hardest players to project in these tourneys IMO, but he looks great.

Canadiens traded back into the draft with the Flyers just to take Primeau. they really liked him I him I guess.
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