GDT: 2017 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships

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Welcome to the 2016 IIHF Under 20 World Junior Championship Thread for us Avs fans!

U20 World Junior Hockey Championship Main
Montreal & Toronto, Canada [Dec 26th through Jan 5th]

Group A
Sweden: 9 points
Denmark: 6 points
Czech Republic: 5 points
Switzerland: 4 points
Finland: 0 points

Group B
Canada: 9 points
United States: 9 points
Russia: 3 points
Slovakia: 3 points
Latvia: 0 points


Links
Main Page
Schedule I
Schedule II
Standings
Stats
USA Viewer Schedule for NHL Network

Avs Players
Tyson Jost, CAN [GP: 3 | 1 - 1 - 2p]
Adam Werner, SWE [GP: 0 | W: 0 - SV: .000 - GA: 0.00]

Draft Eligible Players
BEL: Maxim Sushko (F)
CZE: Martin Necas (C)
DEN: David Madsen (C/RW)
DEN: Jonas Rondbjerg (RW)
FIN: Miro Heiskanen (D)
FIN: Eeli Tolvanen (LW)
FIN: Juuso Valimaki (D)
FIN: Urho Vakkanainen (D)
FIN: Kristian Vesalainen (W)
FRA: Alexandre Texier (LW)
GER: Leon Gawanke (D)
NOR: Gustav Willman Borvik (RW)
LAT: Kristians Rubins (D) [Overager]
LAT: Deniss Smirnovs (C)
SUI: Nando Eggenberger (W) [2018 Draft]
SUI: Tobias Geisser (D/C)
SUI: Nico Gross (D) [2018 Draft]
SUI: Nico Hischier (C)
SUI: Philipp Kurashev (LW)
SWE: Lias Andersson (C/LW)
SWE: Rasmus Dahlin (D) [2018 Draft]
SWE: Elias Petterson (C/LW)
SVK: Samuel Bucek (LW)
SVK: Milos Roman (C) [2018 Draft]
SVK: Adam Ruzicka (C/LW)
USA: Jake Oettinger (G)
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U20 World Junior Hockey Championship: Division 1 - Group A
Location: Bremerhaven, Germany
Date: December 11th to 17th
Teams
1. Belarus: 13 points [Promoted]
2. Germany: 11 points
3. France: 6 points
4. Austria: 6 points
5. Kazakhstan: 6 points
6. Norway: 3 points [Relegated]

U20 World Junior Hockey Championship: Division 1 - Group B
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Date: December 11th to 17th
Teams
1. Hungary: 12 points [Promoted]
2. Poland: 11 points
3. Slovenia: 8 points
4. Italy: 7 points
5. Ukraine: 5 points
6. Great Britain: 2 points [Relegated]

U20 World Junior Hockey Championship: Division 2 - Group A
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Date: December 11th to 17th
Teams
1. Lithuania: 12 points [Promoted]
2. Japan: 12 points
3. Estonia: 6 points
4. Romania: 4 points
5. Netherlands: 3 points
6. Croatia: 2 points [Relegated]

U20 World Junior Hockey Championship: Division 2 - Group B
Location: Logrono, Spain
Date: January 7th to 13th
Teams
- Australia
- Belgium
- Korea
- Mexico
- Serbia
- Spain

U20 World Junior Hockey Championship: Division 1 - Group A
Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
Date: January 16th to 22nd
Teams
- Bulgaria
- China
- Chinese Taipei
- Iceland
- Israel
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Turkey

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[Gigantor The Goalie]

Think Jost will get between 7-9 points. So much can go right for this Canadian team but so much can also go wrong. For me expectations are all over the place. Playing in NA on NA ice though will help.

 

[tigervixxxen]

The leader for Canada last year had 6 points so I'd temper expectations. Obviously the further they get the higher that will go. I'll say 4-5 tho, I think they are going to use him more defensively since a lot of their older forwards aren't available.

 

[S E P H]

Think Jost will get between 7-9 points. So much can go right for this Canadian team but so much can also go wrong. For me expectations are all over the place. Playing in NA on NA ice though will help.

I haven't been paying attention yet on what some of the projected rosters look like, but Canadian fans aren't happy for this years crop. I've been reading the WJC thread and some posters say this could be Canada's weakest WJC team perhaps in a very long time. How accurate is that?

Don't think USA should be that strong either, I think if I would have to guess, Sweden are maybe the favourites.

 

[tigervixxxen]

USA has a ridiculous crop of forwards but nobody on D. Canada is ok but not the hero lineup they come to expect. In some ways that might be better. Sweden is how they always are. I don't think there's a clear favorite. The Czechs might be a surprise team.

 

[Gigantor The Goalie]

I haven't been paying attention yet on what some of the projected rosters look like, but Canadian fans aren't happen for this years crop. I've been reading the WJC thread and some posters say this could be Canada's weakest WJC team perhaps in a very long time. How accurate is that?

Don't think USA should be that strong either, I think if I would have to guess, Sweden are maybe the favourites.

It's the biggest wildcard team I think Canada has sent in a while. We need our underage players to produce or we'll be out in the QF again. That summer showcase did not help the overall mood of Team Canada fans. We'll need some good goaltending to have a chance rather then what Blackwood/McDonald gave us last season.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Marner and Strome not playing together and making it all about them will help. They need to play as a team, not collect the biggest number of stars.

 

[Gigantor The Goalie]

Marner and Strome not playing together and making it all about them will help. They need to play as a team, not collect the biggest number of stars.

Exactly. This has to be a team this year. They can bend but they cannot afford to break. And as always...STAY OUT OF THE BOX. No matter who is wearing the Maple Leaf it seems as though they take too many penalties for whatever reason.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

I've got a really good feeling about Jost's performance on the big stage.

I could easily see his stock rising among other fans. The trade board should be fun in January.

 

[S E P H]

So all the lower divisions started today!

But something disturbing happened in the DII tourney in Estonia. Estonian policemen arrested two teenagers which had rifles targeting the Japanese team. No idea what their motives are, just that they brought in for questioning.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Which Avs prospects are likely to represent? Jost and who else?

 

[henchman21]

Maybe Werner for Sweden.

 

[Tweaky]

Any chance Morrison gets a spot? I know he was not invited to camp, but he is head and shoulders better than some of the guys that did get an invite.

Oh wait, he is not playing in the CHL, and was not a top 20+ pick...

 

[tigervixxxen]

Any chance Morrison gets a spot? I know he was not invited to camp, but he is head and shoulders better than some of the guys that did get an invite.

Oh wait, he is not playing in the CHL, and was not a top 20+ pick...

Beaudin deserves it before Morrison. He actually should have been invited to the camp but alas.

 

[landy92mack29]

Any chance Morrison gets a spot? I know he was not invited to camp, but he is head and shoulders better than some of the guys that did get an invite.

Oh wait, he is not playing in the CHL, and was not a top 20+ pick...

Morrison isn't as good as the guys who were invited. Meloche and Beaudin deserve an invite long before Morrison

 

[Avs_19]

This will be a good distraction. Really looking forward to watching Jost.

 

[Tweaky]

Quite possibly, but at least with Morrison, they would be looking at someone that contribute next year as well. Maybe.

 

[tigervixxxen]

This link is a MUST for the tournament. I will probably visit this page 500 times before the tourney is over, not kidding. It has information on absolutely everything from rosters to schedule to stats and it bypasses the homepage, which will crash during every game. The PDF gamesheets are 100x more informative than what they put on the website too. Bookmark and use this link if you are following the tourney, seriously.

http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/418/index.html

 

[tigervixxxen]

* Just like at Canada's summer camp, Tyson Jost and Strome found themselves paired together at practice on Sunday. "Tyson was an energy bug and him and Strome played really well together," said Ryan Jankowski, Hockey Canada's director of player personnel, when asked what stood out during the summer. "They think the game really well. Jost isn't afraid to do the heavy lifting and do the hard work and can get pucks to Strome so I think there's chemistry there that can carry on to the tournament." The pair had never played together before the camp in Plymouth.

From TSN

 

[Goulet17]

I like how Jankowski essentially states that Jost is a gritty player while Strome is a perimeter player.

Atta boy Strome, go get'em.

 

[JoemAvs]

Nice tidbit about Jost.
Heavy lifting sounds good. Also reflects a bit negatively on Strome but I have never understood that pick anyways.


The questions I have:

-Aside from Jost and maybe Werner, there won't be any other Avs prospect to watch there right?
Of the top10-15 eligible prospects not many will feature in the WJC.

I already know that Hischier will be there and that Patrick and Liljegren won't. I assume Vilardi and Mittelstadt also won't be in attendance.

I think there are 0 players that made Team Canada that are eligible.
I think USA has the same amount.

Sweden has Dahlin for 2018 (which is ridiculous) and Pettersson.
Finland should have Tolvanen there.

I guess Necas will play for the Czechs.

So basically for Avs fans the players of interest are Jost, Hischier,Necas, Petterson and Tolvanen.
Maybe add Valimaki and Veselainen if we get another 1st but I somehow doubt that.

No Patrick,Liljegren,Vilardi, Foote, Kostin,Mittelstadt or Tippett/Rasmussen.

Very underwhelming year for draft eligible prospects.
Usually there are way more to watch

 

[tigervixxxen]

Are there usually more? Don't they call it the 19 year old tournament for a reason?

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Any chance AZ lets Crouse play?

 

[JoemAvs]

Are there usually more? Don't they call it the 19 year old tournament for a reason?

Yeah I think there usually are quite a bit more.

The top tier prospects are usually there IIRC. Shame that Patrick and Vilardi is hurt and that Liljegren did not make it.

I mean the Fins alone had Juolevi, Laine and Puljujärvi last season. We also had Tkatchuk,Matthews and Nylander there.

The year before it was even stronger with Meier, Rantanen, McDavid, Hanifin, Zacha,Provorov, Werenski and Crouse.

No draft eligible guy on Team Canada or USA kind of sucks.
Switzerland and the Czechs will probably be out pretty quickly and then the only guys left I would really want to watch are Pettersson and Tolvanen.

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

Any chance AZ lets Crouse play?

Last report I saw is that it's a slim to none chance.