Olympics: 2018 Winter Olympics Qualifying

[malkinfan]

Disappointed not one KHL team country advanced, all 3 choked at pivotal points in the tournament.

 

[GermanNuck]

Yeeeeees!

What a game! Thanks Latvia. I'm actually a bit sad that you guys won't be there too make life a whole lot harder for the big teams.

 

[RobertR]

Its time to fire the coach.

 

[BalticWarrior]

Yeeeeees!

What a game! Thanks Latvia. I'm actually a bit sad that you guys won't be there too make life a whole lot harder for the big teams.

Im sad too , that our hockey is such a mess.

 

[serp]

A bit too close for comfort but they qualified. Would've been a big disapointment not to qualify. Very strong roster ( in comparison to previous German rosters ) maybe the strongest roster Germany ever had(?) .

 

[Arrhizal]

Lol your hockey is a mess. You ain't got nothing on Slovenia.

 

[GermanNuck]

IF there will be NHLers in 2018, than we'll have such a great goalie combo. Greiss and Grubauer.

 

[BalticWarrior]

Lol your hockey is a mess. You ain't got nothing on Slovenia.

And yet you still qualified, unlike us.

 

[Zamboni Parade]

Phew that was close.

 

[ozo]

Congrats Germany. Well done, will root for you in Korea.

 

[Arrhizal]

And yet you still qualified, unlike us.

Which goes to show that your excuses don't have much to do with this loss. You just weren't good enough.

 

[ellja3]

**** this ****

 

[Bure80]

Congrats Germany. Well done, will root for you in Korea.

Thanks
To bad our D will probably be worse in 2 years.
Good luck for the next Olympics.

 

[mexicohockey]

Interesting goaltending decisions by the Latvian coach.
First pulled Gudlevskis midway through the second period for no apparent reason, but somehow this sparked his team and somehow they draw the score.
Fast forward to the dying minutes of the game, Latvia down by one again, draws a penalty but the goalies stays in. Missed opportunity, and a coaching error from my point of view.

 

[Tronador]

Yeeeeees!

What a game! Thanks Latvia. I'm actually a bit sad that you guys won't be there too make life a whole lot harder for the big teams.

I have to agree. It is very sad, that Latvia won't take part at Olympics. But in my eyes, the Latvian hockey has a bright future. They have so many great prospects.

 

[RobertR]

I guess Vasiljevs didn't know Kristers always looks that shaky.

 

[BalticWarrior]

Which goes to show that your excuses don't have much to do with this loss. You just weren't good enough.

Its not excuses its systematic failure that starts at the top

 

[ellja3]

Regarding the refs, nothing to complain about from LAT side.

Numerous non-calls on holding/boarding/interference both ways, let alone letting LAT get away w too many men at least twice.

 

[BalticWarrior]

Regarding the refs, nothing to complain about from LAT side.

Numerous non-calls on holding/boarding/interference both ways, let alone letting LAT get away w too many men at least twice.

Yep there wasnt any favouritism, refs sucked on both sides, they always do as is tradition for IIHF

 

[ellja3]

Yep there wasnt any favouritism, refs sucked on both sides, they always do as is tradition for IIHF

Yeah, it's one of those things that pisses you off year after year, but you just realize it has always been so and most probably won't change in future either.

At this point I am not even in ''Lipman, resign" crowd or seeking the system failure excuses; but flat out sad that next OG will be w/o LV hockey team. Just that.

 

[BalticWarrior]

Yeah, it's one of those things that pisses you off year after year, but you just realize it has always been so and most probably won't change in future either.

At this ipoint I am not even in ''Lipman, resign" crowd or seeking the system failure excuses; but flat out sad that next OG will be w/o LV hockey team. Just that.

Us not being in Olympics also hurts hockey exposure here , which is thing to consider.

 

[ellja3]

Masalskis retires from NT

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Yeeeeees!

What a game! Thanks Latvia. I'm actually a bit sad that you guys won't be there too make life a whole lot harder for the big teams.

Sooo happy! Did they show the game live in german TV?!

 

[PanniniClaus]

I sooked about the timing of the last Olympic qualifiers, feeling that Germany and Denmark were very hard done by. Well the Danes self destructed and never got close. Well done again to Slovenia. Punching above their weight and this time with a goalie I had never seen before.

There was not much to choose but I do feel Germany is slightly better than Latvia and deserve their birth. France showed they can compete but it's hard to be upset with Norway getting in. Really pleased to see the Austrian train wreck not getting in...nothing personal but they would not bring much of anything to the Olympics and we have about as good a field as we could have hoped for.

 

[serp]

Sooo happy! Did they show the game live in german TV?!

It was on Sport1 as usual with the Hockey games