GDT: Gold Medal Game • Jan. 5 • 8:00 PM ET • 02:00 CET - (Mod Warning IN OP))

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2015 IIHF World Junior Championship
Gold Medal Game

January 5
8:00 PM ET • 02:00 CET

Canada
Projected lineup.

Left Wing​

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Centre​

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Right Wing​

16 Max Domi​

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23 Sam Reinhart

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10 Anthony Duclair​

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9 Brayden Point​

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17 Connor McDavid

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26 Curtis Lazar

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20 Nick Paul​

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19 Nic Petan​

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18 Jake Virtanen​

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21 Nick Ritchie​

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22 Frédérik Gauthier​

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28 Lawson Crouse​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

25 Darnell Nurse​

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6 Shea Theodore​

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7 Josh Morrissey​

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4 Madison Bowey​

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3 Dillon Heatherington​

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2 Joe Hicketts​

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5 Samuel Morin​

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-​

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Starter​

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Backup​

31 Zachary Fucale​

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1 Eric Comrie​

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Scratched​

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Details​

F 29 Robby Fabbri​

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Out for tournament​

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Russia
Projected lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

27 Vyacheslav Leshchenko​

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22 Ivan Barbashyov​

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19 Pavel Buchnevich

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26 Vladimir Bryukvin​

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23 Alexander Sharov​

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18 Maxim Mamin​

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11 Nikolai Goldobin​

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9 Vladislav Kamenev​

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28 Sergei Tolchinskiy​

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15 Anatoliy Golyshev​

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17 Ivan Fishchenko​

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25 Alexander Dergachyov​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

7 Rushan Rafikov

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12 Alexander Bryntsev​

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5 Nikita Cherepanov​

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6 Vladislav Gavrikov

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29 Ivan Provorov​

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24 Rinat Valiyev​

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3 Dmitriy Yudin​

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4 Ziyat Paygin​

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Starter​

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Backup​

30 Igor Shestyorkin​

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1 Ilya Sorokin​

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Scratched​

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Details​

G 20 Denis Kostin​

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Healthy​

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Officials​

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Referee​

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Marcus Vinnerborg | -

Referee​

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Tobias Wehrli | -

Linesman​

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Miroslav Lhotský | -

Linesman​

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Andreas Malmqvist | -

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[lawrence]

Canada need to be careful. The Russians got away with way too many embellishments against use and even Sweden.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

why at 8pm - that's at 2am here in Germany, 3am in Russia. Oh well. Not sure if I'll be up for it today, will have to see.

 

[David Suzuki]

Good luck everyone! Honestly unsure of who will win... wouldn't be mad if either team wins tbh.

 

[Mattilaus]

why at 8pm - that's at 2am here in Germany, 3am in Russia. Oh well. Not sure if I'll be up for it today, will have to see.

Because Canada is Hosting. You think they are going to put the gold medal game at 1 in the afternoon when everybody is at work? Save it for primetime in the prime market and where the event is being hosted.

 

[aphyro]

Go Russia Go... show this Canadian that the best hockey is played in Europe

 

[BlitzSnipe]

Because Canada is Hosting. You think they are going to put the gold medal game at 1 in the afternoon when everybody is at work? Save it for primetime in the prime market and where the event is being hosted.

Well yes, of course - but still. We need our sleep!

 

[mobilus]

Gauthier gets the game winning goal.

 

[Rockettrudel]

If russia play like they did againts république-tcheque they'll lost- if russia play like when they won 2-1 againts canada they'll also lost because their goalie isnt gonna make 50 saves again.... And i dont believe Russia can beat back-to back to back Usa- Sweden and Canada with their home ice advantage. This is just Logic and you'll see . 4-1 Canada will be the score.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

Go Russia Go... show this Canadian that the best hockey is played in Europe

Sweden should get the bronze medal. That would be fair, considering how good they were up to the semi-final game. Something tells me they could've played better yesterday, somehow their game didn't come together. Still though, they were very good.

 

[JackSlater]

I'm going to predict 4 - 2 Canada.

 

[PensBandwagonerNo272*]

Gauthier gets the game winning goal.

He hasn't scored in almost two full tournaments I don't think

 

[Bjornee]

After the game last night i will have to say Russia will get golden tonight.

Its all about GOALTENDING. Russia will close Canada down again, just like they did in the exhibition games so as vs. US.

2-1 Russia.

 

[BlitzSnipe]

If russia play like they did againts république-chèque they'll lost- if russia play like when they won 2-1 againts canada they'll also lost because their goalie isnt gonna make 50 saves again.... And i dont believe Russia can beat Usa then Sweden then Canada with the home ice advantage this is just Logic even the Hawks would not beat Nashville-Kings-Ducks back to back to back

Russia's not going to play like they did against the Czechs - they're going to play better than they did against the Swedes. They love playing Canada, I think.

 

[aphyro]

Sweden should get the bronze medal. That would be fair, considering how good they were up to the semi-final game. Something tells me they could've played better yesterday, somehow their game didn't come together. Still though, they were very good.

Sweden deserved to loss dosent even feel sorry for this ******* they let down a whole countery with their play yesterday.

It's gold that matters not bronze.

Gogo RUSSIA

 

[Rockettrudel]

After the game last night i will have to say Russia will get golden tonight.

Its all about GOALTENDING. Russia will close Canada down again, just like they did in the exhibition games so as vs. US.

2-1 Russia.

Russia Closed nothing we had 50 shots and they didnt touch the puck.

 

[aphyro]

Russia Closed nothing we had 50 shots and they didnt touch the puck.

And still you guys loss

 

[Crosbyfan]

Russia has gotten better as the tournament progressed.

3-1 Canada including empty netter

 

[Mattilaus]

starting to sound like we need Gretzky's "us against the world speech"! Go Canada!

 

[Romanich7]

Man this is a tough one. Canada looked pretty menacing throughout the tourney and Russia decided to show up the last 2 games. If Russians have any chance at winning they need to get in Fucales head and do it fast otherwise its a lost cause.

 

[Rockettrudel]

At begenning of the tournament i bet 150$US on Canada (odds 135) that they will win this tournament and if they do ill win 352$US. On the other hands the odds on russia are 175 for the game tonight..so if i bet 90$ on russia i could also win 240$ and this would make it pretty much a freeroll for me to win 112$ if canada win the tourney and if they lost i still get my money back with the bet on russia ! I really dont know if i should go for that freeroll and Risk nothing or Risk my 150$ to win 352$. I need opinions please and sorry for my english i do my best

 

[Davebo*]

And still you guys loss

Well - you'd recognize what that is, eh?

Go Slovakia! They deserve the bronze! Whoops - wrong thread - my bad...

 

[Stats01]

After the game last night i will have to say Russia will get golden tonight.

Its all about GOALTENDING. Russia will close Canada down again, just like they did in the exhibition games so as vs. US.

2-1 Russia.

McDavid is hitting his stride in this tournament at the perfect time after a 6 week lay off from his injury. Russia won't be able to close Canada down. This team is the deepest team Canada has had in a few years and the depth is insane. Canada is too fast, too skilled, too good. They're saving their best game for tonight

 

[BobDobolina]

Rematch of the most epic WJC final ever.

 

[aphyro]

Well - you'd recognize what that is, eh?

Go Slovakia! They deserve the bronze! Whoops - wrong thread - my bad...

Yah but like you canadians i dont say Russia dident deserv to win that game

Damn i want the Russian to beat you guys so hard to night ! for you hockey is religion over there! for us here in Sweden it is pretty big but we don't cry ourself to sleep if we loss a game