GDT: Group B • Dec. 28 • United States 1, Finland 4

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2012 IIHF U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | GROUP B
DECEMBER 28, 2011
1:30 PM MT • 3:30 PM ET • 21:30 CET • 22:30 EET

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United States
Official lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

16 Jason Zucker (C)​

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3 Charlie Coyle​

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22 Brandon Saad​

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20 Kyle Rau​

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2 Adam Czarnik​

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21 Josh Archibald​

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10 Emerson Etem (A)​

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27 Nick Bjugstad​

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11 J.T. Miller​

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26 Austin Watson​

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19 T.J. Tynan​

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14 Bill Arnold​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

24 Jarred Tinordi (A)​

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15 Jon Merrill​

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4 Derek Forbort​

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8 Jacob Trouba​

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-​

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5 Adam Clendending​

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28 Stephen Johns​

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-​

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2 Kevin Gravel​

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-​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

35 John Gibson​

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1 Jack Campbell​

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Scratches | Reason
C 23 Connor Brickley|

Cut on leg​

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Finland
Official lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

11 Markus Granlund​

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20 Mikael Granlund (C)​

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6 Teemu Pulkkinen​

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27 Joonas Donskoi (A)​

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22 Miikka Salomäki​

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10 Joel Armia​

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15 Miro Aaltonen​

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16 Aleksander Barkov​

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9 Alexander Ruuttu​

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13 Markus Hännikäinen​

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29 Otto Paajanen​

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28 Mikael Kuronen​

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14 Roope Hämäläinen​

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-​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

4 Konsta Mäkinen​

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7 Jani Hakanpää (A)​

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8 Miro Hovinen​

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12 Ville Pokka​

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5 Rasmus Ristolainen​

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3 Simo-Pekka Riikola​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

30 Sami Aittokallio​

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31 Christopher Gibson​

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Scratches | Reason
G 1 Richard Ullberg|

Healthy​

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D 2 Olli Määttä|

Injury,​

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Officials

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|Devin Klein

|Brent Reiber

|Kiel Murchison

|Milan Novák

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[Finnpin]

Raimo Helminen is MAD now!

But it will not help...this is going to be ugly...again

Looking forward to see how Etem will fly past our defense!

 

[Hagged]

So tonights guess is that Coyle, Zucker and Saad will have a seven point night. And a hat trick for Etem. Granlund should get a power play point so 11-1 USA.

For a nice surprize Finland has Aittokallio in net. Aittokallio, who was out two days ago for a collarbone injury. Maatta out with a concussion. So the drinking game for tonight might be "everytime when USA scores".

 

[SPMaximus]

hopefully MiG has realized that he cant count on his linemates and he starts shooting the puck a lot more

 

[Muuri]

I'm expecting a priti tait geim.


Seriously speaking U.S will probably hit the ten goal mark again.

 

[thomast]

Bjugstad will destroy Finland.

 

[bebl]

Hovinen-Pokka

 

[BobDobolina]

But it will not help...this is going to be ugly...again

Looking forward to see how Etem will fly past our defense!

Last year we won in OT in a game we probably shouldn't have won. We just need to play the same way Canada did against the Finns with aggressive forecheck and finish every ****ing hit. I don't know if the Finnish d-men are used to having more time and space coming out of their end, if were they scared ****less by Canada or don't they just have the adequate puck skills to play at this level. Those guys were handling the puck like a grenade in their own end and were not able to execute the simplest of breakout passes . Definitely their biggest weak spot and something we have to take advantage of all night long.

If we can stay out of the penalty box I see the US winning this by three or four goals.

 

[edd1e]

Finns have a lot to prove on this game. If it's the same as against Canada we can start to think about next years tourny.. Which might be a good idea cause we certanly werent ready for this years tourny!

 

[cenas*]

Expectations set to hope they don't embarrass themselves..

 

[jesui]

We better get some line changes for this game..

I just highly doubt that, cuz i think Helminen is too "nice guy" for that,
he doesnt want to hurt anyones feelings. He thinks he's a somekind of a papabear for the players.


Im not mad if we lose, i just wanna see high spirit and a good battle.

This time bring out the LIONS not the chickens!

 

[Fin9*]

6-3 Usa

 

[Dominus]

So the drinking game for tonight might be "everytime when USA scores".

Hmm... so lots of alcohol related deaths in Finland tonight.

After Canada game I don't know what to expect. It can't go much worse but I don't think we stand a chance at winning. Our D sucks so bad that at least USAs first three lines are going to make them look like complete fools. The most disgusting thing against Canada was our lack of compete level. Canada was a far superior team but our guys didn't even try. They were so timid, slow and downright scared. I just hope they've addressed that and that our 1st line manages to score at least a couple of goals.

As a Wild fan it's really interesting to see Coyle and Zucker in action. Both of them will probably be racking up some more points tonight. I have no doubt Granlund will also be able to stand out in this game but for ****'s sake Mikael! Please stop passing the puck to your useless brother or that "holy slapper" guy. Just put the puck in the net by yourself just like you've done in SM-liiga lately.

Prediction 6-2 USA

 

[Finnpin]

If our team doesn't show any emotions and passion in this game and looks scared there... we should take those Lion-shirts out of them and let them play in some blank jerseys. If you wear the National Team jersey...you wear it proud and fight every effin second out there.

 

[Muuri]

U.S head coach Dean Blais has 33 years more coaching experience than our very own Raimo Helminen.


Nice.

 

[Ciccarelli]

13-2 USA. Not that I'm gonna watch any of this tournament after the pathetic Canada game.

 

[WayneBruce]

I think the finns might bounce back in this one

 

[Finnpin]

U.S head coach Dean Blais has 33 years more coaching experience than our very own Raimo Helminen.


Nice.

In Finland we have this thing called "good buddies" where you just have to know well these big bosses in the hockey federation and you can land important jobs like this without experience.

Helminen is a big time joke as a headcoach...I respected him as a player but coaching oh my --> It's almost like Grezky's situation --> he landed important headcoach position too soon

 

[zorz]

US has Campbell while Canada didn't. 6-0.

 

[pouskin74*]

go suomi go! hope you gonna win!

 

[llwyd]

I don't think that Canada was out of ordinary against us: they didn't have to be. Yeah, I would expect us to be outpaced most of the time, I would expect them to be intense and tough, but that wholesale collapse was sheer mental and tactical unpreparedness. And I have seen more intense and tougher Canada than this, they simply did what they needed to do, and it wasn't awfully much. They showed up and our team looked like pure amateur time. It doesn't have to be Canada to beat us if our defenders forget the most basic moves and placements and look like they have not made a correct pass in their lives. Maybe a professional coach would help?

Well, who knows, team sports are mystical things: couple of days can sometimes make a miraculous change. Somehow I'm not holding my breath. On paper this team can fight the North Americans, maybe lose most of the matches, but with displine, tight team defence and intensity, we have the stuff that can be enough for a surprise. The problem is, unprecedently, that this time Finland seems to look better on paper than ice. Very strange.

 

[thomast]

go suomi go! hope you gonna win!

Stop jinxing! Were all anti-jinxing. Finland has best performance when there is no expectations.

 

[heksagon]

USA wins 10-2.

 

[Pokeys]

The fins tend to play better against the Americans than Canada in this tournament, so hopefully this afternoons game is a barnburner. Want to see Ruuttu in action again as well as a few others.

 

[llwyd]

Stop jinxing! Were all anti-jinxing. Finland has best performance when there is no expectations.

Oh, I think the mighty Americans need only to show up to beat us 21-0, I don't know if they need to put the skates on, probably not!