GDT: Group H • May 9 • Canada 3, Switzerland 2

[Systemfel]

2012 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | ROUND ROBIN GAME
MAY 9, 2012
1:15 PM ET • 19:15 CET • 20:15 EET

HARTWALL ARENA, HELSINKI, FINLAND
(CAPACITY: 13,464)

Canada

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

9 Evander Kane​

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15 Ryan Getzlaf (C)​

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10 Corey Perry​

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53 Jeff Skinner​

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20 John Tavares​

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14 Jordan Eberle​

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24 Jamie Benn​

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93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins​

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81 Patrick Sharp (A)​

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16 Andrew Ladd​

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37 Ryan O'Reilly​

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26 Teddy Purcell​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

2 Duncan Keith​

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4 Jay Bouwmeester​

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33 Marc Methot​

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3 Dion Phaneuf (A)​

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22 Kyle Quincey​

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5 Luke Schenn​

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27 Ryan Murray​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

30 Cam Ward​

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40 Devan Dubnyk​

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Scratches | Reason
G 31 Matt Hackett|

Healthy​

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D 44 Marc-Édouard Vlasic|

Leg injury​

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F 41 Alexandre Burrows|

Concussion​

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Switzerland

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

22 Nino Niederreiter​

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10 Andres Ambühl​

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14 Roman Wick​

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25 Thibaut Monnet​

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88 Kevin Romy​

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96 Damien Brunner​

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32 Ivo Rüthemann (A)​

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48 Matthias Bieber​

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70 Denis Hollenstein​

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11 Benny Plüss​

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43 Morris Trachsler​

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40 Daniel Rubin​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

47 Luca Sbisa​

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7 Mark Streit (C)​

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57 Goran Bezina (A)​

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13 Félicien Du Bois​

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54 Philippe Furrer​

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5 Severin Blindenbacher​

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72 Patrick Von Gunten​

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31 Mathias Seger (A)​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

52 Tobias Stephan​

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20 Reto Berra​

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Scratches | Reason
G 30 Lukas Flüeler|

Healthy​

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F 82 Simon Moser|

Knee injury​

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Officials

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| Martin Fraňo

|Jari Levonen

|Petr Blumel

|Masi Puolakka

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[torero]

Can 2 - 4 Sui

the last being an empty netter by Yvo Rutheman, assist by Damien Brunner less than 1 minute before the end.

Yes, ... this is how it will happen !

 

[Baba Booey]

Can 2 - 4 Sui

the last being an empty netter by Yvo Rutheman, assist by Damien Brunner less than 1 minute before the end.

Yes, ... this is how it will happen !

Unless Scheen plays more than 15 min this will not happen.

 

[Jesus Christ Horburn]

If either Keith or Bouwmeester could play the right side, I'd pair them together and let them play 30 minutes.

Prediction is 4-1 Canada.

 

[Holden Caulfield]

I hope that Canadian teams are starting to understand that the Swiss are getting to be a elite hockey country, this is a dangerous team and Canada better not be looking past them or there will be an upset.

 

[v-man]

I'll say 5-2 Canada, including an empty netter. The Swiss have played us very hard in recent years, but they've had some disappointing games so far against Belarus (barely won) and Finland, and the fact that they'll be playing for the second day in a row won't help things.

 

[holyprime]

I cant see the canadians underestemating the swiss, they played their only two preperation games against us.
cant see how they dissapointed either, they played better in every game (besides some individuals yesterday) as a team.

This time we'll have the better ending: 2:3 despite an early canadian lead. anyway, here's to another great red/white battle.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

I hope the Swiss team didnt burn too much energy in yesterday's game and at the same time i hope Canada isnt still 100% in this tournament.

I would really really like to see Switzerland win this, but they need big game from their goalie.

 

[WeberStreit]

I don't think we'll stand a chance against Canada. We burned too mich energy yesterday. It would need an almost flawless game of our goalie & D. And I can't see that happening.

 

[ElTailR]

I hope a really good performance by Stephan! He can do it. If we have the same spirit as the Finn's game we can have a chance.

And i'll be really upset if Eberle scores with 5 seconds or less at end of the 3rd... Once is enough

 

[FiLe]

Wait... the Swiss had a tough game vs. Finland yesterday, and they're already playing Canada?

That's one messed up schedule on their part.

 

[Mestaruus]

Bring the game winner poll back!

It's a question mark how Canada will start this game. Will they take Swiss seriously, because they played so well vs Finland or will they still slack since they are Canada, the best hockey nation that exists.

Based on that my prediction is that, Swiss will start very well and dominate the game first 1½ periods and maybe even lead 2-1 or so after 2nd period is over. Canada will wake up in 3rd period if they haven't yet and win 3-2 or 4-2. Swiss will be tired in 3rd, because they had to play yesterday against Finland.

 

[Belenos]

The schedule is a joke. But we will have to deal with it. 4-2 Canada...

 

[Systemfel]

If either Keith or Bouwmeester could play the right side, I'd pair them together and let them play 30 minutes.

I'm pretty sure that JBo has played the right side plenty in the NHL.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

I wonder if we'll add Weber to our team.

I will Canada 5-1, we gotta make this a statement game.

 

[Finnpin]

This could end up in many ways...If Canada finally decides to show in this tournament no chance for Swiss team but if they keep on flowting and show lack of emotion Swiss team will win this.

 

[TheZec]

I'd like to think Switzerland has a chance to win this one... but i just don't see it. I say Canada 4:1 with an EN.

 

[croAVSfan*]

It would be nice if Swiss can repeat game from Germany two years ago.

 

[Mara]

Switzerland will be able to score some goals but the scoring instinct of the maple leaf will give it the edge. The final result depends a lot on the Swiss goalie.

 

[Worraps]

I hope a really good performance by Stephan! He can do it. If we have the same spirit as the Finn's game we can have a chance.

And i'll be really upset if Eberle scores with 5 seconds or less at end of the 3rd... Once is enough

Once is never enough for Jordan Eberle:

 

[ak90210]

Subban and VLasic injuries really killing this team. There must have been better dmen than Schenn and Methot who would come to the tournament.

 

[TonsofPuppies*]

Unfortunately for us Canadian fans, Team Canada has yet to show up and play a single solid complete game in this tournament thus far. The Swiss are more than capable of winning today.

 

[QnebO]

Canada has (ofc) potentional even to beat the in the ice 4-0. But swiss is a good team, hope they aint too exhausted from yesterday.

Im not confident that Getzlaf specially shows up at all again. He can even lose this game by not defending again and surfing around terribly. As a ducks fan, its really same, but then again its been all year getzlafs thing.

If Canada comes getzlaf-style, rolling with sunglasses and surfboard to the ice, we will have first real upset of the tournament (swiss beating someone else but canada wouldn't even be that much real upset), swiss is really good and energic if they have gas left and will beat the **** out of surfing teams I think. If Canada plays good, swiss will still give them tough opponent.

 

[Worraps]

Unfortunately for us Canadian fans, Team Canada has yet to show up and play a single solid complete game in this tournament thus far. The Swiss are more than capable of winning today.

I don't know why this is a cause for concern. They are coming off long seasons and haven't had a chance to gel as a team, yet they are still winning or making it to overtime in all of their games.

They are only going to get better and I don't see them taking the Swiss lightly after being pushed hard in the pre-tournament games.

 

[CRSeven]

Canada 3-2 Switzerland

SUI: Wick, Sbisa

CAN: Sharp, Eberle (2)