WC: Roster Talk '11 – Slovakia

[granko]

The word is that Pálffy has started summer training with Skalica, do you guys think Hanlon and co. would be interested in him too.....?

No way. He wouldnt make this team even if he have started training half year back. From what i've heard he wasn't even skating this season...

 

[slovakiasnextone]

No way. He wouldnt make this team even if he have started training half year back. From what i've heard he wasn't even skating this season...

Lol, I was just kidding.....but he´d fit right into the age structure of the team....

 

[granko]

haha, ok.. good one

 

[VayaConDios]

Any chance that Milan Kytnar gets a chance now that OKC is out of the AHL playoffs???

 

[granko]

Nope.

 

[Theokritos]

Pálffy & Stümpel for another last hurrah. And then maybe another one in Sochi 2014?

PS: What's the chance that Peter Å ťastný gets a call up? After all it's Slovakia's home tournament. Let's make it a party for every-one!

 

[1967cougar]

Pálffy & Stümpel for another last hurrah. And then maybe another one in Sochi 2014?

PS: What's the chance that Peter Šťastný gets a call up? After all it's Slovakia's home tournament. Let's make it a party for every-one!

Statsny has had a huge falling out with Slovak Hockey. I believe he even resigned from Slovakia's Hockey hall of fame. The story was that he called for the resignation for the head of slovak hockey and that exploded in controversy. No Chance. Even his son who is technically eligible to play for Slovakia due to dual citizenship would rather play for team USA had it not been for injury

 

[Theokritos]

Statsny has had a huge falling out with Slovak Hockey. I believe he even resigned from Slovakia's Hockey hall of fame. The story was that he called for the resignation for the head of slovak hockey and that exploded in controversy. No Chance. Even his son who is technically eligible to play for Slovakia due to dual citizenship would rather play for team USA had it not been for injury

So the 0% chance of seeing Peter Å ťastný at the WCH drops to -100%.
His son: He isn't even technically eligible to play for Slovakia as he has played for Team USA before. As long as he doesn't decide to wave the NHL goodbye and play in the Extraleague for 4 years, he's not eligible.

 

[1967cougar]

So the 0% chance of seeing Peter Å ťastný at the WCH drops to -100%.
His son: He isn't even technically eligible to play for Slovakia as he has played for Team USA before. As long as he doesn't decide to wave the NHL goodbye and play in the Extraleague for 4 years, he's not eligible.

good point, forgot about the kid already playing for team usa.

 

[1967cougar]

for a second tonight it looked like Hossa didnt have his priorities straight and he was going to help chicago advance!!

Glad to seem him come back to the home team!

 

[Harv]

Pack your bags Majo, your going home.

 

[begbeee]

After 1st round I see Slovakia as TOP 3-4 contender (behind Canada, Russia - same tier as Sweden and Czechs). Hossa and Gaborik are huge reinforcements on WC.

 

[Grabovski]

Is Hossa playing too? Wow you guys are stacked now lol.

 

[Brun0]

After 1st round I see Slovakia as TOP 3-4 contender (behind Canada, Russia - same tier as Sweden and Czechs). Hossa and Gaborik are huge reinforcements on WC.

So ur counting Finland out? weird

 

[Harv]

Andrej Sekera should be on his way also.. he will be welcomed.

 

[Grabovski]

If Boston is out tomorrow will Chara join the team?

 

[granko]

So, the roster now is:

Goalkeepers:
Jaroslav Halak (St. Louis Blues/NHL)
Jan Lasak (Jokerit Helsinki/FIN)
Peter Hamerlik (HC Ocelari Trinec/CZE)

Defencemen:
Lubomir Visnovsky (Anaheim Ducks/NHL)
Andrej Sekera (Buffalo Sabres/NHL) - injured, but probably will play
Milan Jurcina (New York Islanders/NHL)
Ivan Baranka (Spartak Moscow/RUS)
Dominik Granak (Dynamo Moscow/RUS)
Ivan Majesky (Skelleftea/SWE)
Peter Podhradsky (Dynamo Minsk/RUS)
Michal Sersen (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg/RUS)
Martin Strbak (Dynamo Moscow/RUS)

Forwards:
Marian Gaborik (New York Rangers/NHL)
Marian Hossa (Chicago Blackhawks/NHL)
Michal Handzus (Los Angeles Kings/NHL)
Pavol Demitra (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl/RUS)
Jozef Stumpel (Dynamo Minsk/RUS)
Lubos Bartecko (MODO Örnsköldsvik/SWE)
Milan Bartovic (Bili Tygri Liberec/CZE)
Martin Cibak (Severstal Cherepovets/RUS)
Marcel Hossa (Ak Bars Kazan/RUS)
Tomas Marcinko (Bridgeport Sound Tigers/AHL)
Ladislav Nagy (MODO Örnsköldsvik/SWE)
Branko Radivojevic (Spartak Moscow/RUS)
Stefan Ruzicka (Spartak Moscow/RUS)
Miroslav Satan (Dynamo Moscow/RUS)
Tomas Surovy (Dinamo Riga/LAT)
Richard Zednik (AIK Stockholm/SWE)

Waiting for Chara's situation and Kopecky's status

bold - certainty of making the final roster
others - 5-6 won't play

 

[begbeee]

So ur counting Finland out? weird

Based on pure list of players Suomi seems to be less stacked than mentioned teams.

 

[granko]

If Boston is out tomorrow will Chara join the team?

I'm sure he will. Every slovak player wants to play this year.

 

[begbeee]

I'm sure he will. Every slovak player wants to play this year.

That is weird.

 

[jcbio11]

Sure is nice watching everyone accepting the nomination. So different from other years.

I can't decide who to cheer for today. I want Boston to beat Montreal, on the other hand, if the Bruins lose we're basically able to ice our Olympic team (minus Kopecky, Meszaros and few others) together with our captain Chara.

 

[Harv]

 

[ronnyweed]

Slovakia is easily my 2nd favourite hockey nation, and I have no Slovakian in my family tree that I know of.

Just great hockey players who play the right way, skill of Russians with the heart of Canadians

 

[joe89]

After 1st round I see Slovakia as TOP 3-4 contender (behind Canada, Russia - same tier as Sweden and Czechs). Hossa and Gaborik are huge reinforcements on WC.

Considering home tournament and the star power, I'd say you are among the favorites. Quality team.

 

[1967cougar]

So, the roster now is:

Goalkeepers:
Jaroslav Halak (St. Louis Blues/NHL)
Jan Lasak (Jokerit Helsinki/FIN)
Peter Hamerlik (HC Ocelari Trinec/CZE)

Defencemen:
Lubomir Visnovsky (Anaheim Ducks/NHL)
Andrej Sekera (Buffalo Sabres/NHL) - injured, but probably will play
Milan Jurcina (New York Islanders/NHL)
Ivan Baranka (Spartak Moscow/RUS)
Dominik Granak (Dynamo Moscow/RUS)
Ivan Majesky (Skelleftea/SWE)
Peter Podhradsky (Dynamo Minsk/RUS)
Michal Sersen (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg/RUS)
Martin Strbak (Dynamo Moscow/RUS)

Forwards:
Marian Gaborik (New York Rangers/NHL)
Marian Hossa (Chicago Blackhawks/NHL)
Michal Handzus (Los Angeles Kings/NHL)
Pavol Demitra (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl/RUS)
Jozef Stumpel (Dynamo Minsk/RUS)
Lubos Bartecko (MODO Örnsköldsvik/SWE)
Milan Bartovic (Bili Tygri Liberec/CZE)
Martin Cibak (Severstal Cherepovets/RUS)
Marcel Hossa (Ak Bars Kazan/RUS)
Tomas Marcinko (Bridgeport Sound Tigers/AHL)
Ladislav Nagy (MODO Örnsköldsvik/SWE)
Branko Radivojevic (Spartak Moscow/RUS)
Stefan Ruzicka (Spartak Moscow/RUS)
Miroslav Satan (Dynamo Moscow/RUS)
Tomas Surovy (Dinamo Riga/LAT)
Richard Zednik (AIK Stockholm/SWE)

Waiting for Chara's situation and Kopecky's status

bold - certainty of making the final roster
others - 5-6 won't play

I like the way we are taking shape!