GDT: Slovakia - USA

[vlady]

It's the first GDT that I started in my HFBoards career. 100% winning record

 

[Chainshot]

I'm celebrating, drinking slivovica and stuffing myself with halusky. No burgers today.

Noods and plum spirits? That's a party.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

It's the first GDT that I started in my HFBoards career. 100% winning record

Retire undefeated.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Do we know who the players of the game were? TSN cut away before the presentations.

Just curious.

 

[Janvonpobben]

North American teams are too bad for this tournament they should get rid of them

Leave it to the north americans to complain at IIHF reffing everytime they lose.

 

[admiralcadillac]

Leave it to the north americans to complain at IIHF reffing everytime they lose.

I mean your comment is ironic.

 

[Janvonpobben]

I mean your comment is ironic.

Not really. I saw 3 pages of IIHF reffing in this thread.

Suck it USA, you lost!

 

[HamburgerSK]

Do we know who the players of the game were? TSN cut away before the presentations.

Just curious.

Tyler Boucher Team USA, Adam Gajan Team Slovakia

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Tyler Boucher Team USA, Adam Gajan Team Slovakia

Awesome! Thanks!

 

[jcbio11]

I mean these kind of wins come like once ever 10-20 years at this level. Well deserved celebration. Hopefully the tournament is in the process of progressing where it won't be as much of a surprise though.

It's not that rare. This was our 5th win against them. Last one was in 2017. Then 2 losses in 2018 and 2021 and now this win.

 

[Czechboy]

Do we know who the players of the game were? TSN cut away before the presentations.

Just curious.

Baco for sure!

 

[cg98]

I missed this entire game at work and when I checked upon getting home I was stunned. Amazing win Slovaks!! Tournament of upsets rn.

 

[ORRFForever]

Wow. What is going on in this tournament? Just insane results.

 

[snipes]

Edit: wrong GDT

 

[Panthaz89]

Bedard Graciously accepts the gift.

 

[Antiillafire]

Samuel Honzek is in the hospital. He got cut by a skate close to his Achilles.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Not really. I saw 3 pages of IIHF reffing in this thread.

Suck it USA, you lost!

Such a gracious winner lol…..good game, we sucked pretty badly.

 

[JimmyApples]

beating the US is more rare for us than it is for the US to win gold. It is totally appropriate

Loser mentality

 

[Miro4Norris]

Loser mentality

Enjoy the ride not just end result

 

[debil]

Wow. i didn't expect a win. Nice. Goaltending was the difference.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Good to see Slovakia is rounding the corner as a hockey nation. They are definitely getting a lot better the past few years. I think the EU has really helped a lot in that regard. Really has lifted the rising tide of all these Eastern European nations.

 

[tobu]

I think the EU has really helped a lot in that regard.

There are plenty of factors that when combined have led to our hockey development improving, but EU has not been one of them.

 

[vlady]

There are plenty of factors that when combined have led to our hockey development improving, but EU has not been one of them.

Indirectly yes, because Slovakia is better off economically as part of the EU.

 

[GettingYourMoms]

Good to see Slovakia is rounding the corner as a hockey nation. They are definitely getting a lot better the past few years. I think the EU has really helped a lot in that regard. Really has lifted the rising tide of all these Eastern European nations.

 

[tobu]

Indirectly yes, because Slovakia is better off economically as part of the EU.

Historically we played our best hockey in the 90s when we were not part of the EU. Again, it has nothing to do with it. If anything, hockey is heavily underfunded in relative terms now than it was back then.