U18: 2018 WC - Sweden

[VictorLustig]

Wernblom is good enough to make this team in a bottom 6 role when he actually decides to play hockey. Last tournament he took two extremely stupid match penalties that ended up costing goals. He took some bad penalties at the Hlinka and in the J20 league as well, a lot of times after the whistle or away from the play. Pretty sure Bendelin will give Wernblom a letter and put him on the top line with top PP minutes, a mistake IMO. I would think hard before even selecting him.

Overall there are too many players on this roster who were good 2 years ago but haven't progressed. Is Fagemo really a better player now than Albin Eriksson, Marcus Karlberg or Simon Holmström? Why is Nässén constantly making these teams, I don't see anything in his game that could be useful at this level. I don't like the idea of building a team from U16 that basically stays the same until the U18 WJC, the competition for spots has to be harder.

 

[rickardr]

Wernblom is good enough to make this team in a bottom 6 role when he actually decides to play hockey.

Problem is like you said that Bendelin probably will put him along with Bäck & Hållander and he will en up playing top minutes anyway..

 

[DDRhockey]

Terrible roster selections. Sometimes i think a hfposter would do better selections

 

[rickardr]

Terrible news for team Sweden if Hallander can't attend the WC.

Hållander inte på is: "Väntar på svar"

 

[VictorLustig]

Hållander is confirmed out. Bring in Holtz/Eriksson/Holmström

 

[rickardr]

Hållander is confirmed out. Bring in Holtz/Eriksson/Holmström

Carl Jacobsson in.

http://www.swehockey.se/globalasset...ey-u18-world-championship/roster_jwc_2018.pdf

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Hållander is confirmed out. Bring in Holtz/Eriksson/Holmström

damn, that sucks

 

[ulvvf]

Why not Eriksson or Holmström? Holtz i can get, he is young and has not play much in superelit. But Eriksson and Holmström should have been on the team from the start.

 

[hallonskal]

Eriksson would have been a perfect replacement for Hållander.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Eriksson would have been a perfect replacement for Hållander.

He's not been selected since Ivan Hlinka...I wonder why

 

[rickardr]

1-4 loss to Russia

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Jacob Olofsson injured..not good

Olofsson skadad i genrepet

 

[VictorLustig]

Russia looked way better. Shots were 17-39 and reflected how the game was....

 

[G0bias]

Russia looked way better. Shots were 17-39 and reflected how the game was....

Was today's game streamed anywhere?

edit: Nvm, found it.

 

[EK47]

Well we all already know how much of a disaster bendelin is so I’m not surprised.

 

[VictorLustig]

Lilja-Bäck-Wernblom
Andersson-Ginning

No that's not the PK...it's our 1st PP unit.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

9x2 penalties, cant do that!

 

[rickardr]

Lilja-Bäck-Wernblom
Andersson-Ginning

No that's not the PK...it's our 1st PP unit.

 

[hallonskal]

Lilja-Bäck-Wernblom
Andersson-Ginning

No that's not the PK...it's our 1st PP unit.

Wow...

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Jacob Olofsson is not registered - yet

Edit: he's now

Teams

 

[CanuckCity]

Would be blessed to have some updates on Boqvist's play! Analysis on him is so scarce

 

[VictorLustig]

Anyone know if the games on Aftonbladet will be available on demand afterwards? Weather is beautiful outside today.

 

[VictorLustig]

Not a great game but Sweden was in control of things for the most part. You can scratch that PP unit, Boqvist played a ton which was great to see. Some forwards really have to show more though, Olofsson was invisible for the entire game for example. Berggren showed great glimpses but had quiet stretches too. A lot of our offense ran through Boqvist who looked good, as did most of our D. Lundkvist had a really bad game however, made a ton of sloppy passes and lost the puck behind the Swedish net more than once. I also don't know how Granberg made this team, he looked like a bottom pairing pylon on a relegation team.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

Eriksson not being on the team is a joke.

 

[thefeebster]

Anyone know if the games on Aftonbladet will be available on demand afterwards? Weather is beautiful outside today.

Bump! Has anyone seen archives (either for free or for pay) for the Apr 22/23rd games?