SwisshockeyAcademy
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Forget this Canada V Russia nonsense we have the battle of Asia coming up. China, Japan, Lithuania, Serbia & Montenegro, Netherlands and the host Romanians do battle to see who goes up to Division 1.
Markov said:Go Lithuania! What a powerhouse of hockey.
tommi462 said:In a few years, they could very well reach the level of Latvia, or even Belarus.
zecke26 said:ehm yeah, but still a long road. they lost to the netherlands with 2-7. unfortunately there's no liveticker.
i wonder what chances the netherlands have. i somehow hope for another tommie hartogs.
tommi462 said:How can they suck so much compared to Latvia. They're neighbors for heavens sake. Just like Sweden and Norway and Russia and Mongolia... erm...
Markov said:Go Lithuania! What a powerhouse of hockey.
zecke26 said:isn't it all about basketball in lithuania?
tommi462 said:Maybe. They should really start considering hockey, though, we need more hockey in the world.
Markov said:That's too bad. I've been trying to even name a few players in the NHL who came from Lithuania, all that I can come up with is Zubrus and Kasparaitis.
I am guessing that he meant Lithuania-born.BruinsGirl said:I don't think Kasparaitis ever played for Lithuania...or any of their clubs.
tommi462 said:Maybe. They should really start considering hockey, though, we need more hockey in the world.
Andrew_11 said:I've heard that there is something like a Division Five World Junior Championships which features teams like Mexico, Israel and Turkey. Nonetheless, I think it's good to see some of these countries not recognized at all for hockey beginning to play at the junior level.
zecke26 said:it's just division three though. it's the lowest level of junior hockey. the tournament will be played in mexico city next week. six teams will participate: bulgaria, iceland, new zealand, south africa, turkey and of course mexiko.
dawgbone said:Iceland belongs in Div 1... they hammered that US team with Joshua Jackson on it like 12-1 in the junior goodwill games a few years ago!