Euro Hockey Tour: Euro Hockey Tour 2016-2017

[Jussi]

Thus far, Marjamäki has only been losing games not very many people give a flying speck about.

And I don't care even if he loses every game in the following 180 days as long as he gets his stuff together by the 5th May 2017, when is the next one that might make bit of a ripple if we lose.


But I've no reason to believe it'll take that long.

I mistakenly wrote Marjamäki is winless but he won his first game in OT.

People also seem to have forgotten that Jukka Jalonen needed several tournaments before 2011 happened.

 

[FiLe]

People also seem to have forgotten that Jukka Jalonen needed several tournaments before 2011 happened.

Well, at least he was winning a single game here and there even before that...

Of course I've no doubt that Marjamäki will too.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Russia - Czech look good so far

 

[Kshahdoo]

Tkachev SH 1-0

Gusev 2-0 PP

Btw Russian team is slightly older, than 22 years averagely. Czechs are young enough as well, but still are 3 years older on average.

 

[Finnished]

Tkachev SH 1-0

Gusev 2-0 PP

Btw Russian team is slightly older, than 22 years averagely. Czechs are young enough as well, but still are 3 years older on average.

Yeah I wish Marjamäki wakes the **** up and the next EHT team will be much younger. But I guess they will bring Kontiola etc next time lol.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Russia - Czech 3-0, Gusev with 1+1. The only player, who scores every game. And he is probably the tournament's MVP, which was expected.

 

[Bjornee]

How did 0-1 Swe after 1st turn to 3-1 Fin in just 2 min? Not watching the game..

Swe choke?

 

[MaxV]

HIGHLY impressed with this Russian youngsters. Several of this guys are already NT caliber and another couple are close.

- Sorokin was really impressive. I think this is a new Russian school of goaltending, with a different philosophy. Yes, he has impressive quickness and reflexes, but he doesn't rely strictly on that, as was the case with a lot of previous generation of Russian goaltenders. He is so calm in net, no wasted motion, just square to shooter, cut off the angle and wait for the shot to react.
- Bereglazov has game. This wasn't just some sort experimental selection, this guy can compete for a roster spot at WC.
- Leshchenko is talented, I can see why he was selected, but he does need to work on his finishing. He should have had a hat trick today.

 

[Jussi]

Claywoman!

 

[malkinfan]

Disappointed other Tkachev wasn't selected, explain to me how he is not one of the top young forwards in Russia.

Other than that the team looks really good.

 

[bagsw]

Disappointed other Tkachev wasn't selected, explain to me how he is not one of the top young forwards in Russia.

Other than that the team looks really good.

Younger Tkachev wasn't as good as at the first games of this season, but I think he will be in national team few months later.

 

[Eye of Ra]

The worst team Sweden i have ever seen.

This is the first Euro Hockey Tour for Grönborg and still he only got the C-team. Nobody wants to play for him. Imagine how bad teams we will have in the upcoming Euro Hockey Tours and next year etc, it will be Team G/H etc.

I thought Grönborg and Garpenlöv liked physicality but this tournament and World Cup we have played with no physicality at all. The players should be hungry to play for a new coach but they looks tired and play with no energy.

Grönborg and Garpenlöv are worse than Mårts and Bengt-Åke Gustafsson and its amazing that Popopvic is still there, he is such a bad coach.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Team Sweden A (in Europe).

Linus Omark - Andreas Engqvist - André Petersson
Oscar Möller - Johan Sundström - Joakim Lindström
Linus Klasen - David Ullström - Fredrik Pettersson
Dick Axelsson - Joel Lundqvist - Martin Thörnberg
Andreas Thuresson

Junland - Fantenberg
Aho - Burström
Rundblad - Gustafsson
Nygren - Masuhr

H.Karlsson
V.Fasth
M.Svensson

 

[Appleyard]

I don't know why Grönborg did not call up Lindblom and Aho... not even as replacements.

Two young guys who are playing lights out in the SHL and would surely have been champing at the bit to make their senior debuts.

 

[Kshahdoo]

I don't know why Grönborg did not call up Lindblom and Aho... not even as replacements.

Two young guys who are playing lights out in the SHL and would surely have been champing at the bit to make their senior debuts.

Well, maybe this Russian team will convince other coaches to follow the example. It'll be a lot of fun, and perhaps make people to buy tickets again.

 

[Appleyard]

Well, maybe this Russian team will convince other coaches to follow the example. It'll be a lot of fun, and perhaps make people to buy tickets again.

Hopefully... I mean, if those two especially keep playing at even 80% the level they have so far them not getting in team for Channel One cup would be just silly.

Lindblom leads all Swedish SHL forwards in points, while being a very defensively responsible player... yet 15 forwards were in the squad at one point or another and he was not one of them.

 

[Caser]

Channel One Cup starts on Thursday, Russia NT final roster has been announced: link

 

[joe89]

Was a pretty good game by Sweden today. Only gave up ~20 SOG and barely anything in the 3rd with the game up for grabs. Omark, Thuresson, Rundblad making good impressions aswell as many of the younger players. Lindblom got a goal in his debut, was an own goal though. And Bertilsson the unlikely game winner.

 

[Bjornee]

Was a pretty good game by Sweden today. Only gave up ~20 SOG and barely anything in the 3rd with the game up for grabs. Omark, Thuresson, Rundblad making good impressions aswell as many of the younger players. Lindblom got a goal in his debut, was an own goal though. And Bertilsson the unlikely game winner.

Would you consider this team a better team "on paper", than the swedish team that lost all 3 games in the Karjala tour earlier this year?

 

[joe89]

Would you consider this team a better team "on paper", than the swedish team that lost all 3 games in the Karjala tour earlier this year?

Nope, but let's be honest the Karjala team massively underperformed. The European based players aren't that bad anymore no matter who you pick, they should never lose three in a row. One of the advantages with this team is that it's pretty clear what two lines are supposed to score, so the roles are set.

 

[Zine]

Team Sweden A (in Europe).

Linus Omark - Andreas Engqvist - André Petersson
Oscar Möller - Johan Sundström - Joakim Lindström
Linus Klasen - David Ullström - Fredrik Pettersson
Dick Axelsson - Joel Lundqvist - Martin Thörnberg
Andreas Thuresson

Junland - Fantenberg
Aho - Burström
Rundblad - Gustafsson
Nygren - Masuhr

H.Karlsson
V.Fasth
M.Svensson

I understand he's old, but certainly S. Kronwall deserves to be on that team.

 

[Appleyard]

Nope, but let's be honest the Karjala team massively underperformed. The European based players aren't that bad anymore no matter who you pick, they should never lose three in a row. One of the advantages with this team is that it's pretty clear what two lines are supposed to score, so the roles are set.

It seemed like this group 'wanted' it more too.

I think every line having at least one guy who is willing to go to work around the net and boards really helped. Omark had loads of space all game because Ryno and Lindblom were forechecking and backchecking like demons and keeping cycles alive on the boards.

I thought Brodin, Zackrisson, Norman and Thuresson had really quite nice games too. Just harassed opponents and made their lives difficult.

The cycle and puck retrieval was very 'Canadian' actually.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

We win Channel One Cup

 

[Eye of Ra]

Bertilsson was awesome the whole tournament.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Sweden Hockey Games 9-12 feb

Swedish roster: http://www.swehockey.se/globalasset...den-hockey-games-2017/roster_swe_shg_2017.pdf