GDT: Group B • Dec. 31 • Canada 5, Sweden 6 (SO)

[Systemfel]

2011 U20 World Chamionship | Group B
DECEMBER 31 • 4:00 PM ET • 22:00 CET

HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York

Canada
Official lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

12 Quinton Howden​

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10 Brayden Schenn (A)​

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19 Ryan Johansen​

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21 Cody Eakin​

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11 Casey Cizikas​

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25 Carter Ashton​

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17 Marcus Foligno​

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7 Sean Couturier​

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20 Louis Leblanc​

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16 Curtis Hamilton​

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-​

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28 Brett Connolly​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

4 Dylan Olsen​

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6 Ryan Ellis (C)​

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2 Jared Cowen (A)​

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22 Tyson Barrie​

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3 Simon Després​

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5 Erik Gudbranson​

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24 Calvin de Haan​

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-​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

31 Olivier Roy​

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30 Mark Visentin​

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-​

Scratched | Reason

L 8 Jaden Schwartz​

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Injury​

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-

R 9 Zack Kassian​

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Suspension​

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-​

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Sweden
Official lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

10 Johan Larsson​

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19 Calle Järnkrok​

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18 Jesper Fasth​

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29 Patrick Cehlin​

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16 Anton Lander (C)​

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14 Max Friberg​

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20 Sebastian Wännström​

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24 Oscar Lindberg​

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17 Calle Klingberg​

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37 Jesper Thörnberg​

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13 Johan Sundström​

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27 Rickard Rakell​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

2 Fredrik Styrman (A)​

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5 Adam Larsson​

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4 Tim Erixon (A)​

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12 Patrik Németh​

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-​

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6 Klas Dahlbeck​

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9 John Klingberg​

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15 Simon Bertilsson​

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-​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

30 Robin Lehner​

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1 Fredrik Wentzel​

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Scratched | Reason

R 22 Gabriel Landeskog (A)​

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Foot injury​

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Officials

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Martin Fraňo|Referee

Rafail Kadyrov|Referee

Jaromír Bláha|Linesman

David Brown |Linesman

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[Riddarn]

I thought Lindberg was out with a bad shoulder...

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Excited for this one

 

[IslesDynasty]

I thought deHaan was ready to go again?

 

[Macman]

5-3 Sweden. They look like they're ready to break their 30-year drought. Playing with skill, speed and intensity.

 

[Dosing]

21:00 and 22:00 CET oh please stop your spoiling us!!!11

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Big test for Lehner! Show us what you can do buddy! You have a country plus one little city rooting for you!!!!

 

[Nordic*]

5-3 Sweden. They look like they're ready to break their 30-year drought. Playing with skill, speed and intensity.

Nah. We have the worst team in the last 3 years - and this year we even have Paajarvi, Josefsson & OEL in the NHL, and Landeskog probably won't play either.

We looked really sloppy against the Czech's, our defence looked like utter crap.

We lost the exhibition game 4-1, I predict the same result in this game.

 

[TonsofPuppies*]

Nah. We have the worst team in the last 3 years - and this year we even have Paajarvi, Josefsson & OEL in the NHL, and Landeskog probably won't play either.

We looked really sloppy against the Czech's, our defence looked like utter crap.

We lost the exhibition game 4-1, I predict the same result in this game.

We can hope.

 

[Chimpradamus]

This tournament is ice cold back in Sweden, zero interest.

I guess it's hard getting any hype in the media when you play the majority of your games in a practice rink.

 

[Nordic*]

This tournament is ice cold back in Sweden, zero interest.

I guess it's hard getting any hype in the media when you play the majority of your games in a practice rink.

Are all teams stuck in practice rinks in the middle of nowhere?

 

[Pentothal]

21:00 and 22:00 CET oh please stop your spoiling us!!!11

I'm going to miss it because of that. Don't feel very spoiled at all this time.

 

[Dosing]

I'm going to miss it because of that. Don't feel very spoiled at all this time.

Well it's better then 3-4 am at which time ill be in a ditch somewhere

 

[cenas*]

I think this "blue collar" Canadian team will "suprise" us with a pretty dominant 5-1 win and we can finally cut the ******** about Canada not being the favourite.

 

[Toasty95]

I'll be at this game rocking my blue Maple Leafs Schenn jersey. Hopefully I'll get on TV and Gord will make some comment like "I hope he doesn't have any waffles."

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

This tournament is ice cold back in Sweden, zero interest.

I guess it's hard getting any hype in the media when you play the majority of your games in a practice rink.

Interest over there is that bad eh? I was hoping that Sweden was the Bastion of IIHF u20 excitement in europe.

 

[Dosing]

Well hopefully the idiots bashing the glass behind the swedish goalie wont be there this game.

 

[Nordic*]

Swedes can't score more than one goal on Canadian teams, and our goalies and defencemen always play sub-par against the North Americans too.

Lehner needs to be even better than he was against Russia, if we're going to stand a snowball's chance in hell.


It'll be interesting to see how big a part the refs will play. It's like Wikegård said; the only situation I tend to have much to say about the refs, is when we face Canada.


I hope this game will prove me wrong, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Everlasting]

Sweden will win with 10 - 0...... if my dreams come true. But they wont. Tho i belive that Sweden will win. 5 - 4 or 5 - 3. Its about time Sweden kicks Canadas ass in this tournament.

Yes, i dont like Canadas juniors....

 

[Trotzig]

Nah. We have the worst team in the last 3 years - and this year we even have Paajarvi, Josefsson & OEL in the NHL, and Landeskog probably won't play either.

We looked really sloppy against the Czech's, our defence looked like utter crap.

We lost the exhibition game 4-1, I predict the same result in this game.

And thats a good thing. Previous tournaments, everyone looked like "Oh well, Pääjarvi will fix this, I'll just play like a Pejorative Slur meanwhile".

When you don't have those "stars" people take on a lot more responsibility themself.

 

[weklof]

Interest over there is that bad eh? I was hoping that Sweden was the Bastion of IIHF u20 excitement in europe.

I don't really agree that it's that bad, I mean the main stories in the sports section atm are regarding the WJC and accoring to a vote at Aftonbladets website yesterday, the WJC is hotter than both SEL and the NHL ATM:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/landslag/juniorhockey/article8346748.ab

 

[Nordic*]

Btw; aren't these groups pretty skewed?

Group 1
Canada
Sweden
Czech Rep
Russia
scrub

Group 2
Usa
Finland
Slovakia
Switzerland
scrub

All teams in group 1 are better than the second best team in group 2, and three of the teams in group 1 is as good, or better, than the best in group 2.

Doesn't seem like a fair lay-out.

 

[Trotzig]

^It's decided by previous tournament result. It's not supposed to be "fair".

 

[Dosing]

Btw; aren't these groups pretty skewed?

Group 1
Canada
Sweden
Czech Rep
Russia
scrub

Group 2
Usa
Finland
Slovakia
Switzerland
scrub

All teams in group 1 are better than the second best team in group 2, and three of the teams in group 1 is as good, or better, than the best in group 2.

Doesn't seem like a fair lay-out.

Something tells me finland would beat both czech and russia

 

[weklof]

Btw; aren't these groups pretty skewed?

Group 1
Canada
Sweden
Czech Rep
Russia
scrub

Group 2
Usa
Finland
Slovakia
Switzerland
scrub

All teams in group 1 are better than the second best team in group 2, and three of the teams in group 1 is as good, or better, than the best in group 2.

Doesn't seem like a fair lay-out.

IIRC, the group layouts are determined by how the teams finished last year. 1, 4, 5, 9 is in one group and 2, 3, 6, 7 is in the other. The screwed groups was caused by Switzerland upsetting Russia last year. If you switch Switzerland and Russia, the groups wouldn't be so scewed.