GDT: Group F • May 9 • Switzerland 5, United States 3

[Systemfel]

Qualifying Round • Group F

May 9, 2011 • 16:15 CET • 10:15 AM EDT

Steel Arena, Košice, Slovakia


Switzerland
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

32 Ivo Rüthemann (A)​

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28 Martin Plüss (A)​

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44 Matthias Bieber​

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25 Thibaut Monnet​

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10 Andres Ambühl​

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86 Julien Sprunger​

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82 Simon Moser​

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51 Ryan Gardner​

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71 Kevin Lötschner​

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22 Victor Stancescu​

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43 Morris Trachsler​

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40 Daniel Rubin​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

47 Luca Sbisa​

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16 Rafael Díaz​

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2 Beat Gerber​

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13 Félicien Du Bois​

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3 Julien Vauclair​

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54 Philippe Furrer​

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31 Mathias Seger (C)​

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19 John Gobbi​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

52 Tobias Stephan​

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63 Leonardo Genoni​

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Scratched | Reason
G 79 Daniel Manzato |

Healthy​

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D 57 Goran Bezina (A) |

Shoulder injury​

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C 67 Romano Lemm |

Healthy​

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United States
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

15 Craig Smith​

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9 Derek Stepan​

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17 Blake Wheeler​

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16 James van Riemsdyk​

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21 Andy Miele​

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26 Ryan Shannon​

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19 Chris Kreider​

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23 Tim Stapleton​

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20 Jack Skille​

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22 Yan Stastny​

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28 Paul Gaustad​

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18 Mike Brown (A)​

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-​

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24 Chris Porter​

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-​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

3 Jack Johnson​

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12 Kevin Shattenkirk​

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-​

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2 Ryan McDonagh​

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7 Cam Fowler​

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-​

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5 Mark Stuart (C)​

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8 Mike Komisarek (A)​

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4 Clay Wilson​

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-​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

29 Ty Conklin​

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35 Al Montoya​

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Scratched | Reason
G 1 Jack Campbell|

Healthy​

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D 34 Mark Fayne|

Healthy​

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D 27 Jake Gardiner|

Healthy; not registered​

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R 25 Nick Palmieri|

Healthy​

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OFFICIALS | -

Jyri-Petteri Rönn|Referee

Vladimír Šindler|Referee

Milan Novák|Linesman

Stefan Schulz|Linesman

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[Systemfel]

Live box score: http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/261/gameaction_2859.html

Streams: http://www.myp2pforum.eu/forums/29-NHL-Icehockey

Tournament stats: http://www.iihf.com/en/channels-11/iihf-world-championship-wc11/statistics.html

 

[FinRuutu]

Ty Conklin starting? How sure is that info?

 

[WeberStreit]

I'm really curious about this game. Switerland is out of the competition and USA is already qualified for the quarters. I think we can't really see a good game...

 

[CDeeps]

According to Kevin Allen on his USA Today Twitter Feed, Miele and van Riemsdyk are in and Fayne and Palmieri are sitting for today's game vs. Switzerland.

 

[Norwegian]

Come on Swiss, help norway to third

Hop Hop!

 

[DEVILS ALL THE WAY*]

Ty Conklin will start in goal for Team USA today. James van Riemsdyk, who arrived yesterday, will play today. Team USA’s lineup for its game today against the Swiss is below:

Forwards
Smith-Stepan-Wheeler
van Riemsdyk-Miele-Shannon
Kreider-Stapleton-Skille
Stastny-Gaustad-Brown-Porter

Defense
Johnson-Shattenkirk
McDonagh-Fowler
Stuart-Komisarek
Wilson

Goaltenders
Conklin
Montoya

Scratches
Campbell
Fayne
Palmieri

link: http://usahockey2.com/usah_blogs/mens/

 

[Sverra]

Come on Swiss, help norway to third

Hop Hop!

well, since you defeat us... I hope you will become third in this group.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

JvR...beast mode on

 

[William H Bonney]

Team USA needs one point to secure 3rd in Qualifying Group F. So as long as we don't lose in regulation we'll be the 3rd seed. If we lose in regulation, we're the 4th seed. The 4th seed would have to play the Czechs in the QF round. The 3rd seed would play either Finland, Germany, or Russia depending on those results today.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

So Gardiner is never gonna play?

 

[azrok22]

So Gardiner is never gonna play?

I don't even think they ever put him on the registered roster, and with the addition of JVR, the roster is now full.

 

[William H Bonney]

So Gardiner is never gonna play?

I don't even think they ever put him on the registered roster, and with the addition of JVR, the roster is now full.

Correct. There's zero chance he can play now.

 

[silverfish]

That third line for the US can absolutely fly. Let's see what kind of work they can do. Excited that JvR has joined the team.

 

[Bizarro Bandwagoner]

Who the hell is Andy Miele?

 

[NinthSpoke06]

Craig Smith!!!

1-0 USA

 

[ecemleafs]

Smith is pretty good.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

Who the hell is Andy Miele?

Hobey Baker winner from Miami (OH) signed to play with the Phoenix Coyotes.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

Conklin

Lotscher ties it at 1

 

[azrok22]

Conklin

Lotscher ties it at 1

Bad move by U.S. to move Kreider to RW for that shift. He couldn't handle the puck off his backhand, which led to the goal.

 

[doakacola*]

Not a good play by Kreider, however why was he put on the off wing? JVR s/b the center with Miele (right hand shot) on RW and Kreider on LW.

Announcers claim Kreider has played center at BC, he has always been a LW.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

Bad move by U.S. to move Kreider to RW for that shift. He couldn't handle the puck off his backhand, which led to the goal.

Yep. He has to handle that along the boards or at least tip it our of the zone. But it still was a goal that needs to be saved.

 

[azrok22]

Not a good play by Kreider, however why was he put on the off wing? JVR s/b the center with Miele (right hand shot) on RW and Kreider on LW.

Announcers claim Kreider has played center at BC, he has always been a LW.

Yeah, that was Kreider's first shift as a RW. I think that experiment is probably over.

 

[jonas2244]

Wow, great goal, why can't they play like this vs. Sweden or Norway?

 

[doakacola*]

Bad move by U.S. to move Kreider to RW for that shift. He couldn't handle the puck off his backhand, which led to the goal.

Not absolving Kreider of blame, he turned it over, but with those 3 on the ice it should have been RW - Miele C-JVR LW - Kreider