MLD 2016 Quarterfinals: Nova Scotia Voyageurs vs. Stockholm

[seventieslord]

Nova Scotia Voyageurs

Coach: Frank Patrick

Brian Bellows - Clint Smith - Jiri Lala
Marc Tardif - Mike Ribeiro - Leo Labine
Vsevolod Bobrov - Tom Lysiak - Don Lever (A)
Louis Berlinguette - Brian Skrudland - Jan Erixon
Nikolai Drozdetsky, Ron Sutter, Viktor Yakushev


Jack Portland - Allan Cameron (A)
Jay Bouwmeester - Doug Young (C)
Gilles Marotte - Reijo Ruotsalainen
Mark Streit

John Ross Roach
Johnny Mowers

PP1
Bobrov - Smith - Bellows
Ruotsalainen - Lysiak

PP2
Tardif - Ribeiro - Lala
Bouwmeester - Cameron

PK1
Skrudland - Erixon
Portland - Young

PK2
Lysiak - Lever
Marotte - Bouwmeester

PK Extras: Berlinguette (F), Cameron (D)​

VS

Coach: Lindy Ruff
Captain: Mattias Norström
Alternates: Kelly Miller, Mike Murphy


Ross Lonsberry - Murray Oliver - Real Cloutier
Gerard Gallant - Paul Haynes - HÃ¥kan Loob
Kelly Miller (A) - Craig Conroy - Mike Murphy (A)
Fred Scanlan - Jozef Golonka - Billy Gilmour

Normand Rochefort - Bob Dailey
Victor Hedman - Leo Reise Sr.
Mattias Norström (C) - Lubomir Visnovsky

Peter "Pekka" Lindmark
Don Edwards


Spares: Gord Fraser, D - Pierre Mondou, C/LW - Billy McGimsie, C - Loui Eriksson, LW/RW




PP1: Gerard Gallant - Paul Haynes - Real Cloutier - Leo Reise, Sr. - Lubomir Visnovsky
PP2: Ross Lonsberry - Murray Oliver - HÃ¥kan Loob - Victor Hedman - Bob Dailey

PK1: Kelly Miller - Craig Conroy - Normand Rochefort - Mattias Norström
PK2: Mike Murphy - Murray Oliver - Victor Hedman - Leo Reise, Sr.




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[seventieslord]

Nova Scotia is the only team that didn't vote. If they had, their first place vote would have put them alone in 4th at worst, but most likely 3rd. On the other hand, I'm surprised to see Stockholm tied with these three other teams and so far ahead of Birmingham and Peoria.

With little in the way of weaknesses, and those top six forwards, Lysiak and that defense (Ruotsalainen excluded), nova Scotia is better in a good number of ways. With that painful second line and lack of defenseman capable of consistently playing high minutes in the NHL, Stockholm is in tough.

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Stockholm defeats Nova Scotia in 7 games

3 Stars
1. Real Cloutier
2. Tie - Normand Rochefort + Clint Smith