News Article: Oilers & the World Cup: Draisaitl, Sekera (Europe) Korpikoski (Finland) McDavid (NA)

[40oz]

Lauri Korpikoski Named to Team Finland

WORLD CUP O' HOCKEY

Who else? RNH and McDavid to team NA?
Perhaps Hall makes Team Canada, but is he named in the preliminary roster?
Leon to team Europe?

Team Russia Prelim announced (no Yakupov)
Czech Team (sans Jagr?)

Sportsnet and the NHL Network will broadcast a three-hour special starting at 4 p.m. ET featuring the roster unveilings, including live coverage of the announcements by Team Europe (4:30 p.m. ET), Team North America (5:15 p.m. ET) and Team Canada (6:05 p.m. ET).

Team Sweden, including vice president and team leader Peter Forsberg and coach Rikard Gronborg, will make its announcement during a press conference at the MSG Training Center in Tarrytown, N.Y., at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Team Russia will unveil its roster via press release at 3 a.m. ET.
Team Finland, led by general manager Jere Lehtinen, will hold a press conference in Helsinki at 4 a.m. ET.
Team Czech Republic, with general manager Martin Rucinsky, will hold a press conference in Prague at 11 a.m. ET.

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[McFlyingV]

Lauri Korpikoski Named to Team Finland

WORLD CUP O' HOCKEY

Who else? RNH and McDavid to team NA?
Perhaps Hall makes Team Canada, but is he named in the preliminary roster?

Klefbom for Sweden I'd assume.

Havent payed much attention so I'm not sure is Team Europe U23 like Team NA? If so I'd have to think that Draisaitl would get consideration.

 

[40oz]

Klefbom for Sweden I'd assume.

Havent payed much attention so I'm not sure is Team Europe U23 like Team NA? If so I'd have to think that Draisaitl would get consideration.

I think Leon may be a lock. Klefbom on the other hand has some serious competition, I don't think it's his year.

 

[bone]

Klefbom for Sweden I'd assume.

Havent payed much attention so I'm not sure is Team Europe U23 like Team NA? If so I'd have to think that Draisaitl would get consideration.

I'm pretty sure Team Europe is for all the other european countries (i.e. excludes Russia, Sweden, Finland and Czech) so it will be a lot of Slovakians with at least one Slovenian and a smattering of players from Germany, Denmark, Belarus, etc.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I think Leon may be a lock. Klefbom on the other hand has some serious competition, I don't think it's his year.

With Slovakia being included with "Europe", I would think that Draisaitl and Sekera are locks.

The Oilers I expect to be there.

Korpikoski (apparently, lol) - Finland
Hall - Canada
McDavid and Nuge - NA U-24
Draisaitl and Sekera - Europe

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Lauri Korpikoski Named to Team Finland

WORLD CUP O' HOCKEY

Who else? RNH and McDavid to team NA?
Perhaps Hall makes Team Canada, but is he named in the preliminary roster?
Leon to team Europe?

RNH and McDavid are pretty much locks for the U23 team. Leon I think is a lock for the Euro team, Sekera too.
Hall 80% for team Canada. Eberle 30%.
Klefbom 50/50 for Sweden.

 

[40oz]

Ohh forgot about Sekera.

Sweden is stacked on the blueline. I think he only gets in if there are injuries.

OEL, Karlsson, Hedman, Hjalmarsson, Klingberg, Kronwall, Stralman....


edit: Ekholm, Oduya, Edler, Lindholm, Brodin too.

 

[IAGTTAYM]

Klefbom 50/50 for Sweden

Klefbom won't make it.

Hedman, Stralman, Karlsson, OEL, Hjalmarsson and Kronwall will be named today. The #7 D will be named later, but I'd expect it to be Klingberg or Ekholm. Larsson, Oduya and Brodin with an outside chance.

 

[McFlyingV]

Klefbom won't make it.

Hedman, Stralman, Karlsson, OEL, Hjalmarsson and Kronwall will be named today. The #7 D will be named later, but I'd expect it to be Klingberg or Ekholm. Larsson, Oduya and Brodin with an outside chance.

Kinda forgot how many good Swedish D there are. Looking at that list I think you're right.

 

[Faelko]

I'd be shocked if Hall makes it. He's been struggling a fair bit lately.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

The question I have for Finland, do any of Rantanen, Laine or Puljarvi(I can't begin to be pretend to spell it) make the roster.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I'd be shocked if Hall makes it. He's been struggling a fair bit lately.

It's would be just disgusting of Hall didn't get Named to the final roster of team Canada.

He's one of the best LWers in the world, let alone among Canadians.

 

[Frank the Tank]

I'd be shocked if Hall makes it. He's been struggling a fair bit lately.

What Hall has going for him is that he demonstrated chemistry with Crosby at last year's World Championships. Not many Canadian LW have that going for them.

 

[40oz]

I'd be shocked if Hall makes it. He's been struggling a fair bit lately.

Yah I don't see him on the preliminary roster. I'll be choked if he doesn't make the team though, but i'm bias.

 

[LaGu]

The question I have for Finland, do any of Rantanen, Laine or Puljarvi(I can't begin to be pretend to spell it) make the roster.

I am not sure how it will work with determining the rosters but I am pretty sure they will test drive the kids in the world championships. My bet is that both Laine and Puljarvi make it.

 

[McOilers97]

So I figured that today would see the announcement of the whole roster, but it's only the first 16 players? When does the rest of it get announced?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

So I figured that today would see the announcement of the whole roster, but it's only the first 16 players? When does the rest of it get announced?

Closer to the event, you just have to name a preliminary roster today.

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

I'm hoping Korpikoski plays well in the World Cup it might help us be able to move him, I think Hemsky's performance in the Olympics helped a little bit in moving him.

 

[misfit]

Hall should absolutely be on the team, but Hockey Canada always makes a few oddball decisions with their roster, and I wouldn't be shocked in the slightest if he got snubbed.

Klefbom may have been in the running if he hadn't missed so much time with his injury, but at this point I'd be surprised if he made the team.

Good for Korpikoski, but his addition speaks to the lack of depth in the Finnish team.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Hall should absolutely be on the team, but Hockey Canada always makes a few oddball decisions with their roster, and I wouldn't be shocked in the slightest if he got snubbed.

Klefbom may have been in the running if he hadn't missed so much time with his injury, but at this point I'd be surprised if he made the team.

Good for Korpikoski, but his addition speaks to the lack of depth in the Finnish team.

If Rick Nash makes this team again, the Hockey Canada braintrust should be fired.

 

[OilTastic]

Ohh forgot about Sekera.

Sweden is stacked on the blueline. I think he only gets in if there are injuries.

OEL, Karlsson, Hedman, Hjalmarsson, Klingberg, Kronwall, Stralman....


edit: Ekholm, Oduya, Edler, Lindholm, Brodin too.

^all of these guys likely get picked before Klefbom ever does.

 

[40oz]

^all of these guys likely get picked before Klefbom ever does.

I'd take Klefbom over Oduya and Ekholm, but that's debatable and still leaves 10D ahead of him on the depth chart.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

That Czech team's blueline is rough

 

[40oz]

"World Cup jerseys have nice touches, but all have one problem"
Jerseys look pretty good, but they all have adidas stripes up the sides...


edit:
Sneak peaks of the ones I'm most interested in seeing:

Team NA

Team Europe

 

[CornKicker]

So I figured that today would see the announcement of the whole roster, but it's only the first 16 players? When does the rest of it get announced?

june 1st