WC: Semi-Finals Discussion

[WarriorofTime]

USA vs. Germany

Canada vs. Latvia

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[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Germany or Lativa will take home a medal!

Hope Canada keeps it up. Latvia won't be easy

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Congrats Latvia. Should be a fun semi-finals.

 

[Albatros]

Germany or Lativa will take home a medal!

Hope Canada keeps it up. Latvia won't be easy

Or? And.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Both Semi-Finals and the Medal Games are set to take place in Tampere. IIHF likely thought Finland would be playing and Latvia be home by now.

Is it too late to move the games to Riga? lol. The Latvian crowd has been SENSATIONAL.

 

[Lambo]

NHL vs DEL! Even Latvia has 2 DEL-Players.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Or? And.

Honestly that'd be the best case scenario and I'd absolutely love to see it.

Germany vs Latvia in the finals, let's go!

 

[RobRayzor]

Kinda sad that Latvia won’t be able to play rest of the games at home arena.

 

[Johnny Tomala]

USA vs Canada.

 

[Gold Standard]

Thousands of Latvians will descend upon Tampere. It will be a party.

 

[Czechboy]

The entire Euro Hockey tour was eliminated.lol.

2 teams didn't even have a team announced during the last leg and moved on.

As far as who wins... All are great stories.
Germany plays great hockey and has been in very single game... Don't sleep on them!

Canada didn't practice at all before showing up. Lucic winning a world's and retiring would be nice after how my oilers treated him.

US sent AHL and NCAA players and I don't recall any of us predicting them running over everyone. Great program due for a gold.

Latvia at home took out Sweden and are in the semis

I hope they all win gold for different reasons.

Canada with 6 straight semis... USA with 4 out of last 6. For the they don't care and brought their girlfriends crowd.lol

 

[Mestaruus]

My team Finland is out, but I'll obviously be rooting for Latvia and Germany big time. It wouldn't also suck if USA won a gold medal, since it's been a while,

 

[ijuka]

Free wins for both Canada and USA - will be a Canada vs USA finals, which at least will be entertaining. Neither of the semis will be much to watch, though.

 

[Mestaruus]

The entire Euro Hockey tour was eliminated.lol.

You were faster . Man what a let down with the Czechs. I expected way better than that in that QF match. If K.Jalonen will coach another tournament like that next year, which ends in a QF exit, he will get fired for sure.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Canada vs USA in the final. Latvia wins bronze. Playoff Canada is just on another level

 

[ORRFForever]

USA vs. Germany

Canada vs. Latvia

No one saw that coming.

 

[Zaar]

Free wins for both Canada and USA - will be a Canada vs USA finals, which at least will be entertaining. Neither of the semis will be much to watch, though.

I won't dispute, that Canada and USA are heavy favourites but I strongly disagree on that "Free Wins" assumption.

 

[jj cale]

Germany or Lativa will take home a medal!

Hope Canada keeps it up. Latvia won't be easy

That's going to be a real tough game, Latvia is gonna leave it all on the ice.

I won't dispute, that Canada and USA are heavy favourites but I strongly disagree on that "Free Wins" assumption.

And you are right.

 

[SantosHalper]

Latvija! Latvija! Latvija!

 

[Zero Pucks Given]

Free wins for both Canada and USA - will be a Canada vs USA finals, which at least will be entertaining. Neither of the semis will be much to watch, though.

Our last 11 semifinal appearances would suggest otherwise...

 

[Czechboy]

You were faster . Man what a let down with the Czechs. I expected way better than that in that QF match. If K.Jalonen will coach another tournament like that next year, which ends in a QF exit, he will get fired for sure.

He's a great coach but he was not good this tourney... 4th in our group and 8th overall. Lots of puzzling decisions. 12 extraliga guys was puzzling to me.lol.

 

[SantosHalper]

Germany, Latvia and USA, all has a chance to go to the finals finals for the 1st time. I loved it!

 

[Sabresbyswords104]

Most fun final ever would be german vs latvia

 

[Eye of Ra]

Latvia at home would have a chance. But i dont see them beating Canada in Finland.

USA vs Germany could go either way.

Im cherring for Germany and Latvia.

 

[jj cale]

I keep seeing the U.S being put in by posters as one of the teams to have a chance to go to the finals for the first time ever but they won gold in 1933.


Granted it's so long ago but they have indeed been to the finals before.