GDT: U-18 WJC Umeå & Örnsköldsvik, Sweden: Day 2

[Jussi]

USA 3-1 up vs Slovakia after the first period.

Canada 3-0 up vs Switzerland after the first.

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[tobu]

Skating, it's all about skating. You can have skillful hands, if your skating is average, you'll be blown.

 

[bsu]

How does Krebs look

 

[lostinwarsaw]

Chromiak needs more shifts. Mrazik less, boy it looks like he’s actually regressed this year

 

[tobu]

It's an entertaining game. Slovaks are quite well composed and although less skillful, they still get into chances and are competitive. Definitely feared this would look worse after yesterday's Sweden's blowout against the States.

 

[tobu]

Well Caufield is on a hot streak.

 

[lostinwarsaw]

Younger kids have been much better today for the Slovaks than the older ones. Give them more ice time Cacho

 

[Star Ocean]

Hughes with 7p so far.

8p in 2 games.

 

[tobu]

What the hell happened in the 3rd period of SVK - USA game? I left for 12 minutes when it was 2-6, and I missed 8 goals.

 

[Rainmaker]

What the hell happened in the 3rd period of SVK - USA game? I left for 12 minutes when it was 2-6, and I missed 8 goals.

It was a "defense optional" third period. Slovaks best offense was the US power play

 

[lostinwarsaw]

What an embarrassing effort. It’s quite clear that Slovak hockey players will never develop the skating skills that other nations have, even Swiss are much better skaters. Just let Slovak hockey die, it’s time to move on. There’s no fixing it and I don’t care what handzus says, the score should’ve been 20-5 if USA didn’t botch so many chances. Gg just shift all investment to football, we can become the next Croatia. Would any of you Slovaks rather be average at both sports, or potentially top 20 consistently in the biggest sport? This is frustrating

 

[Jussi]

Pretty even so far between Belarus and Finland.

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Lots of errant passes from Finland.

 

[Jussi]

Belarus 1-0...

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Kokkonen and Heinola haven't impressed me.

 

[ijuka]

Finland's looking so freaking bad. I guess they only decided to play for 1 period this tournament.

 

[su24]

Finally Belarus got goalies who can stop the puck. Also that 1999-2003 generation is golden for the country. U17 team recently outplayed Finland 4:2 at the European Youth Olympic Festival without all the best 2002 players who participate at this WJC.

 

[Star Ocean]

Why is björnfot playing so much

 

[Prntscrn]

#10 in Latvia better keep his head up the rest of the game you just know Grewe looking to retaliate

 

[su24]

Belarus is a one line team. 9-13-11. Oksentyuk is trying to win alone.

 

[Pensionsraddare]

Sweden seems like a very good team in the beginning of this tournament. So many offensive threats. Great coach also.

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Two high hits there, firsr on Heinola and then someone elbowed another Finn.

 

[Star Ocean]

Björnfot on first PP over söderström wtf

 

[Jussi]

2-0 Belarus and another shorty...

 

[kudla]

Thats unbelievable