U18 World Championship General Discussion

[Louis Houde]

Theres alot of mistakes in the official lineup.
Alex Grant is now John Grant
Maxim Goncharov is now 5'11" ;not anymore 6'3"

 

[Langway]

I'm pretty sure Voracek will be tied up with the Halifax-Lewiston series. The earliest Halifax can be eliminated is the first day of the tournament, the 11th.

Another non '07-eligible player to look out for is Kirill Petrov. He's '08 eligible.

 

[Bama]

Who are the players to watch at the tournament? Cherepanov? Esposito? Turris? VanRiemsdyk? Couture? Someone else? Nobody will impress? What do you think?

Mattias Tedenby Team Sweden.
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=6013&lang=en
The most entertaining player i have ever seen. At 5'9" 161 lbs i hope he´s to small for NHL, but i doubt it.

 

[GKJ]

Streaming anywhere?

 

[Louis Houde]

Streaming anywhere?

rds will probably steam it

 

[Garl]

Mattias Tedenby Team Sweden.
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=6013&lang=en
The most entertaining player i have ever seen. At 5'9" 161 lbs i hope he´s to small for NHL, but i doubt it.

That's old stats. he's 5'10 170(177/77) now. He's very young and will grow,it's likely that he will be 5'11 as a pro. Not a giant, but ok hight.

 

[Preds666]

That's old stats. he's 5'10 170(177/77) now. He's very young and will grow,it's likely that he will be 5'11 as a pro. Not a giant, but ok hight.

Nope, the latest stats/info is that he is 175cm, 73 kg. Had you seen him play this spring, you would know this too. In fact, most people even doubt his 175 cm, hopefully that number is at least correct.

 

[cupcrazyman]

smaller players are being drafted a lot higher than in the past.mark katic is on the small size for defensemen but he has all the tools to move on to the next level.not saying he will go high in the draft but he has drawn a lot of attention because of his style of play.

 

[Rise from the Ashes]

Canada has a sick team..

 

[Crazyhorse]

Victor Hedman for Sweden. The next great defender, he will easily play in the NHL one day. Hes 6.5, and only 17 years old.

 

[Garl]

Victor Hedman for Sweden. The next great defender, he will easily play in the NHL one day. Hes 6.5, and only 17 years old.

He will turn 17 only in December. He's 16.

 

[Garl]

Nope, the latest stats/info is that he is 175cm, 73 kg. Had you seen him play this spring, you would know this too. In fact, most people even doubt his 175 cm, hopefully that number is at least correct.

OK, maybe he's 175. However I think he will grow to 180 at least.

 

[HabLover]

Yann Sauvé will be a top 5 player drafted next year in 08. Sauvé was the leader of Team Québec last year during the U17or U16 tournament and i'm not surprised to see him making the team of Team Canada for this tournament.

i wish Jean-Simon Allard would have make the team too, i'm sure he's better than some ontarians or west players on the team, he'll be drafted in the 2nd round this year.

and why Ben Maxwell havent made the team? is he too old?

Canada beat Germany today with a 5 - 2 win in exhibition action. Scoring for Canada were Sauve, Stamkos(two underagers), Arniel, Torquato and Fortier. Holtby got the win in net. No goals yet for Turris. Head Coach Trent Yawney was particularly impressed with Yves Bastien and Olivier Fortier.

 

[Crazyhorse]

He will turn 17 only in December. He's 16.

Even better i guess. Then he could be playing in the SEL before his 17 birthday. Thats gotta be a record if he gets there.

 

[Garl]

Even better i guess. Then he could be playing in the SEL before his 17 birthday. Thats gotta be a record if he gets there.

Motin played there, being a little older than Hedman wil be next season, so why not?

 

[mapletoft]

Does anyone know how Dion Knelsen has played so far?

 

[jay-P]

Has anyone seen any sort of line up for Canada yet? Forward lines and defense pairings?

http://www.jatkoaika.com/maajoukkue.php?sivu=kolumnit&id=6146

Canada's rosters on 4/8 practice game against Sweden were like this. According to Trent Yawney, Colton Gillies didn't play as he was serving a suspension he got in the WHL.

Steven Stamkos - Zach Boychuk - Brandon Sutter
John Negrin - Drew Doughty

Kyle Turris - Jamie Arniel - Logan Couture
Mark Katic - Luke Schenn

Keven Veilleux - Angelo Esposito - Dion Knelsen
Yann Sauve - Eric Doyle

Zack Torquato - Olivier Fortier - Yves Bastien
Alex Grant

 

[Garl]

Even better i guess. Then he could be playing in the SEL before his 17 birthday. Thats gotta be a record if he gets there.

Henrik Bjorklund(Farjestad) played 1 game for SEL team this year. He's late 1990 born, will turn 17 only in September.

 

[Doomsday Device]

Esposito was named captain of the team. Gillies and Doughty will be the assistants.

 

[Mr Sakich]

if espisito is the next daigle, how come he is chosen captain? I thought this guy had a bust/attitude label attached to him.

 

[Redwingsfan]

if espisito is the next daigle, how come he is chosen captain? I thought this guy had a bust/attitude label attached to him.

he can still be a god leader

 

[Rabid Ranger]

he can still be a god leader

I'm not sure if he's reached "god" status, but there's always hope. Anyway, I think Espo is enduring the same level of scrutiny that Phil Kessel did. Too much time in the limelight and every puss filled sore gets exposed. In the end, Espo has as much talent as anyone in draft. If can gain some consistency of effort he'll be a good player at the NHL level.

 

[Number 57]

Is Bastien eligible in 2007 or 2008?

 

[scoutman1]

I'm not sure if he's reached "god" status, but there's always hope. Anyway, I think Espo is enduring the same level scrutiny that Phil Kessel did. Too much time in the limelight and every puss filled sore gets exposed. In the end, Espo has as much talent as anyone in draft. If can gain some consistency of effor he'll be a good player at the NHL level.

right now Esposito who I have seen play many times, reminds me of Daigle in Junior, gets by on speed and slick hands, he is a very good shooter with good accuracy and can pass the puck very very well, they guy has all the tools to be a star, but he is very weak on the puck, plays mostly a game where he sticks out of traffic, and will not sacrifice himself for the play, he will avoid bodies at all costs when I seen him, but for a god note, he does like the game unlike Daigle did, and he does seem to work, so he is a boom or bust prospect, im not denying his talent and I hope he proves me wrong as I would love to see a guy with this much skill succeed.

 

[Petes1]

Is Bastien eligible in 2007 or 2008?

2007