U18: WJC day 4 and 5 GDT

[Star Ocean]

Russia vs USA
Finland vs CZE
Slovakia vs Sweden
Belarus vs Canada

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[kudla]

Russia vs. USA 1:3
Finland vs. Czechs 2:3 in OT
Slovakia vs, Sweden 1:4
Belarus vs. Canada 2:5

 

[The Sweetness]

Anywhere to find the USA games on a stream that’s available in Europe?

 

[Wooren]

Our record against USA, CAN, SWE, RUS and FIN is 5 wins and 31 losses since 2008. That's just brutal. As I said in the other thread, the win against Switzerland will be the only one in the whole tournament. Just like every year.

 

[Czechboy]

Our record against USA, CAN, SWE, RUS and FIN is 5 wins and 31 losses since 2008. That's just brutal. As I said in the other thread, the win against Switzerland will be the only one in the whole tournament. Just like every year.

Yet I'm not sensing panic and the same guys are in charge. There is still no great system past 16 years old in the Czech leagues. If a player is to stay and develop they usually end up playing for 4 or 5 different teams in the same season. Eg. U18, U20, Extraliga, WJHC, U20... just no consistency. Looking up how our propsects are doing is always frustrating. And, if they do make Extraliga a lot of them sit on the bench.

They really need to reinvent 'Junior hockey' in the Czech republic. I feel we do a great job till 16. But we have nothing like the CHL or USHL. Sweden has a beauty Junior program that develops lots of NHL players.

 

[Erikfromfin]

ooh Hadamczick coach

 

[Jussi]

Czechs take the lead.

 

[Erikfromfin]

roflcopter... relegation rounds for Finland

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Jesus christ, this has to be the worst defensive team I've ever seen.

 

[Czechboy]

Also, since I'm being negative (even if we win gold I'll still hate Hadamczak)... it is great that we have 11 goals in 2 games.. now 12 goals as we are up 1-0!

 

[Czechboy]

Jesus christ, this has to be the worst defensive team I've ever seen.

If you need a pick me up... watch 'highlights' of any Czech team in the last decade playing US/Canada.lol

 

[Teemu]

Americans taking the holiday off it seems

 

[Eye of Ra]

lol Hadamczick is the coach of czech? insane how he still have a job

 

[Teemu]

Pretty wild start with 3 goals in the first 10 minutes. Hughes scores on the PP, 2-1 Russia

 

[Czechboy]

lol Hadamczick is the coach of czech? insane how he still have a job

My vague understanding of the jackass is that he's relatively wealthy as he's a successful businessman of some sort.. maybe condos? Only the Czech federation would give this guy a job again!

 

[Czechboy]

Ice is starting to tilt... we have the lead but Finn's are circling!

 

[Jussi]

Ice is starting to tilt... we have the lead but Finn's are circling!

In the corners, as usual.

 

[Teemu]

Nice feed from Boldy to Turcotte. Tied at 2

 

[Jussi]

Several Finnish layers are playing themselves to be drafted much lower.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Several Finnish layers are playing themselves to be drafted much lower.

Mikko Kokkonen is one guy that really havent been impressed

 

[Czechboy]

Several Finnish layers are playing themselves to be drafted much lower.

Needs more Kakko! I think you guys were better in the period. Us scoring so early was obviously helpful. Post with 12 seconds left really helped the Czech cause as well. It'll be tough for us to win if this keeps up but I'll certainly take the lead!

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Several Finnish layers are playing themselves to be drafted much lower.

I have to predict 2001 born players who might get drafted in this U18 WJC team
i would say Heinola, Puistola, Kokkonen, Tuomisto, Tieksola and maybe Iivari Räsänen and Leevi Aaltonen.

2002 born players who will get drafted next year Lundell, Simontaival, Niemelä and maybe Miettinen and Hirvonen. Other players like Taponen etc no enough talent to be NHL draft prospect.

 

[BusQuets]

Kimmo Porttila by far the best Finn so far.

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Puistola did literally nothing and got a penalty, haha

 

[Czechboy]

Not in love with this Czech powerplay... apparantly they lit up the Swiss with the man advantage but the Belarus game and this one all I've seen is a lousy powerplay.