I am curious, when are the final rosters for all teams going to be announced?
Usually 48 hours prior to the tournament starting.I am curious, when are the final rosters for all teams going to be announced?
Usually 48 hours prior to the tournament starting.
When do the rosters get announced?
december 4th I think
how good is team sweden this year?
I've heard it has the potential to be the best team they've sent to this thing in quite some time.
yeah I know we're quite good, but does that mean a medal or not?
I hear the talent level is higher then it's been for a long time with their entry this year but whether it translates into a medal of whatever colour is anyones guess.The heavy favourites going in are Canada and the U.S. but that does'nt mean they'll win anything either.
I've heard a lot of people slot Sweden in for a bronze.They'll at the very least likely have the best player in the tourney with Backstrom. Which leads me to a question,when a guy who is eligible for their junior team is already an impact player(some might say the best player) in Swedens domestic pro league how on earth does a guy like that get released by his team(who obviously need him) to play in the world junior tournament? Is the SEL season over by that time or just in break time during this time of the year? because when we get a guy like that who is in the nhl and contributing(let alone dominating)................forget it,he won't be on Team Canada,The NHL team will never release him. I mean, a guy like Crosby could play this year but of course there isn't a chance in hell we'll be seeing him in Sweden for the tournament.
Do the teams just accept that he should play for the national team and let him go or is their another explanation?
Backstrom will miss 5 games with Brynas which will be difficult indeed, but the club agreed to release him much because everyone here wants success in a WJC tournament again.
Thanks for the explanation.
LOL,but now I have another question.I was under the impression that the junior tournament is not that popular in Sweden with the general hockey loving public.It strikes me as odd brynas will release him considering the league is much more popular then that particular tournament.It sounds like the National club executives must have really put a hard sell on to brynas team managment to convince them to release a guy like that?I like that,it shows the club teams are able to put the good of the countries team ahead of the God Almighty dollar (something that is damn hard to convince owners over here to do once in awhile)
I'll have to assume that between good pressure from the national team and Backstroms wanting to play in it,this is what must have made it happen. is this the general consensus in the press there?
There are 3 things with it:
1) The tournament is in sweden this year
2) swedish TV will broadcast the tournament for the first time in many years
3) Backstrom wants to play
All questions now answered.
Much obliged.
np. Sweden play Canada in the first match. Will be a reality check for sweden to see where they stand.
Seriously, i can't wait for the tournament to begin!
Little less then a month to go. The first game will be vital. The most interesting thing with the swedish team, in my opinion, will be the discussion of our first goalie. Whom will it be?
I've heard it has the potential to be the best team they've sent to this thing in quite some time.
should be such a great tournament! It is on SVT also!
In Finland it is the same thing. I got to admit that I think Ässät will need their players during the games (5 games that time) but for players this is good thing.That's pretty impressive that the Swedish teams are letting players go play in the WJCs instead of their club teams, as Ali G would say, Respekt.
yea but don't the canadian media always say that.