Yrs. Of Birth Tourney Week 9 Matchday 3 Match 7: 1965 vs. 1987

[tony d]

We are back for another week of exciting action from the yrs. of birth tourney.

If anyone wishes me to make any lineup changes, let me know. Some of these players are played out of position to best fit different players into the lineup.

Lineup decisions based upon stats from hockeyreference.com.

Remember for current players to vote based upon career projections and for retired players to vote based upon their careers.

Remember to consider pro careers for all players and not just their NHL careers.

Our 7th match of Week 9 is 1965 (8-0) vs. 1987 (6-0-1)

1965: 8-0 Beat 1981 16-0 in Week 8

NHL Players Born in 1965 | Hockey-Reference.com

Kevin Stevens-Mario Lemieux-Russ Courtnall
Esa Tikkanen-Steve Yzerman-Sylvain Turgeon
Sergio Momesso-Peter Zezel-Claude Lemieux
German Titov-Pat Lafontaine-Cam Neely

Steve Duschene-Todd Gill
Jeff Norton-Uwe Krupp
JJ Daigneault-Dmitri Mironov

Patrick Roy
Dominik Hasek

1987: 6-0-1 Tied 1973 4-4 in Week 8

NHL Players Born in 1987 | Hockey-Reference.com

James Neal-Sidney Crosby-Phil Kessel
Bobby Ryan-Nicklas Backstrom-Patric Hornqvist
Nick Foligno-Martin Hanzal-Chris Stewart
Mats Zuccarello-Anze Kopitar-Bryan Little

Kris Letang-Marc Edouard Vlasic
Jack Johnson-Alec Martinez
Niclas Hjalmarsson-Kris Russell

Carey Price
Tuuka Rask

1965 got my vote.

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[Tuna Tatarrrrrr]

At this point the real question is "Will the 1965 team be defeated one day?" Having already defeated the 1961 team so I guess not and it won't.