HFBoards - IIHF World Championship http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/ Discuss International Tournaments like the WJC, Olympics, and World Cup, as they take place, or discuss past tournaments. performances. en Mon, 20 May 2013 12:10:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/images/misc/rss.jpg HFBoards - IIHF World Championship http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/ <![CDATA[Will Switzerland medal in this year's WC?]]> http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1422339&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 12:10:19 GMT
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Originally Posted by Rob (Post 66329345)
That's great.

Has the popularity of hockey increased recently?
well hockey bandwagooners. Everybody loves success

after a bad year it will be the same like before:naughty: ]]> IIHF World Championship Trizz http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1422339 The world rankings http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1432769&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 12:07:19 GMT
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Originally Posted by roto (Post 66329149)
Why so? IIHF doesn't even know if NHL is going to release it players because NHL is still afraid that the league goes belly up if there's a two week olympic break every four years. It's weird since other leagues don't have a problem with it.
No, the league is not afraid that it will go bankrupt. There are just a lot of US owners who do not see the positive in closing down the season for two weeks.

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I bet Canadians wouldn't like to emphasize the olympics in IIHF ranking if NHL players weren't there.
If NHL players aren't playing I wouldn't care about the IIHF ranking at all. ]]> IIHF World Championship Rob http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1432769 WC: Germany and France to host in 2017 http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1431375&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:02 GMT
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Hehe, well you could come for the mens handball EC next year
While my hometown team just moved up to Germany's League 1, handball is probably one of the sports i'm least interested in :D

But to my danish friends: The Copenhagen/Hamburg thing might really work, i mean, not before 2023 or something because they won't give Germany the WC again in 2018, but i would actually love the idea, you can travel between those 2 cities pretty fast.

The :sarcasm: just meant that you should have made a bid with Hamburg and not with Riga, because that might have worked out. No offense against Latvia, but the distance between Denmark and Latvia just makes no sense, I think you should at least be neighbours..

Or could we see a WC Moskau/Vienna soon? :sarcasm: And while I'm at it, i actually like the 2 countries idea.. What about Vienna/Prague? That would be fun imo ]]> IIHF World Championship GermanNuck http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1431375 <![CDATA[GDT: May 19 • Gold Medal Game • Switzerland vs. Sweden (stats in post #2)]]> http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1432337&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 11:54:29 GMT ---Quote (Originally by RedLeader)--- Seems like the team could have needed *a lot of alcohol before going on stage*, kinda stiff and awkward and Sjödin is not helping. ---End Quote--- Like the team staff in 2011.. ...
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Originally Posted by RedLeader (Post 66328783)
Seems like the team could have needed a lot of alcohol before going on stage, kinda stiff and awkward and Sjödin is not helping.
Like the team staff in 2011..



]]> IIHF World Championship QnebO http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1432337 Olympics: 2014 - Switzerland Roster Discussion http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1425149&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 11:17:23 GMT
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Originally Posted by Dijay (Post 66328985)
Guys, don't forget Andrighetto. It's probably one of the future elits forwards!

He's benn very impressive with Rimouski and will propably play in the NHl next season.
he will be a stud:D

but sochi is too soon for him
1993 and didn't played a game in a professional league so far, well nlb, but...
give this yound kid some time ]]> IIHF World Championship Trizz http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1425149 Players who could break in NHL? http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1426201&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 11:06:32 GMT
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Originally Posted by Elvstrand (Post 66328287)
He didn't have any linemates that could feed him the puck until the Sedin's came, after that he scored plenty.
Ok, a pretty good finisher. ]]> IIHF World Championship Dijay http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1426201 <![CDATA[GDT: May 19 • Bronze Medal Game • Finland vs. USA (stats in post #2)]]> http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1432281&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 10:50:39 GMT ---Quote (Originally by Mehar)--- In a team sports such as hockey, it sucks that a game has to be determined by an individual Skills contest such as a shootout. I am not saying have no shootouts at all. However, when...
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Originally Posted by Mehar (Post 66283263)
In a team sports such as hockey, it sucks that a game has to be determined by an individual Skills contest such as a shootout. I am not saying have no shootouts at all. However, when deciding a winner, let the players keep on playing until a goal is scored.
In regular season games there could still be the shootout, but you wouldn't get any points from it. Amount of SO wins would just be the next tie-breaker after the amount of wins (ROW). In practice both teams would get one point from a game decided by shootout. ]]> IIHF World Championship roto http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1432281 <![CDATA[Swiss showed: NHL, KHL, SHMHL don't matter, you need a team]]> http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1432117&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 10:48:53 GMT
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Originally Posted by CASUAL KEV (Post 66324775)
Doesn't mean anything. They overachieved with their best players when other countries didn't have theirs. They got put in their place in the final. Everyone likes an underdog so they look into it to much.

Until they develop some individual talent it will be impossible for them to be on the level of the big 4 (Can, Rus, Swe, USA)
Swiss team was a B team in Stockholm too! Maybe Canada was more an A team than Switzerland !

Streit, Sbisa, Hiller, Brunner, Romy, Wick, Baertschi, Weber were not here. I'm ok for the top 4, but Swiss team is now a very seriously underdog! ]]> IIHF World Championship Dijay http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1432117 Heads Need to Roll at Hockey Canada http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1430871&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:11 GMT
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Originally Posted by Atas2000 (Post 66328625)
aaaahhhh, why?
Because they're able attract their players with Sotshi and money, they pay almost ten times as much as any other country to each player for a gold medal. Not sure I remember correctly whether these were for the World or Olympic Gold, but Russia's players would get 400K euro or dollars where as Team Finland would get 12 000 €. IIRC Team Canada players were paid 25K for Vancouver gold? ]]> IIHF World Championship Jussi http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1430871 <![CDATA[WC: Roster Talk '13 — Russia]]> http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1384777&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 10:01:15 GMT Atas2000 Almost totally agree. This especially:
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Originally Posted by Atas2000 (Post 66240531)
That's exactly what I meant. You count "games in WC and Olympics". It doesn't work that way in sports. There are games that matter and games that don't. Bykov has lost his most important game. That weights way more than all his EHT and WC success.
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Th Olympics will show what Bill and his system is worth in the end. Until then it's stupid to compare.
Really, can't understand why BiZ have that many fans? They were good, and I'm thankfull to them for 2 WC gold, but they couldn't overcome some level, and that's why they should've gone. So far we don't know if Bill has the same weakness. It's obvious for me that after previous WC he decided, that he had proved basis for the team and the only thing he needs - add to it some newcomers. It was a mistake, it's obvious now and the main question - will he be able to overcome it? I guess the Bill's report on Federation after WC will provide us with this information. At least commentators say that he made right conclusions. ]]> IIHF World Championship Namba 17 http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1384777 Olympics: 2014 - Canada Roster Discussion (Part V) http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1381647&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 09:38:34 GMT toews-crosby-tavares E.staal-stamkos-giroux nash-getzlaf-perry m.richards-bergeron-carter lucic HM: hall/benn/st-louis keith-doughty weber-pietrangelo toews-crosby-tavares
E.staal-stamkos-giroux
nash-getzlaf-perry
m.richards-bergeron-carter
lucic

HM: hall/benn/st-louis

keith-doughty
weber-pietrangelo
staal-letang
seabrook

HM:hamhuis

luongo
price
ward ]]> IIHF World Championship skip2mybordeleau http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1381647 Olympics: 2014 - Sweden Roster Discussion http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1168963&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:04 GMT ---Quote (Originally by Martin Elz)--- This is wrong, they both play LD and have for years. Kronwall have tried to play RD but is significantly worse playing that side. That is why Jonathan Ericsson have made the switch to...
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Originally Posted by Martin Elz (Post 66328245)
This is wrong, they both play LD and have for years. Kronwall have tried to play RD but is significantly worse playing that side. That is why Jonathan Ericsson have made the switch to RD.

LD: Enström, Hedman, Hjalmarsson, Ekman-Larsson, Grossman, Tallinder, Edler
RD: Karlsson, Ericsson
Not sure: Brodin, Gunnarsson (do we even need to discuss him?)

Edler have gotten 2 chances to show us what he got on the national team and he have been horrible. I like him on the Canucks where he looks good and have good chemistry with the Sedins but we got better defensemen.
Gustafsson? He was one of our best d in the WC. Gus and Granberg should have a great chance to take a spot.
It wont be easy to pick the defs for OG, thats for sure.. ]]> IIHF World Championship bede http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1168963 USA WJC Team Prediction 2013-2014 http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1316285&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 08:04:53 GMT
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Originally Posted by William H Bonney (Post 66287745)
I agree with your premise but Fasching shouldn't or won't touch to top six.
Probably not.


I'll also add that I think Eichel is a bubble player at this point. ]]> IIHF World Championship Xokkeu http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1316285 WC: IIHF Power Rankings http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1419089&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 05:31:23 GMT
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Originally Posted by LiveeviL (Post 66325495)
I missed it, what was that?
http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/sh...3&postcount=48
http://deadspin.com/ilya-bryzgalov-t...mpaign=morning ]]> IIHF World Championship Ryker http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1419089 <![CDATA[WC: Roster Talk '13 — Sweden]]> http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1384063&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 03:18:08 GMT Thought this would be appropriate to post here. Bill Meltzer: ---Quote--- Gus finishes tourney with 1G, 1A, +7, 23:59 TOI. Was not out for a single opposing ESG in 10 games. ---End Quote--- Sorry if already... Thought this would be appropriate to post here. Bill Meltzer:
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Gus finishes tourney with 1G, 1A, +7, 23:59 TOI. Was not out for a single opposing ESG in 10 games.
Sorry if already posted/reported. That's a pretty cool stat especially considering his ice time (I think he led all Swedish player in TOI/G throughout the tournament if I'm not mistaken). ]]> IIHF World Championship FlyersFan61290 http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1384063