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Group A • Dec. 26 • Latvia 1, Finland 5
12-25-2012, 07:38 AM
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Group A • Dec. 26 • Latvia 1, Finland 5
2013 IIHF U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | GROUP A DECEMBER 26, 2012
Sports Palace, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russian Federation
Latvia Projected lineup. Left Wing Center Right Wing 16 Kārlis Ozoliņš
12 Artūrs Kuzmenkovs (A)
17 Nikolajs Jeļisejevs
21 Teodors Blugers
11 Roberts Lipbergs
23 Toms Andersons
10 Rihards Bukarts
13 Edgars Kulda
28 Ņikita Jevpalovs
15 Andris Siksnis
19 Artūrs Ševčenko
26 Edgars Kurmis
29 Lauris Rancevs
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Left Defense Right Defense 4 Edgars Siksna (C)
7 Pauls Zvirbulis
5 Rinalds Rosinskis
18 Krišs Lipsbergs (A)
8 Edmunds Augstkalns
14 Patriks Škuratovs
2 Kristaps Nīmanis
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Starting Goalie Backup Goalie 30 Elvis Merzļikins
25 Ivars Punnenovs
Scratches Reason G 1 Vadims Miščuks Healthy
Finland Projected lineup. Left Wing Center Right Wing 22 Miikka Salomäki
11 Markus Granlund
10 Joel Armia
21 Thomas Nykopp
16 Aleksander Barkov
28 Artturi Lehkonen
20 Teuvo Teräväinen
15 Miro Aaltonen
19 Ville Järveläinen
13 Markus Hännikäinen (A)
26 Robert Leino
24 Matti Lamberg
23 Saku Salminen
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Left Defense Right Defense 2 Olli Määttä (A)
5 Rasmus Ristolainen
4 Petteri Lindbohm (C)
12 Ville Pokka
27 Juuso Vainio
3 Juuso Riikola
8 Henri Auvinen
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Starting Goalie Backup Goalie 30 Joonas Korpisalo
1 Eetu Laurikainen
Scratches Reason G 30 Janne Juvonen Healthy
Officials
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12-25-2012, 07:46 AM
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Yeah! Go latvia,although we will probably be blown out of the water,but thats fine
also this is our roster :
Jevpalovs-Lipsbergs-Kuzmenkovs
Bukarts-Blueger-Jelisejevs
Ozolins-Sevcenko-Andersons
Kurmis-Siksnis-Kulda
Rancevs(13th forward)
Edgars Siksna-Pauls Zvirbulis
Rosinskis-Skuratovs
Nimanis-Augstkalns
Lipsbergs(7th defencemen)
Merzlikins
Punnenovs
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12-25-2012, 07:55 AM
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Thank you, I shall edit.
12-25-2012, 07:57 AM
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Finns will probably piss their pants when they see someone from their third league on our D.
Also I have to say, that Finnish top 6 is simply unholy. No chance that this junior roster will be as polite as their men's team, which usually underperform against us.
So all in all, I see a routine victory from us.
12-25-2012, 08:00 AM
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Finns will probably piss their pants when they see someone from their third league on our D.
Also I have to say, that Finnish top 6 is simply unholy. No chance that this junior roster will be as polite as their men's team, which usually underperform against us.
So all in all, I see a routine victory from us.
Yeah man our defence is laughable,hope future brings better defencemen for us.
Also hope we stay up this year,cause in 2014 we will bring even better roster if we are going to be in the elite.
12-25-2012, 08:22 AM
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I like Latvia but because I picked almost only Finns to my WJC pool I hope that it will be a slaughter with no mercy.
Good luck Latvians, lets just keep it clean.
12-25-2012, 08:26 AM
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How good quality is the Katsomo service?
12-25-2012, 08:33 AM
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it will be interesting to see how Bukarts will look against fast and skilled Finns,kids got talent thats for sure he is the first Latvian player (atleast to my knowlage) to make the u-20 team beeing 16 years old.
12-25-2012, 08:39 AM
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WHC worked fine, it sure is better than Urho.
12-25-2012, 08:46 AM
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First game is really important for us. If we don`t win (yeah, that could happen
), at least we need to show some solid game, and don`t get a lot of pucks in our goal.
I will be fine with 3:4
12-25-2012, 08:47 AM
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First game is really important for us. If we don`t win (yeah, that could happen
), at least we need to show some solid game, and don`t get a lot of pucks in our goal.
I will be fine with 3:4
as much as i`d like to,you are beeing waaay over optimistic.we will be lucky if we dont get crushed.
12-25-2012, 08:49 AM
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I wouldnt be ok with 3:4, cause this score would mean we could compete. We either loose 2:6 or something like this (I wont be upset, cause no chance of winning anyway), eitrher we win!
12-25-2012, 08:53 AM
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I wouldnt be ok with 3:4, cause this score would mean we could compete. We either loose 2:6 or something like this (I wont be upset, cause no chance of winning anyway), eitrher we win!
hmm, good point.
But yeah, to be completely realistic , we gonna be crushed. But again, I`am trying to be optimistic, its easier like that.
12-25-2012, 08:55 AM
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I'm fine with a loss with a condition that we pot some goals ourselves. Hate loosing by 0-6 or something ugly like that.
12-25-2012, 09:03 AM
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I'm fine with a loss with a condition that we pot some goals ourselves. Hate loosing by 0-6 or something ugly like that.
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12-25-2012, 09:08 AM
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Weird starting time 9.30 am finnish time. I'll be at work so no chance to see it on tv, a stream would be appreciated.
12-25-2012, 09:19 AM
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WHC worked fine, it sure is better than Urho.
To quote AVGN: "That's not saying much, it's like saying: "The **** I took today was better than the **** I took yesterday.""
Finland is developing country when we are talking about sports broadcasting.
12-25-2012, 09:27 AM
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Weird starting time 9.30 am finnish time. I'll be at work so no chance to see it on tv, a stream would be appreciated.
It's nice to get double salary while watching a game. I will enjoy the game even more tomorrow by knowing that.
12-25-2012, 09:30 AM
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I expect Finland to win, but I hope Latvians make them work for it.
12-25-2012, 09:34 AM
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5-1 Finland.
12-25-2012, 09:37 AM
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Wait, Ikonen didn't make the team?
12-25-2012, 09:38 AM
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Wait, Ikonen didn't make the team?
Nope, not him or Haapala.
12-25-2012, 10:01 AM
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Should be a good one, can't wait for these games to begin. There's no room for arrogance and Finns have to bring their A game for this one.
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Nope, not him or Haapala.
Well, honestly there was no need for them. They are not useful as bottom-6 players and didn't have a place in the top-6.
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well,atleast were not facing Canada on the first day like Germany is
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Also I have to say, that Finnish top 6 is simply unholy. No chance that this junior roster will be as polite as their men's team, which usually underperform against us. 
), at least we need to show some solid game, and don`t get a lot of pucks in our goal. 
