Re: World Championship 2012
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 1:58 pm
Hey Per,
Are you going to be at any of the games?
Are you going to be at any of the games?
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No, I'll just follow them on TV. It's a three hour drive to Stockholm, one way. Sure, it's doable, but I'm rather busy, and the semi finals and final will be played in Finland any way. Maybe next year.Puck wrote:Hey Per,
Are you going to be at any of the games?
Was watching on TSN this am.Uncle dans leg wrote:Anyone know which network carries this tournament?
According to the official website ( http://www.infrontsports.com/mediaright ... /bplist00/ ) it seems TSN, RDS and CTV all have purchased some games.CFP! wrote:Was watching on TSN this am.Uncle dans leg wrote:Anyone know which network carries this tournament?
HELSINKI – Jack Johnson scored his second power-play goal of the game at 1:47 of overtime with John Tavares in the penalty box for delay of game to give the United States a 5-4 win over Canada. This was the first U.S. win over their rivals since 2010 and only second since 1985 (18 games).
Team captain Johnson, a defenceman, also played a game-high 25:44. Tavares had a goal and assist for Canada.
“It’s never fun to lose," Canada's goalie Cam Ward said, "no matter if it’s in regulation or on overtime. They scored a big goal to force it into OT and we took a bad break on the penalty to give them an opportunity to score."
“It’s an easy game to get up for," Jimmy Howard, Ward's counterpart said. "You’re having fun out there, and that’s exactly what it was today--fun. It’s great to get a good start. We’re now 2-0, and we just have to build off it."
Indeed, the U.S. is off to a great start while Canada is 1-1 in Group A action. Both teams have five games remaining in the round robin.
The young Americans opened the scoring off a harmless-looking rush. Jim Slater carried the puck into the Canada end with some speed, and while players from both sides gathered in front of goalie Cam Ward, Slater fired. His shot through a maze of players beat Ward cleanly.
Canada tied the game on a pretty goal. The puck came back to the point to Duncan Keith. He spotted John Tavares alone in front and fired a quick pass to him, and Tavares smartly outwaited Jimmy Howard before backhanding the puck in.
Canada was lucky to escape the first in a 1-1 tie. The Americans were faster and more creative off the rush, and only several fine saves by Ward kept the score close. Most impressive, Kyle Okposo had an open net off a rebound off the back boards, but Ward dove back and got his stick on the puck in the dying seconds.
Canada weathered two penalties in the first part of the middle period and then took the lead thanks to a nice play from Tavares again. Coming in with Jeff Skinner on a two-on-two, Tavares criss-crossed and left the puck for his teammate. Skinner then ripped a shot to the far side past Howard’s blocker to make it 2-1 Canada at 7:34.
Penalties caught up to Canada later in the period, though. Johnson tied the game when a loose puck squirted his way. He drilled a quick shot to the back side of Ward’s goal before the goalie could follow the puck over.
Special teams played a role again in a goal-filled third. Canada got a power play halfway through, but it was American Patrick Dwyer who stuffed the puck in on a wraparound at 6:43 to give the U.S. a 3-2 lead.
Evander Kane tied the game midway through on a great shot. He skated in over the blue line and a space opened, allowing him to move in. He ripped a shot over Howard's glove to make it 3-3.
The U.S. went ahead again with only 3:41 to go when Nate Thompson got his own rebound and backhanded a dribbler over the goal line. But with just 1:39 left, Duncan Keith ripped a slapshot past Howard to tie the score 4-4.
The game took one final turn in regulation when Tavares batted the puck out of play, earning a penalty with 1.1 seconds left before the overtime period. That set the stage for Johnson's overtime heroics, as he snapped a quick wrist shot past a surprised Ward to win it.
The Americans play Slovakia next, on Monday, while Canada battles France earlier that day.
Yeah, Sweden played like they were possessed for two periods, creating a 6-1 lead and the Danes were reduced to mere spectators. Then the Danes scored their second goal in the waning seconds of the second period and went on to score two more in the third. Basically I think the Swedish players lost their focus because they were too superior. They were playing too fancy, trying to show off. And the Danes do have a handful of good players, especiaclly their three NHLers, Nielsen, Eller and Hansen. Five on five, the Danes were really struggling, but they had an excellent power play, which is how they got three of their goals (even if the 6-4 goal is listed as EQ since Hedman was let out 2 seconds before the goal fell). Still, I watched the game and never felt worried. In a way this may actually be better, because now the players won't feel cocky and they know they have to improve parts of their game, especially playing short handed.Cookie La Rue wrote:Watched last night for the first time, Sweden - Denmark and they started like hell, this goal by Eriksson was so well played, respect. But how they let back Denmark in the game wasn't so convincing.
No, they bounced back quite nicely, beating the USA, who in turn had beaten Canada... This makes this group far more interesting!Cookie La Rue wrote:Also watched parts of the last period of USA - Slovakia, the Slovaks didn't look bad to be honest.
Just don't hope for Germany to win, eh?Cookie La Rue wrote:Tonight i'm going to watch Germany - Russia
It's scandalous imho. Creating a lot of badwill. Initially they sold the tickets in packages, which is why there are fewer people in the arena than the official count, as some obviously just skip the games they weren't interested in to begin with. Also, it made the cost steeper for those who might just want to watch the odd game. Then when they did release single game tickets, they charged too much. Nose bleeds were about CAD60, and the prime seats cost more than CAD200. They've now switched a lot of the medium priced seats to the nose bleed level (the best seats sold out anyway), and I think they've cut prices in half for games with little "local interest", but I still think they should have gone even further, giving away tickets to schools and youth hockey teams and such to fill the arenas in games no one cares about.Cookie La Rue wrote:ps: Why there's not so much interest? The reporters told because of the super expensive ticket prices but they already lowered them...
We should. The Russians have had a problem playing as a team ever since the breakup of the Soviet Union. It's odd, because the old Soviet team were the ultimate team players, but now that they have some more freedom in their life, it seems they have forgotten that there's no I in team.Cookie La Rue wrote:The Germans didn't play bad for their capabilities. Just 2 nothing is nearly a success.
Sweden will score more tonight if they're playing together not like the Russians, just being single warriors.
It's funny, but remember in my last post I suggested they should give away tickets to schools and youth teams? Apparently the organisers must have been eaves dropping, because last night they announced that they will do exactly that! Schools and youth teams in the Stockholm area can now apply for free tickets. Of course it didn't have an effect the same night, but hopefully there will be a difference in the games to come.Cookie La Rue wrote:I'm still wondering why it is half empty even at the late games, i guess most people giving an F now.