World Juniors Thread

[skatingtripods]

Hopefully some of you saw my preview but I'll keep everyone updated on the games here.

Russia dominated Latvia 4-1 today. Mayorov did not play, I'm not sure he made the trip. Perhaps due to injury. Filatov had 6 of Russia's 44 shots on goal.

The US is currently destroying Germany 7-1 midway through the third period. van Riemsdyk and Wilson both have a pair. The US has Germany tripled in shots, with Ruth a +1.

Finland-Sweden later, and Canada-Czech Republic after that.

[skatingtripods]

Team USA winds up winning 8-2. Matt Rust gets one at the 19:59 mark to give them the six goal lead back. It could be a big goal as goal differential is a tiebreaker. I only saw half of the third, but the bench was fired up for Rust, so it's safe to say he played a strong game and deserved one.

Also, keep the name Ryan McDonagh in mind. Currently at Wisconsin, he's Montreal's property and he could be a real good one.

[skatingtripods]

In the later games, the Swedes beat Finland 3-1 but looked sluggish and the shots were close at 28-21 Sweden.

Canada thumped the Czechs 8-1. A name to watch for the Jackets in the '09 draft, Ryan Ellis, had a goal, two assists, and a +3. Cody Goloubef was the best Blue Jacket yesterday posting a +2.

Both Canada and the US are off today and will play tomorrow. The US plays the Czechs and Canada plays Kazahkstan.

[skatingtripods]

Today, Canada humiliated Kazahkstan 15-0, scoring 8 powerplay goals. Cody Goloubef had an assist and was +5.

Russia beat the Finns 5-2 getting a pair of goals from Nikita Filatov.

Currently, the US is tied 1-1 with the Czechs a little over halfway through the 2nd period.

[skatingtripods]

Team USA squeaked past the Czechs 4-3 today. Shots were even at 27. Ryan Schroeder had a pair for the Americans and Kevin Shattenkirk had two assists.

Next up for the Americans, they get Kazakhstan on Tuesday before the big New Year's Eve showdown with Canada.

[S Kess Express]

U.S.A vs. Canada in the juniors and the winter classic the next day... awesome.

[skatingtripods]

U.S.A vs. Canada in the juniors and the winter classic the next day... awesome.

Actually, there's talk that the Winter Classic might be pushed back a day due to the abnormally warm temperatures that we've had in the midwest over the past few days. Hopefully they don't do it, but, it's definitely a possibility.

Welcome to the boards though, S Kess Express. It'd be good to have another contributor in the hockey forums around these parts.

[skatingtripods]

After losing 7-4 to Canada on Wednesday, the United States team is now done with a 5-3 loss to Slovakia.

http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm20/n ... efc2cc3633

Incredibly disappointing. They dominated the whole game and got stonewalled by the Slovak goaltender. I knew goaltending was a weakness for Team USA, but not that bad.

[skatingtripods]

Canada wins gold 5-1 over Sweden. Filatov shines in leading the Russians to the bronze. We'll finish up some post-tournament coverage on the radio show tomorrow night at 8:30.