Wilbur

3-1. Awful change by the Czechs.

See....That's a penalty, but then the play with Leonard in the 2nd has to be a penalty. Love Eiserman's fire....right in Sikora's face.

I dunno. More talking about Strinden getting dragged around by their bench.

I think if team USA can go up two goals in the third it'll be lights out for the Czechs. Really good defensive period for the boys.

If these washed up Canadians are going to pull the face mask stuff like that schedule Minot State instead or be super loose with the sticks getting up high next time.

1-1 after 20.

Of all the teams that should know how tightly the tournament is officiated. Its just the way it is.

Czechs oust Canada.

Looks like the Fins which means USA and the Czechs or Fins.

USA plays Czechia if they win. If Canada wins they play Finland if they win. If Slovakia and Canada win then they play Canada.

These are the rankings

Kleber over Emery ya say....

2-0. Bury them early.

Hammer in for USA. Nice!

Opened the door for....Denmark... We look forward to seeing you...Denmark.

Interesting outcomes this year to say the least. I think its safe to say that Central will end up at the state tournament, but after that its really up in the air in the EDC. Out west I think I've seen enough to say that Minot, Century, and Legacy are locks to be there. Century has played the EDC teams on their schedule tough. OT with North, a 1 goal game (with EN) with WF, and beating Sheyenne. The same could be said for Legacy in matchups with WF and North, and played Minot tough. Could be a year with multiple west teams making it out of the QF at REA. Been a few years since we've seen that.

NDAHA puts together teams after tryouts. They play Sioux Falls Power in best of three. Winner heads to nationals.

"It was just a tiny shot to the head" "The American player turned" I think they will be fine if they don't put themselves on the kill for almost a period of the game. The line is extremely clear in IIHF. And the officials over call just about everything (see USA slashing penalty). No clear favorites at this point in time.

Wilbur's quarter picks: Germany avoids relegation. Sweden sends the feel good story home. The USA beats the Swiss, but make it more interesting than it should be. Finland beats Slovakia. Canada finds a way against a good Czechia team. Maybe in OT.

So playoff rankings. This is for reseading purposes after the quarters. 1. Sweden 2. USA 3. Czechia 4. Finland 5. Canada 6. Slovakia 7. Latvia 8. Swiss

I get why they aren't there, but I miss Russia being there....I do.

Canada with some immature penalties in this one. International hockey boys, anything to the head is going to get called to a fault. Good to see Augustine show up and play with some swagger. He was solid. Now it's the Swiss on Thursday.

TSN reporting that Trey is going in the net against Canada. Perfect time for them to get Hammer in before the quarters, but time for him to be the goalie that showed up last year.

The game in Detroit is huge. You lose, and you've got to win three games (likely on the road) starting the next week to make it to the big game. The only chance to play at home would be if Green Bay and Washington knocked off Philly and the Rams. Then you've got Green Bay at home. Either loses and it's the road to Philly or LA. Both lose, and it's back to Detroit. I'm not saying it's impossible, but you are stacking the deck against yourself if you don't win at Detroit.

I watched Minot's squirts play Edina last year at the squirt A international. I think they had 10 total kids on the team and one team entered. Edina had 15 kids and multiple teams (3 I think) entered. Edina could have made a super team and just walked everyone, but development for later on is more important to their program in the long run. As a Minot alum of many moons ago it's frustrating to watch it play out. Minot North is a reality, and you've got to be proactive at the youth level to ensure both teams have the tools to be competitive.