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Schroeder pounces on a loose puck in front. 6-3

Agreed. Kristo, Stepan, and D'Amigo have really stood out to me. The US appears to have great team speed (which we also saw against UND), but I still think Canada has them beat on fundamentals (at this point).

KRISTO scores! 5-3 US

The US needs to work on their PK. 4-3 US

Donovan PPG, 4-2 now. Momentum: US

Stepan scores now. 3-2 USA

Kristo with a great chance there. Showed his speed and good hands.

Morin with a nice move to tie it. Crowd hates that.

Wow, they almost tied that in a span of 10 sec.

I highly doubt that after his "press release" earlier this year when rumors came out.

Slovaks already with a 2-0 lead due to penalties.

Kristo already nailed near the head in the first shift of the US/Slovak game. Slovakia actually hitting people, unlike Latvia in the Canada game. And now Zucker absolutely nailed someone, drawing a ton of blood. 5min major. The Canadian crowd loves it.

No one ever said that Canadian fans were that bright.

That game is finally over. 16-0 Canada

Now 13-0. Latvia is completely outmatched. Time for them to start head-hunting.

Canada not getting much competition from Latvia, as expected. They are already up 3-0 early in the 1st. The US team is going to have to fight against both the opponent and the crowd.

I worked as a bartender at the Hub for almost three years while in college. Still great burgers...

If we were going to do something similar, then we would move Blood to forward.

That's what I was thinking as well...that whole "4 seasons of eligibility in 5 years" thing. This season would essentially be like if he was sent back to the USHL for a year like Fylling.

Speaking of Frattin, I've been wondering. If he comes back next season, will he be a Jr or a Sr?

That was the best part.

I would love to see this US team beat Canada. Canada has won it 6 years in a row and their cockiness level reflects that. It would be great to have someone take them down while their home crowd watches.

The USA final roster was announced. No surprise with Kristo on it. http://usahockey.com/world_junior_champion...etailedNews=yes

Play the 09 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year as a forward? I agree with AZSioux, we need Genoway on the blueline. He's harder to defend against back there, plus he's our best dman at starting the rush up ice. IMO if you put him as a forward he loses a lot of his effectiveness. I don't like sitting Fienhage, but I don't think the answer is to move Chay up.

If you look at the below pic from the Canada exhibition win, you'll get your answer: