MafiaMan

Well, the original poster mentioned Harvard's "high end talent" but their two highest draft picks were Brian Hart at 53 (2012 2nd round) and Jimmy Vesey at 66 (also 2012 3rd round)...I am assuming his definition of HET is any player who has been drafted by an NHL team...

Luca Fazzini scores for Italy...er, Switzerland...5-2 the Swiss up on the Czechs...

Slovakia up 2-1 on Finland...

Draft picks schmraft picks. If my math is accurate, Harvard has 9 currently on their roster. By comparison, Wisconsin has 7 "high end talent" players...hasn't helped them much.

Sweden defeats Denmark 5-1. Looks like the Danes expended a great deal of energy yesterday - they looked gassed in today's game. Up next is the Czech Republic vs Switzerland in what should be a good game.

I read an article that pegged Sweden as the favorite...no upsets yet that I have seen. Sweden defeated the Czechs 5-2 yesterday and Russia defeated Denmark 3-2 in a shoot-out. Denmark blew a 2-0 lead in that one.

Canada taking Slovakia out behind the woodshed...7-0 with 15:26 left in the 3rd...

gfhockey against trolls...kinda like Christians against Christ, isn't it?

Maybe that's the key, LOL?

Looked pretty loose on that shot...

Butcher saves the day!

Thurston Howell III, er, Thatcher Demko, with a save...

USA playing with fire here on a PK with 4:05 left...

Wow...Finland's PK had to be totally out of gas there...

Any early predictions for this tournament?

Kelley just tweeted "nyet, comrade!" in response to this suggestion.

I second that motion, jodcon. Merry Christmas to everyone!

The Friars have had a few key injuries to deal with this season too. I'll be stunned if they're not an NCAA tournament team.

The LA Kings have unveiled their 2015 Stadium Series jersey...and they have jumped the shark with white breezers. Yes, I said it, white breezers.

Bison fans? Butthurt? Seriously? C'mon, dude, it's been ALMOST THIRTY FIVE YEARS since Michigan, Michigan State, and Notre Dame were in the WCHA alongside North Dakota. How many fans do you think are still sitting around the fireplace reminiscing about the golden days of yore of 1959 thru 1980?

L-I-O-N-S! Goooooo Lions!

No way the Broncos make the Super Bowl if they have to win an AFC playoff game in Foxboro.

No way. I bet most current WCHA and NCHC fans had no idea that the Wolverines, Spartans, and Fighting Irish used to play in the same conference as North Dakota and other schools.

Wins don't matter - what's important is that $100,000 check, right? "Just cash it, baby."

Go Bengals go!