2016 IIHF U18 World Championship

[Cratter]

At least expectations are low for the tournament. GF has already set a record for fan attendance on US soil. 

[The Sicatoka]

This tournament looks like the old Schembeckler/Hayes era of Big Ten Football, aka the Big Two and the rest. 

[hky]

US vs. Finland at 3, Canada vs. Sweden at 7.  1 ticket, 2 games.  Will hear a lot of these names early in the NHL draft this year.  Looking forward to seeing Pulijivari for the Finns.  Also Tolvanen - any chance he'll play college next year?  

[brianvf]

Well that was a disappointment.

[northernraider]

21 hours ago, Cratter said:

At least expectations are low for the tournament. GF has already set a record for fan attendance on US soil. 

I just hope the city, other than the CVB, did not invest in the tournament.

[franchise]

1 hour ago, brianvf said:

Well that was a disappointment.

Haha...super boring. 

Night game making up for it

[luapsided]

Doesn't look like nhl network is covering u.s Canada game today.  Any streams people have been able to use?

[joeyjr]

On ‎4‎/‎21‎/‎2016 at 6:58 PM, brianvf said:

He's playing amazing right now!  2nd scorer (USA's Yamamoto) has 9 pts compared to his 14, but USA has played one less game until tonight.
Honestly, if Schmaltz stays and Jost lives up to expectations, that line could be as fun to watch as last year's CBS line.

I barely noticed Jost vs USA. The Finn though, he looked unreal. Hopefully the Blue Jackets get him!

[UND1981]

1 hour ago, joeyjr said:

I barely noticed Jost vs USA. The Finn though, he looked unreal. Hopefully the Blue Jackets get him!

Team Canada came out flat and never got much going for offensive flow the whole game.  I did notice that Jost never gave up and hustled until the final whistle.  He will be a very good player in green and white!

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, joeyjr said:

I barely noticed Jost vs USA. The Finn though, he looked unreal. Hopefully the Blue Jackets get him!

I think most of the players on Team Canada cashed it in after losing in the semifinals. Their thinking is Gold or nothing, so they didn't feel motivated to win the Bronze.

[Redneksioux]

To me Logan Brown stood out more than any other player in the tournament. Big, athletic, and sways making plays happen. Too bad he's playing Canadian juniors.

[I Ranger]

15 minutes ago, Redneksioux said:

To me Logan Brown stood out more than any other player in the tournament. Big, athletic, and sways making plays happen. Too bad he's playing Canadian juniors.

I thought he improved his stock in this tourney as well. Actually I think that entire line of Brown, Yamamoto and Middlested all had a solid tourney. In my opinion, Clayton Keller was the best player in the tourney other than the Finn Puljujarvi (sorry don't know how to spell his name). I thought Jost looked solid but nothing flashy. I will be interested to see how the scouts quantify their performances in the semi's as I thought both Jost and Keller laid eggs in the most important games. The best D I saw was Jakob Chychrun. I thought Chad Krys was the most overrated player in the tourney. I would take Lindgren over him any day (based on this tourney only).

[Goon]

2 minutes ago, I Ranger said:

I thought he improved his stock in this tourney as well. Actually I think that entire line of Brown, Yamamoto and Middlested all had a solid tourney. In my opinion, Clayton Keller was the best player in the tourney other than the Finn Puljujarvi (sorry don't know how to spell his name). I thought Jost looked solid but nothing flashy. I will be interested to see how the scouts quantify their performances in the semi's as I thought both Jost and Keller laid eggs in the most important games. The best D I saw was Jakob Chychrun. I thought Chad Krys was the most overrated player in the tourney. I would take Lindgren over him any day (based on this tourney only).

Chase Mittlestadt, was impressive during the tourney. He's one of the younger kids on the team and we "might" see him this year when UND plays the Gophers.

[MDtoGF]

Check out our interview with Latvian goalie Mareks Mitens regarding his tournament experience and more. 

https://seamoresports.com/2016/04/25/mareks-mitens-interview/

He,in my mind, had the best individual goalie performance for the tough team he played against and how he kept his team in the game v Sweden despite the outcome.