2023 World Junior Championship

[The Sicatoka]

Dr. Phil Johnson, USA team doctor, from Fargo, gets a nice plug from Starman.

SUI shows life.

USA 4-1 SUI 

[The Sicatoka]

27 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

I was told there would be no math.

Coward. 

[The Sicatoka]

USA 4-1 SUI mid third

[The Sicatoka]

USA 5-1 SUI under 7

[90siouxfan]

Has Blake gotten any points?

 

[The Sicatoka]

Blake set up a Snuggy goal.

USA 5-1 SUI final

[The Sicatoka]

If you had the under on AUT giving up 21.5 unanswered goals to start the 2023 WJC … you just lost.

CAN 2-0 AUT under 4 in first

(AUT lost 11-0 and 9-0 already.) 

[The Sicatoka]

CAN 3-0 AUT end first 

[The Sicatoka]

CAN 5-0 AUT 

Two in 30 seconds to start second 

[The Sicatoka]

6-0

[The Sicatoka]

CAN goalie could leave for the toilet and come back and the TV audience would never know. 

[farce poobah]

6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

This tournament is the "top division".
Someone (assume AUT or LAT) will be relegated to "Division IA" and Norway has earned the right to play "top division" in 2024. 

This link defines the six tiers of IIHF Juniors play: Top, IA, IB, IIA, IIB, and III. 

As the tiers drop, what do they look like? Would IB look like the MN HS AA tourney? Would III look like late night UND intramurals? 

Does someone have a "____ tier would look like _____" reference? 

Tier III would look like co-ed broomball.

[Blackheart]

6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Starman: “ … a unique-quity of the Swiss … “

I’m going to need a @MafiaMan and @Blackheart ruling on that. 

Starman always gets the benefit of the doubt with me.  He loves him some Sioux hockey.

[MafiaMan]

11 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Starman: “ … a unique-quity of the Swiss … “

I’m going to need a @MafiaMan and @Blackheart ruling on that. 

[The Sicatoka]

12 hours ago, farce poobah said:

Tier III would look like co-ed broomball.

Hey, ... there is no need to bring up @Godsmackbeing relegated down from IIHF Tier III co-ed broomball.   

[The Sicatoka]

Closing out Dec 29:

CAN 11-0 AUT final

Connor Bedard with another WJC run-of-the-mill two goal, six point night in the win. I think Mr. Bedard needs to get a pilot's license and a university degree and I know just the place ...

 

The AUT "given up unanswered" in this tournament now stands at 31. (11, 9, 11). 

[The Sicatoka]

Remaining Pool Play (all games on NHL Network):

Friday, December 30
Latvia vs. Slovakia 11 a.m. ET
Austria vs. Germany 4:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, December 31
Slovakia vs. Switzerland 11 a.m. ET
Germany vs. Czechia 1:30 p.m. ET
Finland vs. USA 4 p.m. ET (also SiriusXM 91 or 167)
Sweden vs. Canada 6:30 p.m. ET (also SiriusXM 167) 

[The Sicatoka]

What to look for today:

Group B:
SVK gets one point they send LAT to relegation round.
If LAT wins, SVK needs two points vs SUI Saturday to avoid relegation. 

Group A:
Under the assumption that GER loses Sat in regulation to CZE (because CZE will be playing for top 2 seeding) ...
The AUT-GER is basically loser goes to relegation round. 

[Blackheart]

2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

What to look for today:

Group B:
SVK gets one point they send LAT to relegation round.
If LAT wins, SVK needs two points vs SUI Saturday to avoid relegation. 

Group A:
Under the assumption that GER loses Sat in regulation to CZE (because CZE will be playing for top 2 seeding) ...
The AUT-GER is basically loser goes to relegation round. 

Will Austria score a goal today?

[scpa0305]

I know we haven’t had luck with the Slovak tendys, but this kid that played in the NA (now with GB) is super good. He’ll have offers immediately after this tourney 

[sioux rube]

Slovakia sends Latvia to the regulation round beating them today 3-0

[scpa0305]

6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Closing out Dec 29:

CAN 11-0 AUT final

Connor Bedard with another WJC run-of-the-mill two goal, six point night in the win. I think Mr. Bedard needs to get a pilot's license and a university degree and I know just the place ...

 

The AUT "given up unanswered" in this tournament now stands at 31. (11, 9, 11). 

Bedard is the best (most dynamic) prospect I have ever seen.

[The Sicatoka]

3 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Will Austria score a goal today?

That’s probably the high intrigue of the day. 

[The Sicatoka]

GER-AUT at 0-0 mid first

[LuvHockey]

Austria Scores!  Down 3-1 but not a goose egg loss this time. First in the tourney.