2015 World Championship: Interviews with Finland linemates Aleksander Barkov and Joon

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interviews with rivals Matthias Plachta, Michael Raffl

Photo: Mannheim Adler forward Matthias Plachta (L) was one of the more effective forwards for Team Germany at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, helping that country avoid relegation for next year’s tournament (courtesy of Martin Rose/Getty Images)


</p>Winger Matthias Plachta, 22, is coming off a championship season with Mannheim Adler of the German DEL in which he had a total of 19 goals, 44 points and a +20 rating over 62 games. At 6’2†and 205 pounds, the national team winger has been gaining international attention while contributing two goals to the very low-scoring German effort at this tournament.

Hockey’s Future had a chance to talk to Plachta after Germany’s final game against Austria, a 3-2 overtime penalty shot loss.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with rivals Matthias Plachta, Michael Raffl appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

Click to read more...

 

[HF Article]

Photo: Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov (#16) notched four goals and three assists for Team Finland at the 2015 IIHF World Championship (courtesy of Matej Divizna/Getty Images)


</p>Finland took on host Czech Republic in the quarterfinals of the 2015 IIHF World Championship, a game won by the Czechs, 5-3.

A trio of*Team Finland players spent time before the game vs. the Czech Republic talking about a few of the things in their hockey lives.

FINLAND

After his second big year for the Florida Panthers, Aleksander Barkov is continuing to look like a go-to guy for not only his NHL team, but also this Finnish national team.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with Finland linemates Aleksander Barkov and Joonas Donskoi appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interviews with Jacob Josefson and Anton Lander

Photo: New Jersey Devils forward Jacob Josefson netted two goals and added two assists in eight games for Sweden at the 2015 IIHF World Championship (courtesy of Xavier Laine/Getty Images)


</p>Jacob Josefson is coming off his first full season with the New Jersey Devils, who drafted him in the first round of the 2009 NHL Draft, although he had seen time in the previous four seasons. With just 11 points and a zero rating in 62 games, it’s felt that Josefson is showing himself to more likely be a lower-line player for the time being, and that was been the case at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with Sweden forwards Jacob Josefson and Anton Lander appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[Finnpin]

And Joon

 

[HF Article]

Djurgarden's Eriksson looks to youth, NHL prospects to improve team's SHL fortunes

Photo: Djurgarden Strategic General Manager Joakim Eriksson played for that club in his final pro season, posting seven goals and 25 points in 53 SHL games in the 2014-15 season (courtesy of Djurgarden Stockholm/Champions Hockey League via Getty Images)


</p>After several seasons mired in Sweden’s Allsvenskan, the country’s second-highest pro league, the famed Djurgarden program of Stockholm, Sweden was back in SHL action and managed to finish ninth in the league in the 2014-15 season. This was not only a huge success in avoiding any chance of winding up in the relegation, but also of special note due to the fact that the team relied on many young, drafted players to achieve their success.… read more

The post Djurgarden’s Eriksson looks to youth, NHL prospects to improve team’s SHL fortunes appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interview with Czech forward Tomas Hertl

Photo: San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl has scored a goal and added two assists playing with the Czech Republic at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship (courtesy of Martin Rose/Getty Images)


</p> Young Tomas Hertl has already started making a name for himself in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks, having just wrapped up his second season of play. There, he increased his scoring totals from 25 points in his rookie season to 31 this past season.

Currently one of the youngest players on the Czech Republic‘s national team, Hertl has been representing his country since he was 15 years old.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interview with Czech forward Tomas Hertl appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interviews with Canada's Matt Duchene, Sean Couturier, and T

Photo: Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie has been effective for Team Canada in his first World Championship, notching a goal and four assists in nine games (courtesy of Martin Rose/Getty Images)


</p>For Canada, the final weekend at the 2015 IIHF World Championship has finally come as the preliminary round and even the first playoff game were to a great degree a cake walk. Domination of this sort at this tournament hasn’t been seen in recent years.

Matt Duchene of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche is participating at his fourth World Championship in total, where he has 12 points in nine contests. He shared a few thoughts on competing at the international level prior to Canada’s 2-0 win over the Czech Republic.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with Canada’s Matt Duchene, Sean Couturier, and Tyson Barrie appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interviews with Canada's Taylor Hall and Czechs Michal Jorda

</p>

Photo: Team Canada’s line of Sidney Crosby (L), Taylor Hall (C), and Jordan Eberle (R) has been an effective combo at the 2015 IIHF World Championship (courtesy of Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)


</p>After a big, 2-0 semifinal win for Canada over the Czech Republic, the Canadians will be duking it out for gold, as most have expected. Taylor Hall scored the first goal, which ended up being the game winner. In total, he’s second in scoring at the 2015 IIHF World Championship with seven goals and 12 points.*The Edmonton Oilers forward*shared a few thoughts with the media after the win.

Hockey’s Future:* A 2-0 win against the Czech Republic.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with Canada’s Taylor Hall and Czechs Michal Jordan and Dominik Simon appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interviews with the USA's Anders Lee and Jack Eichel

Photo: Boston University forward and 2015 prospect Jack Eichel finished the 2015 IIHF World Championship as Team USA’s third-leading scorer with seven points in 10 games (courtesy of Robert Hradil/EQ Images/Icon Sportswire)


</p>Despite the late arrival of All-Star Alexander Ovechkin to the 2015 IIHF World Championship, Team USA was able to skate with Russia for almost 50 minutes in their semifinal showdown, often controlling the play over long stretches. But a Sergei Mozyakin wrist shot broke the 0-0 deadlock and opened the floodgates to a 4-0 win for Russia. With that, one of the tournament’s oldest teams beat the tournament’s youngest.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with the USA’s Anders Lee and Jack Eichel appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interviews with the USA's Brock Nelson, Connor Murphy, and S

Photo: New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson (L) was the leading scorer for Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, while linemate and Nashville Predators prospect Steve Moses (R) chipped in a goal and an assist (courtesy of Robert Hradil/EQ Images/Icon Sportswire)


</p>Brock Nelson became a full time NHL player this season with the New York Islanders, putting up 20 goals and 42 points in the process. He then followed that with six goals and nine points in nine games at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. Clearly elated with Team USA’s 3-0 bronze medal victory, Nelson shared his thoughts on the tournament after the game.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with the USA’s Brock Nelson, Connor Murphy, and Steve Moses appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interviews with Canada's Tyler Toffoli, Aaron Ekblad, and Na

Photo: Team Canada went undefeated at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, winning all 10 of their games while placing four of the top five scorers at that tournament (courtesy of Dmitry Lebedev/Kommersant Photo via Getty Images)


</p>Tyler Toffoli is coming off his best NHL season to date, having scored 49 points for the Los Angeles Kings and putting up a +25 rating. Now he’s contributed two goals and five points in 10 games to a Canadian team that has dominated this World Championship like few teams have.

Hockey’s Future got a few words in with Toffoli and his teammates Aaron Ekblad and Nathan MacKinnon following Team Canada’s 6-1 win over Russia in the gold medal game at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with Canada’s Tyler Toffoli, Aaron Ekblad, and Nathan MacKinnon appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interviews with Latvia's Rodrigo Abols and Oleg Yevenko of B

Photo: Team Latvia forward and 2015 prospect Rodrigo Abols (#18) didn’t register any points at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, but he did play a part in helping his country avoid relegation to a lower level (courtesy of Martin Rose/Getty Images)


</p>At 19, Latvian forward Rodrigo Abols was one of the youngest players participating at the 2015 IIHF World Championship the past three weeks in the Czech Republic. Although he didn’t get on the scoreboard, he did dress for all seven games and gained valuable playing experience.

This past season, Abols played predominantly for Dynamo Riga’s junior club in the MHL, where he scored 20 goals and 38 points in 35 games, but also saw time in 14 KHL contests with that organization, putting up a goal and five points in the process.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with Latvia’s Rodrigo Abols and Oleg Yevenko of Belarus appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...

 

[HF Article]

2015 World Championship: Interviews with Finland's Esa Lindell and Switzerland's Kevi

Photo: Team Switzerland forward and Nashville Predators prospect Kevin Fiala (#21) appeared in 33 games for Nashville’s AHL farm team, the Milwaukee Admirals, where he scored 11 goals and 20 points in 2014-15 (courtesy of Martin Rose/Getty Images)


</p> Dallas Stars*prospect Esa Lindell is coming off a career year in which the 6’3â€, 200 pound defenseman put up 14 goals and 35 points in 57 games. This was good enough to not only earn him a spot on Team Finland at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, but also got him a cup of coffee with the AHL’s Texas Stars to conclude the season.… read more

The post 2015 World Championship: Interviews with Finland’s Esa Lindell and Switzerland’s Kevin Fiala and Roman Josi appeared first on Hockey's Future.



More...