2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

[Chainshot]

Sale and Petr are living up to the billing. Best players on the ice IMO.

Sale has been so much fun to watch.

 

[GettingYourMoms]

I know I've mentioned it before but I love those Team U.S.A uniforms, the whites are even better (and this team is using them with blue helmets and not the whites like their junior team does which I think is a nice touch)

They should use them exclusively.

United States Of New York Rangers

 

[jj cale]

Sale has been so much fun to watch.

I'm just getting to the game and right away on that p.p he made a real nice cross ice pass that almost clicked for a goal.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

delete

 

[GettingYourMoms]

Meh. Czechs are playing their characteristic minimalist

Agree, playing like shit today. Best players on ice are Hrabal and Slukynsky, at least they are both Czechs.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Agree, playing like shit today.

What I meant to say was their characteristic minimalist game, exploiting the few offensive chances that come their way, and it's working. Even a loss in OT and they get to the semis.

Americans have had the better of the play, but too many solo efforts and cross-ice hope passes. Czechs have been keeping them away from high-danger areas for the most part and Hrabal has been making nice stops when they haven't.

 

[jj cale]

So this is like what, 4 periods now without the U.S scoring a goal? Time to push and hit the back of the net I would say.

 

[ORRFForever]

Just to confirm :

The U.S. must win in regulation?

 

[Chainshot]

What I meant to say was their characteristic minimalist game, exploiting the few offensive chances that come their way, and it's working. Even a loss in OT and they get to the semis.

Americans have had the better of the play, but too many solo efforts and cross-ice hope passes. Czechs have been keeping them away from high-danger areas for the most part and Kubla(?) has been making nice stops when they haven't.

The feel good penalties from Connor are not helping either, when the Czechs most threatening shifts are on the PP.

Just to confirm :

The U.S. must win in regulation?

Yes or they are out.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Can understand his frustration, but can't let it get to you down while behind 1-0 in a must-win-in-regulation game.


Yes. They've been calling the game, for the most part.

Agreed. While the penalty was borderline you can't keep roughing the opponent with the ref watching. And the US probably got away with a penalty in the previous scrum.

 

[Leviathan899]

Russia can make their own ice hockey championship with Iran, North Korea, China and Eritrea.

Fair but that wasn’t the point I was trying to make lol they’d still be the 2nd best team competing if they were playing in it

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

The feel good penalties from Connor are not helping either, when the Czechs most threatening shifts are on the PP.



Yes or they are out.

Out of the medals. Loser plays for 5th I think.

Looking forward to the breathless headline on USA Hockey's website ... "USA Clinches 5/6th Place at Hlinka Gretzky".

 

[jj cale]

Fair but that wasn’t the point I was trying to make lol they’d still be the 2nd best team competing if they were playing in it

It won't affect the WJC nearly as much but their absence here has definitely affected the quality of the tournament.

 

[jj cale]

Nice defensive play there by that Czech player, very good chance he saved a goal.

 

[Chainshot]

Out of the medals. Loser plays for 5th I think.

Looking forward to the breathless headline on USA Hockey's website ... "USA Clinches 5/6th Place at Hlinka Gretzky".

Sounds about right.

 

[jj cale]

And Sale strikes...............................good player

 

[Chainshot]

Sale AGAIN making that play. Wow.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

Fukkkk.

 

[ORRFForever]

Yes or they are out.

Thank you.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

So USA needs 3 goals in 15 minutes to advance. Surprise me, boys.

 

[ORRFForever]

Looking forward to the breathless headline on USA Hockey's website ... "USA Clinches 5/6th Place at Hlinka Gretzky".

So USA needs 3 goals in 15 minutes to advance. Surprise me, boys.

There's ONE....

 

[jj cale]

So USA needs 3 goals in 15 minutes to advance. Surprise me, boys.

Theres one.

Musty with back to back f*** ups.

 

[jj cale]

Ziclickys billet family in kitchener at the game supporting him, I gotta say that's pretty impressive

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

No interference? Hmmm,

Ziclickys billet family in kitchener at the game supporting him, I gotta say that's pretty impressive

They were visiting family out west. Still cool though.

 

[jj cale]

U.S takes another penalty.