2022 Hlinka-Gretzky Tournament (Canada Wins Gold)

[PeteWorrell]

There is next to nobody at this bronze medal game. Wow!

It's the middle of summer in Canada. Better to be outside to enjoy the good weather while it lasts.

 

[bopeep]

Steinberg's!? Dominion's!? You must all come from Westmount and la di da families.

My folks were immigrants. They shopped at the local mom-and-pop shops or should I say haggled with mom and pop. We weren't high class spenders like you guys.

How poor were you, Habs Icing?

Well, let me give you an example that will paint a picture. I can remember as an innocent child going to the Jean Talon Market with my mom. Buying a live chicken. Coming home and watching her kill it in the kitchen sink. We didn't live out in the sticks. We lived in Montreal. La Petite Patrie.

That story will teach Runner not to mention me when you guys are dating yourselves.

Your family had a chicken AND a kitchen sink???? Well, you were living like the Rockefellers compared to me.... lol

 

[Schooner Guy]

It’s so hard to score against Finnish teams at any age level.

 

[peate]

FINNS = BRONZE

 

[WeThreeKings]

Sale the best non Canadian in the tournament. Followed by Stenberg.

Both put themselves in the top 10 conversation, or just outside.

Halttunen hurt his stock.

 

[Whitesnake]

Great hands Howe...wow.

Sale the best non Canadian in the tournament. Followed by Stenberg.

Both put themselves in the top 10 conversation, or just outside.

Halttunen hurt his stock.

Yeah..shocked to see how non-existant Halttunen was. But still a full year ahead.

 

[peate]

Sweden's gonna make Canada work hard for the Gold.

Ya PP goal, by guess who?

 

[Pickles]

No one shopped at Dominion’s?

I met one of the Steinberg daughters. She’s a lover of music, buys tickets to every event at the big venues, scoops up a ton of merch at each show and films everything. Does the same when she goes to Florida in winter.

In before @Habs Icing intervenes with “you guys are really dating yourselves.”

I remember going both Steinberg and Dominion grocery stores as a kid.

 

[atrud66]

What a shot by Gauthier! He's a stud

 

[Schooner Guy]

Gauthier’s stock keeps rising. He’s been terrific!

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I remember going both Steinberg and Dominion grocery stores as a kid.

Steinbergs and A&P. Dept Stores - Miracle Mart, Towers and Woolco.

 

[Pickles]

Steinbergs, Miracle Mart and then Steinbergs became Miracle Food Mart.

Didn't Dominion become Provigo?

Steinbergs and A&P. Dept Stores - Miracle Mart, Towers and Woolco.

I remember going to the Wolco in Lasalle as a kid cause my grandparents lived near one. Right across from the Wolco was a Miracle mart. Ah good times .

 

[Schooner Guy]

Gord Miller tweeted that NHL scouts believe at least 12 players in this gold medal game could go 1st round.

 

[peate]

Before Miracle Mart. there was Mon-Mart on Chomedey in Laval. Was like a giant Dollarama.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Gord Miller tweeted that NHL scouts believe at least 12 players in this gold medal game could go 1st round.

Probably in 2023. And Tanner Howe in 2024.

 

[Goldenhands]

Gord Miller tweeted that NHL scouts believe at least 12 players in this gold medal game could go 1st round.

Unlike the last one, it looks like a real strong year for the CHL!

 

[peate]

Ritchie makes it 3-1 Canada

 

[atrud66]

Barlow's speed, size, and shot are super dangerous

 

[Schooner Guy]

Unlike the last one, it looks like a real strong year for the CHL!

Some promising Swedish prospects as well.

Ritchie makes it 3-1 Canada

We should draft Ritchie just to get some of his good luck! He’s been in the right place at the right time for a couple of odd goals the last two nights.

 

[Goldenhands]

Yager wow, what a player! Gauthier, I love how the frenchie constantly fights to get the positional advantage on his opponents, thats going to traslate well to the pros. Those Canadians kids are real good, thats a likable edition for sure.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Sale, Jarventie, Musty, L Carlsson, Dvorsky, Michkov, Bedard, Stramel, Pitre. At the very least any non playoff draft pick gets a good player.

 

[Schooner Guy]

I laugh when guys like Button who completely missed the boat on the top 4 order of the 2022 draft try to justify this botching by saying the Kirby Dach trade made the Slafkovsky pick make sense for the Habs. Then why the hell did Arizona take Cooley over Wright? He's simply out of touch with the actual NHL scouting community and should have listened to his buddy Bobby Mac's poll of scouts.

As if the Habs weren't taking Slafkovsky even if they didn't have a young center lined up.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Sale, Jarventie, Musty, L Carlsson, Dvorsky, Michkov, Bedard, Stramel, Pitre. At the very least any non playoff draft pick gets a good player.

Fantilli, Benson, Stenberg, Yager, Gauthier, Barlow, Wood, Ritchie, Allen and many more.

 

[Sagikev]

Yager is so skilled, quick thinking, really love his game

 

[Whitesnake]

That guy not a lot of people talked about...Barlow.