HF Habs: 2023 World U18 Men's Hockey Championship: Finals Sunday, April 30 | Canada wins Bronze, 4-3 (OT) | USA wins Gold, 3-2 (OT), Sweden Silver

[MarkovsKnee]

These refs are calling nothing.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

These refs are calling nothing.

Did the player he hit have the puck?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Did the player he hit have the puck?

I was talking about all the trips.

 

[atrud66]

If the USA top line disappears against their one big test today, it's really going to throw everything into a blender lol

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I was talking about all the trips.

I referenced the wrong post. I was talking about Landen's hit on the US player.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Nice hit on Edstrom

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Should be offside.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Wahlberg nice pass.

Also a 6'3 centre

 

[Pazucha]

One guy stands in front of a goalie and Sweden scores from a distance. I feel like they scored 80% goals on this tournament just like this.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Challenge for goaltender interference.

Wahlberg should have gotten a highsticking penalty on the play. His stick got right up in Buium's face on the forecheck.

He made a nice play to Stahlberg coming off the bench. Nice shot from high slot.

Goal. PP Sweden.

 

[NotProkofievian]

What a save on Stenberg.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Smith causes absolute havoc in offensive zone for the defense with his passing.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Good 1st. 1-0 Sweden after 1.

They're a big team & USA is having some trouble handling them down low.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Beautiful hockey so far.

 

[The Nightman]

Smith causes absolute havoc in offensive zone for the defense with his passing.

Him and Perreault seem to know where each other are at all times. Some sick plays between the two in the 1st.

Also Cole Hutson continues to be so fun to watch

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Him and Perreault seem to know where each other are at all times. Some sick plays between the two in the 1st.

Also Cole Hutson continues to be so fun to watch

Yup. Cole looks bigger and is actually a far better defensive player than Lane was at this age. He's legit. A really good player.

 

[The Nightman]

Yup. Cole looks bigger and is actually a far better defensive player than Lane was at this age. He's legit. A really good player.

Do we know his actual height? I see 5’8” listed everywhere but he looks at least a couple inches taller than that out there.

His speed seems better than Lane’s as well, by some margin.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Do we know his actual height? I see 5’8” listed everywhere but he looks at least a couple inches taller than that out there.

His speed seems better than Lane’s as well, by some margin.

He looks 5'10-ish to me. When Lane first played this tournament in 2021, he looked 5'6-ish. He was really small. Cole's skating is better directionally than Lane. Forward skating is about the same.

 

[SlafySZN]

Yup. Cole looks bigger and is actually a far better defensive player than Lane was at this age. He's legit. A really good player.

Don’t agree. I think Lane was better.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Gorgeous passing play.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

ASP is one hell of a defenseman.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Nordh. Re-direction from ASP pass. PPG.

2-0 Sweden

 

[Jack Skellington]

LOL smith doing everything but offense would fit in perfectly on my beer league team

 

[RationalExpectations]

Lundell was older but also had a successful Liiga season in his D-1 as well as his DY.

Both are shooters, if anything I'd say Dvorsky has better vision, but not much difference between the two all things considered.

Dvorsky is going to make some team with a dynamic 1C very happy. I just hope it's not the team with one PPG player in the last 25 years that drafts him. If we walk away from this draft with Dvorsky or Reinbacher, we don't deserve nice things.

I really like Dvorsky but in my opinion Lundell was a better player in his draft year, I had him at 3 in 2020 after Lafreniere and Stutzle. He regressed this year but still has been good for FLA. I don t see why you are saying that about Dvorsky or Reinbacher. NA fans are always more ready to believe in NA forwards scoring at will against peers rather than European players already facing professional competition…

 

[Jack Skellington]

Just like last year these American kids beat up on trash competition all year and don’t show up for a real game