2024-25 World Junior Championships Draft Scoring

Jimmi McJenkins

Sometimes miracles
Jan 12, 2006
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Alberta
Carter George looked like the best goalie Canada has run out since Carey Price, Gavin McKenna who's amazing, the team was just disappointing in so many ways, from coaching down.

Good luck to the Czechs
 
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MoontoScott

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Jun 2, 2012
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Won't blame the refs

Showed up for one period. Two years in a row. Just garbage from team Canada
Agreed- discipline was a problem for Canada the whole tournament. That said, what a strange embellishment call against Canada in the 2nd period---more comical than anything else.

Canada had plenty of chances again tonight but finishing ability just wasn't there (again). Way too many passes as well.

Is it my imagination or do the Czech players look 22 or 23 years of age standing next to the Canadians? Looked huge in comparison to a Canadian team that was undersized?
 
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belair

Win it for Ben!
Apr 9, 2010
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The best this team looked on this tournament was when they started looking away from the Ritchie/Cowan/Dickenson/Bonk love in.

The catalysts should've been Yager/Catton/McKenna all along. Those players were creating chances all tournament long. But Cameron stuck to his guns thinking that his goto guys were eventually going to come through.

This team beat itself before they put it in the hands of the refs.
 

MoontoScott

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The Canadian D-men had trouble holding the offensive zone for the entire tournament. You would think that Akey deserved more of a chance. Yup, stubborn coach--hope he's gone next year.
 

OfCorsiDid

Ah shit, here we go again.
Mar 20, 2017
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Toronto, ON
Imo the reffing was fair. Canada was undisciplined

They called it by the book. But the IIHF book is dumb in a lot of places.

Hockey is far too physical and fast paced a game to make the kneeing standard completely dependent on the hitter. There needs to be a caveat for players avoiding a hit and putting themselves in a dangerous position.
 

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