Player Discussion 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships: Helenius, Wahlberg, Kleber, Ziemer, Strbak, Panocha - Ottawa - December 26 - January 5, 2025

[Chainshot]

Ziemer and Moore doing the work on Hagens' goal -



Ziemer connecting up to Moore on Nelson's goal -

 

[CowbellConray]

Ziemer looks like a PLAYER. Just plays like a pro

 

[Chainshot]

Ziemer looks like a PLAYER. Just plays like a pro

He does things that remind me of Zucker - up and down the wing, relatively smart, very engaged.

 

[HOOats]

Ziemer looks like a PLAYER. Just plays like a pro

No idea how 70 guys got picked before the USA 18's Captain who was lined up to play key minutes at Minnesota and WJC as an 18 year old. No take backsies.

February birthday too, he'll be main piece in 2026 when the Leonard, Perreault, Moore gang graduates.

 

[CowbellConray]

No idea how 70 guys got picked before the USA 18's Captain who was lined up to play key minutes at Minnesota and WJC as an 18 year old. No take backsies.

February birthday too, he'll be main piece in 2026 when the Leonard, Perreault, Moore gang graduates.

Next WJC will be his coming out party to the world IMO. Top line minutes as a captain

 

[Chainshot]

Strbak struggling on the first two Finnish goals. Coughed up the puck on one, not great coverage on the other.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Strbak struggling on the first two Finnish goals. Coughed up the puck on one, not great coverage on the other.

He's still been pretty productive, no? What's the scouting report on him?

 

[Chainshot]

He's still been pretty productive, no? What's the scouting report on him?

Productive perhaps out of overuse. He's pulling down over 23.5 minutes a game in TOI. I can see a good 2nd pairing guy who is more of a stopper than an offensive player - still think a right handed McCabe is sort of similar in both the physical play, flashes of offense, and occasional braindeadness.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Productive perhaps out of overuse. He's pulling down over 23.5 minutes a game in TOI. I can see a good 2nd pairing guy who is more of a stopper than an offensive player - still think a right handed McCabe is sort of similar in both the physical play, flashes of offense, and occasional braindeadness.

I guess a similarly offensively but worse defensively Willander?

 

[Der Jaeger]

He does things that remind me of Zucker - up and down the wing, relatively smart, very engaged.

My kid asked me about him, and I said he was like a cross of Pominville and Zucker

 

[Chainshot]

My kid asked me about him, and I said he was like a cross of Pominville and Zucker

One of my son's favorites from U18 and U20's past is Pekarcik from the Slovaks. Kid just has it.

 

[Puppa2Miller]

That's a shame

 

[Zman5778]

Can anyone summarize what happened in the Canada game that caused the server's hamsters to grind to a halt? Other than "Canada lost"?

 

[ValJamesDuex]

That's a shame

where's Seinfeld man ?

 

[Puppa2Miller]

Can anyone summarize what happened in the Canada game that caused the server's hamsters to grind to a halt? Other than "Canada lost"?

Czechia scored on the PP with like 30 seconds left to win it. Canada bounced in the QFs again

 

[Djp]

Can anyone summarize what happened in the Canada game that caused the server's hamsters to grind to a halt? Other than "Canada lost"?

Canads tied it with 4+ left
Under 4 min penalty against Canada
PP goal with like 38 s left
Thrn Czech kept the pk as y in Canada zone the rest of the game

 

[Zman5778]

Canads tied it with 4+ left
Under 4 min penalty against Canada
PP goal with like 38 s left
Thrn Czech kept the pk as y in Canada zone the rest of the game

Legit penalty against Canada?

 

[Djp]

I didnt follow the roster selection process

What was the issues in how roster was selected for Canada?

Legit penalty against Canada?

They reviewed for 5
It was a knee trip

Earlier before they tied they also disallowed a canadian goal when D and F crashed the net before puck went in I think around 8-10 left in the game. Canada challenged, got a penalty

 

[Fjordy]

LMAO Canada

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Legit penalty against Canada?

Yes and no.

In the 1st there was what looked to be a knee-on-knee collision, and Nadeau got 5 and a match penalty. There was some soccer-style fakery from the Czech player, who didn't miss a shift. Some didn't even think it was a penalty.

Canadian defenseman Gibson decided to make exactly the same hit with a little over 2 minutes left in the game. Just a dumb play considering the foregoing.

Czechs scored the PP winner with 40 seconds left.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

LMAO Canada

Eliminated twice in a row by the Czechs in the quarters, this time on home ice. Extra-large oosh.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Delete

 

[Djp]

What was the issue in how Canada selected their team? Ive seen it referenced

 

[sabresfan129103]

I hate the IIHF site with a burning passion. It needs a complete overhaul.

 

[old kummelweck]

Officiating and calls in the Canada game seemed pretty typical. I don't think there was bias one way to the other in sum, and both teams benefited from situational officiating - which is an issue in hockey in general. This tends to be a bigger problem in tournament/elimination formats.