WJC: 2025 Team USA Roster Talk

[SanDogBrewin]

Connelly finally did something

Picked the right time.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Damn, hadn't looked that far ahead yet.

This starts about an hour earlier, but still.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

Nice!?

Top 3 players:

Nelson
Leonard
Hagans

????

 

[MTU34]

Carle to coach every year?

I’d prefer he’s in Chicago this time next year

 

[William H Bonney]

This team hasn't been the offensive juggernaut they seemed to have the potential on paper to be over the summer, but this team is finding its gear.

Big game from Leonard, Gabe, and Trey to put the team in the gold medal game.

My favorite players have been the unsung guys. Fortescue. Ziemer. Ralph.

This team should come out flying tomorrow. Chance to go back to back for the first time and revenge their only loss in the tournament, which was easily their worst performance.

 

[MTU34]

Nice!?

Top 3 players:

Nelson
Leonard
Hagans

????

Think Hutson gets in

 

[William H Bonney]

Nice!?

Top 3 players:

Nelson
Leonard
Hagans

????

I'll guess Hutson, Leonard, and Gabe

Sale was invisible today. Czechs needed a big game from him to pull the upset.

Ah c'mon, Czechia. You should have chosen Sikora as one of the 3. Play the heel!

 

[MTU34]

I’d have said Leonard, Hagens, Hutson. Glad Nelson got it though he was fantastic

 

[William H Bonney]

Expected Gabe just because points but stoked they chose Nelson. He's been our most consistent player

 

[Joe Zanussi]

Member when we wanted to take the net away from Trey?

 

[AmericanDream]

Never before have we won back to back golds. This team can most certainly do it...still haven't seen us play our best game yet either.

 

[William H Bonney]

Member when we wanted to take the net away from Trey?

He got the stink out of this game early. One nice thing about some of the stumbles he experienced as a U17 playing up so much is he's turned into a pretty unflappable goalie.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

So good. Really good game today. More thoughts tomorrow (I’m sure you’re on the edge of your seat…lol). Celebration on now!!

 

[SI90]

Let’s f***ing gooooo!! Get me back 2 back Golds!!!!!

 

[Joe Zanussi]

Never before have we won back to back golds. This team can most certainly do it...still haven't seen us play our best game yet either.

I believe that this is true.

 

[William H Bonney]

This is the first time we've even played for back to back golds. Let's close it out.

 

[mphmiles]

Hagens didn't get on the scoresheet, but he had one of his best games of the tournament.

I try not to beat a dead horse or pile on a kid like this, (And it's probably too late now to do anything about it) but man, Burnevik is killing the first PP unit. Leonard put his hands on his head after that airmailed chance from 5 feet near the end.

 

[SI90]

This is the first time we've even played for back to back golds. Let's close it out.

Gonna have to play really smart disciplined hockey. Finland is really good.

 

[William H Bonney]

Congratulations to Trey as he is now the winningest US goalie in WJC history

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Hagens didn't get on the scoresheet, but he had one of his best games of the tournament.

I try not to beat a dead horse or pile on a kid like this, (And it's probably too late now to do anything about it) but man, Burnevik is killing the first PP unit. Leonard put his hands on his head after that airmailed chance from 5 feet near the end.

Get that kid off, hasn’t done a thing

 

[William H Bonney]

Gonna have to play really smart disciplined hockey. Finland is really good.

The US should win. They're better at every position. Doesn't mean they will of course, as the Finns are always a pain in the ass, but I hope they come out like alphas tomorrow. They didn't show up for the first matchup.

 

[MNRube]

Svoboda has really impressed, along with Ziemer & Fortescue. Very likable team. Even two highly touted guys like Connelly & Eiserman have bought in to play their role. And Trey just has that ball-player gene.

Buium/Carle going for their 3rd title in the last 12 months

 

[mphmiles]

Get that kid off, hasn’t done a thing

He's the only forward on the team without a point (Every other F has at least 2) and he's been on the first PP unit the whole tournament.

That's astounding.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

The US should win. They're better at every position. Doesn't mean they will of course, as the Finns are always a pain in the ass, but I hope they come out like alphas tomorrow. They didn't show up for the first matchup.

That first loss might be a blessing. They're gonna want to avenge it and come out hard.

 

[William H Bonney]

He's the only forward on the team without a point and he's been on the first PP unit the whole tournament.

That's astounding.

And the PP has scored a lot, too. You think he'd have a lucky assist