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GDT: 2025 U18's



Intro on Mrtka 1st :12 seconds
Cullen Potter Nice Rush/Pass 1:32
LJ Mooney Assist 2:32
Vit Zahejsky Chance 5:11
Will Horcoff Big Hit 5:21
Mrtka Goes End to End Goal 6:24
Mrtka Nice Backcheck 6:51
Will Horcoff Rings One Off Post 9:33
Vit Zahejsky Chance 9:55
Vit Zahejsky SH Goal 10:16
Cullen Potter Disallowed Goal 12:07
LJ Mooney Pass 12:54
LJ Mooney Great Shift Leads to Goal 13:10
Blake Fiddler Goal 13:30
Will Horcoff Scores on Nice Shot 13:54
 
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A bit worried about Czech Republic - Germany. The game against the US cost the team a lot of strength and they have to play again less than 24 hours later, while the Germans have not played yet. Let's see what happens.
 
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Old Man Jags said:
A bit worried about Czech Republic - Germany. The game against the US cost the team a lot of strength and they have to play again less than 24 hours later, while the Germans have not played yet. Let's see what happens.
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German forward group is one of the deepest they have came to a tournament with...

But Czechs should be able to score 4-5 on the D and goalies unless Germany pair and play Kose-Handel for 40 minutes. (Ofc a goalie can always stand on head though)
 
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Appleyard said:
German forward group is one of the deepest they have came to a tournament with...

But Czechs should be able to score 4-5 on the D and goalies unless Germany pair and play Kose-Handel for 40 minutes. (Ofc a goalie can always stand on head though)
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I think I'd generally agree with this, but I do wonder what impact the game against the US will have against the rested Germans.
 
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A bit worried about Czech Republic - Germany. The game against the US cost the team a lot of strength and they have to play again less than 24 hours later, while the Germans have not played yet. Let's see what happens.
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Hoping for a rested benak. But losing today wouldn't even make me flinch. Itnisnthe Czech way.
 
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It is.. now still hoping for Psnecka and Stebatak. BUT, we are at damn near 90% of our A team and that has to be as good as anyone has it. So I'm not bitching about it.lol
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what's the word on Vit Zahejsky? I never heard of him before but I thought he was their best player yesterday. I saw his #'s in the WHL weren't too impressive but he was all over the place yesterday.
 
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what's the word on Vit Zahejsky? I never heard of him before but I thought he was their best player yesterday. I saw his #'s in the WHL weren't too impressive but he was all over the place yesterday.
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He was amazing in Czech leagues and hlinka. Looked like a top 100 pick. Went to chl and was awful.lol. Came back and looks amazing.

I've only seen him play for czechs and he is great. Then I look on EP and he sucks.
 
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@Pavel Buchnevich

TSN graphic showed that the US had about 5 or so guys not in USHL.. CHL, NCAA.. is that normal?
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It's a little different than normal, but it's a little misleading for them to claim that and it also isn't anywhere near what it should be.

First of all, two of those five are former NTDP players that went to college early, so they're basically just returning to their NTDP age group to play Worlds.

They've gotten a little better at giving opportunities for this tournament to non NTDP players. Last year we saw Connelly from a USHL team play for this team. This year two USHL players (Ben Kevan and Matthew Lansing) are playing and one WHL player (Blake Fiddler). That's better. That's the way it should be.

It's nowhere near what it should be. They cut the best player in the age group, who plays in the OHL, for reasons or something, and kept a bunch of NTDP bums who won't be drafted. Kevan was the 13th forward yesterday and is like the 3rd or 4th best forward on the team, so yeah it's still difficult if you're a non NTDP player.
 
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It is.. now still hoping for Psnecka and Stebatak. BUT, we are at damn near 90% of our A team and that has to be as good as anyone has it. So I'm not bitching about it.lol
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Still hoping? Portland's in the West conf. finals, so no chance.
Can see why you'd be hoping though, I've been impressed with both at various times so far in the playoffs.
 
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Congrats US... you were better in third and your goalie was excellent. I predicted 4-1 so I was close. 4-2.

I really liked how Czechs playted tbh.
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I thought Czechs did well the first two periods, and then turtled too much. It was an even game when Czechs were pushing to score that next goal, so they can definitely play with USA. Then they went into prevent defense mode, and that's always a terrible strategy. They gotta change that for the rest of the tournament when they get a lead.
 
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Did not expect us to do this well, even with the short rest for the Czechs.

Not too thrilled with the defensive play. They got lucky several times that the Czechs inexplicably couldn't capitalize.
But they manage to be quite dangerous on the counter attack.

They also need to be more disciplined. The Czechs play physical but without taking stupid penalties (except for Benak's early one).
Our boys are taking dumb penalties all over the place. And the refs got pretty much all the calls right, except the one on Zwickl (it should have been Bicker). But that didn't really make a difference.
 
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