GDT: 2025 U18's

[Summer Rose]

Karmic justice that we didn't score on the breakaway. Completely got away with a penalty leading into it.

 

[ORRFForever]

Do they do 20 minutes (then a shootout if no one scores) like the men's tournaments?

I guess not, it just started and it says 10 minutes.

I'm one of the few that likes 3 on 3.

 

[Summer Rose]

I'm one of the few that likes 3 on 3.

I liked it at first, then NHL coaches figured out the tactic of holding onto the puck at all costs and having players retreat out of the attacking zone under pressure. Still some good ones, but it's hit and miss with more misses than hits to me.

Oh well, to each their own!

 

[Czechboy]

Great save from US goalie.. interesting by 3 on 3.

 

[Czechboy]

I liked it at first, then NHL coaches figured out the tactic of holding onto the puck at all costs and having players retreat out of the attacking zone under pressure. Still some good ones, but it's hit and miss with more misses than hits to me.

Oh well, to each their own!

I've noti ced that too. 3 on 3 was almost always a goal early and end to end. Now it sometimes is a snoozefest

 

[Czechboy]

Congrats USA and summer rose... Sorry Slovakia. You played awesome and your third semi and medal game in a row! Keep.it.uo

 

[martygod12]

Shame ... good run Slovaks

 

[Summer Rose]

I've noti ced that too. 3 on 3 was almost always a goal early and end to end. Now it sometimes is a snoozefest

Or there was the 3 on 3 between the USA and Canada at the women's worlds this year. I'm still trying to figure out what that was, and maybe I just don't want to know.

USA wins! Bronze for us, yay.

 

[ORRFForever]

I liked it at first, then NHL coaches figured out the tactic of holding onto the puck at all costs and having players retreat out of the attacking zone under pressure. Still some good ones, but it's hit and miss with more misses than hits to me.

Oh well, to each their own!

I don't think they should be able to re-enter their zone and I think there should be a shot clock.

 

[Whitesnake]

Insane non-call at the start of OT. Slovakia got robbed.

 

[ORRFForever]

Shame ... good run Slovaks

Yes.

Congrats USA.

Good tournament Slovakia.

 

[Summer Rose]

I don't think they should be able to re-enter their zone and I think there should be a shot clock.

I don't think I'd like a shot clock, but an over and back rule might work. Maybe something like deliberately carrying the puck back across the blue line is an instant stoppage resulting in a defensive zone faceoff, and add on not being able to make a line change similar to if you had iced the puck. Could work. Some subjectivity about whether they did it deliberately, though.

 

[ORRFForever]

Great save from US goalie.. interesting by 3 on 3.

^^ There he is. ^^

It was a good game.

 

[Summer Rose]

Insane non-call at the start of OT. Slovakia got robbed.

I agree. Really bad non-call.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Congrats to the U.S. kids on the Bronze. Tough for the Slovak kids, who played super hard, would love to see them get a medal in one of these in the upcoming years.

Looking forward to the Gold Medal Game.

 

[Summer Rose]

LOTS of players of Irish descent play for U.S. hockey.

(* Wrong thread. *)

Which thread was it meant for? The USA thread? I can move it over for you if you'd like, or delete it and you can re-post it in the correct thread. Up to you which one.

 

[kudla]

What a tournament from our boys. Great to watch

 

[Erikfromfin]

Did I hear right Slovakia has never medalled at U18s?

 

[WarriorofTime]

Did I hear right Slovakia has never medalled at U18s?

They did in 2003

 

[theslatcher]

Did I hear right Slovakia has never medalled at U18s?

Silver in 2003, bronze in the first tournament in 1999.

Since 2003 they hadn't made it to the semis up until this stretch of 3 semis in last 3 years.

 

[kudla]

Silver in 2003, bronze in the first tournament in 1999.

Since 2003 they hadn't made it to the semis up until this stretch of 3 semis in last 3 years.

Whats funny is that our best birth year, 2004, played in the lower division, got promoted and ever since that Slovakia has been in the semis

 

[theslatcher]

Whats funny is that our best birth year, 2004, played in the lower division, got promoted and ever since that Slovakia has been in the semis

Covid really f***ed over Slovakia. Or I guess their 01's. If only they had stayed up the 03's and 04's would have played in the top division.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Whats funny is that our best birth year, 2004, played in the lower division, got promoted and ever since that Slovakia has been in the semis

I remember it was the Slafkovsky and Nemec Hlinka tournament that kickstarted it all since the Slovaks have been kicking Finlands butt junior level more often

 

[theslatcher]

I wish Frondell would be more egotistical.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

They must have advertised free AC and left the door to the arena open today. Looks like a few people there today.
Villeneuve!