Well-deserved ending for the best group of American juniors ever
2025 WJC Discussion
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Backyard Hockey
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Hell of a game. Fun watching the salty Canadian fans sitting stone faced.
Leonard is an absolute beast!
To me, Leonard was the best US player. He just looked like a man playing with kids at times.
Leonard is an absolute beast!
To me, Leonard was the best US player. He just looked like a man playing with kids at times.
Backyard Hockey
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This birth year certainly isn’t the most talented (97, 01, 04), but the resume speaks for itself. U18 gold and two world junior golds for Leonard, Perreault, Moore, Buium, Augustine, and Fortescue
Kevin Musto
Hard for Bedard
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They also have Cristall who would've singlehandedly won the tournament for Canada
and generational superstar Dylan Strome
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Danny Nelson was also on all three teams.
Hawks should made David Carle their number one priority to be the next Head Coach.
WarriorofTime
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They've been drafting really well lately. A. Protas and C. McMichael look great right now.
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clydesdale line
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I called it back in the summer the US would have another strong team to repeat. And they go back to back for the first time in US history. That '05 group is special.
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Congrats to the US.
My country sucks.
I'm identifying as an American until further notice.
My country sucks.
I'm identifying as an American until further notice.
Because he was constantly trying to sell penalties by falling down. As tough player Leonard is he was acting like a soccer player there for some reason?
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Well he was and there were signs in audience that said "Ice is slippery #9"
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Don't worry, very few people in America know any of this happened and still think Canada is hockey place #1.
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He tried to sell penalties twice in the gold medal game alone.
He's going to get a lot of embellishment calls in the NHL.
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They are. Put Bedard Celebrini Misa Perekh Sennecke Cristall on that team and they win the whole thing.
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it was embarrassing. Buium too. Hope the hawks prospects continue to avoid that kind of behavior.
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Guess Canada won the Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda Cup.
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Two things can be true. Canada deserved to finish where they finished. And the players who weren't there would've made a world of difference.
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Yes. This happens every year and one country has used it pretty regularly for their losses. Just saying.
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I've never used it as an excuse before, and it's not an excuse now. But there's no denying that Bedard and Celebrini would have radically changed the outcome.
It's pretty rare when two players of that caliber are missing from one team in the WJC.
