HF Habs: 2025 World Junior Championship discussion thread

[Rapala]

Gotta send Lane Hutson to the Sandin-Pellikka school of shooting.

 

[Habs13]

Bergkvist interviewed on TSN; speaks English!

 

[Rapala]

Sweden definitely had the better of the play in the 1st, but Slovakia leads 1-0 after 1.

Skating circles around Slovakia probably a few figure eights in there as well.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Bergkvist interviewed on TSN; speaks English!

I'd be hammered if I drank a shot every time he used the word "good".

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Bergqvist is not getting a ton of ice time. He only played 4 minutes in 1st period & was -1. He probably played about the same in 2nd period but will be +1 since he scored 5 on 5.

I expect he'll end up around 12 minutes. Sweden is relying on ASP, Willander & Lindstein to be on the ice at all times with the other 4 guys rotating in.

Eklund plays a bit like Gallagher if Gallagher could skate, pass & create. He's fearless.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Bergkvist interviewed on TSN; speaks English!

He's from Sweden haha of course he does

Most young Swedes speak more proper in English than the average American

 

[David Suzuki]

craig button is a certified bozo

He's from Sweden haha of course he does

Most young Swedes speak more proper in English than the average American

his english was pretty limited lol

 

[Schooner Guy]

Bergqvist is not getting a ton of ice time. He only played 4 minutes in 1st period & was -1. He probably played about the same in 2nd period but will be +1 since he scored 5 on 5.

I expect he'll end up around 12 minutes. Sweden is relying on ASP, Willander & Lindstein to be on the ice at all times with the other 4 guys rotating in.

Bergie played a lot better in the 2nd period. You mentioned he was -1 in the 1st but he also amost coughed up another goal on a turnover. Hopefully he keeps playing better each period and his ice time increases.

 

[Fatbiggie]

The Berg continuing his Engstrom cosplay

Second time this was posted recently, now I will still have this song stuck in my head for another week

 

[Schooner Guy]

He's from Sweden haha of course he does

Most young Swedes speak more proper in English than the average American

Did you listen to his interview? He barely speaks English.

 

[montreal]

No, our prospect pool is too deep, it wouldn't be fair apparently.

well to be fair it could look very different if Russia was there as we would have 3 on the team (Demidov, Volokhin, Khanin).

Then you have Hage, if he scored 2 more goals, no player in the entire NCAA would have more goals then him. That in almost any year would get you great odds of making the WJC"s. I know Team Canada sometimes shies away from the kids that go the NCAA route but with the season he's having it's surprising he didn't make it as he is Michigan's offense. I've been very impressed with how skilled he is and he's got the confidence to do those things in the offensive zone. Maybe not the hardest worker though but not a buttercup either.

If Fowler were born 5 weeks later he would be the backup again for sure. If Koivu doesn't get sick and miss over a month does he make Team Finland, I don't know but clearly he is on their radar since he was with the National Junior team before getting sick. He badly needs to bulk up but he's got some jam in his game. Not sure how skilled he is as it's hard to get a read on him in Liiga as he's mostly a 4th liner there.

11 of 30 of Hughes picks have been overagers so that stings a bit when a 1/3rd of your picks won't be eligible.

 

[Habs]

well to be fair it could look very different if Russia was there as we would have 3 on the team (Demidov, Volokhin, Khanin).

Then you have Hage, if he scored 2 more goals, no player in the entire NCAA would have more goals then him. That in almost any year would get you great odds of making the WJC"s. I know Team Canada sometimes shies away from the kids that go the NCAA route but with the season he's having it's surprising he didn't make it as he is Michigan's offense. I've been very impressed with how skilled he is and he's got the confidence to do those things in the offensive zone. Maybe not the hardest worker though but not a buttercup either.

If Fowler were born 5 weeks later he would be the backup again for sure. If Koivu doesn't get sick and miss over a month does he make Team Finland, I don't know but clearly he is on their radar since he was with the National Junior team before getting sick. He badly needs to bulk up but he's got some jam in his game. Not sure how skilled he is as it's hard to get a read on him in Liiga as he's mostly a 4th liner there.

11 of 30 of Hughes picks have been overagers so that stings a bit when a 1/3rd of your picks won't be eligible.

that's why i'm not even watching this year. Bullshit Russia isn't playing international hockey , yet we can still draft the kids. Team Canada is an old boys club, nothing more

 

[Habs13]

He's from Sweden haha of course he does

Most young Swedes speak more proper in English than the average American

That's... really not very hard though

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Did you listen to his interview? He barely speaks English.

I didn't but 9/10 Swedes speak fluent English and that number is only going up with the younger generation, Swedes from up North are less likely to know English but they are such a low percent of the population

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Bergqvist is 5th most used D at 8:45.

Willander is at 16:16
ASP 15:00
Lindstein 13:48
Hallquisth (undrafted 19 year old) 11:16
Bergqvist: 8:45

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Bergie played a lot better in the 2nd period. You mentioned he was -1 in the 1st but he also amost coughed up another goal on a turnover. Hopefully he keeps playing better each period and his ice time increases.

Yeah, I mentioned his turnover earlier in the thread.

 

[Habs13]

Slovakia lucky to still be in this but they are

Anybody else have sound issues on TSN? The audio is a mile behind the play

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Dvorsky just misses. Slovakia on PP after ASP penalty.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

ASP again.

3-1

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Great shot ASP

 

[Habs13]

Bergkvist apple?

Edit: Nope

 

[Schooner Guy]

What a snipe by ASP!

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Bergkvist apple?

No, but he was on the ice, so he's now +1.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

ASP is so good , in league play too , looking like a great pick

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

I still like Stenberg's game a lot, his younger brother is probably a top-5 pick too in 2026