WJC: 9 years without a loss in the group stage

[joey16]

Yeah that was an annoying game too. But wasn't that high stick on a follow through of a shot? Therefore it doesn't count as a penalty. Or am I wrong? That's what I was told and what the commentators were saying.

It was and I wasn't sure now after your post but I found that this doesn't apply in IIHF rulebook.
Here I even found some blog article which mentions this goal in that match specifically:
http://paczemoj.blogspot.cz/2012/01/2-minutes-for-high-sticking.html

 

[Eye of Ra]

That's 1 won final of 5. Not so impressive if you ask me but reaching a final is already a success, that's for sure. Other teams could only wish.

all finals was close games.

we have problem with bad luck or stress...

 

[czechcanadian]

It was and I wasn't sure now after your post but I found that this doesn't apply in IIHF rulebook.
Here I even found some blog article which mentions this goal in that match specifically:
http://paczemoj.blogspot.cz/2012/01/2-minutes-for-high-sticking.html

Wow I didn't know this! Thanks! That makes me upset again haha. Such bad luck for Czechs at this tournament.

 

[Wooren]

Haha yeah it was bad. If Czechs went into the 3rd period still up 3-1, then that game would have been a loooot different. Really unfortunate. Sulak will only be remembered for that blunder haha

Just saw the Sulak fail... oh god.

Ya Sweden has had a bunch of close calls in recent years and also came close with the "Forseberg generation", but the thing is Sweden hasn't always been great at this level. As was pointed out up thread Sweden flirted with relegation a few times and was pretty terrible for the first half of the aughts. All the stuff that has been said about the decline of Czech hockey in recent years (and they have started to rebound) was being said about Sweden a decade ago.

So you are telling me there's a chance?
Rebounding the same way Swedes did, I would take it

 

[PTmbp13]

9 years? Are you sure?

 

[JVR]

Imo Sweden is the greatest hockey nation. So much fewer players than US or Canada and still they are as good or better. Amazing.

 

[Snowsii]

Imo Sweden is the greatest hockey nation. So much fewer players than US or Canada and still they are as good or better. Amazing.

Im not here to downplay or mock Sweden anyway, you're doing fantastic job ( Far better, than we have done )

But Canada could put up 2-3 teams, which would be able to complete in U-20 and win. Their depth is just so deep..

 

[Scotty B]

Imo Sweden is the greatest hockey nation. So much fewer players than US or Canada and still they are as good or better. Amazing.

Hmmm...results in Best on Best competitions tell a different story...and even in junior...2 gold medals vs what? Something like 16 for Canada?...So-ooo much Gold its EASY to lose count...And thru it all...nobody has been hurt more, historically, by NHL cradle robbing, than Team U20 Maple Leaf...

Just say'in

 

[JVR]

Hmmm...results in Best on Best competitions tell a different story...and even in junior...2 gold medals vs what? Something like 16 for Canada?...So-ooo much Gold its EASY to lose count...And thru it all...nobody has been hurt more, historically, by NHL cradle robbing, than Team U20 Maple Leaf...

Just say'in

Okay not better but the fact that Sweden can even compete with Canada and the US and produce so many top-players is amazing considering the population and registered players compared to them.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Only one gold though

And no Gold this year

 

[Bjornee]

And no Gold this year

And how about Canada?

 

[canswetoxic]

And how about Canada?

Canada dominated Olympics, best players still in NHL

 

[psycho_dad*]

Okay not better but the fact that Sweden can even compete with Canada and the US and produce so many top-players is amazing considering the population and registered players compared to them.

They have almost double the population of Finland though.

 

[Bjornee]

Canada dominated Olympics, best players still in NHL

Was thinking WJC, not seniors.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

Wish I'd known this when I picked my goalies.

 

[Eternalize]

They have almost double the population of Finland though.

But you have more registered hockey players than Sweden so it doesn't really matter.

 

[BlueSaint]

But you have more registered hockey players than Sweden so it doesn't really matter.

What? Source?

 

[Eternalize]

What? Source?

Surely there's a better source than this, i've read it plenty of times, but according to wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ice_hockey_countries Finland have 73,682 registered players compared to Swedens 56,839 registered players.

 

[FinPanda]

But there are more junior players in Sweden.

 

[Eternalize]

But there are more junior players in Sweden.

According to? I also saw the original post as a praise to Sweden as a hockeycountry, not only juniors.

 

[Brun0]

win the right games, stats like these are so meaningless

 

[FinPanda]

According to? I also saw the original post as a praise to Sweden as a hockeycountry, not only juniors.

I don't know where I read that, but it was someone here and he had numbers.

 

[Eternalize]

win the right games, stats like these are so meaningless

Your opinion. Obviously doesn't mean more than actually winning the tournament, but still impressive and it just shows you how many good teams Sweden have had the last decade. I doubt you would find it completely meaningless if Finland would have stood for the same "achievement" (if you could call it that?)

 

[canswetoxic]

Your opinion. Obviously doesn't mean more than actually winning the tournament, but still impressive and it just shows you how many good teams Sweden have had the last decade. I doubt you would find it completely meaningless if Finland would have stood for the same "achievement" (if you could call it that?)

Finland, when wins a game vs Sweden they are more superior than Sweden. And they are best in the world. Lololololol.

Finland best achievement is world sauna championships. Lol

 

[Make]

Fits perfectly with the image that I've had of Swedish hockey for a long time. They don't mess around and screw things up too often. Other countries sometimes half-ass their way through the group stage but Sweden is always ready to play. Also shows that they've had some great age groups in the last 5-10 years.

Kind of disappointing that they have only one gold to show for it, but they have faced some great teams along the way.