WJC: Directorate Awards and All-Star Team

[Statsy]

IIHF Directorate Awards
Best Goalkeeper: Jesper Wallstedt, Sweden
Best Defender: Kasper Puutio, Finland
Best Forward: Mason McTavish, Canada

Media All-Star Team & MVP
Goalkeeper: Jesper Wallstedt, Sweden
Defender: Olen Zellweger, Canada
Defender: Emil Andrae, Sweden
Forward: Mason McTavish, Canada
Forward: Joakim Kemell, Finland
Forward: Jan Mysak, Czechia
Most Valuable Player: Mason McTavish, Canada

Thoughts?

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[Ginger Papa]

Although as a Canadian I’m pleased to see Zellweger on the list & was impressed by Andrae, I think Hughes deserves an honourable mention. He doesn’t get injured & the U.S. is in the Gold Medal Game, imho

Also, as the Ducks Board has mentioned, it’s possible they have 3 MVP’s in a row if Zellweger has an even better performance next Tournament

 

[MM917]

I guess it is good to spread the awards around to many different players and teams especially with the youth but it does seem like with how dominant Canada was this tournament they should have probably had more representation.

 

[ORRFForever]

IIHF Directorate Awards
Best Goalkeeper: Jesper Wallstedt, Sweden
Best Defender: Kasper Puutio, Finland
Best Forward: Mason McTavish, Canada

Media All-Star Team & MVP
Goalkeeper: Jesper Wallstedt, Sweden
Defender: Olen Zellweger, Canada
Defender: Emil Andrae, Sweden
Forward: Mason McTavish, Canada
Forward: Joakim Kemell, Finland
Forward: Jan Mysak, Czechia
Most Valuable Player: Mason McTavish, Canada

Thoughts?

I'd put some "Stank" on it but I'm biased.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Media all star team is what I had except Garand instead of Wallstadt but I was a coin flip on goalie and only leaned Garand because Canada won.

Thought McTavish and Zellweger were clear best forward and D so the Directorate confused me with Puutio but they often have questionable decisions.

 

[HanSolo]

Seeing the "top Defender" not on the all star team is amusing.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I often wonder what the directorate and media watch when some of their picks are so different. For instance, the directorate saw Puutio as the best defensemen, but the media didn't even think he was one of the top two defenders.

 

[GunnarStahl]

Rip Zellweger, what else was he supposed to do

 

[Statsy]

Puutio was a bit of a surprise for me and I probably would have had Stankoven instead of Mysak, but otherwise fine.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Seeing the "top Defender" not on the all star team is amusing.

Not really when you consider they're voted by different groups of people.

 

[HanSolo]

Not really when you consider they're voted by different groups of people.

I understand the reason. It's still amusing.

 

[Czechboy]

Thrilled for Mysak.. not often does a Czech make it (last one was Zadina) and I'm sure most would've thought Jiricek (before the tourney). Keep grinding Jan... see you in Montreal in 2 or 3 seasons!