Olympics: Final qualification - 26 to 29 August 2021

[majormajor]

Roster for Denmark for the qualification:

Lars Eller and Frederik Andersen are out

Will be interesting to watch if we manage to qualify this time. Its probably last chance for Frans Nielsen.

GK	Mads Søgaard	13-12-2000	200	91	L	Belleville Senators
GK	Frederik Dichow	01-03-2001	195	87	R	Kristianstads IK
GK	Sebastian Dahm	28-02-1987	182	83	L	Klagenfurter AC
D	Oliver Larsen	25-12-1998	185	94	R	IK Oskarshamn
D	Emil Kristensen	20-09-1992	184	81	R	HC Pustertal
D	Markus Lauridsen	28-02-1991	186	87	L	Malmö Redhawks
D	Philip Larsen	07-12-1989	182	82	R	Salavet Yulaev Ufa
D	Nicholas B. Jensen	08-04-1989	189	102	L	Eisbären Berlin
D	Jesper Jensen Aabo	30-07-1991	183	93	L	Krefeld Penguine
D	Oliver Lauridsen	24-03-1989	197	93	L	Malmö Redhawks
D	Phillip Brugisser	14-01-1999	202	95	L	Wolfsburg
D	Matias Lassen	15-03-1996	182	82	L	Malmø Redhawks
F	Nicklas Jensen	06-03-1993	191	98	L	Jokerit
F	Mikkel Bødker	16-12-1989	182	95	L	HC Lugano
F	Frederik Storm	20-02-1989	180	86	L	ERC Ingolstadt
F	Alexander True	17-07-1997	196	91	L	Seattle Kraken
F	Nikolaj Ehlers	14-02-1996	182	78	L	Winnipeg Jets
F	Morten Madsen	16-01-1987	189	91	L	Timrå IK
F	Frans Nielsen	24-04-1984	184	85	L	Detroit Red Wings
F	Jesper Jensen	05-02-1987	183	80	L	Frederikshavn White Hawks
F	Morten Poulsen	09-09-1988	186	95	L	Herning Blue Fox
F	Oliver Bjorkstrand	10-04-1995	183	80	R	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	Nicolai Meyer	21-07-1993	179	82	L	Ässät
F	Julian Jakobsen	11-04-1987	184	87	L	Aalborg Pirates
F	Peter Regin	16-04-1986	187	90	L	HC Ambri-Piotta
F	Patrick Russell	04-01-1993	186	92	R	Linköping HC
F	Nick Olesen	14-11-1995	185	84	L	Brynäs IF
F	Joachim Blichfeld	17-07-1998	187	85	R	San Jose Sharks

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I was thinking Norway had a good chance to beat Denmark if the Danish NHL talent didn't join in, but most of them are there and regardless that is a strong deep squad.

 

[Lartsaman]

Slovakia without Tatar, Halak, Chara, Sekera, Panik, Cajkovsky and Cernak.

Not looking good for Slovakia. Belarus will be a tough one.

 

[ES]

Qualifiers 1 and 2 will be with Finland and Sweden, qualifier 3 with ROC/Czech/Switzerland. So two highest of the 2019 ranking play with Finland and Sweden.

Qualifier ranking:
Slovakia
Latvia
Norway
Denmark
France
Belarus
Austria
Italy
South Korea
Slovenia
Hungary
Poland

Therefore Slovakia and Latvia will go to group C if they advance, however if someone else from their group advances, things may be different.

 

[Name Nameless]

I was thinking Norway had a good chance to beat Denmark if the Danish NHL talent didn't join in, but most of them are there and regardless that is a strong deep squad.

If the NHL-ers gets pulled now, this shifts massively. Norway loses one player. Denmark loses four-five players.

 

[Urbanskog]

South Korea's roster for the final qualification. Dalton is the only remaining naturalized player on the team.

#	P	ROSTER	TEAMS
1	GK	Matt Dalton	Anyang Halla
2	GK	Hwang Hyeon-ho	Anyang Halla
2	GK	Jeon Jong-hoon	Korea University
3	D	Song Hyeong-cheol	Anyang Halla
4	D	Jinwoo Choi	Anyang Halla
5	D	Lee Don-goo	Anyang Halla
6	D	Oh In-gyo	High 1
7	D	Lee Min-jae	Korea University
8	D	Jonghyun Jeong	KIHA
9	D	Hyo-seok Ji	Yonsei University
10	D	Hee-doo Nam	Anyang Halla
11	FW	Jinhwi Ahn	Anyang Halla
12	FW	Park Jin-gyu	Anyang Halla
13	FW	Lee Je-hee	High 1
14	FW	Lee Joo-hyung	Anyang Halla
15	FW	Park Sang-jin	KIHA
16	FW	Minho Jo	Anyang Halla
17	FW	Ki-Sung Kim	KIHA
18	FW	Jongmin Lee	Anyang Halla
19	FW	Sang Hoon Shin	Anyang Halla
20	FW	Kang Min-wan	Korea University
21	FW	Kim Gun-woo	Yonsei University
22	FW	Jeon Jeong-woo	KIHA
23	FW	Shin Sang-woo	Anyang Halla
24	FW	Kim Sang-wook	KIHA
25	FW	Shin Hyung-yoon	KIHA
	HC	Jim Paek	(08/15/20

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[kudla]

Slovakia nomination - here
No Skalicky, Kristof or Bakos too

 

[Antiillafire]

Slovakia nomination - here
No Skalicky, Kristof or Bakos too

Looks good, even with missing guys. Skalicky isn’t really a major loss tbh

Cehlarik - Hrivik - Lantosi
Pospisil- Ruzicka- Hudacek
Slafkovsky - Dano - Studenic
Jurco - Roman - Griger

Marincin - Jaros
Fehervary - Knazko
Daloga - Nemec
Gernat - Grman

Huska
Konrad
Rybar

 

[Pasha71]

What are the options to watch the games in the US?

 

[ozo]

Here's current Belarus roster, but unnamed players will still be added to this list. I imagine they add Khenkel, Platt, Prince, Falkovsky and Lisovets if he isn't injured too bad.

 

[Czechboy]

Slovakia nomination - here
No Skalicky, Kristof or Bakos too

Why so many 'no's? Inusrance? No NHLers allowed?

Really cheering for Slovakia to make Olympics!

 

[kudla]

Why so many 'no's? Inusrance? No NHLers allowed?

Really cheering for Slovakia to make Olympics!

No idea, no statement has been made by any NHLers except Sekera, Chara and Panik. And what on earth is Dano doing on this team lol

 

[voyageur]

Denmark will per Heinz Ehlers be stacked
with NA players - Still watch them crumble and loose out

Can’t qualify for the Olympics, even if their lives depended on it.

Boy with Ehlers and Bjorkstrand I expect some magic like the 2015 World Juniors. No one better injure our boy Ehlers over there.

 

[Antiillafire]

No idea, no statement has been made by any NHLers except Sekera, Chara and Panik. And what on earth is Dano doing on this team lol

Dano has taken steps back every season. I’d take Dvorsky and his energy over Dano…

 

[jcbio11]

I like it a lot. It's basically a revamp of our WCH team, but technically better (Jaros, Marincin on the D the biggest addition IMO). Of course we'll see how the team chemistry is, but on paper, this team has ambitions to be the top dog of the group.

Very excited to see Studenic and Slafkovsky again, hope to see some more goal scoring from them.

Cehlarik Hrivik Lantosi were fire as the first line and I expect that's going to continue.

Marko Dano - I don't know about him. Haven't seen him in a while. Anybody maybe seen him play recently?

 

[Friar85]

Forgive me if this has already been posted, looks like a strong French group:


Guardians: Henri-Corentin BUYSSE (Amiens), Florian HARDY (Anglet), Sébastian YLÖNEN (Cergy-Pontoise)
Defenders: Yohann AUVITU (Helsinki IFK, FIN)*, Romain BAULT (Amiens), Florian CHAKIACHVILI (Rouen), Pierre CRINON (Dukla Michalovce, SVK), Hugo GALLET (KalPa, FIN), Kévin HECQUEFEUILLE (Mulhouse), Vincent LLORCA (Angers), Antonin MANAVIAN (/), Thomas THIRY (Bern, SUI)*
Attackers: Pierre-Édouard BELLEMARE (Tampa Bay Lightning, USA), Eliot BERTHON (Geneva, SUI), Charles BERTRAND (Tappara Tampere, FIN), Tim BOZON (Lausanne, SUI), Valentin CLAIREAUX (Mlada Boleslav, CZE)*, Stéphane DA COSTA (Yekaterinburg, RUS), Floran DOUAY (Lausanne, SUI), Loïc FARNIER (Angers), Damien FLEURY (Grenoble), Jordann PERRET (Mountfield HK, CZE), Anthony RECH (Wolfsburg, GER), Nicolas RITZ ( Angers), Antoine ROUSSEL (Arizona Coyotes, USA), Alexandre TEXIER (Colombus Blue Jackets, USA), Sacha TREILLE (Grenoble)

 

[Elvs]

Forgive me if this has already been posted, looks like a strong French group:


Guardians: Henri-Corentin BUYSSE (Amiens), Florian HARDY (Anglet), Sébastian YLÖNEN (Cergy-Pontoise)
Defenders: Yohann AUVITU (Helsinki IFK, FIN)*, Romain BAULT (Amiens), Florian CHAKIACHVILI (Rouen), Pierre CRINON (Dukla Michalovce, SVK), Hugo GALLET (KalPa, FIN), Kévin HECQUEFEUILLE (Mulhouse), Vincent LLORCA (Angers), Antonin MANAVIAN (/), Thomas THIRY (Bern, SUI)*
Attackers: Pierre-Édouard BELLEMARE (Tampa Bay Lightning, USA), Eliot BERTHON (Geneva, SUI), Charles BERTRAND (Tappara Tampere, FIN), Tim BOZON (Lausanne, SUI), Valentin CLAIREAUX (Mlada Boleslav, CZE)*, Stéphane DA COSTA (Yekaterinburg, RUS), Floran DOUAY (Lausanne, SUI), Loïc FARNIER (Angers), Damien FLEURY (Grenoble), Jordann PERRET (Mountfield HK, CZE), Anthony RECH (Wolfsburg, GER), Nicolas RITZ ( Angers), Antoine ROUSSEL (Arizona Coyotes, USA), Alexandre TEXIER (Colombus Blue Jackets, USA), Sacha TREILLE (Grenoble)

That's a very strong French team. They could give Latvia a run for their money.

I'm really nervous about Slovakia missing the Olympics. Missing Tatar, Panik, Cernak, Sekera and especially Halak are big blows. Sure, they have the strongest team on paper, but from a mental standpoint, they have everything to lose. They could certainly fall to Belarus on a mediocre day, and even to Austria on a terrible day. Especially with those goaltenders.

 

[Bosse Berglund]

Forgive me if
Guardians: Henri-Corentin BUYSSE (Amiens), Florian HARDY (Anglet), Sébastian YLÖNEN (Cergy-Pontoise)
Defenders: Yohann AUVITU (Helsinki IFK, FIN)*, Romain BAULT (Amiens), Florian CHAKIACHVILI (Rouen), Pierre CRINON (Dukla Michalovce, SVK), Hugo GALLET (KalPa, FIN), Kévin HECQUEFEUILLE (Mulhouse), Vincent LLORCA (Angers), Antonin MANAVIAN (/), Thomas THIRY (Bern, SUI)*
Attackers: Pierre-Édouard BELLEMARE (Tampa Bay Lightning, USA), Eliot BERTHON (Geneva, SUI), Charles BERTRAND (Tappara Tampere, FIN), Tim BOZON (Lausanne, SUI), Valentin CLAIREAUX (Mlada Boleslav, CZE)*, Stéphane DA COSTA (Yekaterinburg, RUS), Floran DOUAY (Lausanne, SUI), Loïc FARNIER (Angers), Damien FLEURY (Grenoble), Jordann PERRET (Mountfield HK, CZE), Anthony RECH (Wolfsburg, GER), Nicolas RITZ ( Angers), Antoine ROUSSEL (Arizona Coyotes, USA), Alexandre TEXIER (Colombus Blue Jackets, USA), Sacha TREILLE (Grenoble)

Yes, looks decent. But where is Pierrick Dube?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Yes, looks decent. But where is Pierrick Dube?

Playing junior hockey in Quebec?

 

[Name Nameless]

CBJ has signed OLE JULIAN Bjørgvik HOLM.

Does this mean he won't be allowed to play?

 

[Elvs]

CBJ has signed OLE JULIAN Bjørgvik HOLM.

Does this mean he won't be allowed to play?

I don't see why Columbus wouldn't let him play. He's nowhere near making their roster, and so they can "afford" losing him to injury. Not to mention these are big games and would be a great experience for him.

 

[Friar85]

Playing junior hockey in Quebec?

The guy I was wondering about was Enzo Guebey. Thought he would be part of that group. Everyone else seems to be there.

 

[DangeRouss]

First time since a long time France NT has all its strengths combined.
Players and management is focused on this TQO since months
since the last TQO and the lost vs Norway (1-2 in the last few minutes) I should say...

The game vs Latvia should be emotional for CBJ players in memory of Matiss Kivlenieks

 

[DangeRouss]

The guy I was wondering about was Enzo Guebey. Thought he would be part of that group. Everyone else seems to be there.

He's 22yo and plays for Zurich Lions (SWI)
should be a good one for French NT in the coming years

 

[Namejs]

That's a very strong French team. They could give Latvia a run for their money.

Yeah, no. The French goalies suck, most of their leading players are on the way out. Bellemare is 36, Roussel has been pretty terrible recently. All they have is one good line, but the rest of them are mediocre or worse.

This is the strongest/deepest team Latvia will ice since the 90s. I don't really see us losing against them.

Take a look at out forward group:
Darzins - Blueger - Indrasis
Balcers - Abols - Daugavins
Bukarts - Girgensons - Kenins

You have 3 NHL guys and everyone else is a near-PPG player in KHL/SHL/NL/CZE.

The 4th line can consist of
Ri. Bukarts (KHL)
Tralmaks (AHL)
Dzierkals (KHL)
Dzerins (KHL)
Smirnovs (NL)
Egle (AHL)

Our NT rosters of the years gone by were always structured in a way that would give us a fighting chance against more skilled opponents. There were always a bunch of grinders in the bottom 6.

This is the first time in the history of Latvian hockey that we actually have the depth to ice 4 lines of highly skilled guys with good hands and the ability to score goals at a major pro level. So excuse me for my arrogance, but the other teams don't really stand a chance. I don't see us losing against Italy or Hungary even 1 out of 10 times, which is not the case for France. They can easily lose points against other teams.

So from a tournament-wide perspective, it is quite unlikely for Latvia to end up 2nd or worse in the group.

 

[Elvs]

Yeah, no. The French goalies suck, most of their leading players are on the way out. Bellemare is 36, Roussel has been pretty terrible recently. All they have is one good line, but the rest of them are mediocre or worse.

This is the strongest/deepest team Latvia will ice since the 90s. I don't really see us losing against them.

Take a look at out forward group:
Darzins - Blueger - Indrasis
Balcers - Abols - Daugavins
Bukarts - Girgensons - Kenins

You have 3 NHL guys and everyone else is a near-PPG player in KHL/SHL/NL/CZE.

The 4th line can consist of
Ri. Bukarts (KHL)
Tralmaks (AHL)
Dzierkals (KHL)
Dzerins (KHL)
Smirnovs (NL)
Egle (AHL)

Our NT rosters of the years gone by were always structured in a way that would give us a fighting chance against more skilled opponents. There were always a bunch of grinders in the bottom 6.

This is the first time in the history of Latvian hockey that we actually have the depth to ice 4 lines of highly skilled guys with good hands and the ability to score goals at a major pro level. So excuse me for my arrogance, but the other teams don't really stand a chance. I don't see us losing against Italy or Hungary even 1 out of 10 times, which is not the case for France. They can easily lose points against other teams.

So from a tournament-wide perspective, it is quite unlikely for Latvia to end up 2nd or worse in the group.

Wow, easy there

Latvia is clearly the favourite, and I'm well aware of who most of those players are. But this is ice hockey, a game full of bounces, power plays and goaltending deciding games. Anything can happen in one game. I agree Italy and Hungary should be easy games. I'm just saying if it's one team potentially upsetting Latvia, it's gonna be France.

France having all of Bellemare, Roussel, Texier, Auvitu, Da Costa and Bertrand on the same team is a big deal for them. It's not something we typically see at the World Championships. Again, Latvia is the clear favourite, but France has beaten Canada and Russia in modern history with worse teams. If Latvian players enter that game underestimating their opponent, that could turn out to cost them.