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U18: Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup 2016

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Canuckistani said:
It seems they're wrong here.

If Canada hangs for the win they'll have five points, but if Russia beats Slovakia in regulation they'll have six. A Russian win in OT gives them five but they would have the head-to-head tie-breaker.

So the Slovaks needs to pull it out somehow vs Russia, despite already being eliminated. Not something I'd bet money on.
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Yeah that's the way I see it. GO SLOVAKIA GO!!:laugh:
 
Sadly I think Liljegren has dropped ~10 spots after this tournament. Looks nothing like the player I saw last year.
 
Huffman said:
Sadly I think Liljegren has dropped ~10 spots after this tournament. Looks nothing like the player I saw last year.
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That sounds a little drastic. Which player(s) would have passed him? It's only one tournament (actually 2½ games atm) still.
 
Tippett feels really one-dimensional to me. He tries to shoot at every opportunity but not a lot of shots get through to the net. Bit disappointed with his performance so far. You'd want to see a bit more versatility in a projected top5 pick.
 
Zaddy Zads said:
Tippett feels really one-dimensional to me. He tries to shoot at every opportunity but not a lot of shots get through to the net. Bit disappointed with his performance so far. You'd want to see a bit more versatility in a projected top5 pick.
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On the other hand Michael DiPietro has been excellent. Fully enjoy watching him and seeing him improve even more this season.
 
Zaddy Zads said:
That sounds a little drastic. Which player(s) would have passed him? It's only one tournament (actually 2½ games atm) still.
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D-men tend to quickly drop far when people start questioning their hockey sense. Kylington dropped an entire round in many rankings after a bad 5-nations tournament if I remember correctly. If this was my 1st view of Liljegren then I'd definitely not place him in the top 10 of any draft.

I've seen Liljegren at his best and I know how fantastic he can be but in this tournament he's been a liability. He loses the puck a lot, makes badly timed rushes and I don't think even half of his passes connect.

This chaotic style of hockey that's played at the Hlinka probably doesn't fit him very well though, there's obviously some rust after a long break as well.
 
Couple of under-the-radar russian guys I've liked: Alexei Toropchenko and Alexander Alexeyev.

The goalie Melnikov has been solid as well and Lipanov has flashed some skill.

Galenyuk looks solid for a 2000 birthdate.
 
I haven't been able to watch any of the games, how has Nico Hischier looked for the Swiss?
 
Jeez said:
correct.

lot of fun to watch cze - usa game

edit - skv - rus 2:3 at 58th minutes... not finished yet.
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Svk - Rus 2:5. Finished.

Wish I could watch Cze - Usa, but I have problems with internet connection (It's very slow) :(
 
Huffman said:
D-men tend to quickly drop far when people start questioning their hockey sense. Kylington dropped an entire round in many rankings after a bad 5-nations tournament if I remember correctly. If this was my 1st view of Liljegren then I'd definitely not place him in the top 10 of any draft.

I've seen Liljegren at his best and I know how fantastic he can be but in this tournament he's been a liability. He loses the puck a lot, makes badly timed rushes and I don't think even half of his passes connect.

This chaotic style of hockey that's played at the Hlinka probably doesn't fit him very well though, there's obviously some rust after a long break as well.
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His defensive zone play was outstanding. Proved he's not one dimensional, and the mistakes he made at the U18's in terms of slot coverage and one-on-one play were addressed.

He's an outstanding talent. Pierre-Luc Dubois was inconsistent at the Hlinka and went 3rd overall.

3 games in 3 nights against world's elite. Everybody had issues at one point or another.
 
This really sucks that Canada is out. They lost 1 game and they are gone. I guess the streak needed to end sometime. Maybe this is a wake up call Canada can't just cruise through this tournament, it still takes hard work to win. I just hope USA doesn't win.
 
Get North said:
The team played fairly well, but just like John McFarland's Kingston Frontenacs, this team can't score. This '99 group won the U17s and in that tournament, Canada split their team into 3 teams and one of the teams ended up winning the whole tournament. This group is good and we were going to lose this tournament eventually. Just create another streak next year. They dominated the Russians, it's not like we were lucky to score 1 goal, the Russian goalie stood on his head and then they scored 2 quick goals. It sucks, but we played better than the Russians and it's too bad. This group of Canadians are good, they'll be dominating the 2017 NHL Draft and they'll do well at the U20s.

In 2015, Canada won everything there was to win in hockey except the U18s. I wouldn't be crying for a whole change in Canada's grassroots level just yet.

We can definitely improve a lot though.
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How come every time Canada loses against Russia there are those canadian posters with the "but we dominated" mantra?
 
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