Lausanne Youth Olympic Games 2020

[Kshahdoo]

As I've said a few times already, Russian 04 crop is very good.

 

[Erikfromfin]

10+ goals in 45 minute game.....

 

[Kshahdoo]

Good that these are young guys, hopefully they will have closer games at the U18 and U20 level.

Well, we shall see in a couple of years.

 

[kp61c]

Good that these are young guys, hopefully they will have closer games at the U18 and U20 level.

it has always been this way.

 

[FinPanda]

Well, we shall see in a couple of year.

Its more professional so difference won't be this huge. They may be the favourite but more like 5-1 games than 9-1.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Its more professional so difference won't be this huge. They may be the favourite but more like 5-1 games than 9-1.

Dallas was destroyed lately 7-0 by "the most uninteresting team in the league" Minnesota, and it's a very good team with very good defense and one of the best goalie duo in the league. It's just sometimes shit happens to any team.

 

[FinPanda]

Dallas was destroyed lately 7-0 by "the most uninteresting team in the league" Minnesota, and it's a very good team with very good defense and one of the goalie duo in the league. It's just sometimes **** happens to any team.

Well said, true.

 

[VictorLustig]

Sweden beat Finland 10-0 at the U18's a few years ago. Finland beat Sweden convincingly two years later at the WJC (96 age group). Games at this level can get out of hand in a hurry. This Russian age group looks very strong however.

 

[FinPanda]

It's a guaranteed gold medal.

Nope.

Japan won the gold over Sweden 4-1. Nice job from the Japanese girls, they were far better than Sweden. Shots 25-11 for Japan.

 

[kudla]

Meanwhile the Japanese girls have won gold after demolishing every opponent. Anyone explain this? Seriosly how is this possible

 

[FinPanda]

Meanwhile the Japanese girls have won gold after demolishing every opponent. Anyone explain this? Seriosly how is this possible

No clue but incredible. They beat everyone by at least 3 goals. Goal difference 18-3. Gold wasn't a fluke, they beat the Czechs and Sweden. Also Slovakia and Switzerland.

 

[kudla]

No clue but incredible. They beat everyone by at least 3 goals. Goal difference 18-3. Gold wasn't a fluke, they beat the Czechs and Sweden. Also Slovakia and Switzerland.

Not only they beat them, but they were like a class better than the rest.
Japan has nearly twice as much registered hockey players as Slovakia, so maybe they are all girls lol

 

[Yakushev72]

Over the course of 3 years of seeing his work, Filatov has to be the best Russian coach to come along since Tarasov. We'll see what happens in the Gold Medal Game, but Filatov must have caught someone's attention in the RHF by now. I get the impression he could take the teams that Russia has put on the ice in the U20 the past two years and win Gold medals with both. Time for a promotion?

 

[supercanuck]

Game is over, 2-1 US, ref injured Savoie at the last minute when it was 6 on 4

Sorry, what happened here? Savoie is injured again?

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Nope.

Japan won the gold over Sweden 4-1. Nice job from the Japanese girls, they were far better than Sweden. Shots 25-11 for Japan.

Done in by their own hubris.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Sorry, what happened here? Savoie is injured again?

Savoie skated into a ref and left the game. Because it was the game's last minute, it's hard to say, was he injured seriously or not.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Canada beat Finland 4-2 for bronze.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Entertaining game... Kemell put on a show

 

[Kshahdoo]

Michkov PP 1-0

 

[Peter25]

It does not matter how good these young Russians are. They will leave to North America at 17-18 and their careers will be ruined. All of them.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Michkov 2-0

 

[Peter25]

Michkov will leave to Canada next season and become next Kirill Kabanov.

 

[William H Bonney]

Silverstein is weak in goal. Russia doesn't need to be gifted goals.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Michkov will leave to Canada next season and become next Kirill Kabanov.

Michkov can't leave for NA, he's 15 at the start of the season.

 

[Peter25]

Michkov can't leave for NA, he's 15 at the start of the season.

Why not? Provorov left at 14.