WJC: Medal Round Matchups

[Bures Elbow]

Slovakia VS Czech Rep.

Sweden VS Finland

USA VS Russia

Canada VS Denmark


The first three are awesome!

And Denmark Cinderella team in the quarters..Ehlers and Bjork vs Canada

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[Rysto]

Sweden VS Finland

This isn't a guarantee yet. Finland could blow it against Germany.

 

[EON]

3 of those are correct, but as of now it's Sweden vs. Finland/Germany. The winner of the Germany/Finland game tonight gets 4th in Pool A and plays Sweden.

 

[CBJorBust]

3 of those are correct, but as of now it's Sweden vs. Finland/Germany. The winner of the Germany/Finland game tonight gets 4th in Pool A and plays Sweden.

Sorry to be a noob, but when is the schedule announced?

 

[Canada4Gold]

Usa/rus 1 et, swe/fin/ger 3 et, cze/svk 5 et, can/den 8 et

 

[Fabs]

So assuming Canada beats Denmark they get the winner of Czech/Slovakia? Fairly easy path compared to the other teams, US/Russia especially.

 

[habsterr]

So assuming Canada beats Denmark they get the winner of Czech/Slovakia? Fairly easy path compared to the other teams, US/Russia especially.

Canada got lucky and got by far the best schedule.

 

[joe89]

Canada got lucky and got by far the best schedule.

Deserved luck, really. They've been far and away the best team so far. Also a good case to be made it doesn't matter who they play before the final.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

Usa/rus 1 et, swe/fin/ger 3 et, cze/svk 5 et, can/den 8 et

USA/RUS should be at 5 ET. I may miss that match.

 

[McMozesmadness]

PREDICTION TIME:

Quarters
Canada 5 vs Denmark 3 (Denmark scares Canada but ultimately loses)
Finland 2 vs Sweden 1 OT (Pesky Finns upset the Swedes again)
Slovakia 3 vs Czech Republic 2 (Reway with all three in a thriller)
USA 5 vs Russia 1 (USA puts a beatdown on the Russians leaving Canadians scared)

Semis
Canada 6 vs Slovakia 2 (Canada rebounds afte Danish scare Reway pots both for Slovaks)
USA 3 vs Finland 2 OT (Nail bitter ends in OT)

Bronze
Finland 2 vs Slovakia 0 (Finns rebound from a bad round robin to win bronze)

Gold
Canada 5 vs USA 4 OT (goes down as one of the GOAT games)

GOLD: Canada
SILVER: USA
BRONZE: Finland

All Star team:
F: Sam Reinhart
F: Dylan Larkin
F: Max Domi
D: Julius Honka
D: Darnell Nurse
G: Thatcher Demko

 

[Made Dan]

Legislative question...what day are the semis? Looked briefly on tsn to no avail...

 

[snizzbone*]

Legislative question...what day are the semis? Looked briefly on tsn to no avail...

Quarters on Friday
Semis on Saturday
Medals on Monday.

 

[KevinBXA]

Damn, those quarters are insane! The IIHF must be fixing the tournament to improve attendance

 

[habamillions]

All great matchups

 

[Uncle Rotter]

And Denmark Cinderella team in the quarters..Ehlers and Bjork vs Canada

Call it "The Battle for the North Pole"

 

[New User Name]

Quarters on Friday
Semis on Saturday
Medals on Monday.

Hockey Canada website says the semis are on Sunday and medals on Monday.

http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/schedule/league_instance/20593?subseason=164558

 

[Made Dan]

Quarters on Friday
Semis on Saturday
Medals on Monday.

Post had me nervous for five seconds until this..

Hockey Canada website says the semis are on Sunday and medals on Monday.

http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/schedule/league_instance/20593?subseason=164558

Fantastic. Can't watch Saturday.

 

[Rysto]

Call it "The Battle for the North Pole"

Nah, it's the battle for Hans Island.

 

[snizzbone*]

Hockey Canada website says the semis are on Sunday and medals on Monday.

http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/schedule/league_instance/20593?subseason=164558

wow yeah I'm dumb. Hopefuly nobody read my post and scheduled their weekend around it haha.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

wow yeah I'm dumb. Hopefuly nobody read my post and scheduled their weekend around it haha.

It used to be like that, but I guess they changed it recently.

 

[admire]

Can't believe it....QF!!!! We will be run over by Canada but what an experience and what a performance this team have made

 

[Stats01]

Can't believe it....QF!!!! We will be run over by Canada but what an experience and what a performance this team have made

Kudos to you guys! Great tournament, always fun seeing an underdog like this do something special. Realistically you don't stand a chance in the QF but you have at least guaranteed yourself a spot in next year's tournament. Hopefully the experience from the younger players will pay off next year and some momentum can be built for your program. All of Canada was happy for you guys, outside of Canada winning a gold medal the celebration by the Danes will be my moment of the tournament. Good luck Friday.

 

[Talus]

Canada got lucky and got by far the best schedule.

they could of lost to the US and got Russia.
please explain the lucky part.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

I would imagineCanada fans are pleased with their draw....they deserve it....best team so far

 

[Bagge]

Kudos to you guys! Great tournament, always fun seeing an underdog like this do something special. Realistically you don't stand a chance in the QF but you have at least guaranteed yourself a spot in next year's tournament. Hopefully the experience from the younger players will pay off next year and some momentum can be built for your program. All of Canada was happy for you guys, outside of Canada winning a gold medal the celebration by the Danes will be my moment of the tournament. Good luck Friday.

Realistically we didnt stand a chance against Russia, the Czechs or Switzerland either, but somehow we managed to get a decent result against all three of them. I'm sure Canada will win with ease, however we can use this to our advantage. The pressure will be on Canada, nobody expects anything from us.