Olympics 2026 qualification

[FrHockeyFan]

Group J

Pretournament game between Korea and Ukraine this evening.

Sparing: Korea - Ukraina

6.02.2024

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Also available with Ukrainian commentators.

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Yesterday, Poland beat Korea 6-0.

Wysoka wygrana Polaków z Koreą Południową | Polski Hokej

Oficjalny Serwis Polskiego Hokeja

polskihokej.eu

 

[PanniniClaus]

Group J

Pretournament game between Korea and Ukraine this evening.

Sparing: Korea - Ukraina

6.02.2024

www.youtube.com

Also available with Ukrainian commentators.

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Yesterday, Poland beat Korea 6-0.

Wysoka wygrana Polaków z Koreą Południową | Polski Hokej

Oficjalny Serwis Polskiego Hokeja

polskihokej.eu

That's a comprehensive beating... perhaps befitting of a team back in the big show for the first time in a very long time.

Been a long time since Poland had an NHL er as well. I am digressing but I can recall the Ice Hockey game from the late 80's... had 6 teams and Poland was one of them.

 

[Albatros]

Poland is always good for blowing it when it matters most.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Poland is always good for blowing it when it matters most.

lol - that is the positivity we need here. It's a weak group... they gotta have this at home.

 

[PanniniClaus]

A spot is being held for Belarus, for final qualifying in August. I wonder if the highest ranked loser will get that spot if they are not re-instated? Poland or South Korea if things go according to plan.

 

[Namejs]

A spot is being held for Belarus, for final qualifying in August. I wonder if the highest ranked loser will get that spot if they are not re-instated? Poland or South Korea if things go according to plan.

I have the same question regarding Russia.

Will Slovakia advance as the highest ranked country or is it going to be a lucky loser/2nd placed team with the most points/goals?

 

[Ein Gnot in Not]

Has anyone found the Chinese squad? Do they still have their "Canadians" with them?

 

[legionista]

Poland is expected to easily advance from this group, but I think the exhibition game vs. Korea is giving people a false sense of optimism in a way. Both of Poland's top goalies, John Murray and Tomas Fucik are not playing, plus top two players Alan Lyszczarczyk and Aron Chmielewski are inured too and won't participate.
Poland has a history of getting too confident and underestimating some opponents too easily which leads to disappointing results, but I think they have changed and learned their lesson, Kalaber the coach seems to have gotten them out of that mindset and more focused on their game and working together better. I still think they'll advance from this group pretty easily, but Ukraine will give them their biggest test.

 

[legionista]

That's a comprehensive beating... perhaps befitting of a team back in the big show for the first time in a very long time.

Been a long time since Poland had an NHL er as well. I am digressing but I can recall the Ice Hockey game from the late 80's... had 6 teams and Poland was one of them.

And it will probably be a while before we see a pure Polish NHL'er. I say pure because there are quite a few young Polish talents playing in Europe, the problem is they end up becoming Czechs, Slovaks, Germans, or Swedes to advance their career, and PZHL isn't doing enough to stop this from happening.

 

[PanniniClaus]

I have the same question regarding Russia.

Will Slovakia advance as the highest ranked country or is it going to be a lucky loser/2nd placed team with the most points/goals?

Yes - I was thinking that may get decided after this round. Something similar.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Has anyone found the Chinese squad? Do they still have their "Canadians" with them?

As long as Kunlun project is active it would be weird if that wasn't the case.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Has anyone found the Chinese squad? Do they still have their "Canadians" with them?

Waiting for registration.. probably in about 12-16 hours.

 

[FrHockeyFan]

As long as Kunlun project is active it would be weird if that wasn't the case.

Well looks like weird it will be.

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[ozo]

Well looks like weird it will be.

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Really surprising indeed. Their roster is terrible, pretty much an amateur team with multiple players having no trace of being active for years.

 

[PanniniClaus]

So they aren't actually trying to qualify...

 

[FrHockeyFan]

Streams I found so far

Group G
Hungary's games with VPN

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m4sport.hu

Japan's games (had to turn my VPN on halfway through the first game)

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youtube.com

Group H
All games behind a £40 paywall

Ice Hockey UK TV - Live Streams

www.icehockeyuk.tv

Group J
Poland's games with VPN

Hokej - wiadomości, wyniki, tabele | TVP SPORT

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sport.tvp.pl

Non-Poland games

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Ukraine's games

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youtube.com

 

[legionista]

Gonna make a "bold" prediction here who will advance from all three groups lol
Group G: Hungary
Group H: UK
Group J: Poland

It's pretty clear, but I do think in Group G Lithuania will give Hungary some trouble, and in Group J Ukraine will give Poland some trouble.
In Group H UK at home should have no trouble with all three teams, China putting out a beer league team and I'm just not convinced Romania has come far enough to trouble UK at home.

 

[Namejs]

Lithuania with 10 players based in the Latvian league.

Good luck and I wouldn't mind a surprise upset against Hungary.

So far 2-0 vs Japan

 

[Ein Gnot in Not]

Horrible Game from Japan in first 25 minutes

 

[SoundAndFury]

I do think in Group G Lithuania will give Hungary some trouble

That is.. brave.

After a terrible start from Japan (jet lag maybe playing a role, they are playing in the middle of the night local time, basically), things are back to normal. It's kinda weird multiple people are predicting our upset (or the possibility of an upset) over Hungary when Japan is by far a stronger team and we have basically amateur goaltending.

With Armalis in goal maybe we would have a slight chance (it was a close game last time we played in the WC) but without him, any team that will outplay us WILL outscore us.

 

[legionista]

That is.. brave.

After a terrible start from Japan (jet lag maybe playing a role, they are playing in the middle of the night local time, basically), things are back to normal. It's kinda weird multiple people are predicting our upset (or the possibility of an upset) over Hungary when Japan is by far a stronger team and we have basically amateur goaltending.

With Armalis in goal maybe we would have a slight chance (it was a close game last time we played in the WC) but without him, any team that will outplay us WILL outscore us.

Lithuania looked good in the 1st period, I guess just the wheels fell off....

 

[SoundAndFury]

Lithuania looked good in the 1st period, I guess just the wheels fell off....

We have 0 professional goalies and 1,5 professional defensemen. If we looked good it just highlights how much the Japanese were struggling. With all due respect to our hockey, at this point, the teams aren't close as was highlighted that ultimately, even a 3-goal handicap wasn't enough.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Poland handle Estonia with relative easy. 4-0 with the shots 33-11.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Well looks like weird it will be.

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Their star player?

Steven Li at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Steven Li, 2003-03-25 Beijing, CHN China. Most recently in the OJHL with Mississauga Chargers. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

 

[SoundAndFury]

Their star player?

Steven Li at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Steven Li, 2003-03-25 Beijing, CHN China. Most recently in the OJHL with Mississauga Chargers. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

I think the NCAA goalie is, really looked like a great prospect for this level in the U20 WC.