TEAM CROATIA 2015 div 1B

[crobro]

Thought I'd start a thread for followers of the Croatian men's national hockey team in this years div 1B world hockey championships

Also hope to get insights on Croatias under 18 team playing in div 2A this week.

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[crobro]

Croatia under 18 roster

Croatian final roster


GK's :

Nikolić Vito - Dubnica
Valenčić Luka - Khl Zagreb
Hergešić Adamović Leon - Khl Zagreb

DF's :

Nikola Kopričanec - Khl Medveščak
Matija Premerl - Khl Medveščak
Tibor Durn - Khl Mladost
Domagoj Poljak - Khl Zagreb
Patrik Stančić - Khl Zagreb
David Kos - Khl Zagreb
Nikola Burazin - Khl Zagreb

FW's :

Renato Platužić - Khl Medveščak
Jan Smolec - Khl Mladost
Luka Matošić - Khl Mladost
Noel Bjažić - Khl Mladost
Vjeko Vrbančić - Khl Mladost
Bruno Fičur - Khl Mladost
Marko Krnić - Khl Mladost
Marijan Buljanović - Khl Zagreb
Leonardo Jović - Khl Zagreb
Hrvoje Krikšić - Khl Zagreb
Stjepan Čizmadija - Khl Zagreb
Jan Tadić - Khl Zagreb
Denis Matić - Schwenninger Wild Wings


As I see there is no Martinic Matko

I am curious to see this this generation in this tourney after a few seasons of now of double the games of Croatian minor hockey with limited merging in minor hockey in Austria and Slovenia

 

[kulenova seka]

Croatia under 18 roster

Croatian final roster


GK's :

Nikolić Vito - Dubnica
Valenčić Luka - Khl Zagreb
HergeÅ¡ić Adamović Leon - Khl Zagreb

DF's :

Nikola Kopričanec - Khl MedveÅ¡čak
Matija Premerl - Khl MedveÅ¡čak
Tibor Durn - Khl Mladost
Domagoj Poljak - Khl Zagreb
Patrik Stančić - Khl Zagreb
David Kos - Khl Zagreb
Nikola Burazin - Khl Zagreb

FW's :

Renato Platužić - Khl MedveÅ¡čak
Jan Smolec - Khl Mladost
Luka MatoÅ¡ić - Khl Mladost
Noel Bjažić - Khl Mladost
Vjeko Vrbančić - Khl Mladost
Bruno Fičur - Khl Mladost
Marko Krnić - Khl Mladost
Marijan Buljanović - Khl Zagreb
Leonardo Jović - Khl Zagreb
Hrvoje KrikÅ¡ić - Khl Zagreb
Stjepan Čizmadija - Khl Zagreb
Jan Tadić - Khl Zagreb
Denis Matić - Schwenninger Wild Wings


As I see there is no Martinic Matko

I am curious to see this this generation in this tourney after a few seasons of now of double the games of Croatian minor hockey with limited merging in minor hockey in Austria and Slovenia

This team is brutally bad...and will go down to D2B. Only player worth of watching is Platuzic Renato, others are scum.

 

[kulenova seka]

However, senior team looks better

Goalies:
Mate Tomljenović – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Andrej Vasiljević – HPK;
Michael Ouzas* – EHC Linz;
Mark Dekanich* – KHL MedveÅ¡čak.

Defenders:
Alan Letang – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Marko Tadić - KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Borna Å ilović – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Igor Jačmenjak - KHL Zagreb;
Bruno Kegalj – KHL Zagreb;
Roman Škrapec – KHL Zagreb;
Ivan Šijan – Herlev;
Andy Sertich* – Dornbirner EC;
Geoff Waugh* – Villacher SV;
Kenny MacAulay* – HC Innsbruck Die Haie;
SaÅ¡a Martinović* – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Luka Marković.

Forwards:
Marko Å akić – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Luka Mikulić - KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Ivan Brenčun - KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Luka Vukoja – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Tadija Mirić - KHL Mladost;
Mario Novak – KHL Mladost;
Marko Ljubić – KHL Mladost;
Mislav Blagus - KHL Zagreb;
Ivan Janković – KHL Zagreb;
Matija Miličić – KHL Zagreb;
Luka Jarčov – KHL Zagreb;
Dominik Kanaet – HC Detva;
Adam Naglich* – UPC Vienna Capitals;
Ryan Kinasewich* – Dornbirner EC;
Andrew Murray* – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Michael Glumac* – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Nathan Perkovich* – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Dario Kostović* – KHL MedveÅ¡čak;
Joel Prpic* – Brantford Blast Senior.

 

[IIHFjerseycollector]

rendulic retire from the national team? doesnt look the like the Avs are gonna make the playoffs this year, not sure about Lake Erie. Or is he hurt?

 

[kulenova seka]

rendulic retire from the national team? doesnt look the like the Avs are gonna make the playoffs this year, not sure about Lake Erie. Or is he hurt?

He didn't retire, he is recovering from injury. He is going to be missed, but even without him and if everybody will be ready (Naglich is only questionable) to go we are going to be very strong on offence.

Perkovich - Murray - Glumac
Naglich - Prpic - Kinasewich

 

[FiLe]

rendulic retire from the national team? doesnt look the like the Avs are gonna make the playoffs this year, not sure about Lake Erie. Or is he hurt?

While Lake Erie is still in the hunt, I think scheduling might be a bigger issue - the tournament is run from April 13th to 19th so it actually overlaps with the AHL's regular season schedule - although Lake Erie has its last game on 12th - but that's still cutting it a little too close.

Given how it's only a six-day tournament, there's not much point in adding players once it's underway.

 

[crobro]

Croatia lost their opening game to Poland 2-1

Shots were 60-12 for Poland

 

[Urbanskog]

Goalies:
Mate Tomljenović – KHL Medveščak;
Andrej Vasiljević – HPK;
Michael Ouzas* – EHC Linz;
Mark Dekanich* – KHL Medveščak.

Vasiljević never actually played for HPK. He has only played two matches this season, in which he represented Hermes, a team in Suomi-sarja (Finnish 3rd tier).

 

[crobro]

If Rendulics recovery has been on schedule I believe that the Avalanche will make an exception and green light him to play for Croatia after intensive rehab and scrimmaging.

Probably the safer approach for Rendulics to ease back into the game.AHL playoffs might be a little risky compared to South Korean and Dutch opposition.

 

[kulenova seka]

Vasiljević never actually played for HPK. He has only played two matches this season, in which he represented Hermes, a team in Suomi-sarja (Finnish 3rd tier).

I know, but for some unkown reason he is listed as HPK player.



@crobro - afaik I am not sure if he even started with ice practices yet. I am 99% sure he won't play for NT.

 

[FiLe]

I know, but for some unkown reason he is listed as HPK player.

I guess it's due to having a standing contract with them. Looks better or smthng.

 

[Urbanskog]

I guess it's due to having a standing contract with them. Looks better or smthng.

He's currently without a club actually.

 

[FiLe]

He's currently without a club actually.

Right. Then it's not uncommon to list the player's last pro club (as long as it has been in the ongoing season) into appropiate fields. Guess it's still to look better since you could dispute a Suomi-sarja club as pro or even semi-pro I suppose, but whatever.

 

[crobro]

Outside of renato platuzic this Croatia team is horrible.

Hopefully the men's senior team has a better world championships.

 

[kulenova seka]

Outside of renato platuzic this Croatia team is horrible.

Hopefully the men's senior team has a better world championships.

Kriksic (#23) is also player worth of watching.

First good generation that is coming is 2003./2004. Medvescak in that age category beat Jesenice in Slo league (U14) and from our perspective beating Jesenice and Olimpija is like Latvia beating Russia or in the past Czehoslovakia beating USSR.

 

[crobro]

Croatia gets outshot 60-12 by Estonia but squeaks by and avoids relegation winning 5-4 in regulation time.

Get this Croatian goalie to the Canadian major juniors NOW.

The recent rise of former ice hockey minnow nations such as Slovenia,Denmark,Austria and France is that sending the elite of the elite prospects from their nations to the CHL and or tier 2 to further develop with better players and competition is evident in all these countries recent rise in iihf rankings

 

[kulenova seka]

Croatia gets outshot 60-12 by Estonia but squeaks by and avoids relegation winning 5-4 in regulation time.

Get this Croatian goalie to the Canadian major juniors NOW.

The recent rise of former ice hockey minnow nations such as Slovenia,Denmark,Austria and France is that sending the elite of the elite prospects from their nations to the CHL and or tier 2 to further develop with better players and competition is evident in all these countries recent rise in iihf rankings

Croatian players are simply, with few exceptions, not good enough for CHL leagues.

Yes, suprising result against Estonia, nobody in Croatia expected thos group to stay in D2A.

 

[crobro]

Croatian players are simply, with few exceptions, not good enough for CHL leagues.

Yes, suprising result against Estonia, nobody in Croatia expected thos group to stay in D2A.

How does next years squad look like outside of platazic?

 

[kulenova seka]

How does next years squad look like outside of platazic?

Platuzic and others born in 1997. can't play for U18 anymore.

I must admit that I don't know much about players younger than '97., only what I read on croatian forum from people who follows them.

If you look at their results (U16) in slovenian league this year, they should fight to avoid relegation again next year, but if you want some detail infos, you can join croatian forum and ask

http://www.hrhokej.net/forum/index.php

 

[crobro]

Message board pundits are sayings it's gonna come down to Korea and croatia,that sounds about right.croatia will most likely advance with the cronucks playing.

 

[cave troll]

If our Top6 will be like kulenova seka wrote (Kina + Naglich in) we'll be first favorites.

So, if all is as planned, Rendulic and Novak out (2 key players from last year), Kinasewich, Prpic, Naglich, Murray, Glumac, Perkovich, Ouzas, Dekanich in. Much stronger team than in Lithuania. Stronger in forwards, much stronger between the pipes.
I still have doubts about Kina & Naglich.

 

[crobro]

What happened to Novak ?

 

[cave troll]

Don't know. He's not on the list.
Probably personal reasons.

 

[kulenova seka]

No Naglich, Ouzas and Prpic...