U18: U18 WJC's 18.4-28.4.2019 Umeå & Örnsköldsvik Sweden.

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Great defensive effort. Taponen was excellent too. The strenght of this team is our defense. There is no doubt about it.

So we can say now offence wins games but defense wins championships
Sounds good recipe to defend U18 WJC gold.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

So we can say now offence wins games but defense wins championships

Sounds good recipe to defend U18 WJC gold.
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[NotProkofievian]

How is everyone planning to watch this tournament? Will there be streams?

 

[FinPanda]

How is everyone planning to watch this tournament? Will there be streams?

I think team Finland games will be on Finnish tv Yle. Totally free but maybe available only for Finns.

 

[theslatcher]

SVT will have Sweden's games.

 

[BondraTime]

Team Canada final U18 WJC roster
Goalies
Taylor Gauthier
Dylan Garand
Jonathan Lemieux

Defenceman's
Braden Schneider
Kaedan Korczak
Thomas Harley
Michael Vukojevic
Jamie Drysdale
Lukas Cormier
Daemon Hunt

Forwards
Brayden Tracey
Keean Washkurak
Nathan Legare
Mavrik Bourque
Jamieson Rees
Alex Newhook
Ryan Suzuki
Dylan Cozens
Connor Zary
Peyton Krebs
Hendrix Lapierre
Jean-Luc Foudy
Jacob Perreault

That's not Canada's final roster

 

[Kipper933]

TSN covered basically all of the games last year. They might have missed 1-2 games, I can't quite recall, maybe only missed the relegation games?

I'm not sure if you can get TSN Direct outside of Canada but it's well worth it for the month as all the games are available on replay too (plus the WC games to follow and Frozen Four right now).

 

[theslatcher]

USA and Finland are favorites but don't count out Sweden.
Sweden has also very good team this year and if they won't make at least semifinals it'll be big disappointment for them.

PS Very unlikely Kakko will play U18 WJC's this year.
Also Lundell is questionmark HIFK is close to go SM liiga finals in SM liiga playoffs.
And if they beat Kärpät ( series before tonight's game 2-2) and go liiga finals Lundell will miss U18 WJC's.

I don't see HIFK releasing Anton to U18 WJC's because he's one key players in HIFK's roster this season.
So his situation is different than Kupari's situation was last year.

Sweden's 2001 class when it comes to forwards is very weak though(and no Gunler to boot), so the offence will mostly rest on the 2002's(Holtz, Raymond, & Nybeck), & the defenders' shoulders. Next year Sweden should have a much better team to the U18's.

 

[Pan]

Belarus' pre-tournament games:
2-5 loss to Russia yesterday,
5-6 OT loss to Canada today.

 

[Bubbles]

Belarus' pre-tournament games:
2-5 loss to Russia yesterday,
5-6 OT loss to Canada today.

Do you have the stat lines by any chance? Can't find anything on the net.

 

[lilidk]

That's not Canada's final roster

I hope not

 

[lilidk]

Do you have the stat lines by any chance? Can't find anything on the net.

Game Summary

 

[Bubbles]

Game Summary

Thank you!

 

[Pan]

Game Summary

Highlights

 

[lostinwarsaw]

Slovakia 6-4 Switzerland in pre tournament, big game from skvarek. Slovaks will likely go with an all American line (Lasak-Skavrek-Turanksy)

 

[theslatcher]

Do you have the stat lines by any chance? Can't find anything on the net.

2019 IIHF U18 WCS pre games | stats.swehockey.se

Updates real-time, has lineups with starting 5+goalie, etc. Some time later post-game summaries are posted for games @ Reports which contain more data about individual players like face-offs won, & lost

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

How is everyone planning to watch this tournament? Will there be streams?

I don't know about streams.
But NHL network and TSN should have broadcasting rights in North America.

I will watch all Finland's games from YLE.
YLE has showed U18 WJC's in Finland starting to 2016.

 

[Pan]

Belarus' forwards Alistrov and Protas not coming since both made WHL Eastern conference finals with Oil Kings and Raiders.

 

[FinnishSniper]

Live stream for the Finland-Sweden game tonight?

 

[Wooren]

Czechs better not underestimate Belarus, they are capable of pulling an upset on anyone.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

HIFK eliminated in liiga playoffs Anton Lundell is available Finland's U18 WJC team.

 

[Pan]

Belarus final roster

Gs
Zinovenko 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Kolosov 2002, NTDP Belarus U18
Mytnik 2002, NTDP Belarus U17

Ds
Kozorez 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Palivko 2001 Lethbridge Hurricanes
Kolyachonok 2001, Flint Firebirds
Volchenkov 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Denisov 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Sedov 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Fedorenchik 2002, NTDP Belarus U18

Fs
Oksentyuk 2001, Shakhter-Soligorsk
Buyalsky 2001, Moose Jaw Warriors
Usov 2001, Yale U18
Demchenko 2002, NTDP Belarus U18
Martynov 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Onufriyuk 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Kachelovsky 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Pinchuk 2002, NTDP Belarus U18
Antoshkov 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Kuznetsov 2002, NTDP Belarus U18
Krishtal 2001, NTDP Belarus U18
Belov 2001 Westminster prep.
Palchik 2002, NTDP Belarus U18

 

[AmericanDream]

Canada will have some firepower upfront, no doubt about it...

 

[BigRangy]

Highlights

Two nasty goals by Newhook in there

If he plays like that in the tourney he’s gonna change the narrative pretty quick

 

[Brett44]

Two nasty goals by Newhook in there

If he plays like that in the tourney he’s gonna change the narrative pretty quick

AVS like #17 and #15 together.
Pick #4 and #16