GDT: United States Vs Germany | 2:30PM ET | Group A - Canadian Tire Centre

[Zaar]

Not sure that was necessary call

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

good call

 

[SI90]

German goalie has been impressive. Great size and athleticism.

 

[Chainshot]

Max Plante couldn't possibly look more like his old man.

At least he's not shaving his head... yet.

 

[NyQuil]

Population size is pretty much irrelevant though. What counts is the number of players and the number of and access to rinks, and Germany doesn't really have lots of those.

While the local hockey teams do have a bit of a pull in larger cities, the biggest draw for hockey is a climate that is fitting for it, meaning cold winters with enough frozen lakes. Germany doesn't really have that anymore, outside of some smaller and not particularly populated regions near the mountains. And those regions tend to be the basis for all winter sports, many of which are quite big in Germany.

Not even just that.

Also requires competent coaching and a development programme.

More Canadians play soccer than hockey but we don’t have the quality coaching and player development that the European nations have in that sport.

Its getting there but it is slow.

Iceland had something like 1 FIFA accredited coach to every 30 players, and in Canada it was 1 to thousands.

 

[jj cale]

oh my god!!

3-2

 

[MTU34]

I’d challenge that. German players going off the ice were offside

 

[Chainshot]

Woof.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Augustine is the best goaltender in this tourney by far but this is stunning.

 

[Leafidelity]

Ruh Roh

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Robert Lewandowski with a long range strike

 

[hockey20000]

goaltending might be a issue for usa

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Augustineeeeeeeeeee

I’d challenge that. German players going off the ice were offside

Shouldn't be allowed to challenge when the bench is inside the zone.

 

[jj cale]

Shit, no goal.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

Man, that sucks for Germany!

 

[Leafidelity]

What is bro doing waiting for the door while offside?

 

[PanniniClaus]

Changing 101... you just step over the blue and jump the middle of the bench.. poor from Sumpf

 

[All Mighty]

Funny - I have always considered a reverse hit like that to be interference, especially when you are that far from the puck.. Never see it called but these guys called it. I would be fine if that was the standard everywhere.

My personal opinion is that reverse hits are only OK if the person making the hit actually has the puck. The ones where both players are racing to a loose puck are clearly interference.

 

[SI90]

That’s coming back. USA catch a break.

Gotta feel for Germany that’s gut wrenching to have a goal taken back like that


USA needs to get going again now

 

[Canada4Gold]

He doesn’t touch the puck until a foot into the zone. That could be delayed offside, were they off by the time he touches it?

 

[Sheppy]

That’s offside but I’m growing tired of stuff that has no impact on the goal getting reviewed.

I get it, but it’s so damn nitpicky these days.

 

[McMozesmadness]

These hour long reviews are killing me

 

[SI90]

He doesn’t touch the puck until a foot into the zone. That could be delayed offside, were they off by the time he touches it?

This is actually a good point. Looking at it now it’s actually close

 

[WhatTheDuck]

No goal - offside

 

[Chainshot]

Good to see Guy Pearce with a job coaching German hockey too.