WJC: WJC 2025 Division 2A

[bv29]

Zagreb, 6-12th January

Croatia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Great Britain
China
Romania.


Lithuania with all their Swiss based prospects should cakewalk this tournament. Croatia on other side should go down to 2B - where they belong. They were just so incredibley luck last few years due to weaker competition since Russia and Belarus suspension.

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[Eye of Ra]

Do Croatia really have worse Juniors than China and Netherlands?

 

[bv29]

Croatian hockey is in terrible state. This season will be the one where all three NT's are going to be relegated. Within five to six years I am sure Sisak will bankrupt and that is going to be the end of hockey in Croatia.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Croatian hockey is in terrible state. This season will be the one where all three NT's are going to be relegated. Within five to six years I am sure Sisak will bankrupt and that is going to be the end of hockey in Croatia.

Why would Croatia hockey end if 1 team gets bankrupt? There is still Zagreb, Mladost and Medvescak.

Also if looking at prospects there is Bruno Izdan and Roko Gorsic. Who does China, Netherlands, Romania and UK have?

 

[bv29]

Why would Croatia hockey end if 1 team gets bankrupt? There is still Zagreb, Mladost and Medvescak.

Because Sisak is a serious club, while Zagreb, Mladost and Medvescak are bunch of recreational players. If Sisak vanishes - it's over.

 

[HungryFrank]

may I ask: why do you, as allegedly a Croat, have such hate for everything good in croatian hockey?

Sisak is playing well, homegrown players actually have a chance to play hockey and people there are happy, not a part of Croatia where there is lot to enjoy. Nice media attention for hockey and local guys are in the center of it.

Medvescak has its own ice rink, Dom Sportova might be repaired... all teams have made a positive leap. While yes, for some it is dressing 15 players in exYu league, but they try.

National teams are all in respectable divisions. Sure they might get relegated, but at least they got to levels which is their "upper limit"

Which state of hockey in Croatia was good? When croatian teams forfeit 1/4 of games because they couldn't dress enough players, but some AHL pylons were playing KHL?

You envy Serbia, but Serbia unfortunately doesn't even have national leagues. They need to find ways so that their federation is even recognized by IIHF. How do you envy that?

At this point in time, Nov 14 2024, state of hockey in Croatia is good. It wasn't so good in a long time. If you have any interest in success of croatian hockey: Enjoy it, life is short, we're all dust in the wind.

 

[Eye of Ra]

may I ask: why do you, as allegedly a Croat, have such hate for everything good in croatian hockey?

Sisak is playing well, homegrown players actually have a chance to play hockey and people there are happy, not a part of Croatia where there is lot to enjoy. Nice media attention for hockey and local guys are in the center of it.

Medvescak has its own ice rink, Dom Sportova might be repaired... all teams have made a positive leap. While yes, for some it is dressing 15 players in exYu league, but they try.

National teams are all in respectable divisions. Sure they might get relegated, but at least they got to levels which is their "upper limit"

Which state of hockey in Croatia was good? When croatian teams forfeit 1/4 of games because they couldn't dress enough players, but some AHL pylons were playing KHL?

You envy Serbia, but Serbia unfortunately doesn't even have national leagues. They need to find ways so that their federation is even recognized by IIHF. How do you envy that?

At this point in time, Nov 14 2024, state of hockey in Croatia is good. It wasn't so good in a long time. If you have any interest in success of croatian hockey: Enjoy it, life is short, we're all dust in the wind.

He is a serb pretending to be a croat

 

[bv29]

He is a serb pretending to be a croat

I am a realist not pretending to be a delusional

 

[carjackmalone]

So it looks like Celebrini will play for Canada and not Croatia in the WJC

hope this ruffles some feathers

 

[SoundAndFury]

So it looks like Celebrini will play for Canada and not Croatia in the WJC

hope this ruffles some feathers

 

[carjackmalone]

Are there still any Croatians playing in swedens junior system?