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DylanSensFan said:
No, watching the last few world juniors has been a ruination of my birthday. I used to be able to rely on team Canada at least being in the gold or bronze medal game on Jan 5. Now, over the past few tournaments they've barely been able to beat middling teams. I've quit watching. It isn't worth my time to watch bad coaching and a poor roster built by a terrible GM.

Yeah, other countries are getting better. Yeah, the cost of hockey and developing players in Canada has become too expensive. But we have a lot of talent in Canada that simply isn't being utilized. When Yakemchuk wasn't even chosen to tryout that was enough for me to say that I am not going to watch this garbage Hockey Canada is currently producing.

I am also no fan of David Cameron. He was a terrible coach in Ottawa and I don't find him the be particularly good as a World Junior coach. I don't understand why Hockey Canada hasn't moved on from him.
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well, last year was a bust. Year before Gold. before that, Gold. Before that, Silver. Before that, gold.

reasonable run of birthdays.
 
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bicboi64 said:
Just out of curiosity, who would Team Canada's world Juniors B team even be?
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Cristall-Misa-Sennecke
Walton-Hage-Greentree
Heidt-O'Reilly-Wood
Barkey-Finnie-Lardis
Ritchie

Burns-Parekh
Morin-Brunicke
Chadwick-Allen
Mews

Ravensbergen
Bjarnason
Gardner
 
Gil Gunderson said:
Maybe so, but that’s not the reason they’re not winning. It’s not like Canada was dominating and winning every single tournament in previous decades either.

Hockey is not an accessible sport and is probably losing popularity (relatively) but you can still put out Canada’s B team and on paper there is more talent there than any other country’s A team. Sometimes you just lose and sometimes you make bad player selections.
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I think that bolded bit is dated thinking. For example I don't think Canada's B team would do well against any team in the upcoming 4 nations cup. Other countries are developing great talent these days too. Jmo.
 
Nac Mac Feegle said:
...and even then, you'd think any player that had spent any time watching this tournament would know about the IIHF and their officiating standards. Most of these kids have played in these sorts of tournaments before. Just because the CHL is a bit easy on penalties doesn't mean every other level of play they've had their entire lives were a free for all.

I mean hell, just as a viewer, discipline was one of the biggest buzzwords you heard on tv for the last 25 years during the WJC. How the hell do the kids not know it?
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Accountability! Did the coaching staff hold them accountable for their lack of discipline by benching them afterward? Stern chat?
 
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MiscBrah said:
I don't know why we keep returning to the well with Dave Cameron. I'm sure he's a great guy, and the players love him, but his balls shrivel up in the biggest moments.
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I'd bet certain players love him (see Luca Pinelli) while others see him for the idiot he is. Players know when their coach is incompetent.
 
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MiscBrah said:
I don't know why we keep returning to the well with Dave Cameron. I'm sure he's a great guy, and the players love him, but his balls shrivel up in the biggest moments.
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Players don’t love him. Not sure if he’s a great guy or not.
 
I always look forward to this tournament and it's provided so many wonderful memories over the years but this year's Canadian team is the least inspiring collection of meatheads I've ever witnessed.

The only two players I've been impressed with are Carter George and Matthew Schaefer.
 
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