World Junior Thread II

[Man Bear Pig]

That Kaliyev tape job is...interesting

 

[Nineteen67]

Couple of defensive lapses allowed the US to squeak it out.

 

[Pookie]

1. Sets up an interesting gold medal game.

2. Felt Finland deserved to win that one.

3. Ray Ferraro is Canada’s Jack Edwards.

 

[The Podium]

Wasn’t the Leafs D prospect I was expecting

 

[stickty111]

What? Kokkonen and Hienola got top players? Are you serious?
Not Niemela

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Kokkonen one of Finlands top 3 players.

 

[Fogelhund]

Niemala isn’t one of the top three players for Finland, but Kokkonen is? Wtf?

 

[TMLeafer]

Kokkonen named a top player for Finland over Niemela. Interesting..

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

Wtf

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

What? Kokkonen and Hienola got top players? Are you serious?
Not Niemela

Kokkonen got it last year too didn't he? Coaching staff loves him I guess lol

 

[stickty111]

I love Kokkonen but no.

 

[stickty111]

Kokkonen got it last year too didn't he? Coaching staff loves him I guess lol

I mean he's good but wow.

 

[Prominence]

Good news is, finland will be a powerhouse/favorite next year.

 

[stickty111]

Pretty much

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Lol even the Finish player beside Niemela glove tapped him right before the 3rd selection was made.

 

[leafs rule 11]

Babcock the Finnish coach? Niemela was better? Lol

 

[Future]

Future franchise defenseman Mikko Kokkonen

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

I love Kokkonen but no.

Maybe he's just a true leader in the room? He's an assistant in Liiga as well right? Maybe the guys would go through a wall for him? I'm sure he probably leads the tournament in blocked shots.

 

[TheDoldrums]

I think Finland just gave their best player awards to the captains

 

[tmlms13]

Is there something going on with these player picks we don't know about? Does it have like Dressing Room or Leadership kind of stuff factored in?

 

[Leaf Fans]

Wasn’t the Leafs D prospect I was expecting

I guess they gave it to Hienola because Niemela will be best defenseman of the tournament.

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

I think Finland just gave their best player awards to the captains

Heinola isn't a captain. The third captain is number 2 hatakka.

 

[stickty111]

Maybe he's just a true leader in the room? He's an assistant in Liiga as well right? Maybe the guys would go through a wall for him? I'm sure he probably leads the tournament in blocked shots.

Yeah I think they respect Kokkonen a lot. He did have a solid tournament doing what he does, but seems like an award on intangibles and stuff.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Honestly Niemela looked way better than Heinola today. I thought that was Heinolas worst game - even though people are going to bring up his 2 secondary PP assists.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Heinola being named a top player over Niemela makes about as much sense as Kokkonen being named a top player. Which is to say, none