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One of my favourtie sporting events each year. some real unforgettable moments. Have attended 3 of the tournaments so far. Like looking back at past rosters to see who made it in the NHL, and who struggled despite being a big star in junior and a high draft pick...even remember Gretzky playing so well on a losing team back in the day. Go canada Go!!
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Definitely a big fan. As mentioned it is great hockey. Those teenagers are under a lot of pressure and play some fantastic hockey. Thinking back to what I was doing at that age and it is not in the same world let alone league. I have been working in N.Y. state quite a bit since 2005 and have seen a lot of the tournament from down there. One year my wife and l are in a pub watching the championship game between Canada and Russa. There was a table of locals cheering for the Russian team...... Blew me away. I had to ask why and they said it was because Canada beat the US in the semifinal..... I guess the whole cold war thing doesn't matter. I only watch the juniors and Olympic hockey these days. The NHL lost me 20 years ago.
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I'll be watching every single game of the tournament, something I haven't been able to do since the 2015 tournament. Nothing beats the excitement of the World Juniors! One of my favourite memories of the WJC was the 2018 GMG against Sweden which I got to go see in Buffalo. Nothing will beat the feeling of seeing Steenbergen's deflection hit the back of the net.
I think the boys can pull it off, but we've got a tough group so it could be a slow start.
I'll also be following the Spengler Cup, a really underrated tournament. I highly recommend you guys checking it out between Juniors games. It starts on the 26th as well, first Canada game is at 2:15, right after the CAN-USA game. We've made the past four finals and are looking to reclaim the title after our 3-year win streak was snapped in a shootout last year.
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QUOTE (PrayforCold @ Dec 22, 2019 - 10:18 am)
I'll be watching every single game of the tournament, something I haven't been able to do since the 2015 tournament. Nothing beats the excitement of the World Juniors! One of my favourite memories of the WJC was the 2018 GMG against Sweden which I got to go see in Buffalo. Nothing will beat the feeling of seeing Steenbergen's deflection hit the back of the net.
I think the boys can pull it off, but we've got a tough group so it could be a slow start.
I'll also be following the Spengler Cup, a really underrated tournament. I highly recommend you guys checking it out between Juniors games. It starts on the 26th as well, first Canada game is at 2:15, right after the CAN-USA game. We've made the past four finals and are looking to reclaim the title after our 3-year win streak was snapped in a shootout last year.
Enjoy the great hockey guys!
I checked out the line up and coaching staff. Some big names. CUP
PLAYERS GOALTENDERS STAFF PLAYERS Number Player Pos Shoots Height Weight DOB Hometown Current Team 9 Adam Tambellini Forward L 6'4 194 11-01-1994 Edmonton, Alta. MODO Hockey (Allsvenskan) 10 Kris Versteeg Forward R 5'11 176 05-13-1986 Lethbridge, Alta. HK Nitra (SVK) 15 Dustin Jeffrey Forward L 6'1 205 02-27-1988 Sarnia, Ont. Lausanne HC (NLA) 16 Eric Fehr Forward R 6'4 207 09-07-1985 Winkler, Man. Genève-Servette HC (NLA) 17 Justin Danforth Forward R 5'9 181 03-15-1993 Oshawa, Ont. Lukko Rauma (Liiga) 19 Scottie Upshall Forward L 6'0 201 10-07-1983 Fort McMurray, Alta. HC Ambri-Piotta (NLA) 26 Daniel Winnik Forward L 6'2 209 03-06-1985 Toronto, Ont. Genève-Servette HC (NLA) 27 Éric Faille Forward R 6'- 179 07-27-1989 Lachine, Que. EHC Kloten (NLB) 32 Kevin Clark Forward R 5'9 172 12-29-1987 Winnipeg, Man. SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (NLA) 49 Ben Maxwell Forward L 6'1 183 03-30-1988 North Vancouver, B.C. SCL Tigers (NLA) 51 David Desharnais Forward L 5'7 176 09-14-1986 Laurier-Station, Que. HC Fribourg-Gottéron (NLA) 86 Josh Jooris Forward R 6'1 196 06-14-1990 Burlington, Ont. Lausanne HC (NLA) 89 Chris DiDomenico Forward R 5'11 183 02-20-1989 Woodbridge, Ont. SCL Tigers (NLA) 4 Paul Postma Defence R 6'3 198 02-22-1989 Red Deer, Alta. HC Lugano (NLA) 5 Ian Mitchell Defence R 5'11 179 01-18-1999 St. Albert, Alta. University of Denver (NCHC) 20 Alex Grant Defence R 6'3 209 01-20-1989 Antigonish, N.S. Jokerit Helsinki (KHL) 28 Patrick Wiercioch Defence L 6'4 196 09-12-1990 Burnaby, B.C. HC Bolzano (EBEL) 47 Andrew MacDonald Defence L 6'1 190 09-07-1986 Judique, N.S. SC Bern (NLA) 56 Maxim Noreau Defence R 5'11 196 05-24-1987 Montréal, Que. ZSC Lions (NLA) Player GP G A PTS PIM PPG GOALTENDERS Number Player Pos Catches Height Weight DOB Hometown Current Team 1 Brendan Burke Goaltender L 6'4 185 03-11-1995 Scottsdale, Ariz. University of Alberta (CW) 30 Zach Fucale Goaltender L 6'2 187 05-28-1995 Laval, Que. Orlando (ECHL) 31 Matt Tomkins Goaltender L 6'3 194 06-19-1994 Edmonton, Alta. Rockford (AHL) Player GP Mins SH SAV GA SO GAA SAV% STAFF Name Role Hometown Tom Renney Chief Executive Officer Cranbrook, B.C. Scott Smith President and Chief Operating Officer Bathurst, N.B. Sean Burke General Manager Windsor, Ont. Shane Doan Management Group Halkirk, Alta. Misha Donskov Director of Hockey Operations & Assistant Coach London, Ont Craig MacTavish Head Coach London, Ont. Paul Coffey Assistant Coach Weston, Ont. James Emery Video Coach Calgary, Alta. Dr. Jim Thorne Team Physician Calgary, Alta. Jeff Thorburn Therapist Dalhousie, N.B. Andy Hüppi Massage Therapist Jona, SUI Robin McDonald Equipment Manager Didsbury, Alta. Ben Shutron Manager, National Teams Orleans, Ont. Kurt Keats Intern, Hockey Operations Winnipeg, Man.
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Welcome to the Lafreniere show. We gotta defend the power play better. Entertaining game though. Can - Rus next. Russia lost today so they’ll be hungry for a win. Cheers
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