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2018 WJHC (World Junior Hockey Championship)

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The 2018 World Juniors will be held in Buffalo, NY., commencing Dec. 26 to Jan.5th.


Here is Canada's roster

https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2017-18/world-championship/stats/team-rosters?teamid=175



Canadian-based NHL teams will have several of their top prospects playing here at these Worlds.  The Toronto Maple Leafs have two of theirs in Team Sweden's Timothy Lillejgren (defence), and Team USA's Joseph Woll (goaltender).


http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/top-14-canadian-nhl-team-prospects-world-junior-championship/



Team Canada's first game is against still Team Finland on Tuesday Dec. 26.


Groupings:  Group A                Group B
                  Team Canada          Team  Czech Republic         
                  Team USA                Team Sweden
                  Team Denmark        Team Russia
                  Team Finlandj          Team Switzerland
                  Team Slovakia          Team Belarus


Source:  Hockey Canada, IIHF
 
Here is the complete broadcast schedule:


TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
DATE                                TEAMS                    TIME (ET/PT)          NETWORK
   
Tuesday, Dec. 26        Russia vs. Czech Republic  Noon/9am            TSN
Tuesday, Dec. 26        Sweden vs. Belarus      2pm/11am                    TSN GO
Tuesday, Dec. 26        Finland vs. Canada      3:30pm/12:30pm        TSN
Tuesday, Dec. 26        USA vs. Denmark          8pm/5pm                      TSN
Wednesday, Dec. 27  Belarus vs. Switzerland 3pm/Noon                    TSN 1/3
Wednesday, Dec. 27  Canada vs. Slovakia      6:30pm/3:30pm            TSN 1/3/4
Thursday, Dec. 28      Denmark vs. Finland    Noon/9am                      TSN 1/4
Thursday, Dec. 28  Switzerland vs. Russia    2pm/11am                      TSN 3/5
Thursday, Dec. 28  Czech Republic vs. Sweden 4pm/1pm                    TSN 1/4
Thursday, Dec. 28    Slovakia vs. USA            8pm/5pm                        TSN 1/4/5
Friday, Dec. 29          Russia vs. Belarus          Noon/9am                        TSN3
Friday, Dec. 29          USA vs. Canada                2pm/11am                      TSN
Saturday, Dec. 30  Belarus vs. Czech Republic Noon/9am                    TSN 1/4
Saturday, Dec. 30  Switzerland vs. Sweden    2pm/11am                      TSN5
Saturday, Dec. 30  Slovakia vs. Finland          4pm/1pm                        TSN 1/4/5
Saturday, Dec. 30  Canada vs. Denmark          7:30pm/4:30pm              TSN 1/4/5
Sunday, Dec. 31  Czech Republic vs. Switzerland Noon/9am                TSN 1/3
Sunday, Dec. 31    Finland vs. USA                  4pm/1pm                          TSN 1/3
Sunday, Dec. 31    Denmark vs. Slovakia        6pm/3pm                          TSN2
Sunday, Dec. 31    Sweden vs. Russia              8pm/5pm                          TSN 1/3
Tuesday, Jan. 2      Quarterfinal 1                      Noon/9am                        TSN
Tuesday, Jan. 2      Quarterfinal 2                      4pm/1pm                          TSN 1/4/5
Tuesday, Jan. 2      Quarterfinal 3                      6pm/3pm                          TSN3
Tuesday, Jan. 2      Quarterfinal 4                      8pm/5pm                          TSN 1/4/5
Thursday, Jan. 4    Semifinal 1                          4pm/1pm                            TSN
Thursday, Jan. 4    Semifinal 2                          7:30pm/4:30pm                TSN
Friday, Jan. 5        Bronze Medal Game          4pm/1pm                            TSN
Friday, Jan. 5        Gold Medal Game              7:30pm/4:30pm                  TSN 1/4


*Note:  The NHL Network will also be broadcasting (all of) Team USA's games.


Source:  TSN, IIHF
 
Eemeli Rasanen made Team Finland as well. They've got a pretty insane blue line, with 5 of their 8 defencemen being drafted in the 1st round. That includes last years 3rd overall pick Miro Heiskanen and Olli Juolevi who went 5th in 2016. He'll be in tough to get much if any playing time but still nice to see him named.
 
I'm keeping an eye out for Artyom Minulin, #5 on Team Russia. 6'2" RHD from the Swift Current Broncos. He went undrafted last year and I thought he'd be a decent pick in the middle of the draft.
 
Liljegren blows a tire trying to recover an errant pass on the power play and has to watch a shorthanded goal tie the game.
 
Canada gets a pretty favourable call on their first goal. I don't think it should have counted, but, international rules and such, so, maybe?
 
Zee said:
herman said:
Liljegren blows a tire trying to recover an errant pass on the power play and has to watch a shorthanded goal tie the game.
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Bust
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He did have a nice quick up while the Belarussians were on a line change to give the Swedes an odd man rush that allowed them to set up sustained pressure for one of the middle goals.
 
bustaheims said:
Nik the Trik said:
I'm really struggling to find a reason to be interested by this Canadian team.
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It's a rag-tag group of nobodies trying to become somebodies?
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Just a bunch of scrappy first and second round draft picks.
 
Nik the Trik said:
bustaheims said:
Nik the Trik said:
I'm really struggling to find a reason to be interested by this Canadian team.
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It's a rag-tag group of nobodies trying to become somebodies?
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Just a bunch of scrappy first and second round draft picks.
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There are some 4th and 5th round picks on the roster, you know! They're not all the best of the best.
 
So, Team Canada upends Team Finland 4-2 in yesterday's (Tuesday) opener, with Canadian 'keeper Carter Hart having made 29 saves.  Canada took the lead early in the game, a lead they never relinquished.  Some say "controversial".  On what?  On Canada's first goal in the opening period, that saw Canadian forward Boris Katchouk barrel in on not just a breakaway but into Finnish goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkhonen, after wristing a backhander that slid under Luukkhonen and into the net.

Interference, challenged the Finns.  Video review ruled it a fair goal.  The puck was already sliding into the net therefore negating Katchouk's "interference."

It seemed that this goal rejuvenated Team Canada and deflated Team Finland's mentality.  Perhaps so, but it was more the case of Team Canada making the most of their chances & opportunities and taking charge on the play.  Coupled with Hart's solid net minding, it wasn't difficult to see why the Canadians emerged victorious.

Canada is now 33-0-1 in opening games of the WJHC.

Canada plays Team Slovakia tonight.

GO CANADA GO!

Story:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/katchouk-leads-canada-past-finland-open-world-juniors/
 
Other results at yesterday's WJHC:

Team USA demolished Team Denmark 9-0; Team Czech Republic stunned Team Russia 54-; and Team Sweden easily handled Team Belarus 6-1.

For more:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/mittelstadt-bellows-shine-u-s-domination-denmark/
 
Frank E said:
Rasanen didn't play yesterday, right?
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Correct. He didn't play.  Might seem a little puzzling for Leaf fans expecting to see this talented prospect.  The Team Finland people claim he could be added to the lineup if needed.

Check this out:
https://theleafsnation.com/2017/12/26/wjc-prospect-report-day-1-woll-shuts-out-denmark-liljegren-on-swedens-top-d-pair/
 
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