World Juniors

[herman]

https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette/status/816810094671302656
www.twitter.com/JeffVeillette/status/816810094671302656

Grundstrom's shot faked out the camera guy too.

 

[herman]

Grundstrom with some discipline issues. Hart might be a bit wonky after getting his leg bent like that.

 

[McGarnagle]

Win or lose, Canada has dominated the game up to this point. I'm pleasantly surprised; Sweden was the class of the tournament I thought.

 

[herman]

Strome with the sweet Katniss Everdeen celly

 

[herman]

Canada is really aggressive. Pays off with the empty.

Today, I learned that Kylington is apparently pronounced Shillington?

 

[disco]

Great game! Carter 'Hitman/Kevin' Hart came in and stone 'em.

 

[barney_rebel]

We rule man.

Glad to see they can hold a lead and capitalize on an empty net, unlike our team.

 

[herman]

We rule man.

Glad to see they can hold a lead and capitalize on an empty net, unlike our team.

Today I also learned that barney_rebel says other things!

 

[hockeyfan1]

Team Canada plays a very 'Canadian' game -- plenty of strong forechecking and plenty of offensive presence -- and rallies to beat Team Sweden 5-3, thus ensuring itself of a Gold Medal game appearance.

With Canadian goaltender Connor Ingram pulled in the first period, with Sweden leading 2-1, and Carter Hart in his place, Team Canada began it's dominance in earnest, as Canada not only tied the game but there ok the lead and kept it going, backed up by a very coonfident-looking Hart. 

Gauthier with two, Stephens, Cirelli and Strome were the Canadian scorers.

Sweden had contributions from Gundstrom and Erikkson-Ek. 

Team Canada goaltender Carter Hart was named game MVP.  In fact, Hart may have made the save of the game, when in the second period and with Canada ahead, he orevented the puck from rolling past the goalline, stopping it just in the nick of time.  Whew!  If Sweden had scored...

Game story:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/canada-sweden-semifinal-1.3921889

 

[hockeyfan1]

Other WJHC results:

Team USA, on Troy Terry's shootout winner, defeated Team Russia 4-3, and a Gold Medal game tilt against Team Canada.

A very thrilling Semi-Final Game complete with end-to-end offense, these two teams kept exchanging goals until the final OT buzzer.  Thanks to Terry, (that was his third shootout goal of the shootout), were the Americans finally able to write Russia out. Yes, that's the type of game it was.


More:
http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/u-s-celebrates-a-new-sports-hero-as-troy-terry-scores-three-times-in-shootout-to-defeat-russia-in-world-junior-semifinal

 

[hockeyfan1]

Final WJHC matchups:

Gold Medal Game
Team Canada vs Team USA


Bronze Medal Game
Team Russia vs Team Sweden

All games will be played Thursday.

 

[disco]

Toronto Maple Leaf Boosters for tonight:

Team USA - Auston Matthews, James Van Riemsdyk, Jake Gardiner, Matt Hunwick, Connor Carrick, Ben Smith.

Team Canada - Mike Babcock, Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner, Nazem Kadri, Tyler Bozak, Zack Hyman, Connor Brown, Frederik Gauthier, Matt Martin, Frank Corrado, Antoine Bibeau.

 

[disco]

Canada scores on their first shot!

I have the YouTube if anyone needs it.

 

[disco]

What a game in Montreal! 4-3 Canada in the third.

 

[herman]

This game is madness.

 

[disco]

It weird to cheer after the Bell Centre horn!

 

[disco]

Loser point is silver.

 

[herman]

Fans getting their money's worth tonight.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Fans getting their money's worth tonight.

Especially with today's ticket price slash.

 

[herman]

Bracco nearly ended it there!