19 replies to this topic

[sugarmama]

Not totally related but picked up from their website:
Slovakian player arrested & confessed to murder

Today's scores:
Germany 0 Russia 5
Belarus 1 Canada 6
Switzerland 1 France 0
Slovakia 4 Hungary 3

Up on deck for tomorrow
USA vs. Latvia
Norway vs. Finland
Sweden vs. Austria
Chzech vs. Denmark

Team Canada Roster
Team USA Roster

Saku Koivu didn't pass the physical for Finland due to abdominal injury.

[ladiesandgentlemen]

Not totally related but picked up from their website:
Slovakian player arrested & confessed to murder

Brings a whole new dimension to the "Refs You Suck" movement...

[KARIYA]

Sweden really kicked our asses, can anyone kill me?!

At least we scored a great goal form the blue line!

[DropThePuck]

Not totally related but picked up from their website:
Slovakian player arrested & confessed to murder

Whoa!

Wonder what hockey2k and caduck remember of their former T-birds player?

[sugarmama]

Sweden really kicked our asses, can anyone kill me?!

At least we scored a great goal form the blue line!

Our? I take it your Austrian?

Today's scores:
USA 4 Latvia 2 (JMFJ with 2 goals)
Norway 0 Finland 5
Sweden 7 Austria 1
Czech 5 Denmark 0

[KARIYA]

Our? I take it your Austrian?

yes and today the United States killed us in the last 20 minutes. it looked so good after the first two periods!

[sugarmama]

Another one not totally related to this year's championship, but from their site and totally worth reading....for a Ducks fan anyway Big Joe may have played himself off Olympic Team Canada in Ducks series

Here's the scores not yet posted:
Switzerland 3 Germany 2
Slovakia 1 Belarus 2
Russia 7 France 2
Canada 9 Hungary 0 (ouch!)
USA 6 Austria 1 (sorry Kariya)
Czech 5 Norway 2
Latvia 3 Sweden 2 (how'd that happen?)
Finland 5 Denmark 1

[sugarmama]

Power Rankings - With some Punch

Oduya joins Sweden.

Preliminary Round Results Germany, Denmark, Austria, and Hungary move to relegation, although Germany can't be relegated since they're hosting next year & met the min. special requirement.

[DropThePuck]

Colin Wilson (#33) and Lee Stempniak (#22) of USA fights for the puck with Antonin Manavian (#44) and Jonathan Zwikel (#13) of France during the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship qualification round match between USA and France at the Post Finance Arena on May 1, 2009 in Berne, Switzerland.
(Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)


Fabrice Lhenry, goalkeeper of France stops the puck of Christopher Higgins (18) of USA during the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship qualification round match between USA and France at the Post Finance Arena on May 1, 2009 in Berne, Switzerland.
(Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)


Ryan Shannon, center, of the United States is congratulated by team members after scoring the third goal for the United States in their qualification match against France at the World Ice Hockey Championship match in Bern, Switzerland, Friday, May 1, 2009. French goalie Fabrice Lhenry is seen on left.
(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

[DropThePuck]

Patrick O'Sullivan ® of USA fights for the puck with Anthoine Lussier (L) of France during the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship qualification round match between USA and France at the Post Finance Arena on May 1, 2009 in Berne, Switzerland.
(Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)


France's Pierre Edouard Bellemare, right, knocks down Lee Stempniak of the United States during their qualification match at the World Ice Hockey Championship match in Bern, Switzerland, Friday, May 1, 2009.
(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)


Members of the United States team react after defeating France 6-2 in their qualification match at the World Ice Hockey Championship match in Bern, Switzerland, Friday, May 1, 2009.
(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

[KARIYA]

yeah we won our first game!!! The best teams always have to finish the wc in the relegation round, right?!

[sugarmama]

Qualifying round rankings to date:
Group E
1. Russia
2. USA
3. Latvia
4. Sweden
5. Switzerland
6. France - eliminated

Group F
1. Canada
2. Finland
3. Czech
4. Belarus
5. Slovakia
6. Norway

Russia/USA and Belarus/Finland playing right now. US up by 1 in the 1st.
Update, scratch that - Russia's gone 3 for 4 on the PP and 2 for 2 on the PK. Bryz is schooling Esche, even though Bryz isn't seeing much action. 4-1 half way thru. Note to any American hockey moms- please encourage your sons to play goal - we need them!

4 May 12:05 AM

ZURICH-KLOTEN – There is a seldom-used rule that has come into play in Switzerland this year. The country that is the next host of the World Championship cannot be relegated. As a result, Germany’s disappointing performance this year has no bearing on its place next year when Cologne and Mannheim host the top division of play.

Currently, Germany is one of four teams in the Relegation Round, along with Denmark, Austria, and Hungary. Germany and Hungary are in the last two positions, both having zero points after two games. The teams play each other today in a more or less meaningless game. Hungary has already been relegated, meaning that today’s other relegation game between Denmark and Austria, in Kloten, will decide which of the two teams stays in the top pool and which is relegated.

Link

[DuckFanSince93]

Canada has this tournament yet again on locked down!

[HillerGirl]

US just lost to Russia in the semis

i guess go Canada!

[sugarmama]

US just lost to Russia in the semis

i guess go Canada!

Not so fast. US plays the loser of Sweden/Canada for bronze on Sunday. Well a girl can hope right?

Update, well Canada won today, so Go Canada and Go USA!

[ladiesandgentlemen]

Sweden beats U.S. 4-2 to take Bronze

Russia leads Canada 2-1 with under 9' left in third...

[ahtikullervo]

Tverdovsky, Vishnevsky, Bryzgalov on their way to title...

145 seconds left...

27 seconds...

6 seconds ...

Over. RUSSIA did it again. 25 time World Champions!

Radulov the GWG hero ... Hi ...

[ahtikullervo]

MVP Ilja Kovalchuk

What a Championships... I was TV commendator on 11 games. Last was bronze medal game. Loads of fun!

[ahtikullervo]

[Dark Knight]

Larger photo of the Champions Russia. You migt recognize a couple of former Ducks on there.

The Russia team celebrates victory in the IIHF World Championship Final between Canada and Russia at the PostFinance Arena on May 10, 2009 in Bern, Switzerland. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)