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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
 Posted - 04/27/2007 : 11:32:38
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The hockey World Champs begin today in Moscow, and will go until May13th. Canada's opening game was against Germany, but other than that I don't know who's playing whom.
Here's the website:
http://ihwc2007.fhr.ru/
It's in Russian but if you click the British flag button that says ENG, it'll translate the page to English.
My predicted podium (based on random guesses as I have only seen the Canadian and US roster):
Gold: Russia
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Finland
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Saku Steen
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1102 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 11:34:05
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I cant wait! Its gonna be a good tourny, even though Crosby isnt playing Steen will lead in scoring
I've figured it out, the guys gotta play like girls! |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 11:43:38
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Yeah if Crosby were playing Canada would win, no question. Canada will win their group though. They have Slovakia, Norway, and Germany in their group. Norway and Germany will be a breeze, Slovakia will be a bit harder, but Canada can beat them.
The US has Austria, Belarus, and the Czech Republic in their group. The Czechs are the only viable contender in that group, the others we can beat even with our young roster. Plus the Czechs are missing half their good players because the Rangers are still in the playoffs 
Russia and Finland will fight it out for winner of their group. The other two countries are Ukraine and Denmark. They should be no problem to beat.
And Sweden owns their group. Latvia, Switzerland, and Italy are the other members. The Swedes should have it easy in the preliminary round. |
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Saku Steen
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1102 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 11:57:59
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I cant wait to see the aussies play!
I've figured it out, the guys gotta play like girls! |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 13:51:54
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| Austria is playing, not Australia, lol |
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Saku Steen
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1102 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 14:39:35
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Originally posted by Mikhailova
Austria is playing, not Australia, lol
ah, I looked that over, I only wish I guess...
I've figured it out, the guys gotta play like girls! |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 15:05:30
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Oooh yeahh! 
http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_story/?ID=205723&hubname=
6-2!! (Not that it was hard to beat Austria, but any and all victories are good). And Denmark got crushed 9-1 by Russia, Finland demolished Ukraine 5-0, and the Czech Republic creamed Belarus 8-2. Man these lesser hockey nations are getting routed. They should just have the eight dominant nations compete, it'd be more exciting (The 8 being Canada, US, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Germany). The CAN-GER game is tomorrow and I bet Canada will win by a landslide.
Schedule with results: http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?fid=9753
2000th post!! |
Edited by - Mikhailova on 04/27/2007 15:10:36 |
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Leafs Rock Planet
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
902 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 15:29:06
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This is the first year in a long time that I do not think that Canada has a power house team like they are used to having. I still hope that they do well though
Forecheck+Backcheck= Paycheck!!! |
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1 Crosby fan
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1454 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 15:38:21
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Canada should win but anything could happen(Switzerland)
and congrats on 2000
Viktor Kozlov is my hero |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 15:59:09
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Originally posted by 1 Crosby fan
Canada should win but anything could happen(Switzerland)
Yeah remember the Olympics? Switzerland 2, Canada 0. But every team has their off days. I think Canada will win. |
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Saku Steen
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1102 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 16:52:13
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I think Canada will win! Congrats on the 2000th post Mik!
I've figured it out, the guys gotta play like girls! |
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admin
Forum Admin
Canada
2337 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 17:11:08
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| Hi Mik. Thanks for the poll idea! I posted it on the home page. |
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semin-rules
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1915 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2007 : 08:01:04
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Canada beat Germeny 3-2 today!!!
~~~~~Great season Stars, better luck next year~~~~~ |
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Buick92
Top Prospect
Canada
73 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2007 : 08:08:18
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| go Canada go |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2007 : 15:44:15
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| It's too bad Crosby isn't playing...I wanted to see him play against Malkin and Ovechkin, that would've been fun. Guess I'll have to wait till 2010 in the Olympics... |
Edited by - Mikhailova on 04/28/2007 15:45:29 |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2007 : 13:14:25
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Man, half of these games are yawners. Austria vs. Belarus?? zzzzzz
So far all the good teams are undefeated and breeze right past the weaker teams. Their records don't start to change until they play each other. Canada vs. Sweden, Russia vs. Finland, US vs. Slovakia....that's much more interesting. |
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GOWINGS19
Rookie
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2007 : 13:56:29
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Originally posted by Mikhailova
Man, half of these games are yawners. Austria vs. Belarus?? zzzzzz
So far all the good teams are undefeated and breeze right past the weaker teams. Their records don't start to change until they play each other. Canada vs. Sweden, Russia vs. Finland, US vs. Slovakia....that's much more interesting.
definitely with you on that mik
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose. -Gordie Howe |
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GOWINGS19
Rookie
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2007 : 14:05:06
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How cool is the arena they are playing in that place looks amazing from the outside http://ihwc2007.fhr.ru/eng/pages/?page=3
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose. -Gordie Howe |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2007 : 14:13:34
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| Nice. That is awesome, gotta be the sweetest hockey arena ever. It looks sort of like a hurricane, lol |
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GOWINGS19
Rookie
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2007 : 14:25:49
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yeah it really does...One of the coolest looking buildings i've ever seen...and since its a hockey arena...just makes it that much better :) haha it almost looks like those diagrams they make to show the airflow up through the hurricane or tornado hot and cold air you know
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose. -Gordie Howe |
Edited by - GOWINGS19 on 04/30/2007 14:27:10 |
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Saku Steen
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1102 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2007 : 16:34:09
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| Is that blue ramp so you can drive up on it? It is pretty sweet. |
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GOWINGS19
Rookie
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2007 : 16:39:12
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if they had a video game placed there...thatd be the first thing i'd take a jump off of haha
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose. -Gordie Howe |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2007 : 12:50:54
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Oh yeah! We beat Slovakia!! And so did Canada!
Upcoming games are Canada vs. Belarus, Russia vs. Italy, and Sweden vs. Denmark. Those should be blowouts. Can't wait until the stronger teams start playing each other, that'll be more exciting. |
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manninm
PickupHockey Pro
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2007 : 12:59:17
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Ya Germany!! Big 2-0 win against the Czech's!! Doin the US's dirty work for them!
Because the demands on a goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie, the biggest enemy is himself." ~Ken Dryden |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2007 : 13:01:27
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| Whoa, Germany beat the Czechs?? That's new. I guess some of the supposedly easy games can go the other way sometimes. Do all the German fans yell "TOOOORRRRRRRR" like they do in soccer when someone scores a goal? |
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pdhockey
Top Prospect
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Posted - 05/04/2007 : 21:10:08
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| does any1 have a subscription to the wcsn.com website to watch the games. if so could you possibly lend us hockey fans your user name and password so we can watch the games |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 09:54:54
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3-0 win for the US against Germany. Canada let in 2 goals against the Germans, we shut 'em out! 
Standings so far: http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?fid=10152&hubname=
Canada, Russia, and Sweden are the only undefeated teams so far. |
Edited by - Mikhailova on 05/05/2007 10:02:40 |
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PainTrain
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1393 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 10:01:41
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| You know who I think has a good team is Slovakia they have Hossa, Satan I think Visnovskey is playing to pretty good team. |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 10:04:55
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quote:
Originally posted by pdhockey
does any1 have a subscription to the wcsn.com website to watch the games. if so could you possibly lend us hockey fans your user name and password so we can watch the games
I don't have a wcsn.com subscription, but if you're a resident of Canada you can watch some of the games on TSN. I can't (), but I was able to watch the World Jrs. gold medal game so they'll probably let me watch this gold medal game too. |
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KariyaSelanne
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
297 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 10:09:50
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Originally posted by PainTrain
You know who I think has a good team is Slovakia they have Hossa, Satan I think Visnovskey is playing to pretty good team.
Don't forget about big Zdeno Chara! |
Edited by - KariyaSelanne on 05/05/2007 10:10:05 |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 16:22:39
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Slovakia's team doesn't look bad, but as of now their record is 1-2. Surprising, I thought they'd do a little better, but maybe they've just been hit with the good teams and haven't played Italy and Belarus yet.
Well after looking at the scores, Slovakia beat the Czech Republic 3-2. So now their record is 2-2. They have potential, but I'd say bronze is the best they can get. I don't think they could make it past Canada or Russia, but maybe past the Scandinavian nations. |
Edited by - Mikhailova on 05/05/2007 17:02:50 |
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hithere311
Rookie
Canada
109 Posts |
Posted - 05/06/2007 : 01:04:32
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3-0 win for the US against Germany. Canada let in 2 goals against the Germans, we shut 'em out!
Standings so far: http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?fid=10152&hubname=
Canada, Russia, and Sweden are the only undefeated teams so far.
Aw man, Germany had so many chances. They are playing extremely well thanks to great coaching from Uwe Krupp. He really made a competative german team.
GO GERMANY |
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GOWINGS19
Rookie
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - 05/06/2007 : 20:39:31
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quote:
Originally posted by Mikhailova
quote:
Originally posted by pdhockey
does any1 have a subscription to the wcsn.com website to watch the games. if so could you possibly lend us hockey fans your user name and password so we can watch the games
I don't have a wcsn.com subscription, but if you're a resident of Canada you can watch some of the games on TSN. I can't (), but I was able to watch the World Jrs. gold medal game so they'll probably let me watch this gold medal game too.
Yeah Mik i'm almost positive they'll have one of the medal games on they may have the bronze game or the may have the gold silver game...whichever they choose...but i'm positive one of them will be on
"I don’t need to score the goal. I need someone to start thinking about me and forgetting about scoring goals." -Vladmir Konstantinov |
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Saku Steen
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1102 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2007 : 03:27:13
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| Does anyone know why Czech took out Checkmanek regulation? It really surprised me because he was playing well. |
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fly4apuckguy
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
834 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2007 : 19:43:07
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Originally posted by Saku Steen
Does anyone know why Czech took out Checkmanek regulation? It really surprised me because he was playing well.
Because they have no heart and did not care if they lost the game, as they had already advanced.
Czech hockey makes me vomit. They have absolutely no code.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Gretz |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/08/2007 : 13:53:13
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And the final 8 teams are...
Canada, Russia, Finland, Sweden, US, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Switzerland.
Gee I wonder why. Once again, only the countries that have hockey talent make it to the final round. It never changes, probably never will. So what's the point of the preliminaries where we just sit around and watch them blow past teams like Belarus and Italy? They should just cut the teams who suck year after year and let the decent countries play. The only exciting round is the final round, because the talented teams play each other. So they should just start the tournament with the good teams in the first place. |
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fly4apuckguy
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
834 Posts |
Posted - 05/08/2007 : 14:16:04
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Originally posted by Mikhailova
And the final 8 teams are...
Canada, Russia, Finland, Sweden, US, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Switzerland.
Gee I wonder why. Once again, only the countries that have hockey talent make it to the final round. It never changes, probably never will. So what's the point of the preliminaries where we just sit around and watch them blow past teams like Belarus and Italy? They should just cut the teams who suck year after year and let the decent countries play. The only exciting round is the final round, because the talented teams play each other. So they should just start the tournament with the good teams in the first place.
The main reason is to define world rankings. Then, from these rankings, teams get invited to future Olympics and World Championships. I don't think it's so much that they might win as they need to be ranked at the end.
Plus, if you lives in Belarus, you'd have some guage as to where you stand in the world. Remember, Belarus messed up Sweden's Olympic dreams in 2002.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Gretz |
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number1leafsfan
Rookie
Canada
103 Posts |
Posted - 05/08/2007 : 14:46:29
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just a question do you get less points if you win in OT because Russia is 5 win 0 OT losses and 0 wins and Canada is 4 wins 1 OT win and 0 lossed and russia had 15 points canada has 14?????????
Go Leafs Go |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 05/08/2007 : 15:20:15
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I'd guess you get 1 point for an OT win, 2 for a regulation time win.
P.S. True fly4apuckguy, I'd forgotten about Belarus' upset against Sweden. Anything can happen, I guess... |
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hithere311
Rookie
Canada
109 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2007 : 07:48:27
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| The prelimiaries is for 8th spot. The other seven are pretty much garenteed. |
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2007 IIHF World Championships--Moscow, Russia 
