Canada Wins World Junior Hockey Championship! [Archive]

Darren McLeod

12/24/06, 05:10 PM

So, I'm watching the Preview show on TSN right now, and can't tell you how excited I am for this. Possibly my favorite sporting event in the world... I absolutely love watching these guys give it their all. Of course, I'm rooting for Canada, but what about everyone else? Who else is excited for this tourney that's starting on Boxing Day?

bigmike

12/24/06, 05:17 PM

I don't get to see this. I wish I lived in northern michigan where i got canadian stations.

Darren McLeod

12/24/06, 05:20 PM

Oh man, its some of the most exciting hockey you can watch.

tambo41187

12/24/06, 05:23 PM

I'm thrilled that i get tsn at home and will be able to wach some of this. Very exciting hockey.

histrionics22

12/24/06, 05:26 PM

Is Kris Letang playing for Canada? He's the man.

Darren McLeod

12/24/06, 05:41 PM

Is Kris Letang playing for Canada? He's the man.
Yeah, he's our captain!

histrionics22

12/24/06, 06:01 PM

Yeah, he's our captain!
Good. He'll be a great defenseman for the Penguins in a few years.

xTJx

12/24/06, 06:04 PM

It's a family tradition to watch the World Junior game on Boxing Day here in the TJ household.

xbrokendownx

12/24/06, 07:10 PM

go USA

zach parise was the MVP of this tournament of this tournament a few years ago i believe

bigmike

12/24/06, 07:13 PM

Even though I won't see any of the games, I'd like to follow so if anyone that does watch them could update this thread as much as possible, that'd be appreciated.

Good to see 4 CCHA players playing for team USA, including Red Wings draft pick and Michigan State forward Justin Abdelkader. He's seriously going to be a good one for the wings at some point.

Also, Jack Johnson is playing, too. Dude will be a seriously stud in the NHL.

Honestly, how great of a d-pairing is that for the US (potentially...if they play together) of Jack Johnson and Eric Johnson. Both could very well become a top 3 defenseman in the entire NHL.

takingbackrufio

12/24/06, 07:15 PM

Absolutely love this event -- a favourite, second only to March Madness.

I actually went to Grand Forks to see the 2005 semi-finals of the World Juniors. It was such a fun time.

Darren McLeod

12/24/06, 07:24 PM

Honestly, how great of a d-pairing is that for the US (potentially...if they play together) of Jack Johnson and Eric Johnson. Both could very well become a top 3 defenseman in the entire NHL.
that Johnson duo is going to be unreal to watch. both are great players. I can't wait for the USA/Canada game on Wednesday... some good North American hockey with great defence on either side. The Canadian defence looks to be unstoppable this year... i'm just worried about our goalscoring and goaltending.

bigmike

12/24/06, 08:32 PM

that Johnson duo is going to be unreal to watch. both are great players. I can't wait for the USA/Canada game on Wednesday... some good North American hockey with great defence on either side. The Canadian defence looks to be unstoppable this year... i'm just worried about our goalscoring and goaltending.
Man. I wish i lived somewhere closer to the canadian boarder so i could get these games on TV. I may have to see if i can watch it online somewhere.

we are cured

12/24/06, 08:33 PM

Man. I wish i lived somewhere closer to the canadian boarder so i could get these games on TV. I may have to see if i can watch it online somewhere.

tvu might have it on the o-tsn network.

Darren McLeod

12/24/06, 11:44 PM

its on tsn broadband, but i don't know if you have to pay or if its canada-only.

Darren McLeod

12/26/06, 01:29 AM

avatar changed for this. hopefully my boys don't let me down! gametime in 8 hours!

we are cured

12/26/06, 12:39 PM

fucking germany...WTF

bigmike

12/26/06, 12:40 PM

recap for me?
matchups? Who won? score? Who scored?

Darren McLeod

12/26/06, 01:39 PM

Wow. Interesting to say the least.

GERMANY 2 USA 1
BELARUS 4 FINLAND 3
CANADA 2 SWEDEN 0
RUSSIA 3 CZECH REPUBLIC 2

How the USA lost to Germany is beyond me... I saw highlights and there were a few unlucky bounces and a few empty nets missed. The only game I watched was Canada/Sweden, in which Sweden outplayed Canada, but Canadian defence plus great goaltending from Carey Price helped get the win. Hopefully they play better next time. Marchand and Bourdon scored.

http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/ for coverage.

tambo41187

12/26/06, 03:29 PM

USA outshot Germany 39-16, looks like they ran into a hot goalie.

xbrokendownx

12/26/06, 05:10 PM

fuck germany

bigmike

12/26/06, 06:05 PM

tambo41187

12/27/06, 01:36 PM

USA losing to Canada 4-2.

Darren McLeod

12/27/06, 07:11 PM

yeah, the USA lost to canada. USA was barely there in the first period, but definitely picked it up in the second and third. I'm curious as to why the third USA goal ended up counting in the end... Canada tried to protest and they even had the replay of it on the jumbotron showing the goalie interference, but no dice.

tambo41187

12/27/06, 11:14 PM

Did not matter, Canada was clearly the better team, USA did it keep in interesting at the end of the second though.

Brownpants06

12/28/06, 12:12 AM

The world juniors is probably my favourite hockey tournament. Maybe because it's on every year. Anyway I love it. Too bad it doesn't get much coverage anywhere else.

bigmike

12/28/06, 12:16 AM

In this tournament and things like the Olympics, sure I'd like to see USA win, but I'm not all gung-ho about it. I just want to see great, great international hockey.

Markus1186

12/28/06, 10:00 PM

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Dont know if anyone saw this.. I personally cant wait to see O'Marra on the Island

bigmike

12/28/06, 10:37 PM

wow. I'm not even sure that was a charge. Seems like a pretty shady call.

Zeran

12/29/06, 12:12 PM

usa hockey is such shit. wtf, seriously.

Darren McLeod

12/29/06, 09:08 PM

Canada clinches a bye into the semifinals with a win over Germany!

bigmike

12/30/06, 01:06 AM

usa hockey is such shit. wtf, seriously.
Uhh, didn't the USA win the world jr's last year?

Darren McLeod

12/30/06, 06:57 PM

Uhh, didn't the USA win the world jr's last year?
nope, you won it in 03. Canada has won it the last two years... perfect records both times.

NFG4ever

12/30/06, 08:16 PM

Go Canada Go !!!

bigmike

12/31/06, 02:14 AM

nope, you won it in 03. Canada has won it the last two years... perfect records both times.
ah. damn.

Fuck the USA for not having proper coverage of this event!

Darren McLeod

12/31/06, 02:37 PM

And Canada beats Slovakia to keep the perfect record going. Expected, but still great nonetheless.

Darren McLeod

01/03/07, 10:24 AM

oh my goodness, what a game. Canada and USA are going into overtime. This is a completely different american team than we played in the first round...

StuGrimson

01/03/07, 10:26 AM

Im watching it on tsn.ca, hell of a game

bigmike

01/03/07, 10:27 AM

oh my goodness, what a game. Canada and USA are going into overtime. This is a completely different american team than we played in the first round...
Patrick Kane has had a very, very good world juniors for the USA. 8 points in 4 games (4 g, 4 a). Erik Johnson, as well (7 points).

God I wish I could watch this.

StuGrimson

01/03/07, 10:41 AM

Looks like were going to a shootout

StuGrimson

01/03/07, 10:50 AM

Canada Wins!

StuGrimson

01/03/07, 10:52 AM

Wow that was an intense shootout

Darren McLeod

01/03/07, 10:56 AM

Oh my goodness. That was probably the most intense overtime and shootout I've ever watched. I can't believe how good Price was in OT during that penalty kill, or how great Toews was in the shootout. Can't wait for the final.

StuGrimson

01/03/07, 10:59 AM

Darren McLeod

01/03/07, 11:43 AM

I didnt have sound here at work so I didnt know what was going on, but that was a scary PK in overtime. I was nervous as hell and it didnt help that everytime Canada scored in the shootout the US would score right after. I dont know if I noticed right but can players shoot more than once in the shootout? I swear I saw jack Johnson shoot twice? I know you cant do that in the NHL but I dont know about International.
after the original 3 shooters, anyone can shoot again in this style of shootout. Johnson shot twice and Mueller thrice for the States. Toews shot 3 times for Canada, and another player shot twice for Canada.

bigmike

01/03/07, 12:48 PM

Damn. Sounds like it was a great game to watch. I'm mad jealous that I'm not canadian.

Darren McLeod

01/04/07, 12:42 PM

Damn. Sounds like it was a great game to watch. I'm mad jealous that I'm not canadian.
it was unbelievable. my heart stopped so many times during that thing... both teams played fantastic, and Canada is lucky to come out with the win because the USA certainly deserved it.

bigbang

01/05/07, 05:04 AM

woo Canada vs Russia today!

I'm in hockey withdrawl.. I've been choosing nights out on the town and ditching watching hockey alone at home too often latelly and have missed many games. So I'm looking forward to watching this today.

StuGrimson

01/05/07, 12:15 PM

3-0 Canada after the first!

rcrook

01/05/07, 12:17 PM

3-0 Canada after the first!

hahahaha holy fuck you're name StuGrimson...he was so legit when he played for the Ducks...such a goon getting penalty minutes up the ass.

takingbackrufio

01/05/07, 12:26 PM

Proud to be Canadian, the boys are playing well as of late, despite stealing their semi-final contest. One of the most entertaining games I've ever watched for the World Juniors ... great hockey.

Darren McLeod

01/05/07, 02:23 PM

WINNERS! The threepeat is realized. Good game.

Best part was the interview with Toews afterwards where he dropped the f-bomb on live TV: "Yeah, we just played a fucking great game."

Darren McLeod

01/05/07, 02:27 PM

thread title changed for boasting purposes. three years, three undefeated tournaments... yeaaaaah.

Brownpants06

01/05/07, 02:28 PM

Go Canada

I barely watched the finals though, the Canada-USA game was great. That should have been the finals.

Darren McLeod

01/05/07, 02:39 PM

yeah, it should've. it was much more exciting and fun to watch.

bigbang

01/05/07, 04:02 PM

Go Canada

quoted for emphasis.

Zeran

01/05/07, 08:44 PM

WINNERS! The threepeat is realized. Good game.

Best part was the interview with Toews afterwards where he dropped the f-bomb on live TV: "Yeah, we just played a fucking great game."

haha, classic.

dont you move

01/06/07, 08:56 PM

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hey how did frazee play? he's the "heir apparent" to marty brodeur whenever marty retires.

histrionics22

01/07/07, 12:20 AM

Yea. How did Letang play as Canada's captain. He will be a force in the NHL in a few years.

Darren McLeod

01/07/07, 04:48 AM

hey how did frazee play? he's the "heir apparent" to marty brodeur whenever marty retires.
Frazee played extremely well, a VERY solid goalie, yet I think the Brodeur comparisons are a bit hefty for his play.
Yea. How did Letang play as Canada's captain. He will be a force in the NHL in a few years.
Letang was great. Very mature, controlled, and acted beyond his years. Not the best defence on the team and he doesn't do anything flashy, but he gets the job done efficiently and will make a great D in the NHL.