2010 World Championships

Post by **Alessandro** » Mon May 10, 2010 8:10 am

Easy 2-0 win over Slovakia, let's move on now

Post by **McQwak** » Mon May 10, 2010 10:01 am

Alessandro wrote:Easy 2-0 win over Slovakia, let's move on now

Well, not as easy as the result seems. But first matches are often very unpredictable and not showing the real strength and weakness of each team. As the tournament moves on, the favourite teams get stronger and outsiders weaker. LAT-CAN match is gonna be totally different today and let's say in quaterfinals.

djskek · Post by **djskek** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:31 pm

Denmark 2:1 USA OT-Win

Post by **joehelmer** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:58 pm

djskek wrote:Denmark 2:1 USA OT-Win

OMG! Denmark is heading for gold!

gambia_boy · Post by **gambia_boy** » Mon May 10, 2010 6:08 pm

If Finland doesnt win I hope that Belarus or Denmark win

Laker2415 · Post by **Laker2415** » Mon May 10, 2010 6:58 pm

Am I the only one that would find it funny if the United States was relegated?

Post by **Jypfan92** » Mon May 10, 2010 7:59 pm

Nope, 'cause I hope that too.

Post by **joehelmer** » Mon May 10, 2010 8:40 pm

I feel sorry for Latvia, 6-0 to Canada now in the second period.

djskek · Post by **djskek** » Mon May 10, 2010 9:38 pm

Germany 0:1 Finland

A much better Finnish team today.The victory is ok. Germany must now win against Denmark.

Laker2415 · Post by **Laker2415** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:01 am

I hope that Finland beats the US and the Denmark vs. Germany game goes to OT or Germany wins in regulation, because I want to see the US in the Relegation Round. American players not playing and the governing body needs to look at this and start taking this tournament seriously.

DJP19 · Post by **DJP19** » Tue May 11, 2010 1:25 am

Laker2415 wrote:I hope that Finland beats the US and the Denmark vs. Germany game goes to OT or Germany wins in regulation, because I want to see the US in the Relegation Round. American players not playing and the governing body needs to look at this and start taking this tournament seriously.

Definatley. I strongly agree. Especially with the last sentences.

Post by **joehelmer** » Tue May 11, 2010 6:22 am

To make people taking the World Championship seriously they must stop having it every year, then it might be some prestige in winning it.
I'm kind of tired of seeing the World Championship every year, maybe every second year would be better or why not every fourth like the football/soccer World Cup? And maybe have some sort of qqualification to the World Championship like they have in football/soccer?

Laker2415 · Post by **Laker2415** » Tue May 11, 2010 7:20 am

I think that is very true. The fact that there are 3 major international tournaments takes a lot of prestige away from the World Championships. The Olympic Hockey Tournament is obviously the biggest national team tournament in the sport and it would be an absolute travesty to not have the pros compete in this. This would have to stay.

I think that the World Cup of hockey has to go and I like the idea of qualifications for the World Championships. Would you have a top pool and then lower divisions for everyone else, similar to how it's done now or would you have the field of 16 or 24 or whatever and have that be it?

Post by **Jypfan92** » Tue May 11, 2010 8:54 am

DJP19 wrote:
Laker2415 wrote:I hope that Finland beats the US and the Denmark vs. Germany game goes to OT or Germany wins in regulation, because I want to see the US in the Relegation Round. American players not playing and the governing body needs to look at this and start taking this tournament seriously.
Definatley. I strongly agree. Especially with the last sentences.

US sucks. Does they believe that after silver medal of Vancouver they will automatically get gold?

Laker2415 · Post by **Laker2415** » Tue May 11, 2010 4:10 pm

Jypfan92 wrote: US sucks. Does they believe that after silver medal of Vancouver they will automatically get gold?

I'm not saying that they should automatically get gold. What I'm saying is, they (and all of the other teams for that matter), should try to put their very best players possible on the roster for the Worlds. If they put that kind of team together and have the same results then so be it, but the fact that they put some players on this team that are pretty much no-names, it makes one wonder, how seriously does USA Hockey and its players take this tournament. The answer seems to be not much.

For nations like Denmark and France, this is their big stage and their chance to show the world their top talent. Why can't the United States do the same? It just doesn't make any sense to me.

The Hutch · Post by **The Hutch** » Tue May 11, 2010 5:48 pm

Host the tournament in Minnesota, then they'll give a rubbish

Post by **McQwak** » Tue May 11, 2010 5:52 pm

Another surprise: CZE-NOR 2-3

Post by **Jypfan92** » Tue May 11, 2010 6:18 pm

McQwak wrote:Another surprise: CZE-NOR 2-3

Now we can laugh to Czech Rep., not only USA and Finland.

Seriously, this tournament looks like it will be most surprising tournament since years

Top7 (CAN, RUS, USA, SWE, FIN, CZE, SLO) aren't outstanding against lilliputians anymore.

DJP19 · Post by **DJP19** » Tue May 11, 2010 8:29 pm

McQwak wrote:Another surprise: CZE-NOR 2-3

I can't beleive it!!

djskek · Post by **djskek** » Tue May 11, 2010 8:41 pm

In Germany, everything is just crazy!

Welcome

Post by **joehelmer** » Tue May 11, 2010 10:03 pm

Sweden-France 3-2.

At least we won.

But honestly it's a disaster result for Sweden, they should have won with more goals.

Post by **Alessandro** » Wed May 12, 2010 8:49 am

Russia - Kaz 4-1 and we clinched a spot for the next groups stage.

Laker2415 · Post by **Laker2415** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:45 am

The Hutch wrote:Host the tournament in Minnesota, then they'll give a rubbish

Yes they would.

djskek · Post by **djskek** » Wed May 12, 2010 3:51 pm

First break Germany - Denmark 1:1

Deutschand is clearly the better team.

Post by **Jypfan92** » Wed May 12, 2010 4:23 pm

Hopefully Germany wins in OT and Finland wins USA -> USA to relegation