Ice Hockey 2021 - 2022 Discussion Thread

[hckošice 14,834]

EURO-HOCKEY TOUR 2021/22

 

Beijer Hockey Games:

 

Day 2 Results (7th May, 2022)

 

12:00  Finland - Czech Republic   1-3   

 

16:00  Sweden - Switzerland    3-2 After Overtime

 

 

Beijer Hockey Games Provisional Standing After Day 2:

 

1. CZE 6, 2. SWE 4, 3. SUI 2, 4. SWE 0

 

EURO-HOCKEY TOUR Cumulative Standing After Match Day 11/12:

 

1. SWE 18*, 2. FIN 12**, 3. CZE 11***, 4.RUS -DSQ

 

*Played 9 counted Matches

**Played 8 counted Matches

***Played 10 counted Matches

[phelps 7,677]

 

Luleå HF took advantage of the home ice and after 50 mins of a pure defensive struggle, they scored 3 more goals (final empty netter included) and won game #5 of the SHL Finals against Färjestad BK by a total score of 4-0 (0-0, 1-0, 3-0).

 

Now they lead the series 3 games to 2 and could clinch the title next Monday in game #6 in Karlstad (puck drop @ 7.30 p.m. local/CET).

 

Game #5 Highlights

https://www.shl.se/play/video/168690?provider=staylive&autoplay=1

[hckošice 14,834]

EURO-HOCKEY TOUR 2021/22

 

Beijer Hockey Games:

 

Day 3 Results (8th May, 2022)

 

12:00  Switzerland - Czech Republic   0-3   

 

16:00  Sweden - Finland    4-3

 

 

Beijer Hockey Games Final Standing:

 

1. CZE 9, 2. SWE 5, 3. SUI 4, 4. FIN 0

 

EURO-HOCKEY TOUR FINAL STANDING:

 

1. SWE 21*, 2. FIN 12, 3. CZE 11*, 4.RUS -DSQ

 

*Sweden and Czech Republic played both 1 counted match more than Finland.

[hckošice 14,834]

Freshly promoted and Bids for the 2023 World Championship

 

 

Hungary won the brotherly cross-border clash with Romania 4-2 on the last day at the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A.

The result didn’t change much in the standings as it became already clear yesterday evening that Hungary would finish in second place while Romania would remain in last place and be relegated.

Media representatives at the Tivoli Hall were therefore more interested in what the ice hockey associations of Hungary and Slovenia announced after the game. Hungary and Slovenia, both promoted to the top division as the top-two ranked teams here, announced a joint bid for the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship that was originally planned in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The bid was presented under the motto “extreme circumstances require extreme decisions”. Since the countries have a tough time to bid for the tournament years in advance as “elevator teams” that move up and down between the top level and the Division I, they want to seize the chance with the 2023 edition to be reassigned just one year in advance and both teams being qualified. The bid includes the original game days of 5-21 May 2023.

The two countries bid with the brand-new MVM Dome in Budapest as the venue for one preliminary-round group, two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and both medal games. The arena was opened last December and hosted the 2022 EHF European Men’s Handball Championship with a capacity of 19,182 spectators in an ice hockey configuration.

Slovenia’s venue would be Arena Stozice, which hosted the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A with up to 10,500 fans filling the venue at that time. It would host the other preliminary-round group and two quarter-final games.

Hungary has never hosted a top-level men’s World Ice Hockey Championship but Budapest staged the top-level U18 Women’s Worlds in 2014. Slovenia’s capital of Ljubljana was host of the 1966 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. The event took place with three tournaments in former Yugoslavia with Ljubljana hosting the top division, Zagreb the B-Pool and Jesenice the C-Pool.

[hckošice 14,834]

Last week was played in the Development Cup. A tournament for countries not able to play in the IIHF World Championship Program

 

won the gold ahead of Silver and Bronze @OlympicIRL

 

Hard luck for @bestmen who finished 4th, was 5th and last 6th @kungshamra71 .

 

Andorra win over Portugal 13-0 was the very first ever win of ice hockey NT

 

Results of the Tournament

 

4 May
ALG vs AND 14-5
LIE vs IRL 7-6
COL vs POR 16-3
 
5 May
IRL vs ALG 7-6
AND vs COL 3-8
POR vs LIE 0-3
IRL vs AND 6-6
POR vs ALG 1-9
COL vs LIE 3-1
 
6 May
AND vs POR 13-0
LIE vs ALG 11-2
IRL vs COL 3-3
 
7 May
ALG vs COL 1-11
AND vs LIE 4-8
POR vs IRL 4-12

 

btw nice article about participation

 

Importance for further development

For first timer Algeria, being present was very important. “The participation in this Development Cup was massive. We really needed this boost,” confirms Karim Kerbouche, from Team Algeria. “Just before we became IIHF member in 2019, we were on a peak with the Algerian government paying attention to us and willing to fund and building our sport in Algeria. It had taken us some years to get this recognition and support. It resulted in government funding for a kids’ program, an ice hockey school on the sole ice rink in Algeria, a rink suited for 3-on-3 games situated in a shopping mall in the city of Setif. Unfortunately, Covid happened some three months later, and everything went in lockdown like in the rest of the world. As a result, our local hockey program went in hibernation for two years. Hence, we needed this Development Cup to get back on track and rekindle the attention of the Algerian government to restart the aid they were providing for us and helping us with the ice hockey school in Setif and for participation in tournaments abroad like this Development Cup.

“I’m very happy with the outcome. I didn’t expect we would win the tournament. We had 10 plus guys born in Algeria. And we bring as many players as possible back to our project for the kids. So, from that side of things, our two victories were amazing. The tournament gave us the opportunity to play against European nations, which was a first for us and win against one, which was big for us. And then of course the historical game against Colombia. An African nation playing ice hockey against a South American, that’s material for the history books of ice hockey. It’s an honour to be part of that history. And it’s definitely interesting, it’s proof ice hockey has become a global sport.”

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Nice to see we are not completely in the ice hockey oblivion

[phelps 7,677]

 

we have a game-7 thriller in the SHL Finals...

 

last night, in fact, Färjestad BK took advantage of the home ice and defeated Luleå HF in game #6 by a score of 3-1, tying the final series at 3 games apiece.

 

2 goals in quick succession (the 1st one in power play) about halfway through the first period gave the home team a comfortable lead in the sixth game of the SHL final clash, but with less than 5 mins still to be played, the guests suddenly shortened the distance.

 

Unfortunately, a stupid penalty just after they re-opened the match cost Luleå another goal against, which basically was the end of the game.

 

Almost 3 mins played with the empty net didn't lead to anything and the hosts could enjoy the success in game #6.

 

Game #7 is scheduled for next Thursday, May 12th in Luleå (puck drop @ 7.30 p.m. local/CET)

 

Game ##6 highlights

https://www.shl.se/play/video/168959?provider=staylive&autoplay=1

[kungshamra71 892]

 

12 hours ago, hckošice said:

Last week was played in the Development Cup. A tournament for countries not able to play in the IIHF World Championship Program

 

won the gold ahead of Silver and Bronze @OlympicIRL

 

Hard luck for @bestmen who finished 4th, was 5th and last 6th @kungshamra71 .

 

 

wow, i'm surprised Portugal has ice hockey from the first place. I wonder where do they practice, i don't think there is a single ice hockey ring in Portugal... the only hockey people know there is the roller-skating one 

[hckošice 14,834]

5 hours ago, kungshamra71 said:

 

wow, i'm surprised Portugal has ice hockey from the first place. I wonder where do they practice, i don't think there is a single ice hockey ring in Portugal... the only hockey people know there is the roller-skating one 

According to this, there some temporary ice venues in Portugal

 

Diaspora

While Andorra has its own ice rink, Liechtenstein, the other microstate participating in Füssen, hasn’t. Its players practise their ice hockey in neighboring countries Austria and Switzerland. Nor does Algeria. The players on its roster live in the diaspora and have Algerian roots and mainly developed their hockey skills abroad, like France or Great Britain. Unfortunately, Dundalk Ice Dome, the only regulation size Irish ice rink, closed a few years ago, in 2010. However, there is hope that a new ice rink will open in the future to give the program another boost. In the meantime, the Irish travel to neighbour Northern Ireland to hit the ice in Belfast. Portugal has had some temporary ice venues and developed its ice hockey program via inline hockey as did Colombia. However, the latter is making a lot of progress having participated several times in the Amerigol Cup in Florida winning the 2018 edition and recently participated in the Dallas Spring Classic, an event powered by NHL club Dallas Stars. In Fussen they showed their mastery of the game coming out on top with four wins and one tie winning the tournament.

[phelps 7,677]

 SHL 

 

Färjestad BK are Swedish champions 2021/2022...

 

Game #7 of the SHL Finals between the home team Luleå HF and Färjestad BK Karlstad was a pure defensive struggle since the beginning, with players and coaches feeling all the pressure and fear typical of this kind of matches.

 

For good 50 minutes, the only aim of both teams was to avoid any scoring chance by the opponents, without really trying to build some well structured offensive flow by themselves.

 

They just relied on individual efforts, hoping for a mistake by the opposing defense or goalie.

 

But about halfway through the 3rd period, a sudden and unexpected knuckleball by Jesse Virtanen got past Luleå's goalie Lassinantti and that was enough, because the home team reaction didn't sort anything out more than a few shots saved by Dominik Furch and and one hitting the post once they could beat Färjestad's amazing Czech goalie.

 

The game was definitively over with 2 mins still to be played, when Linus Johansson scored the second goal of the guests.

 

The 3rd and final empty netter was just cosmetic.

 

Färjestad wins game #7 on the road by a score of 3-0 (0-0, 0-0, 3-0) and the whole series by a score of 4 games to 3.

 

It's the 10th overall title for Färjestad, the first since 2011.

 

And it's the first time that a team finishing the regular season outside the top 4 spots ends up winning the playoffs (Färjestad was only 6th after this year's RS).

 

 

LEAGUE SUMMARY

 

Regular Season Final Standings

https://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Standings/12318

 

 

Playoffs Rounds Recap

https://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/12319

 

 

Final Series

 

Game #1: Luleå HF - Färjestad BK 4-1 (1-1; 0-0; 3-0)

Game Highlights

https://www.shl.se/play/video/168061?provider=staylive&autoplay=1

 

Game #2: Färjestad BK - Luleå HF 4-0 (2-0; 1-0; 1-0)

Game Highlights

https://www.shl.se/play/video/168294?provider=staylive&autoplay=1

 

Game #3: Luleå HF - Färjestad BK 5-4 OT (3-1; 0-1; 1-2; 1-0)

Game Highlights

https://www.shl.se/play/video/168352?provider=staylive&autoplay=1

 

Game #4: Färjestad BK - Luleå HF 3-2 OT (2-0; 0-1; 0-1; 1-0)

Game Highlights

https://www.shl.se/play/video/168440?provider=staylive&autoplay=1

 

Game #5: Luleå HF - Färjestad BK 4-0 (0-0; 1-0; 3-0)

Game Highlights

https://www.shl.se/play/video/168690?provider=staylive&autoplay=1

 

Game #6: Färjestad BK - Luleå HF 3-1 (2-0; 0-0; 1-1)

Game Highlights

https://www.shl.se/play/video/168959?provider=staylive&autoplay=1

 

Game #7: Luleå HF - Färjestad BK 0-3 (0-0; 0-0; 0-3)

Game Highlights

https://www.shl.se/play/video/169361?provider=staylive&autoplay=1