Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 20 World Championship 2019

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Road to World Juniors 2019

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Pre-Tournament Test Matches

23rd December 2018 - (GMT-8)

 

Burnaby (CAN)

18:30  Russia - Switzerland  4-1

Vancouver (CAN)

19:00  Finland - Canada  5-2  

 

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10 hours ago, hckosice said:

 

19:00  Finland - Canada  5-2  

 

Why the surprise emoji? 
Our roster is stronger 

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2 hours ago, Finnator123 said:

Why the surprise emoji? 
Our roster is stronger 

 

I know you have a strong team, I just didn´t knew that strong

 

poor we  again in a death group...

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TEAM SLOVAKIA

 

 

Goaltenders:

 

Samuel Hlavaj				(U20 National Team Project)
Jakub Kostelný				(HK DUKLA Trenčín/MŠK Púchov)
Juraj Sklenár				(U20 National Team Project)

 

Defencers:

 

Daniel Demo				(Lulea HF, )
Marcel Dlugoš				(U20 National Team Project)
Martin Fehérváry				(HV 71, )
Andrej Golian				(U20 National Team Project)
Marek Korenčik				(Lulea HF, )
Martin Kupec				(U20 National Team Project)
Adam Žiak				(TuTo Hockey, )
Michal Ivan				(Acadie-Bathurst Titan, QMJHL, )

 

Forwards:

 

Jozef Baláž				(HC Vítkovice Ridera/HC Poruba, )
Miloš Fafrák				(U20 National Team Project)
Oliver Giertl				(U20 National Team Project)
Miloš Kelemen				(HKM Zvolen)
Andrej Kollár				(U20 National Team Project)
Filip Krivošík				(HPK Hämeenlinna, )
Adam Liška				(HC Slovan Bratislava, KHL )
Pavol Regenda				(Växjö Lakers, )
Adam Ružička				(Sarnia Sting, OHL, )
Andrej Kukuča				(Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL, )
Martin Pospíšil				(Sioux City Musketeers, USHL, )
Miloš Roman				(Vancouver Giants, WHL, )
Patrik Hrehorčák				(Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, QMJHL, )

 

*20 skaters and 3 Goalies is the maximum numbers of allowed players to be registred in the first part of the tournament.

Our coaching staff decided that We´ll start the tournament with 18 skaters and 3 GK. so 1 D and 1 F (not yet known which ones) will not be registred for the group phase, they will be submitted to the official roster only in case of sudden injury of a registred player.

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Traditional christmas dinner in Canada

 

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Less than 24 hours to go.

 

Time for the basic manual

 

Tournament Format

The 10 teams are divided into two, five-team groups in the Preliminary Round.

 

After a single round-robin series in each group, the top four teams from each group advance to the Playoff Round while the fifth-placed team in each group moves to the Relegation Round.

 

The top four placed teams from the Preliminary will play a cross-over Quarterfinal game: 1A vs. 4B, 1B vs. 4A, 2A vs. 3B and 2B vs. 3A. The winner of each Quarterfinal moves onto the Semi-Finals.

 

The winner of each Semi-Final game will move onto the Gold Medal Game, while the losers will play in the Bronze Medal Game.

The quarter-final losers will be ranked 5th to 8th according to 1. their position in the group, 2. their preliminary-round record (1. points, 2. goal difference, 3. goals scored).

 

Relegation format

The two last-placed teams play a best-of-three Relegation Round series. The third game is only played if needed. The winner of the series plays again at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship, while loser is relegated to Division I Group A.

 

Three Point System

For all games points shall be awarded as follows:

• 3 points for the winning team at the conclusion of regulation time
• 1 point for both teams at the conclusion of regulation time if the game is tied
• An additional point earned for the team winning the game in a 5-minute overtime period, or the Penalty-Shot Shootout if the teams are still tied following conclusion of the overtime period
• 0 points for the team losing the game in regulation time

 

Overtime Operations

If a game is tied at the end of regulation time, a five-minute overtime period shall be played after a three-minute intermission. The teams will not change ends for the overtime period. The game will end when the five minutes have expired or when a goal is scored; the scoring team will be declared the winner. If no goal is scored in the overtime period then the Penalty-Shot Shootout Procedure will apply. All overtime periods of any IIHF preliminary-round or round-robin game shall be played with each team at the numerical strength of three (3) skaters and one (1) goaltender for games of the preliminary round.

Overtime procedure in Play-Off Games:

• In case of a tie at the conclusion of regulation time in a Relegation Playoff, Placement Playoff, Quarter Final, Semi Final and Bronze Medal Game, there will be a 10-minute sudden-death overtime period played after a three-minute intermission.
• The teams will not change ends.
• The overtime period shall be played with each team at the numerical strength of four (4) skaters and one (1) goaltender.
• The team, which scores a goal during this period is the winner.
• In the Gold Medal Game there will be a 20-minute sudden-death overtime period, following a 15-minute intermission during which the ice will be resurfaced.
• The teams will not change ends.
• The overtime period shall be played with each team at the numerical strength of four (4) skaters and one (1) goaltender.
• The team which scores a goal during this period is declared winner.
• If no goal is scored during the sudden-death overtime, there will be Penalty-Shot Shootout (PSS) according to the Penalty-Shot Shootout Procedure.

Penalty-Shot Shootout Procedure

If no goal is scored in the overtime period then the Penalty-Shot Shootout (PSS) procedure will apply. The following procedure will be utilized:

• Five different shooters from each team will take alternate shots, until a decisive goal is scored.
• If the game is still tied after five shots by each team, the PSS will continue with a tie-break shoot out by one player of each team, with a reversed shooting order. The same or new players can take the tie-break shots.
• The same player can also be used for each shot by a team in the tie-break shoot-out.
• Only the decisive goal will count in the result of the game.
• Shots will be taken at both ends of the ice. The area of the ice to be used will be dry scraped.
• A coin toss will determine which team takes the first shot, with the winner of the toss having the choice whether his team will shoot first or second.
• Any player whose penalty was not over when overtime ended cannot take the shots and must stay in the penalty box or in the dressing room.
• The goaltenders will defend the same goal, as in the overtime period. The goaltenders from each team may be changed after each shot.
• The players of both teams will take the shots alternately until a decisive goal is scored.
• Only the decisive goal will count in the result of the game. It shall be credited to the team that scored the goal and charged against the team that was scored upon.

 

Tie breaking formula

The tie-breaking system for two teams with the same number of points in a standing will be the game between the two teams, the winner of the game taking precedence. 

Due to the fact that the three-point system does not allow a game to end in a tie, then the following tie breaking procedure is applicable when three or more teams are tied in points in a Championship standing.

Should three or more teams be tied on points, then a tie breaking formula will be applied as follows, creating a sub-group amongst the tied teams. This process will continue until only two or none of the teams remain tied. In the case of two tied teams remaining, the game between the two would then be the determining tie-breaker as the game could not end as a tie. In the case of none of the teams being tied, the criteria specified in the respective step applies.

Step 1: Taking into consideration the games between each of the tied teams, a sub-group is created applying the points awarded in the direct games amongst the tied teams from which the teams are then ranked accordingly.

Step 2: Should three or more teams still remain tied in points then the better goal difference in the direct games amongst the tied teams will be decisive. 

Step 3: Should three or more teams still remain tied in points and goal difference then the highest number of goals scored by these teams in their direct games will be decisive

Step 4: Should three or more teams still remain tied in points, goal difference and goals scored then the results between each of the three teams and the closest best-ranked team outside the sub-group will be applied. In this case the tied team with the best result (1. points, 2. goal difference, 3. more goals scored) against the closest best ranked-team will take precedence

Step 5: Should the teams still remain tied, then the results between each of the three teams and the next highest best-ranked team outside the sub-group will be applied.

Step 6: Should the teams still remain tied after these five steps have been exercised then Sport considerations will be applied and the teams will be ranked by their positions coming into the Championship (seeding).

Final Ranking

The gold medal game and bronze medal game will determine the final ranking for the top-4 teams. The eliminated teams from the preliminary round plus the losing teams of the quarter-finals will be ranked following their positions in the groups preceding the quarter-final round.

The final ranking will follow the following procedure:
1. Higher position in the group,
2. Higher number of points,
3. Better goal difference,
4. Higher number of goals scored for,
5. Better seeding number

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Wednesday December 26th, 2018 -

Preliminary Round Day 1 Schedule (GMT -8)

 

 

Group A
Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)

 

Czech Republic vs Switzerland
Period-by-Period:
December 26th 2018, h. 13:00, Rogers Arena, Vancouver

(22:00 CET)

 

Canada vs Denmark
Period-by-Period:
December 26th 2018, h. 17:00, Rogers Arena, Vancouver

(02:00 CET)

 

 

Group B
Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)

 

United States vs Slovakia
Period-by-Period:
December 26th 2018, h. 15:30, Save-On-Foods Memorial Center, Victoria

(00:30 CET)

 

Finland vs Sweden
Period-by-Period:
December 26th 2018, h. 19:30, Save-On-Foods Memorial Center, Victoria

(04:30 CET)

 

 

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TEAM FINLAND 

 

Goaltenders:

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen  (Sudbury Wolves, OHL)

Filip Lindberg  (Massachusetts, NCAA)

 

Defenders:

Oskari Laaksonen  (Ilves Tampere)

Toni Utunen  (Tappara Tampere)

Urho Vaakanainen  (Boston Bruins, NHL)

Henri Jokiharju  (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL)

Otto Latvala (HPK Hämeenlinna)

Ville Heinola (Lukko Rauma)

 

Fowards:

 

Aleksi Heponiemi  (Kärpät Oulu)

Samuli Vainionpää  (Ilves Tampere)

Teemu Engberg  (HIFK Helsinki)

Rasmus Kupari  (Kärpät Oulu)

Eeli Tolvanen   (Nashville Predators, NHL )

Santeri Virtanen  (SaiPa Lappeenranta)

Linus Nyman (Lukko Rauma )

Kaapo Kakko  (TPS Turku)
Aarne Talvitie  (Penn State NCAA, )
Jesse Ylönen  (Pelicans Lahti )
Sami Moilanen  (Tappara Tampere)

Anton Lundell  (HIFK Helsinki )

 

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well... this was one horrible 3rd period.

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