Ice Hockey Domestic Leagues 2023 - 2024 Discussion Thread

[Dmitry 92]

16 hours ago, phelps said:

 () KHL Playoffs

 

Quarterfinals Results (Best-of-7 Series)

 

Traktor Chelyabinsk (6E) b. Dynamo Moscow (1W)  4-0 (4-2; 5-4 OT; 3-2; 5-4)

 

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (3W) b. Avangard Omsk (2E)  4-3 (2-1 OT; 7-0; 1-2 OT; 3-1; 2-4; 2-3; 2-0)

 

Metallurg Magnitogorsk (1E) b. Spartak Moscow (4W)  4-2 (4-0; 1-0; 2-5; 0-1; 5-3; 3-0)

 

Avtomobilist Ekaterinenburg (5E) b. SKA St. Petersburg (2W)  4-1 (3-2; 3-1; 2-1 OT; 2-5; 5-4)

 

 

Semifinals Pairings (Best-of-7 Series)

 

Traktor Chelyabinsk (6E) vs Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (3W)

 

Metallurg Magnitogorsk (1E) vs Avtomobilist Ekaterinenburg (5E)

Unusual result. Many favorites lose.

From top-4 only Metallurg previously won KHL tournament (last time 2016). Lokomotiv and Traktor played in the final only. But Lokomotiv won Russian championship (last time 2003). For Avtomobilist it's the best result ever.

[phelps 7,628]

 Liiga Playoffs

 

Quarterfinals Results (Best-of-7 Series)

 

Tappara Tampere (1) b. TPS Turku (9)  4-2 (4-1; 2-4; 4-0; 1-2 OT; 5-2; 5-4 OT)

 

KalPa Kuopio (7) b. Ilves Tampere (2)  4-1 (4-3 OT; 1-0 OT; 2-3 OT; 4-2; 4-2)

 

Lahti Pelicans (3) b. HIFK Helsinki (6)  4-3 (4-2; 4-1; 3-2 OT; 1-2 3OT; 0-3; 1-2 OT; 4-3)

 

Kärpät Oulu (4) b. Jukurit Mikkeli (5)  4-2 (4-1; 2-1 OT; 5-2; 2-5; 2-3; 4-3 OT)

 

 

Semifinals Pairings (Best-of-7 Series)

 

Tappara Tampere (1) vs KalPa Kuopio (7)

 

Lahti Pelicans (3) vs Kärpät Oulu (4)

[phelps 7,628]

 () ICE Hockey League Playoffs

 

Semifinals Results (Best-of-7 Series)

 

EC KAC Klagenfurt (1) b. HC Pustertal Wölfe (8)  4-0 (7-1; 4-2; 3-1; 5-3)

 

EC Red Bull Salzburg (3) b. HC Bolzano/Bozen Südtirol Alperia (4)  4-3 (0-2; 3-1; 4-3; 2-3; 2-3; 4-1; 3-2 OT)

[phelps 7,628]

 () ICE Hockey League Playoffs

 

Finals Schedule (Best-of-7 Series)

 

EC KAC Klagenfurt (1) vs EC Red Bull Salzburg (3)

 

Game #1: Friday, April 5th, 7.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg

 

Game #2: Sunday, April 7th, 5.30 p.m. CET, Red Bull Salzburg vs KAC Klagenfurt

 

Game #3: Tuesday, April 9th, 7.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg

 

Game #4: Friday, April 12th, 7.30 p.m. CET, Red Bull Salzburg vs KAC Klagenfurt

 

if necessary, Game #5: Sunday, April 14th, 5.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg

 

if necessary, Game #6: Tuesday, April 16th, 7.30 p.m. CET, Red Bull Salzburg vs KAC Klagenfurt

 

if necessary, Game #7: Friday, April 19th, 7.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg

 

 

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 SHL Playoffs

 

Quarterfinals Results (Best-of-7 Series)

 

Rögle BK (9) b. Färjestad BK (1)  4-0 (6-2; 3-0; 3-2 3OT; 2-1 OT) 

 

Frölunda HC (4) b. Leksands IF (5)  4-3 (1-2 OT; 4-2; 2-1; 0-2; 5-2; 2-5; 3-2 OT)

 

Skellefteå AIK (3) b. Linköping HC (6)  4-0 (4-3 OT; 3-2 2OT; 4-3 3OT; 2-0)

 

Växjö Lakers HC (2) b. Luleå HF (7)  4-0 (5-3; 2-1; 3-2; 2-1 OT)

Edited April 3 by phelps

[phelps 7,628]

 SHL Playoffs

 

Semifinals Pairings (Best-of-7 Series)

 

Växjö Lakers HC (2) vs Rögle BK (9)

 

Skellefteå AIK (3) vs Frölunda HC (4)

 

[copravolley 229]

Bolzano's earlier elimination may paradoxically help the Italian team in the World Championships in Bolzano at the turn of April and May. While I don't believe in winning against Slovenia but we can fight against Hungary. There must be the best possible squad and the highest form.

[phelps 7,628]

15 hours ago, copravolley said:

Bolzano's earlier elimination may paradoxically help the Italian team in the World Championships in Bolzano at the turn of April and May. While I don't believe in winning against Slovenia but we can fight against Hungary. There must be the best possible squad and the highest form.

nobody can help  in ice hockey...not even "that One" leaving high in the Sky 

 

 and Hockey just can't stay in the same sentence 

[copravolley 229]

14 minutes ago, phelps said:

nobody can help  in ice hockey...not even "that One" leaving high in the Sky 

 

 and Hockey just can't stay in the same sentence 

In 2006 thanks to the Games in Turin, Italy managed to raise its level and advance to the World Division for a few years. And at that time it was more difficult, because Russia and Belarus also played. However, in my opinion the Keenan idea was bad. If you choose someone from Canada, choose a younger one who will be motivated to develop and promote yourself.

Edited April 4 by copravolley

[phelps 7,628]

2 minutes ago, copravolley said:

In 2006 thanks to the Games in Turin, Italy managed to raise its level and advance to the World Division for a few years. And at that time it was more difficult, because Russia and Belarus also played. However, in my opinion the Keenan idea was bad. If you choose someone from Canada, choose a younger one who will be motivated to develop and promote yourself.

that was a wasted chance...

 

IIHF at that time was available to change the rules and allow  to play with a full NHL team, but our federation did reject the option and still played with a weak and old team, the last stint of the last semi-decent generation of Italo-North American players

 

after that, the big black hole just swallowed us

 

now, as I wrote,  and Hockey just can't stay in the same sentence