Ice Hockey 2020 - 2021 Discussion Thread

[hckošice 14,899]

So super hyped with this unbelievable generation 2002/03/04

 

This squad composed of 16 & 17 years boys just beat U20 in a friendly match 5-2

 

After so many years there really bright future ahead of us, this generation may already show something in Cortina 2026.

 

16 year old Slafkovský today 2+1, Chromiak 1+2, 15 years old Dvorský 1+1, 17 year old Šimon Nemec basically without single mistake in defence

 

So sad and unfair this generation never had the opportunity to present themselves at U18 international ice. since our U18 in 2019 was relegated from top division, this generation was already expected to play last year 2020 in the division I A and quickly return to the elite but due the covid the tournament was cancelled, sadly the same happened this year as well...apart the top division all other tournaments are cancelled and our U18 will must stay in lower tier another year, in other hand majority of the team will be eligible in U18 for next 1-2 years so hopefully the likes of Slafkovský, Dvorský, Bečar or Nemec will play this age catehory top division in 2023

 

 

 

[hckošice 14,899]

45 minutes ago, hckošice said:

So super hyped with this unbelievable generation 2002/03/04

 

This squad composed of 16 & 17 years boys just beat U20 in a friendly match 5-2

 

After so many years there really bright future ahead of us, this generation may already show something in Cortina 2026.

 

16 year old Slafkovský today 2+1, Chromiak 1+2, 15 years old Dvorský 1+1, 17 year old Šimon Nemec basically without single mistake in defence

 

So sad and unfair this generation never had the opportunity to present themselves at U18 international ice. since our U18 in 2019 was relegated from top division, this generation was already expected to play last year 2020 in the division I A and quickly return to the elite but due the covid the tournament was cancelled, sadly the same happened this year as well...apart the top division all other tournaments are cancelled and our U18 will must stay in lower tier another year, in other hand majority of the team will be eligible in U18 for next 1-2 years so hopefully the likes of Slafkovský, Dvorský, Bečar or Nemec will play this age catehory top division in 2023

 

 

 

 

Dvorský & Slafkovský

 

 

[hckošice 14,899]

Looking for a epic way to qualify for the Top tier league ?

 

Spišská N. Ves did it yesterday by winning the 2nd League final against favorised Žilina in an absolutely thriller penalty shoot-outs to return to the Slovak extraliga after 11 years.

 

Here the penalties. Enjoy

 

 

[hckošice 14,899]

On 16/04/2021 at 18:32, hckošice said:

So super hyped with this unbelievable generation 2002/03/04

 

This squad composed of 16 & 17 years boys just beat U20 in a friendly match 5-2

 

After so many years there really bright future ahead of us, this generation may already show something in Cortina 2026.

 

16 year old Slafkovský today 2+1, Chromiak 1+2, 15 years old Dvorský 1+1, 17 year old Šimon Nemec basically without single mistake in defence

 

So sad and unfair this generation never had the opportunity to present themselves at U18 international ice. since our U18 in 2019 was relegated from top division, this generation was already expected to play last year 2020 in the division I A and quickly return to the elite but due the covid the tournament was cancelled, sadly the same happened this year as well...apart the top division all other tournaments are cancelled and our U18 will must stay in lower tier another year, in other hand majority of the team will be eligible in U18 for next 1-2 years so hopefully the likes of Slafkovský, Dvorský, Bečar or Nemec will play this age catehory top division in 2023

 

 

 

and in todays 2nd match another amazing performance the team lost to CZE 3-4 after penalty shoot-outs.

 

and the young Martin Chromiak even did this "Michigan"  Just click on the video and enjoy

 

 

[phelps 7,706]

Spring usually means the climax of all European Leagues...

 

this year we are a bit late with the season end in most of the traditional Hockey Nation, but Russia (KHL) and Czech republic (Extraliga) have finally reached their respective Final Series, which started just yesterday...

 

in the  KHL, it's a battle between CSKA Moscow and Avangard Omsk...

 

and game #1 already gave us a surprising outcome, thaks to the 4-1 road win by Avangard in Moscow...

 

but the result is surprising only for those who didn't watch the game, as Avangard dominated from the beginning to the end, leaving no chance to the players of the Red Army, not even when they closed the distance to 1-2 at the start of the 3rd period...

it took a while in fact to Omsk to earn a power play and score the 3-1 with a perfect execution of a well designed set play...

 

here are the stats and the recap of this match...

 

https://en.khl.ru/game/1046/877121/protocol/

 

 

 

 

in the  Czech Extraliga, instead, the Final Series is an affair between HC Oceláři Třinec and Bílí Tygři Liberec, both coming off tight semifinals who went to the decisive game #7...

 

Game #1 wasn't as excited as expected and Třinec dominated the whole match, taking a strong early lead (3-0 already after 20 mins) and then controlling the rest of the contest...final score, 6-2 for Oceláři...

 

stats and highlights, here:

 

https://hokej.cz/zapas/2894219

 

[phelps 7,706]

and while Russia and Czech republic just played the first game of their final series, the Austrian "open"  ICE Hockey League is almost ready to proclame their champions, as the Final series between HC Klagenfurt and HC Bolzano/Bozen is already on the score of 3 games to 1 in favour of the Austrians...

 

 

here's a recap of the first 4 games...

 

 

Game #1, Bolzano/Bozen - Klagenfurt 0-6

 

stats: https://www.ice.hockey/en/stats-facts/gamestats?gameId=97e17134-a5ce-4ece-bd84-9b5588b4c22f&divisionId=8259

 

highlights: https://www.puls24.at/video/highlights-1-finalspiel-hcb-suedtirol-alperia-ec-kac/short

 

 

Game #2, Klagenfurt - Bolzano/Bozen 5-4

 

stats: https://www.ice.hockey/en/stats-facts/gamestats?gameId=e6965e80-4719-4a9e-9fdf-60f8c27b260e&divisionId=8259

 

highlights: https://www.puls24.at/video/highlights-2-finalspiel-ec-kac-hcb-suedtirol-alperia/short

 

 

Game #3, Bolzano/Bozen - Klagenfurt 2-0

 

stats: https://www.ice.hockey/en/stats-facts/gamestats?gameId=df37aea4-5ddb-44f0-94e2-ef47fc9cb69d&divisionId=8259

 

highlights: https://www.puls24.at/video/highlights-3-finalspiel-hcb-suedtirol-alperia-ec-kac/short

 

 

Game #4, Klagenfurt - Bolzano/Bozen 2-1 (OT, game winning goal scored at 63.25)

 

stats: https://www.ice.hockey/en/stats-facts/gamestats?gameId=e2e00e25-46b9-44aa-9b30-532e85183614&divisionId=8259

 

highlights: https://www.puls24.at/video/highlights-4-finalspiel-ec-kac-hcb-suedtirol-alperia/short

[Finnator123 292]

Lol, that Recap from the Game 1 of Gagarin Cup Finals is geoblocked in Finland lol

[phelps 7,706]

35 minutes ago, Finnator123 said:

Lol, that Recap from the Game 1 of Gagarin Cup Finals is geoblocked in Finland lol

I'm sorry, but it's expected, as you have a team in the league and a powerful tv network owns the media rights...

 

sometimes living in a Country like Italy with no connections to high level hockey is an advantage, so we can easily access the free stuff all around the hockey world...

 

sometimes, instead, it's a shame, as we can't access certain stuff in any way (and the Finnish Liiga is the worst example of them all...we can't even watch the 2-min highlights of those games    )...

[Finnator123 292]

2 hours ago, phelps said:

I'm sorry, but it's expected, as you have a team in the league and a powerful tv network owns the media rights...

 

 

Indeed. At least i know that Oliwer Kaski & Ville Pokka are representing Finland there :D

[phelps 7,706]

 Extraliga, Final, Game #2

 

once again HC Oceláři Třinec took advantage of the home ice and despite the game was a lot closer than the 1st one, they still managed to edge Liberec by a score of 3-1, so now they lead the best-of-7 series 2-0...

 

Game #3 is scheduled for Thursday, April 22nd at 6.30 p.m. CET, this time in Liberec...

 

Game #2 stats: https://hokej.cz/zapas/2894220

 

Highlights