Ice Hockey 2016 - 2017 Discussion Thread

[hckošice 16,613]

Today started the 90th edition !!! of the Traditional prestigious Spengler Cup in Davos,

 

In the opening match of the tournament and the so-called Torriani Group HC Lugano (SUI) defeated the Russian KHL team Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 4-2,

in the Cattini Group opening match another KHL team the Dynamo Minsk (BLR) won against Team Canada composed of Canadians playing in european leagues 7-4.

 

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Friendly Matches

 

Men

Czech Republic U18 - Slovakia U18  6-5 after OT

Switzerland U18 - Germany U18  6-1

 

 

 

[hckošice 16,613]

2nd Day of the prestigious Spengler Cup in Davos,

 

In Group Cattini, Team Canada won against the local team HC Davos 4-3 and in Group Torriani the czech team Mountfield Hradec Králové defeated the Russian KHL team Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 4-3. Yekaterinburg finished the grup stage in last 3rd place pointless and already is known that will have to play the Quarterfinal game.

 

Tomorrow end of the group stage, Dynamo Minsk vs Davos and Mountfield vs Lugano.

 

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Friendly Matches

 

Men

Finland U18 - Slovakia U18  4-3 after GWS

Czech Republic U18 - Germany U18  5-2

 

[hckošice 16,613]

3rd day of the Spengler Cup,

 

This was the last day of the preliminary groups, in Cattini Group the local team HC Davos won against the Belarussian KHL team Dynamo Minsk 5-4.

All 3 teams in this group ended the preliinary phase with 3 points, which means there was needed the tiebreak rule which determined Dynamo Minsk with the best overal score as a winner of the group and direct qualifier for the semifinals, 2nd HC Davos and 3rd Team Canada have to play tomorrow in the quarterfinals.

 

In Torriani group, HC Lugano (SUI) defeated the czech team Mountfield Hradec Králové 4-3.

Lugano won the group with 6 points and automatically advance to the semifinals, 2nd Mountfield with 3 points and 3rd pointless Russian KHL team Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg will play also tomorrow in the quarterfinals.

 

So tomorrows quarterfinals schedule: (GMT +1)

15:00 Mountfield Hradec Králové vs Team Canada and 20:15 HC Davos vs Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

 

the winner of match 1 will play on Friday the semifinal against Dynamo Minsk and winner of semifinal 2 will play also Friday the second semifinal against Lugano.

 

 

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Friendly Matches

 

Men

Czech Republic U18 - Finland U18  3-1

Slovakia U18 - Germany U18  4-1

 

[hckošice 16,613]

Spengler Cup had today the Quarterfinals stage,

 

Team Canada eliminated the czech team Mountfield Hradec Králové 5-1 and local HC Davos defeated the russian KHL team Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 3-1.

 

For Mountfield and Yekaterinburg this is the end of the tournament.

 

Tomorrow are scheduled the semifinals at 15:00 KHL Belarussian team Dynamo Minsk will face Team Canada and at 20:15 we´ll have the swiss derby HC Davos vs HC Lugano.

 

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Friendly Matches

 

Men

Finland U18 - Switzerland U18  6-2

Slovakia U18 - Germany U18  5-2

 

[Finnator123 342]

2 hours ago, hckosice said:

Drastic way to solve problems unprecedented act in the mid tournament in world hockey history

 

 

The only way... Rautakorpi is just not the right coach for junior teams. Jussi Ahokas however is. He won the U18 gold medal last year.

[hckošice 16,613]

Spengler Cup,

 

Team Canada 

 

won the prestigious 90th edition of the Spengler Cup in Davos, in todays New Years Eve Final the "European" Canadians won against HC Lugano from Switzerland 5-2.

 

Team Canada won the Spengler Cup for the 14th time in history.

 

 

 

 

[hckošice 16,613]

btw it´s just 30 years anniversary of the punch-up in Piešťany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships

thanks both teams Czechoslovakia won medal at home tournament

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch-up_in_Piestany

 

 

 

[hckošice 16,613]

Emotional moment tonight,

 

before the tonights KHL match between Slovan Bratislava nad the chinese new KHL member Kunlun Red Star, was a emotional ceremony, our  longtime former captain of the Slovak national team the great and unique Miroslav Šatan was put into the Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

[hckošice 16,613]

Today was also Champions League day, we had both semifinals 1st leg matches scheduled,

 

Frolunda (SWE) won against Fribourg-Gotteron (SUI)  5-1 and is really close to the Grand final, in the second semifinal another swedens team Osters Växjo lost to the czech team Sparta Prague  1-2.

 

second leg matches which will determinate this seasons European Champions League finalists in Fribourg and Prague are scheduled already for next Tuesday 17th January.

[hckošice 16,613]

Today started also the superfinal of the second most valuable continental european club competition. The 20th edition of the Continental Cup.

 

The superfinal is played in a round robin format in Ritten Italy with the host team Ritten Sports, Beibarys Atyrau from Kazakhstan, Nottingham Panthers from Great Britain and Odense Bulldogs from Denmark.

 

Today Nottingham defeated Odense 2-0 and Ritten won against Beibarys 3-2 after GWS.

 

After day 1. Nottingham leading the superfinal with 3 points, Ritten is second with 2 points, Beibarys Atyrau 3rd with 1 point and Odense 4th without points.

 

Tomorrow the day 2 will schedule Nottingham vs Beibarys at 15:00 and Ritten vs Odense at 19:00 GMT +1.