Ice Hockey 2015 - 2016 Discussion Thread

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here we go...now we have also the last 2 teams battling out for the last event of the season (and the most important one, too)...

Pittsburgh Penguins and San Josè Sharks are the Stanley Cup contenders...

The Finals (best-of-7 series) are scheduled to start on Monday night in Pittsburgh...I just can't wait for it!

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World Cup of Hockey all set

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TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC

Team Czech Republic bolstered its offence and blue line by adding four forwards and three defencemen, all NHLers. Some notable names include Ales Hemsky and Milan Michalek, along with his brother Zbynek Michalek on D with Michal Jordan.

Goaltenders:
 

Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings (NHL, USA)
Michal Neuvirth, Philadelphia Flyers (NHL, USA)
Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg Jets (NHL, CAN)

Defencemen:
 

Radko Gudas, Philadelphia Flyers (NHL, USA)
Michal Jordan, Carolina Hurricanes (NHL, USA)
Michal Kempny, Avangard Omsk (KHL, RUS)
Zbynek Michalek, Arizona Coyotes (NHL, USA)
Jakub Nakladal, Calgary Flames (NHL, CAN)
Roman Polak, San Jose Sharks (NHL, USA)
Andrej Sustr, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, USA)

Forwards:
 

Radek Faksa, Dallas Stars (NHL, USA)
Michael Frolik, Calgary Flames (NHL, CAN)
Martin Hanzal, Arizona Coyotes (NHL, USA)
Ales Hemsky, Dallas Stars (NHL, USA)
Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks (NHL, USA)
Dmitrij Jaskin, St. Louis Blues (NHL, USA)
David Krejci, Boston Bruins (NHL, USA)
Milan Michalek, Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL, CAN)
Ondrej Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning  (NHL, USA)
David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins  (NHL, USA)
Tomas Plekanec, Montreal Canadiens (NHL, CAN)
Vladimir Sobotka, Avangard Omsk (KHL, RUS) 
Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers (NHL, USA)

 

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TEAM FINLAND

Many of the players involved in Finland's silver medal run at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship were able to play themselves onto a spot on the World Cup roster. Of the final seven selected, four 2016 Worlds veterans were included. Among the selections were tournament MVP, Top Forward and All-Star Patrik Laine and All-Star/Top Goaltender Mikko Koskinen. 

 Goaltenders: 

Mikko Koskinen, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL, RUS)
Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins (NHL, USA)
Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators (NHL, USA)

Defencemen: 
 

Jyrki Jokipakka, Calgary Flames (NHL, CAN)
Sami Lepisto, Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL, RUS) 
Esa Lindell, Texas Stars (AHL, USA) 
Olli Maatta, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL, USA)
Ville Pokka, Rockford IceHogs (AHL, USA)
Rasmus Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres (NHL, USA)
Sami Vatanen, Anaheim Ducks (NHL, USA)

Forwards:

Sebastian Aho, Karpat Oulu 
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers (NHL, USA)
Joonas Donskoi, San Jose Sharks (NHL, USA)
Valtteri Filppula, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, USA)
Mikael Granlund, Minnesota Wild (NHL, USA)
Erik Haula, Minnesota Wild (NHL, USA)
Jussi Jokinen, Florida Panthers (NHL, USA)
Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild (NHL, USA)
Leo Komarov, Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL, CAN)
Lauri Korpikoski, Edmonton Oilers (NHL, CAN)
Patrik Laine, Tappara Tampere

Jori Lehtera, St. Louis Blues (NHL, USA)
Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)

Head Coach: 
 

Lauri Marjamaki 

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TEAM RUSSIA  

Team Russia loaded up on defence, naming four blueliners and three forwards to its final roster. 2016 IIHF World Championship All-Star defenceman Nikita Zaitsev joins the team, along with tournament top scorer and Directorate Top Forward Vadim Shipachyov. 
 

Goaltenders: 

Sergei Bobrovski, Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL, USA)
Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche (NHL, USA)
Andrei Vasilevski, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, USA)

Defencemen: 

Alexei Emelin, Montreal Canadiens (NHL, CAN)
Dmitri Kulikov, Florida Panthers (NHL, USA)
Alexey Marchenko, Detroit Red Wings (NHL, USA)
Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens (NHL, CAN)
Dmitri Orlov, Washington Capitals (NHL, USA)
Slava Voynov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)
Nikita Zaitsev, Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL, CAN)

Forwards: 

Artyom Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)
Yevgeni Dadonov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) 
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings (NHL, USA)
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, USA)
Nikolai Kulyomin, New York Islanders (NHL, USA)
Yevgeni Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (NHL, USA)
Yevgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL, USA)
Vladislav Namestnikov, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, USA)
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (NHL, USA)
Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)
Vadim Shipachyov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) 
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues (NHL, USA)
Ivan Telegin, CSKA Moscow (KHL) 

Head Coach:
 

Oleg Znarok

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TEAM SWEDEN

Tre Kronor picked up goalie Robin Lehner as a backup and 2016 IIHF Worlds defenceman Mattias Ekholm to bolster the team's defence, but the most improvement came on the offensive end where Patric Hornqvist, Carl Hagelin, and Jakob Silfverberg were added to an already stacked roster. 

Goaltenders:
 

Robin Lehner, Buffalo Sabres (NHL, USA)
Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (NHL, USA)
Jacob Markstrom, Vancouver Canucks (NHL, CAN)

Defencemen:
 

Mattias Ekholm, Nashville Predators (NHL, USA)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes (NHL, USA)
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, USA)
Niklas Hjalmarsson, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)
Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators (NHL, CAN)
Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings (NHL, USA)
Anton Stralman, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, USA)

Forwards:
 

Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals (NHL, USA)
Loui Eriksson, Boston Bruins (NHL, USA)
Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators (NHL, USA)
Carl Hagelin, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL, USA)
Patric Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL, USA)
Marcus Kruger, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)
Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (NHL, USA)
Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks (NHL, CAN)
Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks (NHL, CAN)
Jakob Silfverberg, Anaheim Ducks (NHL, USA)
Carl Soderberg, Colorado Avalanche (NHL, USA)
Alexander Steen, St. Louis Blues (NHL, USA)
Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings (NHL, USA)

Head Coach:
 

Rikard Gronborg 

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TEAM EUROPE  

Not a surprise that Team Europe decided to go with Thomas Greiss in net. Greiss was a major catalyst for Team Germany's run to the quarter-final round as the 2016 World Championship. A surprise choice was French forward Pierre -Edouard Bellemare, considered a long shot to make the team but who will be heading to Toronto along with forwards Nino Niederreiter, Tobias Rieder, and Marian Gaborik. 

Goaltenders:
 

Thomas Greiss , New York Islanders (NHL, USA)
Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks (NHL, USA)
Jaroslav Halak, New York Islanders (NHL, USA)

Defencemen:

Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins (NHL, USA)
Christian Ehrhoff, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)
Roman Josi, Nashville Predators (NHL, USA)
Luca Sbisa, Vancouver Canucks (NHL, CAN)
Dennis Seidenberg, Boston Bruins (NHL, USA)
Andrej Sekera, Edmonton Oilers (NHL, CAN)
Mark Streit, Philadelphia Flyers (NHL, USA)

Forwards:
 

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Philadelphia Flyers (NHL, USA)
Mikkel Bodker, Colorado Avalanche (NHL, USA)
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers (NHL, CAN)
Marian Gaborik, Los Angeles Kings (NHL, USA)
Jannik Hansen, Vancouver Canucks (NHL, CAN)
Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)
Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (NHL, USA)
Nino Niederreiter, Minessota Wild (NHL, USA)
Frans Nielsen, New York Islanders (NHL, USA)
Tobias Rieder, Arizona Coyotes (NHL, USA)
Tomas Tatar, Detroit Red Wings (NHL, USA)
Thomas Vanek, Minnesota Wild (NHL, USA)
Mats Zuccarello, New York Rangers (NHL, USA)

Head Coach:
 

Ralph Krueger

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TEAM NORTH AMERICA

The "Young Guns" team did well on its final selection of forwards, adding Jonathan Drouin and Mark Scheifele to the mix. Also included is centre Auston Matthews who along with Finn Patrik Laine are the only 18-year-old undrafted players at the World Cup.

Goaltenders:
 

John Gibson , Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
Connor Hellebuyck , Manitoba Moose (AHL, CAN) – Winnipeg Jets hold NHL rights (NHL, CAN)
Matt Murray , Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL, USA)

Defencemen
 

Aaron Ekblad , Florida Panthers (NHL, USA)
Shayne Gostisbehere , Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
Seth Jones , Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Ryan Murray , Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL, USA)
Colton Parayko , St. Louis Blues (NHL, USA)
Morgan Rielly , Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Jacob Trouba , Winnipeg Jets (NHL, CAN)

Forwards:
 

Sean Couturier , Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
Jonathan Drouin , Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, USA)
Jack Eichel , Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
Johnny Gaudreau , Calgary Flames (NHL, CAN)
Dylan Larkin , Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
Nathan MacKinnon , Colorado Avalanche (NHL, USA)
Auston Matthews , Zurich ZSC Lions (SUI)
Connor McDavid , Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
J.T. Miller , New York Rangers (NHL, USA)
Sean Monahan , Calgary Flames (NHL)
Ryan Nugent Hopkins , Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
Brandon Saad , Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Mark Scheifele , Winnipeg Jets (NHL)

Head Coach:
 

Todd McLellan

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TEAM CANADA

Considering Team Canada's depth the late additions are almost icing on the cake, but the defending World Champions certainly didn't hurt themselves by adding defenceman Brent Burns to the roster. Also joining the team are NHL star forwards Matt Duchene, Claude Giroux, and Joe Thornton among others. 

Goaltenders:
 

Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)
Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals (NHL, USA)
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Defencemen:
 

Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks (NHL, USA)
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings (NHL, USA)
Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)
Jake Muzzin, Los Angeles Kings (NHL, USA)
Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues (NHL, USA)
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks (NHL, USA)
Shea Weber, Nashville Predators (NHL, USA)

Forwards:
 

Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars (NHL, USA)
Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins (NHL, USA)
Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings (NHL, USA)
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL, USA)
Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche (NHL, USA)
Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks (NHL, USA)
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers (NHL, USA)
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins (NHL, USA)
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars (NHL, USA)
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, USA)
John Tavares, New York Islanders (NHL, USA)
Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks (NHL, USA)
Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL, USA)

Head Coach:
 

Mike Babcock

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TEAM UNITED STATES  

The United States bolstered its defensive corps with the Johnsons Erik and Jack, along with a slew of top forwards. Backes, Callahan, Dubinsky, and van Riemsdyk should provide some strong secondary scoring for the States.

Goaltenders: 

 

Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Cory Schneider, New Jersey Devils (NHL)

Defencemen:
 

Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets (NHL, CAN)
Erik Johnson, Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
Jack Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
John Carlson, Washington Capitals (NHL)
Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers (NHL)
Matt Niskanen, Washington Capitals (NHL)
Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild (NHL)

Forwards:
 

Justin Abdelkader, Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
David Backes, St. Louis Blues (NHL)
Ryan Callahan, New York Rangers (NHL)
Brandon Dubinsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Ryan Kesler, Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals (NHL)
Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens (NHL, CAN)
Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks (NHL)
Derek Stepan, New York Rangers (NHL)
James van Riemsdyk, Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL, CAN)
Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets (NHL, CAN)

Head Coach:

John Tortorella

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Only thing missing from USA's roster is Phil Kessel