Ice Hockey 2015 - 2016 Discussion Thread

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Men's Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship 2016 Team Rosters

 

  TEAM BELARUS

 

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Goaltenders:

Vitalij Koval (Västeras, SWE),

Dmitrij Milchakov (Dinamo Minsk, KHL) ,

Kevin Lalande (Dinamo Minsk, KHL),

Defencers:

Kirill Gotovets (Rockford IceHogs, AHL, USA).

Ilya Shinkevich (Dinamo Minsk, KHL) .

Evgeny Lisovets (Dinamo Minsk, KHL).

Dmitry Korobov (Spartak Moskva, KHL, RUS).

Kristian Khenkel (Yunost Minsk) .

Roman Dyukov (Yunost Minsk).

Oleg Yevenko (Lake Erie Monsters, AHL, USA).

Forwards:

Serguei Drozd (Dinamo Minsk, KHL)

Nikita Komarov (Dinamo Minsk, KHL)

Alexei Kalyuzhny (Dinamo Minsk, KHL)

Charles Linglet (Dinamo Minsk, KHL)

Andrei Stepanov (Dinamo Minsk, KHL)

Alexander Pavlovich (Dinamo Minsk, KHL)

Artur Gavrus (Dinamo Minsk, KHL)

Alexander Kitarov (Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk, KHL, RUS)

Andrej Stas (Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk, KHL, RUS)

Sergei Kostitsyn (Torpedo Nizhniy Novgorod, KHL, RUS)

Andrei Kostitsyn (HK Sochi, KHL, RUS)

Evgeni Kovyrshin (Severstal Cherepovec, KHL, RUS)

Geoff Platt (CSKA Moscow)

Artyom Demkov (Shakhtor Soligorsk)

 

  TEAM CANADA

 

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Goaltenders:

Calvin Pickard (Colorado Avalanche, NHL, USA),

Cam Talbot (Edmonton Oilers, NHL),

Defencers:

Cody Ceci (Ottawa Senators, NHL),

Ben Hutton (Vancouver Canucks, NHL) ,

Chris Tanev (Vancouver Canucks, NHL),

Ryan Murray (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, USA),

Morgan Rielly (Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL),

Matt Dumba (Minnesota Wild, NHL, USA),

Forwards:

Max Domi (Arizona Coyotes, NHL, USA),

Matt Duchene (Colorado Avalanche, NHL, USA),

Brendan Gallagher (Montreal Canadiens, NHL),

Taylor Hall (Edmonton Oilers, NHL) ,

Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers, NHL),

Boone Jenner (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, USA),

Brad Marchand (Boston Bruins, NHL, USA),

Ryan O’Reilly (Buffalo Sabres, NHL, USA),

Sam Reinhart (Buffalo Sabres, NHL, USA),

Mark Scheifele (Winnipeg Jets, NHL),

Mark Stone (Ottawa Senators, NHL),

Derick Brassard (New York Rangers, NHL, USA),

Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks, NHL, USA)

 

  TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC

 

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Goaltenders:

Pavel Francouz (Cheyabinsk, KHL, RUS),

Dominik Furch (Omsk, KHL, RUS),

Matěj Machovský (Plzeň)

Defencers:

Michal Kempný (Omsk, KHL, RUS),

Tomáš Kundrátek (Slovan Bratislava, KHL, SVK),

Michal Jordán (Carolina, NHL, USA),

Jan Kolář (Khabarovsk, KHL, RUS),

Petr Zámorský (Örebro, SWE),

Jakub Jeřábek (Plzeň),

Milan Doudera (Třinec),

Adam Polášek (Sparta Prague),

Radim Šimek (Liberec),

Forwards:

Tomáš Plekanec (Montreal, NHL, CAN),

David Pastrňák (Boston, NHL, USA),

Roman Červenka (Chomutov),

Jan Kovář (Magnitogorsk, KHL, RUS) ,

Tomáš Filippi (Magnitogorsk, KHL, RUS),

Petr Koukal (Ekaterinburg, KHL, RUS),

Lukáš Kašpar (Slovan Bratislava, KHL, SVK),

Martin Zaťovič (Togliatti, KHL, RUS),

Tomáš Zohorna (Khabarovsk, KHL, RUS),

Robert Kousal (Novokuznetsk, KHL, RUS),

Jiří Sekáč (Arizona, NHL, USA),

Dominik Kubalík (Plzeň),

Richard Jarůšek (Mladá Boleslav),

Michal Řepík (Liberec) ,

Michal Birner (Liberec),

 

  TEAM DENMARK

 

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Goaltenders:

Simon Nielsen (Blue Fox Herning),

Sebastian Dahm (Graz, EBEL, AUT),

George Sörensen (SönderjyskE Vojens),

Defencers:

Mads Bödker (SönderjyskE Vojens),

Daniel Nielsen (Herning),

Stefan Lassen (Lahti, FIN),

Markus Lauridsen (AIK Stockholm, SWE),

Oliver Lauridsen (Frölunda Indians, SWE),

Emil Kristensen (Rögle/Oskarhamn, SWE),

Jesper B. Jensen (Jokerit Helsinki, KHL, FIN),

Nicholas B. Jensen (Esbjerg),

Forwards:

Frederik Storm (Malmö, SWE),

Patrick Bjorkstrand (Medvescak Zagreb, KHL, CRO),

Mads Christensen (Munich, GER),

Morten Green (Rungsted),

Kirill Starkov (Red Icy, SUI),

Nicklas Jensen (Hartford, AHL, USA),

Mathias From (Rögle, SWE),

Nikolaj Ehlers (Winnipeg Jets, NHL, CAN),

Mikkel Aagaard (Sudbury, OHL, CAN),

Morten Madsen (Hamburg, GER),

Jannik Hansen (Vancouver Canucks, NHL, CAN),

Morten Poulsen (Graz, EBEL, AUT),

Mathias Bau Hansen (Frederikshavn),

Lars Eller (Montreal Canadiens, NHL, CAN)

 

  TEAM FINLAND

 

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Goaltenders:

Niklas Backström (Calgary Flames, NHL, CAN),

Mikko Koskinen (CSKA Moscow, KHL, RUS),

Juuse Saros (Milwaukee Admirals, AHL, USA)

Defencers:

Juuso Hietanen (Dinamo Moscow, KHL, RUS),

Topi Jaakola, (Jokerit Helsinki, KHL)

Atte Ohtamaa (Jokerit Helsinki, KHL),

Tommi Kivistö (Automobilist Jekaterinburg, KHL, RUS),

Lasse Kukkonen (Kärpät Oulu),

Esa Lindell (Texas Stars, AHL, USA),

Ville Pokka (Rockford IceHogs, AHL, USA),

Anssi Salmela (Brynäs IF, SWE)

Forwards:

Sebastian Aho (Kärpät Oulu),

Jussi Jokinen, (Florida Panthers, NHL, USA)

Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers, NHL, USA),

Mikael Granlund, (Minnesota Wild, NHL, USA)

Mikko Koivu (Minnesota Wild, NHL, USA),

Leo Komarov (Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL, USA),

Antti Pihlström (CSKA Moscow, KHL, RUS),

Jarno Koskiranta (SKA St. Petersburg, KHL, RUS),

Patrik Laine (Tappara Tampere) ,

Jani Lajunen (Tappara Tampere),

Teemu Pulkkinen (Detroit Red Wings, NHL, USA),

Mika Pyörala (Kärpät Oulu),

Mikko Rantanen (San Antonio Rampage, AHL, USA),

Tomi Sallinen (Djurgaarden, SWE)

 

 

  TEAM FRANCE

 

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Goaltenders:

Florian Hardy (Dornbirner EC, EBEL, AUT),

Cristobal Huet (Lausanne, SUI),

Ronan Quemener (Asplöven HC, SWE),

Defencers:

Grégory Beron (Amiens),

Jonathan Janil (Bordeaux),

Florian Chakiachvili (Rouen),

Benjamin Dieudé-Fauvel (Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL, USA),

Yohann Auvitu (HIFK Helsinki, FIN),

Antonin Manavian (Fehérvár, HUN),

Maxime Moisand (Épinal),

Forwards:

Eliot Berthon (Bienne, SUI),

Teddy Da Costa (Vaasan Sport, FIN),

Charles Bertrand (Vaasan Sport, FIN),

Timothé Bozon (St. John Ice Caps, AHL, CAN),

Valentin Claireaux (Keupa HT, FIN),

Julien Desrosiers (Bordeaux),

Damien Fleury (Schwenningen, GER),

Damien Raux (Rouen),

Loic Lamperier (Rouen),

Sacha Treille (Rouen),

Yorick Treille (Rouen),

Laurent Meunier (La Chaux de Fond, SUI),

Jordann Perret (Grenoble),

Nicolas Ritz (Lillehammer, NOR),

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Philadelphia Flyers, NHL, USA)

 

 

  TEAM GERMANY

 

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Goaltenders:

Felix Brückmann (Wolfsburg),

Mathias Niederberger (Düsseldorf),

Timo Pielmeier (Ingolstadt),

 

Defencers:

Denis Reul (Mannheim) ,

Sinan Akdag (Mannheim),

Korbinian Holzer (Anaheim Ducks, NHL, USA),

Daryl Boyle (Red Bull Munich),

Christian Ehrhoff (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, USA),

Torsten Ankert (Kolner Haie) ,

Moritz Müller (Kolner Haie),

Constantin Braun (Eisbären Berlín),

Forwards:

Tobias Rieder (Arizona Coyotes, NHL, USA),

Jerome Flaake (Hamburg),

Brooks Macek (Iserlohn),

Marcel Goc (Mannheim) ,

Marcus Kink (Mannheim),

Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers, NHL, CAN),

Dominik Kahun (Red Bull Munich) ,

Yannic Seidenberg (Red Bull Munich),

Patrick Reimer (Nuremberg),

Gerrit Fauser (Wolfsburg),

Philip Gogulla (Kolner Haie) ,

Patrick Hager (Kolner Haie),

Felix Schütz (Rögle BK, SWE),

Marcel Nöbels (Eisbären Berlín),

 

 

  TEAM HUNGARY

 

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Goaltenders:

Zoltán Hetényi (Fehérvár AV19) ,

Miklós Rajna (Fehérvár AV19),

Ádám Vay (Debrecín HK),

Obrancovia:

Jesse Dudas (DVTK Miskolc) ,

Kalvin Sagert (DVTK Miskolc),

Zsombor Garét (MAC Budapest) ,

István Mestyán (MAC Budapest),

Bence Stipsicz (MAC Budapest),

Bence Szirányi (Fehérvár AV19) ,

Kevin Wehrs (Fehérvár AV19),

Márton Vas (Fassa, ITA),

Forwards:

Frank Banham (Fehérvár AV19) ,

István Bartalis (Fehérvár AV19) ,

András Benk (Fehérvár AV19) ,

Dániel Kóger (Fehérvár AV19) ,

Csaba Kovács (Fehérvár AV19) ,

Gergö Nagy (Fehérvár AV19) ,

Andrew Sarauer (Fehérvár AV19),

Csanád Erdély (Sioux Falls, USHL, USA),

Vilmos Galló (HC Linköping, SWE),

Krisztián Nagy (MAC Budapest),

Bálint Magosi (Briancon, FRA),

Balász Sebök (KalPa Kuopio, FIN),

István Sofron (Klagenfurt, EBEL, AUT),

János Vas (Slavia Prague, CZE),

 

  TEAM KAZAKHSTAN  

 

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Goaltenders:

Vitaliy Kolesnik (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL, RUS),

Dmitriy Malgin (Nomad Astana),

Pavel Poluektov (Barys Astana, KHL),

Defencers:

Daniyar Kairov (Nomad Astana).

Artemiy Lakiza (Nomad Astana).

Andrej Korabeynikov (Toros Neftekamsk, VHL, RUS).

Alexander Lipin (Barys Astana, KHL).

Ilya Lobanov (Barys Astana, KHL).

Roman Savchenko (Barys Astana, KHL).

Maxim Semionov (Barys Astana, KHL).

Viacheslav Triasunov (Barys Astana, KHL).

Forwards:

Dustin Boyd (Barys Astana, KHL).

Brandon Bochenski (Barys Astana, KHL).

Nigel Dawes (Barys Astana, KHL).

Vadim Krasnoslobodcev (Barys Astana, KHL).

Mikhail Panshin (Barys Astana, KHL).

Konstantin Pushkariov (Barys Astana, KHL).

Ilya Solarev (Barys Astana, KHL).

Roman Starchenko (Barys Astana, KHL).

Maxim Khudyakov (Barys Astana, KHL).

Nikita Ivanov (Saryarka Karaganda).

Evgeny Rymarev (Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk).

Alexander Shin (Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk).

 

  TEAM LATVIA

 

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Large Roster as of May 2nd, 2016

 

Goaltenders:

Janis Kalninš (Fehérvár AV19, HUN),

Edgars Masalskis (Lada Togliatti, KHL, RUS),

Elvis Merzlikins (HC Lugano, SUI),

Defencers:

Janis Andersons (HKM Zvolen, SVK),

Oskars Cibulskis (Dinamo Riga, KHL),

Guntis Galviňš (Dinamo Riga, KHL),

Kristaps Sotnieks (Dinamo Riga, KHL),

Ralfs Freibergs (Toledo, ECHL, USA),

Kristians Rubins (Västeras, SWE),

Edgars Siksna (Saryarka Karaganda, KAZ),

Maksims Širokovs (Sterzing/Vipiteno, ITA),

Forwards:

Rodrigo Abols (Portland Winterhawsk, AHL, USA).

Roberts Bukarts (PSG Zlín, CZE).

Kaspars Daugaviňš (Dinamo Moscow, KHL, RUS).

Maris Bičevskis (Dinamo Riga, KHL) .

Andris Džeriňš (Dinamo Riga, KHL) .

Edgars Kulda (Dinamo Riga, KHL) .

Gints Meija (Dinamo Riga, KHL) .

Vitalijs Pavlovs (Dinamo Riga, KHL) .

Mikelis Redlihs (Dinamo Riga, KHL) .

Gunars Skvorcovs (Dinamo Riga, KHL) .

Kaspars Saulietis (Dinamo Riga, KHL).

Zemgus Girgensons (Buffalo Sabres, NHL, USA).

Arturs Ozoliňš (Yermak Angarsk, VHL, RUS).

Aleksejs Širokovs (Neftianik Alemetievsk, VHL, RUS).

 

  TEAM NORWAY  

 

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Goaltenders:

Lars Haugen (Färjestad, SWE),

Steffen Söberg (Valerenga),

Lars Volden (Rögle, SWE),

Defencers:

Jonas Holös (Färjestad, SWE) ,

Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (Färjestad, SWE),

Johannes Johannessen (Stavanger) ,

Dennis Sveum (Stavanger),

Mattias Nörstebö (Brynäs, SWE),

Mats Trygg (Lörenskog) ,

Henrik Ödegaard (Lörenskog),

Forwards:

Morten Ask (Valerenga),

Anders Bastiansen (Frisk Asker) ,

Thomas Valkvä Olsen (Frisk Asker),

Robin Dahlström (Lörenskog),

Kristian Forsberg (Stavanger) ,

Mathias Trettenes (Stavanger),

Michael Haga (Almtuna, SWE),

Andreas Martinsen (Colorado Avalanche, NHL, USA),

Ken André Olimb (Düsseldorf, GER),

Mathis Olimb (Kloten, SUI),

Mats Rosseli Olsen (Frölunda, SWE),

Niklas Roest (Sparta Sarpsborg),

Martin Röymark (Färjestad, SWE),

Andreas Stene (Mora, SWE),

Mats Zuccarello Aasen (New York Rangers, NHL, USA)

 

  TEAM RUSSIA  

 

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Large Roster as of May 4th, 2016

 

Goaltenders:

Sergei Bobrovskiy (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, USA),

Ilia Sorokin (CSKA Moscow, KHL)

Igor Shestiorkin (SKA St. Petersburg, KHL),

Defencers:

Nikita Zaitsev (CSKA Moscow, KHL)

Denis Denisov (CSKA Moscow, KHL)

Viktor Antipin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL)

Alexey Bereglazov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL)

Alexei Marchenko (Detroit Red Wings, NHL, USA)

Alexey Yemelin (Montreal Canadiens, NHL, CAN)

Vyacheslav Voynov (SKA St. Petersburg, KHL)

Anton Belov (SKA St. Petersburg, KHL)

Maxim Choudinov (SKA St. Petersburg, KHL)

Forwards:

Sergei Plotnikov (Pittsburg Penguins, NHL, USA), .

Sergei Kalinin (New Jersey Devils, NHL, USA), .

Stepan Sannikov (Sibir Novosibirsk, KHL), .

Evgenij Dadonov (SKA St. Petersburg, KHL) , .

Vadim Shipachov (SKA St. Petersburg, KHL) , .

Sergej Shirokov (SKA St. Petersburg, KHL), .

Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL) , .

Alexander Burmistrov (Winnipeg Jets, NHL, CAN),.

Sergei Andronov (CSKA Moscow, KHL), .

Egor Averin (Lokomotiv Jaroslavl, KHL), .

Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings, NHL, USA), .

Ivan Telegin (CSKA Moscow, KHL) , .

Alexander Radulov (CSKA Moscow, KHL), .

Artemi Panarin (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, USA), .

Roman Lyubimov (CSKA Moscow, KHL)

Daniil Apalkov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL)

 

TEAM SLOVAKIA

 

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Goaltenders:

Július Hudáček (Örebro, SWE),

Branislav Konrád (HC Olomouc, CZE),

Samuel Baroš (HKM Zvolen)

 

Defencers:

Dominik Graňák (Rögle BK, SWE),

Christián Jaroš (Lulea HF, SWE),

Andrej Meszároš (Sibir Novosibirsk, KHL/ RUS),

Michal Sersen, (Slovan Bratislava, KHL)

Ivan Švarný (Slovan Bratislava, KHL),

Andrej Sekera (Edmonton Oilers, NHL, CAN),

Martin Marinčin (Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL, CAN),

Juraj Mikuš (Sparta Praha, CZE)

 

Forwards:

Marek Bartánus, (HC Košice)

Tomáš Hrnka (HC Košice),

Peter Cehlárik (Lulea HF, SWE),

Marko Daňo (Winnipeg Jets, NHL, CAN),

Vladimír Dravecký (HC Oceláři Třinec, CZE),

Libor Hudáček (Örebro, SWE),

Patrik Lušňák, (Slovan Bratislava, KHL)

Pavol Skalický, (Slovan Bratislava, KHL)

Andrej Šťastný, (Slovan Bratislava, KHL)

Marek Viedenský (Slovan Bratislava, KHL),

Tomáš Marcinko (HC Dynamo Pardubice, CZE),

Martin Réway (HC Fribourg-Gottéron, SUI),

Martin Bakoš (Bílí Tigři Liberec, CZE),

Tomáš Jurčo (Detroit Red Wings, NHL, USA)

 

 

  TEAM SWEDEN  

 

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Goaltenders:

Jacob Markström (Vancouver Canucks, NHL, CAN),

Viktor Fasth (CSKA Moscow, KHL, RUS),

Joel Lassinantti (Lulea HF),

Defencers:

Anton Lindholm (AIK Skelleftea),

Niclas Burström (AIK Skelleftea),

Adam Larsson (New Jersey Devils, NHL, USA),

Oscar Fantenberg (Frölunda Indians),

Johan Fransson (Servette Geneva, SUI),

Erik Gustafsson jr. (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, USA),

Erik Gustafsson sr. (Kloten Flyers, SUI),

Forwards:

Patrick Cehlin (Rögle BK),

John Norman (AIK Skelleftea),

Martin Lundberg (AIK Skelleftea),

Mattias Ritola (AIK Skelleftea),

Jimmie Ericsson (AIK Skelleftea),

Gustav Nyquist (Detroit Red Wings, NHL, USA),

Mattias Sjögren (Ak Bars Kazaň, KHL, RUS),

Mikael Backlund (Calgary Flames, NHL, CAN),

Lucas Wallmark (Lulea HF),

Johan Sundström (Frölunda Indians),

Alexander Wennberg (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, USA),

Linus Omark (Salavat Yulaev Ufa, KHL, RUS),

Linus Klasen (HC Lugano, SUI),

Robert Rosén (Växjö Lakers),

 

  TEAM SWITZERLAND  

 

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Goaltenders:

Reto Berra (Colorado Avalanche, NHL, USA),

Robert Mayer (Servette Geneva),

Sandro Zurkirchen (HC Ambri-Piotta),

Defencers:

Eric Blum (SC Bern),

Rafael Diaz (New York Rangers, NHL, USA),

Félicien Du Bois (HC Davos),

Noah Schneeberger (HC Davos),

Patrick Geering (Zürich SC Lions),

Robin Grossmann (EV Zug),

Christian Marti (Lehigh Valley Phantoms, AHL, USA),

Yannick Weber (Vancouver Canucks, NHL, CAN),

Forwards:

Andres Ambühl (HC Davos),

Samuel Walser (HC Davos),

Dino Wieser (HC Davos),

Marc Wieser (HC Davos),

Sven Andrighetto (Montreal Canadiens, NHL, CAN),

Gaetan Haas (EHC Biel),

Julian Walker (HC Lugano) ,

Grégory Hofmann (HC Lugano),

Denis Hollenstein (EHC Kloten),

Lino Martschini (EV Zug),

Simon Moser (SC Bern),

Nino Niederreiter (Minnesota Wild, NHL, USA),

Reto Schäppi (Zürich SC Lions),

Morris Trachsler (Zürich SC Lions),

 

  TEAM UNITED STATES  

 

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Goaltenders:

Mike Condon (Montreal Canadiens, NHL, CAN),

Keith Kinkaid (New Jersey Devils, NHL),

Thatcher Demko (Boston College, NCAA),

Defencers:

Noah Hanifin (Carolina Hurricanes, NHL),

Jake McCabe (Buffalo Sabres, NHL),

Connor Murphy (Arizona Coyotes, NHL),

Chris Wideman (Ottawa Senators, NHL, CAN),

David Warsofsky (New Jersey Devils, NHL),

Brady Skjei (New York Rangers, NHL),

Steven Santini (Boston College, NCAA),

Forwards:

J.T. Compher (University of Michigan, NCAA),

Kyle Connor (University of Michigan, NCAA),

Tyler Motte (University of Michigan, NCAA),

Nick Foligno (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL),

Matt Hendricks (Edmonton Oilers, NHL, CAN),

Patrick Maroon (Edmonton Oilers, NHL, CAN),

Auston Matthews (Zürich SC Lions, SUI),

Miles Wood (Boston College, NCAA),

Vinnie Hinostroza (Rockford IceHogs, AHL),

Jordan Schroeder (Minnesota Wild, NHL),

Frank Vatrano (Boston Bruins, NHL),

Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings, NHL),

Hudson Fasching (Buffalo Sabres, NHL),

 

 

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ROAD TO

IIHF MEN´S ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016

 

FRIENDLY MATCHES

 

Czech Republic  7 - 2  Germany    

(Score by Period: 0-0, 3-1, 4-1)

6th April 2016, h. 18:00 (GMT +2)

 

 

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Georgia-Amazing! Wonder what happened to Mongolia, Greece and Ireland, though. Anyway North Korea's going down, I'm sure of it.

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Second time lucky

Turkish delight as Division II awaits

Turkish forward Gokalp Solak skates with the puck against Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Amar Lemes

 

A first-period scoring spree during the final day sees hosts Turkey comfortable beat South Africa to go undefeated on home ice to win gold at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III.

Goals by Serdar Semiz, Emrah Ozmen and Alec Kocoglu within the space of 95 seconds set the tone in a 7-2 sweep against South Africa. The victory sealed top spot following wins against Georgia (5-4), Luxembourg (10-2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (8-2) and Hong Kong (5-1) sending Turkey back to Division IIB after a two-year hiatus.

Suprise package Georgia led by the tournament's top scorer Boris Kochkin (10 + 9) finished second while newly-relegated South Africa had to settle for bronze. At the other end, Bosnia and Herzegovina record their first World Championship win while a depleted Hong Kong finished bottom of the pile with five straight defeats.

While Turkey's promotion hopes had derailed in the most dramatic fashion last year, with a heart-stopping overtime defeat with 12 seconds to go in their decider against DPR Korea on home ice in Izmir, the pressure had been piling up on Ince and his group of players since then to step up and deliver as Turkey hosted the World Championship Division III for the second year running. With the Silivrikapi Ice Sport Hall in Istanbul's Zeitynburnu district hosting this year's edition of the tournament, the tournament had been reduced in games and days following the United Arab Emirates’ late withdrawal.

Having made the bold decision to select eight players still in their teens into his 20-man roster, Ince's youthful Turkey roster entered the final round of games in this year's edition in the driving seat for the gold medals. Their road up to that point had been bumpy at times, especially during their opening day scare against Georgia, where their title credentials were immediately put to its test against their much-improved neighbours.

Having succumbed a 4-2 lead in the third period, Turkey were bailed out with just over three minutes left on the clock thanks to the Kocoglu brothers with Alec finding older brother Andy to secure a winning start, 5-4. Having got into their stride and easy disposed of Luxembourg and Bosnia and Herzegovina, their penultimate game of the tournament against Hong Kong left a lot to be desired as they huffed and puffed to an unconvincing 5-1 win, with many players required to step up ahead of their final game against South Africa to lay their hands on the gold medals.

Turkey did not get off to their best start, going down early in the game when South Africa's Xander Botha silenced the home crowd as he unmarked in the slot to hit home the opening goal on a power play high past Turkey's netminder Erol Kahraman. But despite that early setback, the Turks kept their composure as they worked themselves back into the game.

Influential Serdar Semiz forced out a fine save from Ashley Bock following a careless pass from South Africa captain Andre Marais and as Turkey kept on skating hard cheered on by an boisterous crowd it soon were to paid dividends.

Playing on a two-man advantage, Semiz redeemed himself for the earlier miss when reacting quickest to forcing home the puck past Bock's right-hand post to level the score at 13:55 which set the tone for a scoring spree which firmly tilted the game into Turkey's favour. Turkey's top scorer and captain Emrah Ozmen put Turkey in front 2-1 and as Andy Kocoglu picked out brother Alec in front of the net Turkey had needed only 1:35 to build up a two goal cushion, which left the South Africans scratching their head as the first period came to an end.

We took the lead and thought it was going to be easy, so had to slow the players down, said South African head coach Mark Kumpel. "Around that time we also lost one of our top defencemen, Jason Gonsalves, so we were standing a little thin there. We made a mistake, having too many guys on the ice and it put us down to 5-on-3 where Turkey scored two. Then we tried to get back into it, had a turnover in our own end and the puck was again in the back of our net. The home crowd energized them and I think they had the sixth man in the stands," he continued.

With the game being broadcast live on a national sports channel, Turkey came out in the second period in buoyant mood. Andy Kocoglu got the crowd at his feet at 5:19 as he stretched Turkey's lead to 4-1. With Turkey continuing to surge on forward cheered on by a vociferous crowd waving a sea of red and white flags, South Africa's saw the game slip through their fingers. When Mark Giot was serving a minor penalty for interference, the Kocoglu brothers combined with Semiz with Andy Kocoglu hitting home Turkey's fifth of the afternoon. Any attempts of a South African fightback was quashed when failing to capitalize on a two-man advantage late in the second period as fine work between the pipes by Erol Kahraman kept the puck out of Turkey's net.

Turkey's captain Ozmen doused any hopes of a South African rally as he added Turkey's sixth on power play at 1:58 of the third period before Serkan Gumus added further gloss to the scoreline with Turkey's seventh unanswered goal with 10:39 left of the game. A late consolation goal by South Africa's Joaqium Valadas settled the score at 7-2 before unbridled joy ensued inside the Silivrikapi Ice Sport Hall on the European side of Istanbul.

This is a good step for Turkish hockey and now we will start working on having a good strong team in next year's Division IIB. We were prepared for this game and we knew we’re going to play against South Africa in this group for the gold medals and we have been working on our game for the last six months, so we were ready and I had big confidence in our players. They basically outskated their opponents, worked very hard and stuck to our game plan, said a delighted Turkey's head coach Deniz Ince.

For the South Africans, who entered the tournament with high hopes of bouncing straight back in Division III, instead had to settle for bronze after recording three wins and two defeats during a World Championships where a thin roster and injuries took its toll.

The Turks played hard, they are well-coached, they play tight and they really beat us well, said Mark Kumpel, who was appointed as head coach four weeks ahead of the tournament. "But I feel another big test for us was against Georgia. Unfortunately in that game our arguably best forward, Cameron Birrell, broke his ankle within the first five minutes and all of a sudden you are down on one. I thought our team had three solid lines and after that it was a bit of a question mark, and now it is a long tournament, we are just coming to training camp to start their season, so I think our condition level also hurt us a little bit too."

While a dejected South Africa will look to come back stronger next year, Georgia will be in celebratory mood having won silver in their third participation. In what has been a remarkable transformation since they went without a win and recorded a goal difference of 3-78 as newcomers at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III.

They have added in eight new players onto their team from last year, including an entire first line where whirlwind youngster Boris Kochkin was their brightest shining star. Having pushed Turkey to the wire in their opening game, they went undefeated in their final four matches including roaring back in fine fashion from being 5-3 down to South Africa in the third period to record a fine 6-5 victory.

I could see the potential of the team ahead of this tournament during our three preparation camps, said head coach Dmitri Afanasyev, who believes their displays in Istanbul will make more people aware of the existence of hockey in Georgia.

I think our performances here will open up the eyes of potential sponsors and the government and that will definitely increase the budget of the Georgian Ice Hockey Federation, but whether there will be more new players in the team next year is hard to say right now as some of the players that were invited this year are not happy with the performance so we'll see, he continued.

At the lower end of the table, Luxembourg dropped from bronze medal winners to fourth spot this year. Pushing newly relegated South Africa until the end in their key opener. Conceding 1:16 before the end to lose the game 4-3, they then recorded emphatic wins against Hong Kong and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but were also on the receiving end of heavy defeats against both Turkey and Georgia. New head coach and former German national team player Petr Fical arrived to Istanbul with a depleted roster, which had a visible impact on the team’s performances as they were visibly running out of steam towards the end of their games.

We missed a lot of good players, at least one line as well as two defencemen, which was noticeable especially against Turkey, South Africa and Georgia, where we were a bit too slow and too tired and that's when we start to take a lot of penalties, said 26-year-old Marcus Eriksson, one of Luxembourg's most prolific attacking threats in the tournament.

Following last year's debut at the World Championship, Bosnia and Herzegovina now made their mark in the history books, but recorded their first ever win at this level. Despite being outshot 35-16 in their opening match against Hong Kong, the Balkan nation rallied back from being 2-0 down to end up as 5-3 winners, with newcomer Dino Cordalija scoring a double. "

The biggest thing for us it that we always want to compete and now we won our first game, which was a relief for all the guys who were here last year and the new guys coming in as well, as it took a lot of pressure off. Unfortunately I don't think we were able to re-focus after that, said head coach Kevin Auberbach as his adepts followed up their fine win with four straight defeats. Hong Kong, who ended up going through the tournament without picking up any points, arrived to Turkey with a depleted roster where nine players were missing from last year, including two out of their three top scorers. Losing in their opening fixture against Bosnia and Herzegovina despite being two goals up in a game that head coach Barry Beck labelled the most frustrating match I've ever coached"" thanks to missed chances and unlucky bounces set the tone for Hong Kong this year."

Final Ranking:
1. Turkey 15 (promoted)
2. Georgia 12
3. South Africa 9
4. Luxembourg 6
5. Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
6. Hong Kong 0

Individual Awards as selected by the Directorate:
Best Goalkeeper: Erol Kahraman
Best Defenceman: Andre Marais
Best Forward: Boris Kochkin  

 

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10 hours ago, ahjfcshfghb said:

Georgia-Amazing! Wonder what happened to Mongolia, Greece and Ireland, though. Anyway North Korea's going down, I'm sure of it.

 

yes Georgia surprised everyone here. awesome result for their hockey

Mongolia decided to play only the new formed Challenger Cup of Asia. As I remember I read somewhere few months ago that the hockey in Greece is unfortunately right now in huge financial troubles, and the federation just can´t pay anything so they had to cancel the National team for some time.. About Ireland, I have no clue, but it´s a pretty long period now, when I heard any info about them ..

 

North Koread indeed will have a hard task to maintain themselves in division II B this year, but as we know that they play in fact each year with the same team they have some advatnage over other teams, especially it depend which roster will send Israel or Bulgaria.

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btw in womens division II A we have now a crazy moment in the standing. 1 round remaining. there 3 teams with 9 points and a crazy tiebreaker to decide

 

KOR-GBR 1-0

POL-KOR  2-1

and today GBR-POL 2-1

 

so POL, KOR and GBR has all 9 points. the tiebreaker is the standing of head to head conforntations

 

so

POL 3 (3-3)

KOR 3 (2-2)

GBR 3 (2-2)

 

Poland is the luckier here because they have the highest number of scored goals 3, and for the second place we need another tiebraker between South Korea and Great Britain because both have 3 points, the same goals difference and 2 scored goals. so there need the korean win 1-0 in their match to decide the 2nd rank for South Korea.

 

ofc still 1 round remain tomorrow but it´s very likely that all 3 teams will win by 3 points, and we will use this tiebreaker

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Finland  3 - 2  Slovakia    

(Score by Period: 1-0, 0-0, 2-2)

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Sweden  3 - 5  Switzerland    

(Score by Period: 0-1, 2-2, 1-2)

7th April 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT +2)

 

Denmark  4 - 6  Latvia    

(Score by Period: 2-3, 2-1, 0-2)

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Ice Blacks movie

New Zealand’s hockey history can now be watched

New Zealand's Ice Black perform a Haka ceremony. The new film can be watched online

 

On Saturday the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group B starts in Mexico City. Among the teams are also the two from Oceania, Australia and New Zealand. And right in time for the tournament, New Zealand has its first ice hockey film! Its name is “Ice Blacks” as the national team is nicknamed.

The Ice Blacks played their first international tournament in 1987 and lost to neighbouring country Australia 58-0. It was a world record at the time. But now the Ice Blacks are setting the record straight.

Up against Australia’s Mighty Roos once again, the Kiwis are determined to beat the Australians in an IIHF tournament. The 56-minute documentary film by Slapshot Production has been released on the eve of New Zealand facing off against regional rival Australia, this time in Mexico City where they will also face host Mexico, Bulgaria, DPR Korea and Israel.

The championship runs from 9-15 April with the Ice Blacks playing Australia on the last day of competition.

Time to watch the film ahead of the event? Here’s a free trailer for the film that can be watched through the on-demand service.

 

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pathetic match from our defence todaydon´t know why, yesterday it was quite decent, but today it´s a tragedy, no sure that many players from this team will go to the World championships..

after what they showed today, some guys could already pack their bags and leave the camp..

 

 

at least our U19 team won over the reigning world champions in the U18 category Finland 2-1

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Finland  6 - 1  Slovakia    

(Score by Period: 1-0, 2-0, 3-1)

8th April 2016, h. 16:30 (GMT +3)

 

Belarus  (GWS)2 - 1  France    

(Score by Period: 0-0, 0-1, 1-0, OT: 0-0, GWS: 1-0)

8th April 2016, h. 17:00 (GMT +3)

 

Czech Republic  2 - 1  Germany    

(Score by Period: 0-0, 1-1, 1-0)

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Russia  (OT)2 - 1  Norway    

(Score by Period: 0-1, 0-0, 1-0, OT: 1-0)

8th April 2016, h. 17:30 (GMT +3)

 

Sweden  5 - 1  Switzerland    

(Score by Period: 1-0, 2-1, 2-0)

8th April 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT +2)