Ice Hockey 2015 - 2016 Discussion Thread

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Power Rankings

Unbeaten Finns lead the charge

 

Heading into the quarter-finals, Finland seizes top spot in our sixth Power Rankings. Russia moves up to second spot, and Canada drops to third.

 

1.		Finland:	Cheer up, Canada: Kivisto also scored once in the KHL
2.		Russia:	Victory is ours! (Unless we massively screw up.)
3.		Canada:	ETS (Evil Twin Syndrome)
4.		Czech Republic:	The U.S. drinks milk, not Krusovice
5.		Sweden:	Henrik and Daniel, we love you and miss you
6.		United States:	The Czechs are old – last year one guy was 68
7.		Germany:	Sturm for Chancellor!
8.		Denmark:	Our PP is now the ultimate power in the universe
9.		Slovakia:	St. Petersburg ain’t what it used to be
10.		Norway:	Jonas? Jonas? It’s OK. You can stop playing now.
11.		Switzerland:	If our goalies ate more chocolate, they’d be wider
12.		Belarus:	Jesus saves, Stas scores on the rebound
13.		Latvia:	For the record, we beat Norway 3-1 (in 1938)
14.		France:	As a team, we need to read more Asterix books
15.		Hungary:	French kissing is banned
16.		Kazakhstan:	“Love in an elevator/Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down”

 

Previous editions:

• 6 May
• 8 May
• 10 May
• 12 May
• 14 May

 
The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF World Ranking.

[lapaj 431]

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[Agger 1,839]

Too bad that Finland scored that goal in the end of the period. 2 very good periods and the hope isn't dead (yet).

[hckošice 16,572]

SCHEDULE

DAY 14

Thursday, May 19th, 2016

 

 

16:15 (GMT +3)

QUARTERFINALS

 

Czech Republic vs United States

Referees:  Linus OHLUND (SWE), Tobias WEHRLI (SUI)

Linesmens:  Alexander OTMAKHOV (RUS), Henrik PIHLBLAD (SWE)

Line Ups Link, Ice Palace, Moscow

 

 

 

16:15 (GMT +3)

QUARTERFINALS

 

Finland vs Denmark

Referees:  Martin FRAŇO (CZE), Jozef KUBUŠ (SVK)

Linesmens:  Nicolas FLURI (SUI), Gleb LAZAREV (RUS)

Line Ups Link, Yubileiny, St. Petersburg

 

 

 

20:15 (GMT +3)

QUARTERFINALS

 

Russia vs Germany  

Referees:  Tobias BJORK (SWE), Aleksi RANTALA (FIN)

Linesmens:  Miroslav LHOTSKÝ (CZE), Fraser McINTYRE (USA)

Line Ups Link TBD, Ice Palace, Moscow

 

 

 

20:15 (GMT +3)

QUARTERFINALS

 

Canada vs Sweden

Referees:  Roman GOFMAN (RUS), Maxim SIDORENKO (BLR)

Linesmens:  Judson RITTER (USA), Sakari SUOMINEN (FIN)

Line Ups Link TBD, Yubileiny, St. Petersburg

 

 

 

 

* The streams will be geo-blocked in some countries.

** Referees and Line-Ups will be announced usually 3-4 hours before the first match, will be added in the schedule later.

 

 

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Scores after 1st period

 

Quarterfinal

Czech Republic - United States  1-0 (1-0, -, -)

15:23 Tomáš ZOHORNA 1-0

 

Quarterfinal

Finland - Denmark  1-0 (1-0, -, -)

14:29 Mikael GRANLUND 1-0

 

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Scores after 2nd period

 

Quarterfinal

Czech Republic - United States  1-1 (1-0, 0-1, -)

15:23 Tomáš ZOHORNA 1-0

21:27 Auston MATTHEWS 1-1

 

Quarterfinal

Finland - Denmark  3-1 (1-0, 2-1, -)

14:29 Mikael GRANLUND 1-0

21:45 Jarno KOSKIRANTA 2-0

31:42 Lars ELLER 2-1

38:57 Patrik LAINE 3-1

[bestmen 2,917]

Finland is strong but never wins by high score

[bestmen 2,917]

i have changed the prediction for the Czech , what a crap

[hckošice 16,572]

Final Results

 

Quarterfinal

Czech Republic - United States  1-2 after GWS (1-0, 0-1, 0-0, OT: 0-0, GWS: 0-1)

15:23 Tomáš ZOHORNA 1-0

21:27 Auston MATTHEWS 1-1

winning shootout by Auston MATTHEWS 1-2

 

Quarterfinal

Finland - Denmark  5-1 (1-0, 2-1, 2-0)

14:29 Mikael GRANLUND 1-0

21:45 Jarno KOSKIRANTA 2-0

31:42 Lars ELLER 2-1

38:57 Patrik LAINE 3-1

57:46 Jussi JOKINEN 4-1

58:07 Mikael GRANLUND 5-1

[NikolaB 452]

Can't believe how bad Czechs was today. It was totally disaster, American almost youth team teach Czech stars how to play with heart for own country.