evil betty

I wonder what has happened with the IIHF Directorate Awards. Usually presented on ice at the close of the final game and/or Bronze medal game. Did I miss some news about it?

can you imagine Canada win here with the reward that they play Italy again in the semis?

there is a full body element to it as well, and it fits over helmet and equipment. Can do a couple laps around the ice during warm up with it on at tournaments. Play a bugle while doing it sometimes also.

Sweden is out unless Canada loses, so GBR and Norway are semi-finalists no matter what happens. Canada's crappy dsc numbers ensure they are 3rd in any 3 way tie for third.

So Canada is screwed on every single tie-breaking scenario. They have to beat Italy period.

all Canada has to do now is beat the team that no one else could beat. what could go wrong?

no way, did that just happen?

Sweden ties it up too at eight, crazy.

and who the heck can beat Italy anyway, incredible.

Australia puts up a 3 in the first end?

so four teams are done, USA has just the smallest of chances to remain in it and Norway in it still.

Does Canada have any real shot at catching Japan for 3rd? Seems unlikely to gain back 5 pts now.

No, there can be a five way tie at 6 wins (USA or NOR/SWE/CAN/GBR and ITA) where they would all have 2 head-to-head wins. It would come down to who had the worst DSC which cannot be certain yet. I can list the game by game requirements for this if you like.

no they did not, probably in but the WCF has it wrong.

Unfortunately the person writing this article does not know what they are talking about. Hopefully (if you are rooting for Israel and Ireland to get in) the substance of their case is simply about the unused bobsleigh quotas. I don't see how there could be a case, you failed to qualify, the rules were clear.