World Juniors Thread

[TheChicagoFan]

Article on players to watch: link

Yahoo! blog covering WJC: link

Schedule:
All times in Eastern Time (EST)

Monday, December 26, 2011
3:30 p.m. Finland vs. Canada
5:30 p.m. Latvia vs. Sweden
8:00 p.m. Denmark vs. USA
10:00 p.m. Switzerland vs. Russia

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
8:00 p.m. Czech Rep. vs. Denmark
10:00 p.m. Slovakia vs. Latvia

Wednesday, December 28, 2011
3:30 p.m. USA vs. Finland
5:30 p.m. Sweden vs. Switzerland
8:00 p.m. Canada vs. Czech Rep.
10:00 p.m. Russia vs. Slovakia

Thursday, December 29, 2011
8:00 p.m. Denmark vs. Canada
10:00 p.m. Latvia vs. Russia

Friday, December 30, 2011
3:30 p.m. USA vs. Czech Rep.
5:30 p.m. Sweden vs. Slovakia
8:00 p.m. Finland vs. Denmark
10:00 p.m. Switzerland vs. Latvia

Saturday, December 31, 2011
4:00 p.m. Czech Rep. vs. Finland
6:00 p.m. Slovakia vs. Switzerland
8:00 p.m. Canada vs. USA
10:00 p.m. Russia vs. Sweden

Monday, January 2, 2012
1:00 p.m. 4A vs. 5B Relegation
5:00 p.m. 2A vs. 3B Quarterfinals
9:00 p.m. 2B vs. 3A Quarterfinals

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
1:00 p.m. 4B vs. 5A Relegation
5:00 p.m. 1B vs. 2A/3B Semi-finals
9:00 p.m. 1A vs. 2B/3A Semi-finals

Wednesday, January 4, 2012
1:00 p.m. 5B vs. 5A Relegation
5:00 p.m. 4A vs. 4B Relegation
9:00 p.m. TBD vs. TBD 5th place

Thursday, January 5, 2012
3:30 p.m. TBD vs. TBD Bronze medal
8:00 p.m. TBD vs. TBD Gold medal

Last three WJC winners:
2009:

Canada

2010:

USA

2011:

Russia

All Games Can Be Found Here:​

2012 World Juniors: USA vs Denmark Video - NHL VideoCenter
If the link doesn't work, just go to NHL.com video center and select the press room thread. Almost all the games are there. Every USA game is there.

USA record:
1-0-0

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Canada won 8-1 against Finland.

Mark stone had a hat trick and the Canadian goalie was fantastic.

Finland's power play was terrible and that lead mainly to the loss.

 

[#19]

Good stuff- I'll have to stream the USA game during the Hawks game. Kick some ass Saad!

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Yeah. I'm gonna have both games going at the same time on my computer. Should be exciting. The Hawks have three players on the team, if I'm correct.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

USA is killing Denmark 8-2 with about 6 minutes left in the 2nd period.
Link: 2012 World Juniors: USA vs Denmark Video - NHL VideoCenter

 

[TheChicagoFan]

9-2. Sick goal. Absolutely crushing.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

9-2 after two. 6 goal period for USA. Great game so far for them.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

10-3 USA.

 

[DMelt36]

Can't wait for the Saturday matchup between USA and Canada. Should be a wonderfully hostile atmosphere.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Can't wait for the Saturday matchup between USA and Canada. Should be a wonderfully hostile atmosphere.

USA is winning 10-3 and Canada won 7-1. Should be an AWESOME game.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

11-3 USA now. About 4 minutes left in the game.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Saad (A Blackhawks prospect) Just tied the game at 1-1 for USA

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Two crappy goals given up in a row. 3-1 Fins.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Another Finland goal and this game is probably over. 4-1 in the third.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

USA lost 4-1. Still third in the standings for group B which means they will advance as long as it stays that way.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

USA lost another game. This time to the Czechs. The goalie Peter Mrazek was fantastic and US just couldn't capitalize. Turnovers killed them in the loss. Mrazek is a Red Wings draft pick, so the Blackhawks will probably see him often in the future.

 

[DMelt36]

Just saw on Twitter than Finland's win over Denmark eliminates the US from the medal round.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Just saw on Twitter than Finland's win over Denmark eliminates the US from the medal round.

Yep. USA gave up both the game against Finland and Czech in the third period. Bad games and great goaltending for the oppositioin. There's always next year.

The Blackhawks prospects did pretty well.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

USA put up a good fight against Canada only losing 3-2. It's a good sign for next year.

If I'm right, Saad is eligible for next year. Not sure about Johns or Clendening.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Sweden and Russia will play in the gold medal game today.