2021 IIHF WJC

4-3, wow... 2 mins left

 

Russia pots one late, 5-3, final

 

Tough game for Knight to put it mildly. Seemed too focused on playing the puck and it directly bit him in the ass a couple times and indirectly hurt him the entire time he was in there. Time to regroup and move on to Austria, gotta be Wolf in there tonight.

 

Time to regroup and move on to Austria, gotta be Wolf in there tonight.


Good Luck Matty and I agree put Wolf in the net.

In Canada we play our first game vs Germany..........and Germany is hurting bad with 9 player's in quarantined.

 

Germany is primed to get throttled today. Goal differential as a two breaker should make this an ugly one.

 

Sweden al over CZE in the 3rd, 5-1

 

Mostly one-sided games with no surprises really, but its hockey... Im digging it.

 

Finally found a time-zone friendly schedule...

Saturday, Dec. 26

Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 2 p.m. ET

Canada vs. Germany, 6 p.m. ET

Austria vs. United States, 9:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, Dec. 27

Switzerland vs. Finland, 2 p.m. ET

Canada vs. Slovakia, 6 p.m. ET

Russia vs. Czech Republic, 9:30 p.m. ET

Monday, Dec. 28

Sweden vs. Austria, 6 p.m. ET

Germany vs. Slovakia, 9:30 p.m. ET

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Czech Republic vs. United States, 2 p.m. ET

Switzerland vs. Canada, 6 p.m. ET

Russia vs. Austria, 9:30 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Slovakia vs. Finland, 2 p.m. ET

Germany vs. Switzerland, 6 p.m. ET

Sweden vs. Russia, 9:30 p.m. ET

Thursday, Dec. 31

Austria vs. Czech Republic, 2 p.m. ET

Finland vs. Canada, 6 p.m. ET

United States vs. Sweden, 9:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, Jan. 2

Quarterfinal 1, 12 p.m. ET

Quarterfinal 2, 3:30 p.m. ET

Quarterfinal 3, 7 p.m. ET

Quarterfinal 4, 10:30 p.m. ET

Monday, Jan. 4

Semifinal 1, 6 p.m. ET

Semifinal 2, 9:30 p.m. ET

Tuesday, Jan. 5

Third-place game, 5:30 p.m. ET

Championship game, 9:30 p.m. ET

 

So, Germany is having a rough time...

 

They only gave up 16 goals... I thought at least 20, so they did well.

 

Canada and the US both scored more goals than shots allowed yesterday.

 

Germany literally had only 14 skaters, but only 2 that could - realistically - compete against the Canadian juggernaut. And, they were on the second game of back-to-backs. They’re not a power to begin with, but the country is clearly rising.

A year ago they had one 1st round NHL pick. This year it was two - and JJ Peterka had 1st round grades.

 

And the reigning Hart trophy winner

 

The IIHF Disciplinary Panel has issued a one-game suspension to Team Canada defenceman Braden Schneider, for a violation of IIHF Official Rule 124-Checking to the Head and Neck Area.

The violation occurred at 08:40 in the 1st period of Canada vs. Germany. In an attempt to gain possession of an incoming puck from his teammate, German forward Jan-Luca Schumacher slowed down and decided to chip the puck outside of his defensive zone. At no time during this sequence did Schumacher establish control of the puck.

At the same time, Schneider skates towards Schumacher. Without any regard to the puck at any time and seeing his opponent in a vulnerable position, Schneider delivers a body check to the head of Schumacher. Schneider delivers the check slightly elevating his shoulder, hitting his opponent directly in the head.

Based on all facts ascertained, the Disciplinary Panel determined that – while Schneider’s elbow was down and while there was a size difference between the two players – because Schneider slightly elevated his shoulder into Schumacher’s head resulting in the player’s head snapping back, Schneider actions were extremely dangerous, created a serious risk of injury to Schumacher and violated IIHF Official Rule 124 (Checking to the Head and Neck Area). Schneider could have easily avoided the check.

The Disciplinary Panel determined that because Schneider violated Official Playing Rule 124-Checking to the Head and Neck Area when checking Schumacher, he shall receive a one-game suspension. Schneider will miss Canada’s next preliminary round game against Slovakia, and will be eligible to return for the following game against Switzerland.