WorlWydeHusla
12-27-2002, 07:43 PM
in the world junior champs what country do u think will win? canada won this 5 years in a ROW around teh middleof teh 90s...who will win? vote here
btw canada is in first...just one round into the tournament beating sweden 8-2...heres the info
Canadian special teams overpower Swedes
Canadian Press
12/26/2002
HALIFAX (CP) - Ian White expected to see spot duty while quarterbacking the Canadian junior hockey team's power play. That job turned into a regular shift on Thursday as Canada opened the world junior tournament with an 8-2 win over Sweden.
White, from Steinbach, Man., scored two of Canada's six power-play goals which came on nine chances.
``The power play is one of the main things that, coming into this tournament, we wanted to prove we that we could compete on it,'' said White. ``Six-for-nine, that's second to none.''
Canada's special teams were responsible for all but one of its goals. Matt Stajan scored short-handed in the second period.
Scottie Upshall, Brooks Laich, Brendan Bell and Pierre-Alexander Parenteau also scored power-play goals and Derek Roy scored the lone goal at even strength in front of 10,300 ecstatic fans at the Halifax Metro Centre.
Carlo Colaiacovo had four assists which is a the most by any defenceman on a Canadian junior team in one game. Six power-play goals is also a record for a Canadian team.
Canada's penalty killers, meanwhile, held Sweden scoreless on seven chances.
``Obviously our special teams were good,'' said Canadian head coach Marc Habscheid. ``They're always important in these types of competitions.''
Joakim Lindstrom and Robert Nilsson replied for Sweden.
Canada has Friday off and meets the Czech Republic on Saturday (TSN, 2:10 EST) followed by Germany on Sunday (TSN, 3:10 EST).
``We can't get too high off this win,'' said White. ``We've got to go right back to ground level and take next game like it's our last.''
In another Pool B game at the Halifax Metro Centre, Finland downed Germany 4-0. In Pool A action at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S., Russia defeated the U.S. 5-1 with a hat trick from 17-year-old sensation Alex Ovechkin and Switzerland doubled Belarus 4-2.
White, one of five Toronto Maple Leaf draft picks on the Canadian team, twice fooled Swedish goaltender Mathias Fagerstrom with a blast from the point.
``I'm the seventh (defenceman) so I'm not seeing quite as much ice as the other six guys, but I was called upon at this tournament to help them out on the power play so that's what I focus on,'' said White. ``When you're called upon you've got to serve your duty.''
Often the Canadians are penalized heavily in their first game of an international tournament under more sensitive officiating than what they are used to, but it was the Swedes in penalty trouble under Russian referee Alexander Poliakov. Their penalty killers could not stand up to the speed of the Canadians.
The Metro Centre was bedlam when the Canadians stepped onto the ice and Canada made that energy work for them with two unanswered power-play goals in the first period.
``I think every guy had adrenaline running right from the get-go,'' said Laich.
Canada rewarded the fan support with some big hits, including several by Jordin Tootoo that brought a chorus of ``Tooootooooo'' from the crowd.
``We wanted to establish a lot of physical play,'' said Tootoo. ``We wanted to wear them down.''
The Canadians did that in the third period to Sweden. After Parenteau's goal made it 6-2, the Swedes folded their tent.
``In the third period we couldn't stand against them,'' Swedish coach Peo Larsson said.
Canada outshot Sweden 36-18. Marc-Andre Fleury made 16 saves for the Canadians.
Notes - In a break with tradition, the Canadian team wore black, but the jerseys were the same style as the ones worn by the Canadian men's and women's Olympic hockey teams. The jerseys were to be worn for Thursday's game and then auctioned off for charity during the tournament. ... Austria earned promotion to the 2004 world junior championship in Finland by finishing first in Group B of the second-tier world junior tournament in Bled, Slovenia. Another team will be promoted from the Group A tournament which starts Friday in Almaty, Kazakhstan. ... Canada improved to 18-7-1 against Sweden in world junior hockey tournaments.
heres the standings
Group A Standings
Rank Team W L T GF GA Pts
1 Russia 1 0 0 5 1 2
1 Switzerland 1 0 0 4 2 2
3 Slovakia - - - - - -
4 Belarus 0 1 0 2 4 0
4 USA 0 1 0 1 5 0
Group B Standings
Rank Team W L T GF GA Pts
1 Canada 1 0 0 8 2 2
1 Finland 1 0 0 4 0 2
3 Czech Republic - - - - - -
4 Germany 0 1 0 0 4 0
4 Sweden 0 1 0 2 8 0
btw canada is in first...just one round into the tournament beating sweden 8-2...heres the info
Canadian special teams overpower Swedes
Canadian Press
12/26/2002
HALIFAX (CP) - Ian White expected to see spot duty while quarterbacking the Canadian junior hockey team's power play. That job turned into a regular shift on Thursday as Canada opened the world junior tournament with an 8-2 win over Sweden.
White, from Steinbach, Man., scored two of Canada's six power-play goals which came on nine chances.
``The power play is one of the main things that, coming into this tournament, we wanted to prove we that we could compete on it,'' said White. ``Six-for-nine, that's second to none.''
Canada's special teams were responsible for all but one of its goals. Matt Stajan scored short-handed in the second period.
Scottie Upshall, Brooks Laich, Brendan Bell and Pierre-Alexander Parenteau also scored power-play goals and Derek Roy scored the lone goal at even strength in front of 10,300 ecstatic fans at the Halifax Metro Centre.
Carlo Colaiacovo had four assists which is a the most by any defenceman on a Canadian junior team in one game. Six power-play goals is also a record for a Canadian team.
Canada's penalty killers, meanwhile, held Sweden scoreless on seven chances.
``Obviously our special teams were good,'' said Canadian head coach Marc Habscheid. ``They're always important in these types of competitions.''
Joakim Lindstrom and Robert Nilsson replied for Sweden.
Canada has Friday off and meets the Czech Republic on Saturday (TSN, 2:10 EST) followed by Germany on Sunday (TSN, 3:10 EST).
``We can't get too high off this win,'' said White. ``We've got to go right back to ground level and take next game like it's our last.''
In another Pool B game at the Halifax Metro Centre, Finland downed Germany 4-0. In Pool A action at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S., Russia defeated the U.S. 5-1 with a hat trick from 17-year-old sensation Alex Ovechkin and Switzerland doubled Belarus 4-2.
White, one of five Toronto Maple Leaf draft picks on the Canadian team, twice fooled Swedish goaltender Mathias Fagerstrom with a blast from the point.
``I'm the seventh (defenceman) so I'm not seeing quite as much ice as the other six guys, but I was called upon at this tournament to help them out on the power play so that's what I focus on,'' said White. ``When you're called upon you've got to serve your duty.''
Often the Canadians are penalized heavily in their first game of an international tournament under more sensitive officiating than what they are used to, but it was the Swedes in penalty trouble under Russian referee Alexander Poliakov. Their penalty killers could not stand up to the speed of the Canadians.
The Metro Centre was bedlam when the Canadians stepped onto the ice and Canada made that energy work for them with two unanswered power-play goals in the first period.
``I think every guy had adrenaline running right from the get-go,'' said Laich.
Canada rewarded the fan support with some big hits, including several by Jordin Tootoo that brought a chorus of ``Tooootooooo'' from the crowd.
``We wanted to establish a lot of physical play,'' said Tootoo. ``We wanted to wear them down.''
The Canadians did that in the third period to Sweden. After Parenteau's goal made it 6-2, the Swedes folded their tent.
``In the third period we couldn't stand against them,'' Swedish coach Peo Larsson said.
Canada outshot Sweden 36-18. Marc-Andre Fleury made 16 saves for the Canadians.
Notes - In a break with tradition, the Canadian team wore black, but the jerseys were the same style as the ones worn by the Canadian men's and women's Olympic hockey teams. The jerseys were to be worn for Thursday's game and then auctioned off for charity during the tournament. ... Austria earned promotion to the 2004 world junior championship in Finland by finishing first in Group B of the second-tier world junior tournament in Bled, Slovenia. Another team will be promoted from the Group A tournament which starts Friday in Almaty, Kazakhstan. ... Canada improved to 18-7-1 against Sweden in world junior hockey tournaments.
heres the standings
Group A Standings
Rank Team W L T GF GA Pts
1 Russia 1 0 0 5 1 2
1 Switzerland 1 0 0 4 2 2
3 Slovakia - - - - - -
4 Belarus 0 1 0 2 4 0
4 USA 0 1 0 1 5 0
Group B Standings
Rank Team W L T GF GA Pts
1 Canada 1 0 0 8 2 2
1 Finland 1 0 0 4 0 2
3 Czech Republic - - - - - -
4 Germany 0 1 0 0 4 0
4 Sweden 0 1 0 2 8 0