2015 World Junior Championships

[mnstate0fhockey]

now where have i heard a similar sentiment...?

:d

Hmmmmm

[Friend_of_BU_Hockey]

Re: 2015 World Junior Championships

Good post-mortem by Chris Dilks today: http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2015...-a-post-mortem

Going all crystal ball, here is how I envision next year's roster:

FORWARDS
Brock Boeser
Jeremy Bracco
Kyle Connor
Ryan Donato
Christian Dvorak
Jordan Greenway
Dylan Larkin
Ryan MacInnis
Auston Matthews
Sonny Milano
Nick Schmaltz
Alex Tuch
Colin White

DEFENSEMEN
Louie Belpedio
Brandon Carlo
Ryan Collins
Jack Dougherty
Noah Hanafin
Johnathan MacLeod
Zach Werenski

GOALTENDERS
Brandon Halverson
Alex Nedeljkovic
Luke Opilka

1996s
Belpedio
Carlo
Collins
Connor
Donato
Dougherty
Dvorak
Halverson
Larkin
MacInnis
MacLeod
Milano
Nedeljkovic
Schmaltz
Tuch

1997s
Boeser
Bracco
Greenway
Hanafin
Matthews
Opilka
Werenski
White


NCAA (projected)
Belpedio
Boeser
Bracco
Collins
Connor
Donato
Dougherty
Greenway
Hanafin
Larkin
MacLeod
Opilka
Schmaltz
Tuch
Werenski
White

Major Junior (Projected)
Carlo
Dvorak
Halverson
MacInnis
Matthews
Milano
Nedeljkovic


Older team with many returning players and more size up front (Greenway, Boeser, MacInnis) as well as replenished skill (Bracco, Connor, Dvorak) to complement the returning forwards. 4 returning defensemen, anchored by Hanafin and Werenski. Halverson should emerge as the #1 goalie.

[The Zlax45]

Re: 2015 World Junior Championships

Good post-mortem by Chris Dilks today: http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2015...-a-post-mortem

Going all crystal ball, here is how I envision next year's roster:

FORWARDS
Brock Boeser
Jeremy Bracco
Kyle Connor
Ryan Donato
Christian Dvorak
Jordan Greenway
Dylan Larkin
Ryan MacInnis
Auston Matthews
Sonny Milano
Nick Schmaltz
Alex Tuch
Colin White

DEFENSEMEN
Louie Belpedio
Brandon Carlo
Ryan Collins
Jack Dougherty
Noah Hanafin
Johnathan MacLeod
Zach Werenski

GOALTENDERS
Brandon Halverson
Alex Nedeljkovic
Luke Opilka

1996s
Belpedio
Carlo
Collins
Connor
Donato
Dougherty
Dvorak
Halverson
Larkin
MacInnis
MacLeod
Milano
Nedeljkovic
Schmaltz
Tuch

1997s
Boeser
Bracco
Greenway
Hanafin
Matthews
Opilka
Werenski
White


NCAA (projected)
Belpedio
Boeser
Bracco
Collins
Connor
Donato
Dougherty
Greenway
Hanafin
Larkin
MacLeod
Opilka
Schmaltz
Tuch
Werenski
White

Major Junior (Projected)
Carlo
Dvorak
Halverson
MacInnis
Matthews
Milano
Nedeljkovic


Older team with many returning players and more size up front (Greenway, Boeser, MacInnis) as well as replenished skill (Bracco, Connor, Dvorak) to complement the returning forwards. 4 returning defensemen, anchored by Hanafin and Werenski. Halverson should emerge as the #1 goalie.

Not a fan of Donato's game at all...Was unimpressive when I saw him with the U-18 squad and with the South Shore Kings this year. Doesn't stand out for a second round pick at all.

[Bonin21]

Re: 2015 World Junior Championships

Chad Krys probably has a good chance to make it since the 96 defense is not good.

[D2D]

Re: 2015 World Junior Championships

Chris Dilks' take:

http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2015...-a-post-mortem

[Friend_of_BU_Hockey]

Re: 2015 World Junior Championships

Chad Krys probably has a good chance to make it since the 96 defense is not good.

The '96 D has similar-type players - Collins, Glover, Dougherty, MacLeod. Besides for Hanafin and Werenski, the '97 D also includes a late-97er Charlie McAvoy (BU bound and '16 draft eligible) who has very good puck-moving abilities. Krys' still set is definitely above the '96 crop, so depending upon the direction the brass and coaching staff go in, he could get a look this Summer at the tryout camp.

[Slap Shot]

No - USA finished 5th.

You're LG4?

[kool99]

Re: 2015 World Junior Championships

Does anyone know for sure whether the rinks at the U20 World's were Olympic width? The IIHF rulebook says for all World Championships they should be 30 meters wide as opposed to the NHL width of about 26 meters. The reason I am asking is that there is a huge blow-up over here in the Czech Republic where the head coach did everything he could to cut every overseas Czech player (several in the Q and OHL). The fight is about the Czech development model which seeks to limit the number of players leaving the Czech Republic to play in Sweden, Finland or Canada. It has proved to be a huge failure (as opposed to the Slovak model). Vaclav Karabaček (drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round/49th overall) was kicked off the team for oversleeping a video session (the 'official' reason). The ironic thing is that Pavel Zacha (projected to be a 2015 early 1st round NHL pick) was Karabaček's best friend and roommate and also slept through the video session (but at that point the head coach only had room to kick off one more player) so he was 'allowed' to stay.

After the tournament the head coach quit and then collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital. The reason I am asking about the rink size is that if the rink size was NHL size, then it would be one more reason to take as many high-quality Czech players playing in Canada.

[Middle Street]

Does anyone know for sure whether the rinks at the U20 World's were Olympic width? The IIHF rulebook says for all World Championships they should be 30 meters wide as opposed to the NHL width of about 26 meters. The reason I am asking is that there is a huge blow-up over here in the Czech Republic where the head coach did everything he could to cut every overseas Czech player (several in the Q and OHL). The fight is about the Czech development model which seeks to limit the number of players leaving the Czech Republic to play in Sweden, Finland or Canada. It has proved to be a huge failure (as opposed to the Slovak model). Vaclav Karabaček (drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round/49th overall) was kicked off the team for oversleeping a video session (the 'official' reason). The ironic thing is that Pavel Zacha (projected to be a 2015 early 1st round NHL pick) was Karabaček's best friend and roommate and also slept through the video session (but at that point the head coach only had room to kick off one more player) so he was 'allowed' to stay.

After the tournament the head coach quit and then collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital. The reason I am asking about the rink size is that if the rink size was NHL size, then it would be one more reason to take as many high-quality Czech players playing in Canada.

The rinks were NHL size, not Olympic.

[joecct]

The rinks were NHL size, not Olympic.

And next year I believe they're hybrid (~90 feet) wide.

[cetihcra]

And next year I believe they're hybrid (~90 feet) wide.

Next year in Helsinki they'll use two arenas. Hartwall is the primary, it's 30mX60m (98'-5" x 196'-10"). I cannot find info on the Helsinki Ice Hall, but it's likely that or close. 'Merica rounds to 100'x200', but true international is 30x61m.

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[FloridaCat]

Re: 2015 World Junior Championships

http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_u...-18_Web_V4.pdf

RULE 12 – STANDARD DIMENSIONS OF RINK
i. For top-level IIHF competitions, the recommended dimensions of the
rink are 60 metres (197') long and 25– 30 metres wide (82'– 98'5").

ii. The corners of the rink must be rounded in the arc of a circle with a
radius of 7.0 to 8.5 metres (23'– 28').

iii. In countries where the standards set out in Rules 12-i and 12-ii are
not possible, other dimensions are allowed so long as they are
approved by the IIHF before the competition or game is played.

iv. For IIHF World Championship tournaments, the official dimensions
must be 60 metres (197') long and 30 metres (98'5") wide.

"IIHF World Championship tournaments" may mean just the Senior tournaments and not the Junior tournaments.