2016 World Junior Hockey discussion

[dash]

The funny thing is Canada was not very good in this tournament and a meltdown late lost the game to the eventual gold medal winner. Russia had to go to OT to beat Denmark and they got the silver medal. I think the unpredictability is the greatest thing about the WJHC.

 

[DragonfromTO]

You can't blame me, I've definitely Putin the time here.

Right in the back of the nyet!

 

[puckhead]

8-3 final and USA takes home the BRONZE medal.

BRONZE Boeser


So Finland, what was the secret to your success?
- Mainly that we didn't have any Canuck prospects.

 

[juliansteed]

Didn't see the game but nice to see a team like Finland (that's not usually considered a powerhouse) win it at home. Was the final game well attended? It would be nice to see this tournament become more popular in more countries.

 

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Juha Hiitelä @jhiitela
Yesterday's WJC gold medal game tv numbers in Finland: 1.93M on average viewers. Topped at 2.4M. Finland's population: 5.46M

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

It's good that other countries are finally buying into this excellent tournament.

 

[forty_three]

Ouch. Talk about salt in the wounds.

 

[dash]

Ouch. Talk about salt in the wounds.

Meh, looks good on Mother Russia.

 

[forty_three]

Finnish team celebrating with dinner after the game.

Yes, that is a Burger King.

 

[dash]

^

I guess the best way to wrap up the tourney is to say that the Finns had it their way...

 

[Comeds]

I bet the other teams flame them for that.

 

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Olli Jokinen wanted to go to a "Waffle House"

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

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Finnish team celebrating with dinner after the game.

Yes, that is a Burger King.

Odd, I don't see Virtanen there.

 

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Odd, I don't see Virtanen there.

He was back in the kitchen (lol)

 

[DragonfromTO]

It's good that other countries are finally buying into this excellent tournament.

Yeah, maybe someday we'll be able to see ads in 10 different languages putting undue and insane pressure on 10 year old kids

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yeah, maybe someday we'll be able to see ads in 10 different languages putting undue and insane pressure on 10 year old kids

Sucky failures, all of them.

 

[DragonfromTO]

Sucky failures, all of them.

If you don't wake up at 5 am and shovel the snow and then go on to be one of only a tiny handful of kids talented enough to play in the World Junior hockey championships you've wasted your childhood.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

If you don't wake up at 5 am and shovel the snow and then go on to be one of only a tiny handful of kids talented enough to play in the World Junior hockey championships you've wasted your childhood.

But where is the toughness coming from?? Shovelling snow? My granddaddy can do that and only have a heart attack half the time!

 

[DragonfromTO]

But where is the toughness coming from?? Shovelling snow? My granddaddy can do that and only have a heart attack half the time!

Fighting your brother for the shovel! He doesn't want to waste his life any more than you do!

 

[Comeds]

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Finnish team celebrating with dinner after the game.

Yes, that is a Burger King.

They have a whopper of a story to tell their kids and grand kids one day.