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WJC's
Nov 6, 2003 16:53:02 GMT -5
Post by montreal on Nov 6, 2003 16:53:02 GMT -5
Then U-20 tournament starts next month in Finland. I can't wait to see the WJC's, as it's always fun to watch the 18 and 19 year olds battle for the gold.
Here's a list of who we could be sending this year.
Finland
Oskari Korpikari- Should be on the team for sure I would guess. Played in the U-20 tournament at Lake Placid over the summer, and has played well so far in the sm-liiga.
Russia
Konstantin Korneev- Has already been named to the team, and should be a leader on defense. Is playing for the Senior National team now.
Canada
Corey Locke- Could make the team, but I wouldn't pencil him in just yet. I thought he would have made the team last year, as he was racking up the points for the 67's, but hopefully he gets a shot this year.
Cory Urquhart- A long shot, IMO, but he could make the team as he's one of the top scorers in the Q, and Team Canada has a Q coach behind the bench.
Michael Lambert- A long shot for sure, but he's having a great year, and did play for the U-18 in '01 and was one of the top scorers on the team (well 4th or 5th in team scoring)
Slovakia
Halak- Somewhat of a longshot, I can't confirm, but a friend of mine who speaks slovakian said she read that Halak was named to the U-20 tournament that is going now or shortly. After being named the top goalie in the U-18's last year, helping his team win a Silver, he has a shot to make the team.
Belarus
Kastsitsyn- I assume he will play, even though his team in regulated to group B this year, which means he will play against much weaker teams.
Sweden
no one
Czecks
Tomas Linhart- Was on the U-20 four nations team, so he's got a good chance to make it.
USA
no one
I could see us sending 5 guys, as I would be surprised if either Urquhart or Locke make it, unless several of the guys that are in the NHL don't
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WJC's
Nov 6, 2003 17:15:37 GMT -5
Post by Boston_Habs on Nov 6, 2003 17:15:37 GMT -5
Kastitsyn better play. By reading the pre-draft reports on this guy, he was considered by many to be the best pure offensive talent in the draft, and could have gone in the Top 5 if there were no health concerns. It would be a major red flag and a huge disappointment if he's not even on the team.
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WJC's
Nov 6, 2003 17:39:20 GMT -5
Post by montreal on Nov 6, 2003 17:39:20 GMT -5
Kastitsyn better play. By reading the pre-draft reports on this guy, he was considered by many to be the best pure offensive talent in the draft, and could have gone in the Top 5 if there were no health concerns. It would be a major red flag and a huge disappointment if he's not even on the team. It's not that he wouldn't make the team, he is a lock to be on the team, as he's played in two WJC's already, with 2 more to go. The problem is that his team plays in the Group B, which consists of Japan, Italy, France, and other weak teams. I assume he will play, and rack up the points, but it wont mean much as the opposing teams just aren't very good. |
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WJC's
Nov 7, 2003 9:10:11 GMT -5
Post by Boston_Habs on Nov 7, 2003 9:10:11 GMT -5
You're right. I forgot he plays for Belarus. I was thinking Russia for a minute.
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WJC's
Nov 7, 2003 9:17:41 GMT -5
Post by BadCompany on Nov 7, 2003 9:17:41 GMT -5
Its also possible - especially if he Katstysin is still in the Super League - that he will be asked to play, but just won't go. Or maybe Tikhonov won't let him go. Why play in a B tournament (even if it is for your country) if you can keep playing in arguably the 2nd best league in the world?
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WJC's
Nov 7, 2003 9:51:12 GMT -5
Post by Rimmer on Nov 7, 2003 9:51:12 GMT -5
Kastytsin may be playing for his senior national team at the six nations tournament in Hungary. he is listed on the roster on the official site but I can't confirm if he played in his teams' first game. they've won 8-2 against Croatia, but i wasn't able to find a scoresheet or something to confirm. EDIT: I think this confirms it: www.ehockey.ru/news.php?id_news=17R. |
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WJC's
Nov 8, 2003 13:36:16 GMT -5
Post by StickHandler on Nov 8, 2003 13:36:16 GMT -5
This confirms what? I can't make anything out of this... Help? |
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WJC's
Nov 8, 2003 16:24:38 GMT -5
Post by montreal on Nov 8, 2003 16:24:38 GMT -5
This confirms what? I can't make anything out of this... Help? Kastsitsyn is on the roster for the tournament that's going on now or shortly. The RSL has stopped playing, so it's good that he's getting some extra hockey in, as I assume he's playing, and not just on the roster. |
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WJC's
Nov 9, 2003 12:52:22 GMT -5
Post by StickHandler on Nov 9, 2003 12:52:22 GMT -5
Kastsitsyn is on the roster for the tournament that's going on now or shortly. The RSL has stopped playing, so it's good that he's getting some extra hockey in, as I assume he's playing, and not just on the roster. I was talking about the web site... I don't read Russian. |
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WJC's
Nov 9, 2003 13:02:07 GMT -5
Post by MPLABBE on Nov 9, 2003 13:02:07 GMT -5
Times like these are when altavista is a great tool:
This is the translation I get running the article Rimmer posted on altavista's translator:
Division is located in the stage of development. Team of Belarus'. Second stage of?evrovyzova? in the new season for national team Belarus' will pass in the capital of Hungary Budapest 6- that on the the 9-oye of November. Today we acquaint you with the composition team Belarus' and the timetable of the games of stage in Hungary. Composition Team Belarus': Aleksandr zarudnyy in the dynamo Aleksey Gritzenko into the youth Aleksey shagov z youth Oleg khmyl' z petrochemist, Russia Sergey Guiraud z youth Constantine durnov z youth Aleksandr zhurik z the TscSka (Central Sports Club of the Army), Russia Vyacheslav shipilo z Gomel Sergey yerkovich z chemist, Russia Sergey kolosov z of the dynamo of Andrey bashko z of keramin Vladimir Tsyplakov n ak panther, Russia Aleksey kalyuzhnyy n of severstal', Russia Dmitriy pankov n metallurgist nk, Russia Mikhail Grabovskiy n petrochemist, Russia Oleg antonenko n of severstal', Russia Yevgeny chestnuts n youth Artem volkov n youth TAndrey kostitsyn n the TscSka (Central Sports Club of the Army), Russia Sergey zadelenov n Gomel Yaroslav chupris n of keramin Aleksey yerashov n Vitebsk Timofey eagle owl n youth Pavel osmolovskiy n the youth Chief trainer - Mikhail Zakharov Timetable of tournament. 2 stage. Hungary (Budapest). Subgroup of?A?: Slovakia Holland Hungary Subgroup of?V?: Belarus' Ukraine Croatia Timetable of the games: 06.11 Slovakia? Hungary Croatia? Belarus' 07.11 Ukraine? Croatia Hungary? Holland 08.11 Ukraine? Belarus' Slovakia? Holland 09.11 AE? V -3 match for the shch-oye place A -2? V -2 match for the e-oye place A-1? V-th match for the y-oye place
Yep, Kasty is on the roster
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WJC's
Nov 10, 2003 4:47:49 GMT -5
Post by Rimmer on Nov 10, 2003 4:47:49 GMT -5
This confirms what? I can't make anything out of this... Help? I'm sorry for the confusion, I was confirming his presence on the roster for the tournament. I can't read russian too, but I'm able to find Andrei's name written in cyrillic letters. R. |
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WJC's
Nov 10, 2003 20:04:53 GMT -5
Post by montreal on Nov 10, 2003 20:04:53 GMT -5
Add Tomas Linhart to the list. He played in the U-20 tournament over the weekend, he had 1 assist that I know of, hopefully he can make the WJC team next month.
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