GO U.S.A,, beat these habs !!

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  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    yea i cant that at work all streaming media is blocked,,,bastards
    What time do you work till tom
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    kenshunt wrote:
    What time do you work till tom


    7am-330pm

    i am gonna tape it

    but i will know the score by then
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    7am-330pm

    i am gonna tape it

    but i will know the score by then
    You might catch some of the game depending how long it takes you to get home, game starts at 2
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    kenshunt wrote:
    You might catch some of the game depending how long it takes you to get home, game starts at 2


    no 10am,,, gold medal on sat is 2pm .... i thought?
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    no 10am,,, gold medal on sat is 2pm .... i thought?
    No, the Russia game is at 10am. Can/USA is 1:30 pm EST.
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Mason to start for Canada against U.S.
    Steve Mason

    TSN.ca Staff

    1/3/2008 9:49:20 AM

    Team Canada coach Craig Hartsburg has decided to start Steve Mason in goal Friday against the United States in the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship (Friday at 1:30pm et/10:30am pt on TSN and TSN.ca).

    Hartsburg said it would not be good for the team to keep flipping back and forth from one goalie to the other.

    Mason started the quarterfinal and earned a 4-2 win over Finland, although both goals were of the questionable variety.

    Finland's first goal came on a long wrist shot from just inside the blueline that seemed to surprise Mason. The second Finnish goal came from behind the net, as a centering pass bounced in off Mason as he was trying to recover from the original shot.







    Mason got the start against Slovakia, perceived as a weaker team, and he also notched a shutout.

    Bernier was back in goal for the third game against Sweden, and he was part of a breakdown that resulted in Canada's only loss thus far in the tournament.

    Mason followed up by beating Denmark handily, and then got the call against Finland in the quarterfinal.

    After beating Finland, Hartsburg would not tip his hand about his starting goalie for the semifinal, but TSN learned Thursday that Mason would start against the United States.

    It's a decision that will be scrutinized by many, win or lose.

    Before Hartsburg's decision was made public, TSN hockey analyst Pierre McGuire said that if he was in position to make the difficult choice, he would go back to Bernier.

    "No disrespect to Steve Mason, but I would go with Jonathan Bernier." McGuire said. "The Americans are a puck possession team, they do not shoot the puck in and forecheck - they like to attack off the rush. Bernier is a very good goaltender when it comes to defending the rush."

    McGuire also figured that Bernier would want to redeem himself.

    "He was not happy with the way Canada lost to Sweden," McGuire explained, "so I think he would come in and give you a huge bounce-back performance. He's got way more international experience, especially on big ice, than Mason.

    "So I'd go with Bernier, but I stress this: Mason has got them into the semifinals and deserves a lot of respect."

    McGuire also said he thinks this Canadian team, which has struggled to score, has enough offensive potential to win gold - if 17-year olds John Tavares and Steven Stamkos continue to get more opportunities.

    "If those young guys start to get engaged more and more, I think that will take some of the pressure off Claude Giroux, Kyle Turris and Brad Marchand," McGuire said. "Then they will play a little bit more loosely and score more. If the young guys get the right minutes, I believe they have enough offence to win gold."

    McGuire said that Canada's toughest task in the semifinal will be shutting down the Americans' top line of Colin Wilson, James van Riemsdyk and Jordan Schroeder - who are all among the tournament scoring leaders.

    McGuire said Canada could go with a physical five-man unit of Brandon Sutter, Stefan Legein, Colton Gillies, Karl Alzner and Drew Doughty to attack that American trio.

    Sweden will play Russia in the other semifinal on Friday (10am et/7am pt on TSN and TSN.ca) after beating the Czechs in the quarters.
    http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/news_story/?ID=226375&hubname=

    In here it says 1:30 pm, but they have a pre-game show, so i assume 2
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    tough call between Mason & Bernier.

    could second guess either choice if it doesn't work out

    looking forward to this game, even more so because I haven't seen any USA games yet this tournament, and don't know many names except VansRymDyke or something and Okopso or something
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    Rygar wrote:
    No, the Russia game is at 10am. Can/USA is 1:30 pm EST.


    coolio thanx
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    smarchee wrote:
    tough call between Mason & Bernier.

    could second guess either choice if it doesn't work out

    looking forward to this game, even more so because I haven't seen any USA games yet this tournament, and don't know many names except VansRymDyke or something and Okopso or something
    Here's team usa's roster
    http://www.hockeyforum.com/world-junior-hockey-championships/5531-2007-u-s-world-juniors-roster.html
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    kenshunt wrote:
    Here's team usa's roster
    http://www.hockeyforum.com/world-junior-hockey-championships/5531-2007-u-s-world-juniors-roster.html

    lol, dude, that is the 2007 roster

    haha, I noticed when I got to Eric Johnson's name and thought, what the hell, he is in the NHL
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    smarchee wrote:
    lol, dude, that is the 2007 roster

    haha, I noticed when I got to Eric Johnson's name and thought, what the hell, he is in the NHL
    haha lol
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    smarchee wrote:
    lol, dude, that is the 2007 roster

    haha, I noticed when I got to Eric Johnson's name and thought, what the hell, he is in the NHL


    i was like wait??? lol

    i thought it was wrong

    then i saw jack johnson and patrick cane and i knew it was
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    bobby sanguinetti


    keep ur eyes on my boy here
  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships_rosters#.C2.A0United_States
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Ok im an idiot, i must still not be awake
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    kenshunt wrote:
    Ok im an idiot, i must still not be awake

    2008 usa roster i think :)
    http://www.usahockey.com/world_junior_championships_2008/default.aspx?id=211062&DetailedNews=yes
    Nah, if it was only a morning thing you wouldn't be a leafs fan :p
  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Rygar wrote:
    Nah, if it was only a morning thing you wouldn't be a leafs fan :p

    ba-da-bump

    lol
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    smarchee wrote:
    ba-da-bump

    lol
    hehehe, sometimes I almost feel bad
  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Rygar wrote:
    hehehe, sometimes I almost feel bad

    yeah, well, that is because you are not close to the hive, and all the other lemmings around where I am, and I'm 300 km's away

    no sympathy :)
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    smarchee wrote:
    yeah, well, that is because you are not close to the hive, and all the other lemmings around where I am, and I'm 300 km's away

    no sympathy :)
    I said 'almost' :p

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