2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

[hf101]

 

Looking forward to some summer hockey !!

 

The 2018 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup will be played in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Aug 6-11, 2018.

Gold and bronze medal games will be played on Saturday, August 11, 2018.

 

Group A has Canada, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.

Group B has Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and United States.

 

All games will be broadcast on TSN and/or streamed on TSN.ca and HockeyTV.com

The NHL Network will have coverage also:

• Fri. Aug .10 (semifinals): Games are at 5 p.m. EDT and 9 p.m. EDT.
• Sat. Aug. 11:third-place game at 5 p.m. EDT, championship game at 9 p.m. EDT.

 

http://www.hlinkagretzky.com/en-ca/home

 

 

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Anyone who comes across the 8 team rosters or their favorited NHL teams participants please post along with game discussions.

 

The Flyers have 8 prospects participating.

 

Team Canada:

• Morgan Frost
• Isaac Ratcliffe

Team USA:  (currently participating in the World Jr Summer Showcase - selections for the Hlinka Gretzky Tournament following)

• Joel Farabee
• Jay O'Brien
• Noah Cates

Team Sweden:

• Olle Lycksell
• Adam Ginning
• Samuel Ersson

 

more info on the Flyers participating prospects  - https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/eight-flyers-prospects-in-wjc-showcase--philadelphia-flyers/c-299612928

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Here are Opening day rosters.

 

 

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The Finals are set with Sweden beating Russia 2-1, and Canada winning in OT after a controversial goal that tied the game at 0.00 min winning 6-5.    Details of the game are here .

 

So because video review wasn't allowed the Canadians won the game however everyone knows they did not win it in regulation.  Team USA won yet the officials call on the ice was a good goal.

 

Thus my question is why does team Canada play the next game for a championship knowing they shouldn't be there, that team USA won?  Has a team ever refused to play for a medal they know they don't deserve to play for before?

[flyercanuck]

On 8/11/2018 at 9:21 AM, hf101 said:

The Finals are set with Sweden beating Russia 2-1, and Canada winning in OT after a controversial goal that tied the game at 0.00 min winning 6-5.    Details of the game are here .

 

So because video review wasn't allowed the Canadians won the game however everyone knows they did not win it in regulation.  Team USA won yet the officials call on the ice was a good goal.

 

Thus my question is why does team Canada play the next game for a championship knowing they shouldn't be there, that team USA won?  Has a team ever refused to play for a medal they know they don't deserve to play for before?

 

Are you serious?

 

Look, The US team got burned there, there's no doubt. But they, along with every other team signed off on the no video review. The officials made the call, goal, not Team Canada. Since there's no review, the play stands. That's the rule. So by the rule, Canada won. Or actually, tied. They won it in OT. The US had every chance to do the same.

 

It's not like Canada hasn't been burned on bad calls before. They happen. 

 

 Refuse to play? There's not a kid in hockey that would do that. Bad calls happen. You don't quit over them. 

 

 And full marks to the US captain who didn't blame the refs.

 

 

[flyerrod]

22 hours ago, flyercanuck said:

And full marks to the US captain who didn't blame the refs.

That does not mean the rest of have to think that it was ok ........Well I am pretty sure that you won't find a better case for instituting replay. As far as a the team not playing even though they know they don't belong, that part I don't agree with. It was not the team that made the horrendous call, it was the officiating. Every single person on these teams(all of them) are here because of their love for the game. Not the first time in hockey history where poor officiating has given the wrong team the win either.