Skiptoomylou22

January 6th, 2017 at 2:48 PM ^

4 goals (2 a piece) in a five-minute span in the third period sums up the wow-factor for the game.

Great to see so much young American talent playing in that game and in the NHL as well. Keller, McAvoy, Parsons, White, and Greenway just to name a few are very enticing prospects to look out for in the next few years. The U.S., in my opinion, was the best team in the tournament so I am very happy they pulled off the gold.

Very excited looking at the future of American hockey.

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JonnyHintz

January 6th, 2017 at 3:54 PM ^

Exactly. I haven't paid much attention to this year's tournament, but I was upset that the US beat Russia in a shootout in the semifinals too. Absolutely zero place for shootouts in elimination games. They're fun and cool for fans during the regular season, but the NHL does it right by scraping them in the playoffs.

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truferblue22

January 6th, 2017 at 2:49 PM ^

Helluva game. We beat Canada earlier in the tournament in Toronto and then in the GMG in Montreal. Great win. Current Wolverine Joe Cecconi on played for team USA!

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cjm

January 6th, 2017 at 3:00 PM ^

As a resident of the DFW area I loved watching Michigan Man and Stars prospect Cecconi win the gold. Also the star of Russia's team, Gurianov, is a Stars prospect not that any of my RedWing friends/family would care.



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GoBlue519

January 6th, 2017 at 3:00 PM ^

Both teams had their chances to win in OT.  Parsons was great.  When it went to a shootout I told my sons that the US had the advantage because they had the better goaltender.  As a Canadian I wasn't happy with the outcome but it was an entertaining game.  It never feels good to lose but we Canadians have been spoiled over the years and the US team deserved it just as much.  

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Lou MacAdoo

January 6th, 2017 at 3:28 PM ^

I was into it man. It was intense. I felt like Canada was going to pull it off. They had all of those PP opportunities in the third and in OT and they seemed to have the fresher legs at the end. Crazy stat, if I'm remembering right, that the US kid was what five for five in shootout attempts and all were five hole.



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GoBlue519

January 6th, 2017 at 3:42 PM ^

They did mention something about that on the Canadian broadcast on TSN.  5 hole goals look great when they go in but if they don't you look kind of foolish because it looks like you just shot the puck right at the goalie's pads.  It is a risky choice in a high profile game but the kid made a great shot.

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Lou MacAdoo

January 6th, 2017 at 4:18 PM ^

It is a tough shot but to be honest I don't know how much tougher it is than any other spot they try to put it. A lot of these goalies are so big that top shelf is barely there. It was nice to see him try something different after the first three all tried high glove.



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GoBlueNorth

January 6th, 2017 at 4:16 PM ^

As somebody who played hockey for 18 years and has loved the sport for most of my 53 years, I have to admit that I hate shootouts and skills competitions.  It's a team sport and I say play as a team until you have a winner.  I would rather see a  ten minute period of 5 on 5, a ten minute period of 4 on 4 and the 3 on 3 until it's over or any variation of this.  As a goalie, I have played in several tournaments that went staright to shootouts at the end of a tied game and I didn't love it.   

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lhglrkwg

January 6th, 2017 at 4:38 PM ^

Kinda lame that the final W was claimed via shootout but I'll take it. Overcoming two, two goals deficits in Montreal against Canada is as good as it gets. Humongous win for the US for those who don't follow

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chatster

January 6th, 2017 at 4:53 PM ^

Boston University’s record this year is 11-5-2, with one of the losses having been a 4-0 shutout at Yost on November 11.  They're currently in sixth place in Hockey East. But last night was a big night for that school.
 
At one point during the game on the NHL Network with college hockey fan Dave Starman doing commentary, they showed a graphic that listed seven players from Boston University on the two teams playing in the gold medal game; six for USA (F- Kiefer Bellows, F- Jordan Greenway, F- Patrick Harper, F- Clayton Keller, D - Charlie McAvoy and G - Jake Oettinger) and one for Canada (D - Dante Fabbro.)  Oettinger never played in the tournament and Harper played only sparingly, but the other four BU players had significant roles in helping Team USA go 7-0-0, with two wins against both Russia and Canada, to win the championship.
 
This was the first time in the 41-year history of the World Juniors that a North American university or junior team had seven players in the tournament, and the final cut from Team USA was defenseman Chad Krys, a freshman at Boston University, so there might've been eight BU players in the tournament.
 
Around the time when they posted that graphic showing all the BU players, they said that BU also was playing against Union College that night. It might’ve come when Canada was winning and they said that BU, playing shorthanded without those seven players, also was losing to Union 4-3.
 
In the end, BU players McAvoy (1) and Bellows (2) scored three of the USA’s goals in the shootout win against Canada, and BU’s sophomore forward Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson scored a hat trick, including the winner in overtime to beat Union 5-4. Now they all have to regroup and play in one of the Frozen Fenway outdoor games tomorrow afternoon when they're predicting up to eight inches of snow in Boston.

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