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Masterplan
11-20-2009, 12:13 PM
General catch-all thread.

Roster Announcement Dates

Belarus: Dec. 23 ~ Roster (http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=23539.html#belarus+nation+name+hockey+roste r)
Russia: Dec. 25 ~ Roster (http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=23745.html#russians+unwrap+olympic+mens+hoc key+team)
Sweden: Dec. 27 ~ Roster (http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=23838.html#forsberg+lidstrom+headline+swede n+selections)
Latvia: Dec. 29 ~ Roster (http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=24026.html#skrastins+bartulis+headline+latv ian+team)
Norway: Dec. 29 ~Roster (http://www.hockey.no/files/%7B2EEBD886-63FA-4CB1-9512-9A4EDD662485%7D.doc)
Slovakia: Dec. 29 ~ Roster (http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=24033.html#satan+palffy+returning+with+slov akian+team)
Czech Republic: Dec. 30 ~ Roster (http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=24176.html#jagr+returns+olympics+with+czech s)
Finland: Dec. 30 ~ Roster (http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=24175.html#selanne+kiprusoff+highlight+finn ish+roster)
Germany: Dec. 30
Switzerland: Dec. 30
Canada: Dec. 31
United States: Jan. 1

2010 Preliminary Round Groups

Group A
Canada (1)
United States (6)
Switzerland (7)
Norway (12)

Group B
Russia (2)
Czech Republic (5)
Slovakia (8)
Latvia (11)

Group C
Sweden (3)
Findland (4)
Belarus (9)
Germany (10)

PRELIMINARY ROUND
DAY |DATE| GROUP |TIME| HOME| AWAY
1 |Feb. 16| A |Noon |USA| SUI
||A |4:30pm| CAN| NOR
||B |9:00pm| RUS| LAT
2 |Feb. 17 |C |Noon |FIN| BLR
||C |4:30pm |SWE |GER
||B |9:00pm |CZE |SVK
3 |Feb. 18 |A| Noon| USA |NOR
||A |4:30pm |SUI |CAN
||B |9:00pm |SVK |RUS
4| Feb. 19 |C |Noon |BLR| SWE
||B| 4:30pm |CZE| LAT
||C| 9:00pm |FIN |GER
5| Feb. 20| A |Noon| NOR| SUI
||B| 4:30pm| LAT| SVK
||C| 9:00pm| GER| BLR
6| Feb. 21| B| Noon |RUS| CZE
||A| 4:45pm| CAN| USA
||C| 9:00pm| SWE| FIN

At the conclusion of the 18-game Preliminary Round, all 12 teams will be ranked in a joint ranking "D". This ranking will be used for seeding the teams in the Qualification Playoff games and will used for calculating the Final Ranking at the conclusion of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Men's Tournament.

After the Preliminary Round, 1D, 2D, 3D and 4D will receive a bye into the Quarter-finals and will be named as the Home Team for their Quarter-final pairing.

The Qualification Playoff games will be played with the following match-ups (Group E):

5D - 12D (Winner will become E1) ~ Feb. 23
6D - 11D (Winner will become E2) ~ Feb. 23
7D - 10D (Winner will become E3) ~ Feb. 23
8D - 9D (Winner will become E4) ~ Feb. 23

The four winning teams of the Qualification Playoff games will advance to the Quarter-final Round. The four losing teams of the Qualification Playoff games will be ranked 9 through 12 according to their ranking after the Preliminary Round.

The Quarter-final Games will be played with the following match-ups (Group F):

1D - E4 (Winner will become F1) ~ Feb. 24
2D - E3 (Winner will become F2) ~ Feb. 24
3D - E2 (Winner will become F3) ~ Feb. 24
4D - E1 (Winner will become F4) ~ Feb. 24

The Semi-Final games will be played with the following match-ups. The home team will be the higher ranked team as determined at the completion of the Preliminary Round (Group D):

F1 - F4 ~ Feb. 26
F2 - F3 ~ Feb. 26

Bronze Medal Game: ~ Feb. 27

Gold Medal Game: ~ Feb. 28
Dr_Chimera
11-23-2009, 12:40 PM
This is going to be interesting. I am hoping that most of the best players show up. Please no injuries and stupid politics.

Franzen definitely won't be ready? Any updates on him?
hockeysense
11-23-2009, 02:08 PM
What's to talk about? Canada's taking Gold.
jester
11-23-2009, 06:31 PM
That Group is bad news for the US...can easily see 'em going 1-2.
Rogers Pancreas
11-23-2009, 06:34 PM
It doesn't get much easier for Russia...
Beaker
11-23-2009, 07:02 PM
It doesn't get much easier for Russia...

I look at that and think the russians have the roughest group out of the three favorites (Canada, Russia, Sweden)....

The Slovak team will lack depth... but their top 2 lines, and top 2 defence will be as good as any of the big 6.... They are much better than the third team in any other group. (ie Switzerland and Belarus).
Dr_Chimera
11-23-2009, 07:27 PM
I look at that and think the russians have the roughest group out of the three favorites (Canada, Russia, Sweden)....

The Slovak team will lack depth... but their top 2 lines, and top 2 defence will be as good as any of the big 6.... They are much better than the third team in any other group. (ie Switzerland and Belarus).

Really? Canada are the ones who have to play the US.

The Czechs aren't developing enough young players to really challenge. The Slovaks lack depth.

It depends on what you choose. Two near-gimmies with one great opponent or one near-gimmie with two decent opponents. I'd take the latter. If Russia loses those it's their fault. It's all about getting first place.

Sweden does have the most appealing position, although the Finns are feisty and have good goalies.
Beaker
11-23-2009, 07:54 PM
Really? Canada are the ones who have to play the US.

The Czechs aren't developing enough young players to really challenge. The Slovaks lack depth.

It depends on what you choose. Two near-gimmies with one great opponent or one near-gimmie with two decent opponents. I'd take the latter. If Russia loses those it's their fault. It's all about getting first place.

Sweden does have the most appealing position, although the Finns are feisty and have good goalies.

Well yeah... I was looking at them having two tough games where Canada and Sweden both have one. Granted though USA and Finland are both better than the czechs. I was just thinking the difference between them was less than the difference between Slovakia and Switzerland and Belarus.

Realistically though, all 3 should be 3-0
Masterplan
12-29-2009, 08:57 AM
Rosters updated
Tuggy
12-30-2009, 06:26 AM
Not sure if this was posted anywhere but here are the group and format of the tournament.



Group A
Canada (1)
United States (6)
Switzerland (7)
Norway (12)

Group B
Russia (2)
Czech Republic (5)
Slovakia (8)
Latvia (11)

Group C
Sweden (3)
Findland (4)
Belarus (9)
Germany (10)


At the conclusion of the 18-game Preliminary Round, all 12 teams will be ranked in a joint ranking "D". This ranking will be used for seeding the teams in the Qualification Playoff games and will used for calculating the Final Ranking at the conclusion of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Men's Tournament.

After the Preliminary Round, 1D, 2D, 3D and 4D will receive a bye into the Quarter-finals and will be named as the Home Team for their Quarter-final pairing.

The Qualification Playoff games will be played with the following match-ups (Group E):

5D - 12D (Winner will become E1)
6D - 11D (Winner will become E2)
7D - 10D (Winner will become E3)
8D - 9D (Winner will become E4)

The four winning teams of the Qualification Playoff games will advance to the Quarter-final Round. The four losing teams of the Qualification Playoff games will be ranked 9 through 12 according to their ranking after the Preliminary Round.

The Quarter-final Games will be played with the following match-ups (Group F):

1D - E4 (Winner will become F1)
2D - E3 (Winner will become F2)
3D - E2 (Winner will become F3)
4D - E1 (Winner will become F4)


The Semi-Final games will be played with the following match-ups. The home team will be the higher ranked team as determined at the completion of the Preliminary Round (Group D):


F1 - F4
F2 - F3
Masterplan
12-30-2009, 09:25 AM
Not sure if this was posted anywhere but here are the group and format of the tournament.

Good data, added to OP, do you know where I can find dates of the Groups D-F?
Tuggy
12-30-2009, 09:32 AM
Good data, added to OP, do you know where I can find dates of the Groups D-F?

The schedule is here:

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=5811.html#hockey+schedule

Qualification round is on Feb 23 then the quarters are on Feb 24 (all times listed are pacific).
Masterplan
02-09-2010, 10:55 AM
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Phoenix Wright
02-10-2010, 06:22 PM
Canada will have the easiest route to Gold.

Sweden will have a tough time with the Finns but that's it.

Russia and the Czech's are gonna destroy each other.

Canada vs. Sweden for the Gold.
Newfaloed
02-10-2010, 07:28 PM
Forsberg playing for Sweden despite injury according to Swedish Newspaper..
Raoul Duke
02-11-2010, 10:35 PM
Perfect. Forsberg is wicked washed up.
Beaker
02-11-2010, 11:23 PM
Perfect. Forsberg is wicked washed up.

Like Lemieux in 2002? Don't underestimate these old guys. I wouldn't trust forsberg for a full season. I wouldn't trust him for a 2 month playoff run... but for an olympic tournament over two weeks? I could see him playing amazing.
Raoul Duke
02-11-2010, 11:41 PM
Like Lemieux in 2002? Don't underestimate these old guys. I wouldn't trust forsberg for a full season. I wouldn't trust him for a 2 month playoff run... but for an olympic tournament over two weeks? I could see him playing amazing.

Like half of Team Canada in 2006. Forsberg proved he was washed beyond belief when he was a Nashville fucking Predator.

Remember that greatness? Don't worry, nobody does. And that was almost 3 years ago, minus maybe 10 days.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TbYab2VtEt0/RdjI6oDMRRI/AAAAAAAAAAg/oFwsP72falg/s320/capt.tnmh11502171949.predators_forsberg_hockey_tnm h115.jpg
Beaker
02-11-2010, 11:49 PM
Like half of Team Canada in 2006. Forsberg proved he was washed beyond belief when he was a Nashville fucking Predator.

Remember that greatness? Don't worry, nobody does. And that was almost 3 years ago, minus maybe 10 days.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TbYab2VtEt0/RdjI6oDMRRI/AAAAAAAAAAg/oFwsP72falg/s320/capt.tnmh11502171949.predators_forsberg_hockey_tnm h115.jpg

Canada 2006? Yeah when you have a bunch of guys instead of 1 it makes a difference.

And Forsberg with the Avs after his Nashville stint was pretty damn good that one playoff series vs the Wild.
Raoul Duke
02-11-2010, 11:59 PM
So when Canada took a bunch of old guys that were once great, it was a fuck up?
When Sweden takes a Forsberg 3 years after the fact of him being a Predator - he's a threat?

Good for Sweden, they got Forsberg. It speaks more about the team they have when we're debating Stamkos, Carter, Lecavalier, St. Louis, etc.

And Sweden is taking guys that were good in 1998. It's like Team Canada naming my boy Lindros to the team.
Beaker
02-12-2010, 12:12 AM
So when Canada took a bunch of old guys that were once great, it was a fuck up?
When Sweden takes a Forsberg 3 years after the fact of him being a Predator - he's a threat?

Good for Sweden, they got Forsberg. It speaks more about the team they have when we're debating Stamkos, Carter, Lecavalier, St. Louis, etc.

And Sweden is taking guys that were good in 1998. It's like Team Canada naming my boy Lindros to the team.

1) We are talking one guy... .Not a team full of old guys. Sundin isnt going. Markus Naslund isn't going. Its one fucking guy. A lot more similar to a Lemieux situation in 2002 than a Team Canada 2006.
2) Obviously Sweden isn't as deep as Canada when we talk about guys as Canada... Doesn't mean they don't have high end talent. And they did leave a pretty good player in Samuellson off the team. They've still got the Sedins, Zetterberg, Backstrom, Lundqvist, Alfredsson, etc... etc... etc... they'll have a good team.
3) Why are we bringing up his Nashville days? He was better than that more recently with Colorado.

Again you can disagree... but I bet you he will be an important part of Team Sweden.
sidneycrosbyfan555
02-13-2010, 03:59 PM
canada will win book it
edgar_box
02-15-2010, 10:47 PM
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=42901.html#ovechkin+ready+lead+russia+gold



Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk, a possible linemate of Ovechkin when the Russians open against Latvia, was amazed at the speed of the gap-toothed player whose dazzling solo efforts for goals have become NHL legends.
"I would enjoy it better if I was a little faster," Datsyuk said, adding that his best strategy was likely to give Ovechkin the puck and get out of his path to the goal.
"It's a good idea," Ovechkin said. "If you don't move you will be crushed."

:not_for_children:
Dr_Chimera
02-15-2010, 11:15 PM
Fuck yeah. Ovechkin will break Crosby.
anarmandaleb
02-15-2010, 11:33 PM
Scariest: Russia.
Second scariest: Sweden
Don't take too lightly: The Czechs, the Finns, the dirty Americans.
Masterplan
02-16-2010, 09:28 AM
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edgar_box
02-16-2010, 01:06 PM
54 MINUTES
Douggy
02-16-2010, 01:14 PM
Anyone know if the US/Swiss game will be live on TSN or will it be a 1/2 hour delay?
strictly commercial
02-18-2010, 09:38 AM
http://sportacentrs.com/vankuvera_2010/hokejs/galerijas/edgars_berzins/6482?show_thumbs&all_comments=1&picture=1

A gallery of day two of the Olympic hockey tournament. For high-res picture, press "Ielādē attēlu" on the right side, just above the photo.