Official 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics - Men's Hockey thread

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Group A: Canada, USA, Switzerland, Norway
Group B: Russia, Czech Rep., Slovakia, Latvia
Group C: Sweden, Finland, Belarus, Germany



Preliminary Round games of note:
(all times AEDT)
18 February 4:00pm Czech Republic vs Slovakia
19 February 4:00pm Slovakia vs Russia
22 February 7:00am Russia vs Czech Republic
22 February 11:45am Canada vs United States
22 February 4:00pm Sweden vs Finland

Second Round - 24 February

Quarter Finals - 25 February

Semi Finals - 27 February

Bronze Medal Game - 28 February

Gold Medal Game - 29 February 7:15am




BIG 7 ROSTERS
(in predicted lines format)

CANADA
Marleau Thornton Heatley
Staal Crosby Iginla
Nash Getzlaf Perry
Morrow Richards Toews
Bergeron

Niedermayer Pronger
Keith Seabrook
Boyle Weber
Doughty

Brodeur
Luongo
Fleury

RUSSIA
Ovechkin Malkin Semin
Kovalchuk Datsyuk Afinogenov
Zaripov Zinoviev Morozov
Kozlov Fedorov Radulov


Markov Volchenkov
Gonchar Grebeshkov
Nikulin Kalinin
Tyutin Korneev

Nabokov
Bryzgalov
Varlamov

SWEDEN
D.Sedin H.Sedin Weinhandl
Zetterberg Backstrom Alfredsson
Eriksson Forsberg Hornqvist
Holmstrom Pahlsson Modin


Lidstrom Kronwall
Tallinder Ohlund
Oduya Murray
Enstrom Johannson

Lundqvist
Gustavsson
Liv

FINLAND
Filppula M.Koivu T.Ruutu
Hagman O.Jokinen Miettinen
Lehtinen S.Koivu Selanne
J.Ruutu Kapanen Peltonen
Immonen

Timonen Salo
Lydman Pitkanen
Lepisto Kukkonen
Niskala

Kiprusoff
Backstrom
Niittymaki

USA
Parise Stastny Kessel
Ryan Pavelski Kane
Malone Kesler Langenbrunner
Callahan Drury Brown
Backes

Martin Suter
E.Johnson Rafalski
Orpik Komisarek
J.Johnson

Miller
Thomas
Quick

CZECH REPUBLIC
Elias Plekanec Havlat
Fleischmann Krejci Cervenka
Michalek Cajanek Jagr
Rolinek Vasicek Erat


Kaberle Kubina
Zidlicky Michalek
Hejda Polak
Blatak Kuba

Vokoun
Pavelec
Stepanek

SLOVAKIA
Gaborik Demitra Hossa
Zednik Stumpel Palffy
Hossa Handzus Satan
Kopecky Bartecko Radivojevic
Cibak

Chara Meszaros
Visnovsky Sekera
Strbak Jurcina
Lintner

Halak
Budaj
Stana




BETTING
(courtesy of Betfair - 07/01/10)

Canada $2.18
Russia $3.55
Sweden $8
USA $10.50
Finland $16
Czech Republic $20
Slovakia $25
Germany $44
Switzerland $55
Latvia $110
Belarus $110
Norway $150
 
Not the best game between the Avs and Isles, so let's begin this discussion.

All the rosters are set, and we're only a month away from what's going to be a great tournemant.

First time Canadian NHL players have played for their country at a home Winter Olympics, that alone should make this great viewing.

Another thing that makes this so exciting is that it seems every big 7 country has a shot of medalling, although Slovakia and Czech Republic look a bit weak.

Imagine if the old Czechoslokia was still going round, ie combine those two rosters, and there really would be the old big 6 back in business. In fact they'd be hard pressed not to medal, if they were still together.

For example.
Elias Plekanec Havlat
Gaborik Krejci Hossa
Michalek Handzus Jagr
Erat Kopecky Palffy

Chara Meszaros
Kaberle Visnovsky
Zidlicky Michalek

Vokoun
Halak

That's enough rosters from me, bring on USA vs Switzerland on the 17th of Feb.!
 

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It depends on what Channel 9 wants to show. I assume it will be one of the priority sports, but given its FTA - the coverage will probably be shit in terms of adverts and then all of the sudden during a break in play they'll flick away and never come back. Or forget to come back after intermission. Not sure what to expect from Foxtel.
 
I fully expect that between Channel 9 and Foxtel's Creekside channel that us hockey fans won't go missing any of the big games. Heck, we may even get all of them in some form or another.

Creekside will be the winner.
 
Bradesmaen said:
It depends on what Channel 9 wants to show. I assume it will be one of the priority sports, but given its FTA - the coverage will probably be shit in terms of adverts and then all of the sudden during a break in play they'll flick away and never come back. Or forget to come back after intermission. Not sure what to expect from Foxtel.
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Foxtel has dedicated channels, so I'm pretty sure they will show entire games.

Channel 9 is a bit unknown given it was Channel 7 that did it in previous years.

Last Olympics, Channel 7 showed highlights of preliminaries and quarter finals, extended highlights of the semi final and bronze medal game and the full game of the gold medal game. The highlights of all games up to gold medal game shown on TV fit on one four hour tape.

Hopefully Channel 9 shows a bit more. In addition to the gold medal game, a full game for the two semi finals will definately be an improvement.
 
Bradesmaen said:
It depends on what Channel 9 wants to show. I assume it will be one of the priority sports, but given its FTA - the coverage will probably be shit in terms of adverts and then all of the sudden during a break in play they'll flick away and never come back. Or forget to come back after intermission. Not sure what to expect from Foxtel.
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No way it will be a priority sport - No Aussies completing and not really fit for family viewing in prime time despite the fact there will be little to none fighting done in these tournaments.
 
Went through the coverage guide and have wrote down the games
Games in bold are live.

Sun 14
10:35am Womens Swe v Sui
12:50pm Womens Can v Svk

Mon 15
9:15am Womens USA v Chn
11:30am Womens Fin v Rus

Tues 16
9:30am Womens Sui v Can

Wed 17
9:35am Womens Rus v USA
3:00pm Mens USA v Sui

Thur 18
9:30pm Mens Cze v Svk

Fri 19
7:00am Mens USA v Nor
9:30am Womens USA v Fin
11:45pm Mens Sui v Can

Sat 20
11:30am Mens Cze v Lat
4:00pm Mens Fin v Ger

Sun 21
2:00pm Womens Playoff 2

Mon 22
11:40am Mens Can v USA
4:00pm Mens Swe v Fin

Tues 23
1:55am Mens Rus v Cze
12:00pm Womens Semi Final 2
5:15pm Womens Semi Final 2

Wed 24
8:05am Mens Qual Playoff 1
11:30am Mens Qual playoff 2
2:00pm Mens Qual playoff 3

Thur 25
11:30am Mens Quarter Final 2
2:00pm Mens Quarter Final 3

Fri 26
5:55am Womens Bronze medal playoff
10:25am Womens Final

Sun 28
11:40am Mens Semi Final 2
1:55pm Mens Bronze Medal playoff

Mon 1
7:10am Mens Final

Havent included replays of games, only first run of each game. Channel 9 doesn't seem to have a guide up as yet so can't check what games they will run. Knowing them though it would probably be 5 minutes then go to something else.
 
Channel 9 have shown contempt for hockey in the past. They will show zero group games live and if there is an exhibition figure skating session that clashes with the final they will show that tripe before the gold medal game (they did last time). Not sure if I will shell out the bickies for Fox's coverage. I will be at work for some of the games I would want to watch, unless I can IQ them which might persuade me.

Sweden v Finland is always a treat to watch. Any fights in an Olympic game will happen there and maybe Russia and Finland or the Czechs.
 

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Monday 22nd is the big day, two live awesome games.

Edit: TheStinger, all the Vancouver channels are not Red Button channels, so you can IQ them. Now that I know this I am going to get the package incase I have refound employment by then.
 
Bradesmaen said:
Monday 22nd is the big day, two live awesome games.

Edit: TheStinger, all the Vancouver channels are not Red Button channels, so you can IQ them. Now that I know this I am going to get the package incase I have refound employment by then.
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Well that may just put me over. I really do want to see the Yanks v Canucks game as well as some others.
 
Reckon on the smaller surface goaltending will play a big factor.

If you look at it, sure Brodeur's on fire, and either Nabokov or Bryzgalov will do well for the Russians, not forgetting Lundqvist, Kiprusoff or Vokoun; there's good goaltending in Vancouver.

But I can see Miller influencing enough games for the USA so that they finish not where would we expect them too, but to finish a little bit better, perhaps even medal. He'll pinch that extra game or two, to give them say 3rd instead of 5th.

Don't underestimate the USA whilst they go into the tournemant with the guy who at this stage is winning the Vezina.
 
I just cant go past Russias top 6 forwards and top 4 D men, F'ing brilliant. And bryzgalov is one of the most underrated goal tenders in the world at the moment..bryz and nabakov is close to as good a duo as any..

Though i think they should put Datsyuk with Ovechkin, in the olympics Ovechkins lack of defense could be an area where opposing teams could swarm, he rarely gets found out in the NHL because of the lack of talent/depth to beat him, but i think it could in the olympics, datsyuk, of the stud forwards on that line up is the most responsible both ways, and has the sick moves to feed ovie, then they could pair malkin with kovalchuk...
 
catters078 said:
I just cant go past Russias top 6 forwards and top 4 D men, F'ing brilliant. And bryzgalov is one of the most underrated goal tenders in the world at the moment..bryz and nabakov is close to as good a duo as any..

Though i think they should put Datsyuk with Ovechkin, in the olympics Ovechkins lack of defense could be an area where opposing teams could swarm, he rarely gets found out in the NHL because of the lack of talent/depth to beat him, but i think it could in the olympics, datsyuk, of the stud forwards on that line up is the most responsible both ways, and has the sick moves to feed ovie, then they could pair malkin with kovalchuk...
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You can't argue with 4 of the top 5 best players in the world (Ovechkin, Malkin, Datsyk, Kovalchuk) and in addition, Markov is a top 5 defenseman in the world and Nabokov is definately top 10 goaltender possibly on the fringe of top 5.
 
Peter Sidorkiewicz said:
You can't argue with 4 of the top 5 best players in the world (Ovechkin, Malkin, Datsyk, Kovalchuk) and in addition, Markov is a top 5 defenseman in the world and Nabokov is definately top 10 goaltender possibly on the fringe of top 5.
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Canada probably has a better overall squad and way more depth but if those guys you mentioned get hot, they might drag Russia to the gold medal.
 
TheStinger said:
Canada probably has a better overall squad and way more depth but if those guys you mentioned get hot, they might drag Russia to the gold medal.
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If?

Ovechkin and Kovalchuk are both Top 10 for points despite having played less than 40 games - I'd suggest they are hot and there is no reason to think that'd stop. Datsyuk and Malkin are both better players than their respective numbers at Washington and Atlanta so it's not like the supply is going to be cut off.

Canada and Russia for mine. If there's going to be a disappointment I'd tip Sweden, and the Slovaks for the surprise package.
 

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