EIHC Tournament Norway, Oslo, NOR, 09-11.02.2012

[mcruic]

Schedule

09-02-2012
Denmark - Latvia
Norway - France

10-02-2012
Denmark - France
Norway - Latvia

11-02-2012
Latvia - France
Norway - Denmark

[Starkovs]

GK: Fabrice Lhenry (Rouen), Ronan Quemener (Grenoble)

DF: Baptiste Amar (Grenoble), Johan Auvitu (Jyvaskyla/FIN), Vincent Bachet (Amiens), Alexandre Gaudreau-Rouleau (Grenoble), Kévin Hecquefeuille (Geneve/SUI), Antonin Manavian (Rouen, Maxime Moisand (Odense/DEN)

FW: Grégory Beron (Amiens), Charles Bertrand (Lauko/FIN), Julien Desrosiers (Rouen), Damien Fleury (Timra/SWE), Robin Gaborit (Briançon), Anthony Guttig (Dijon), Brian Henderson (Angers), Damien Raux (Angers), Anthony Rech (Rouen), Nicolas Ritz (Dijon), Jérémie Romand (Caen), Yorick Treille (Prague/CZE)

[Starkovs]

GK: Pål Grotnes (Stjernen), Lars Haugen (Shakhtar/BLR), Lars Volden (Blues/FIN)

DF: Alexander Bonsaken (Rogle/SWE), Jonas Holøs (Vaxjo/SWE), Tommy Jakobsen (Lørenskog), Juha Kaunismäki (Stavanger), Henrik Solberg (Stavanger), Ole Kristian Tollefsen (Modo/SWE), Mats Trygg (HV71/SWE)

FW: Morten Ask (HV71/SWE), Anders Bastiansen (Farjestad/SWE), Kristian Forsberg (Modo/SWE), Mads Hansen (Brynas/SWE), Marius Holtet (Farjestad/SWE), Tommy Kristiansen (HV71/SWE), Andreas Martinsen (Lillehammer), Ken Andre Olimb (Leksand/SWE), Mathis Olimb (Frolund/SWE), Martin Røymark (Timra/SWE), Per-Åge Skrøder (Modo/SWE), Lars Erik Spets (Lørenskog), Patrick Thoresen (SKA St. Petersburg/RUS), Martin Laumann Ylven (Lørenskog)

[Marras]

Goaltenders
Sebastian Dahm- Rødovre
Simon Nielsen - Lukko Rauma(FIN)

Defencemen
Stefan Lassen - Malmö(SWE-1)
Mads Bødker - Leksand(SWE-1)
Michael Eskesen - Odense
Philip Hersby - Odense
Nicklas Hansen - EfB Ishockey
Simon Grønvaldt - Rødovre
Daniel Nielsen - Hamburg(DEL)
Rasmus Nielsen - Blue Fox Herning

Forwards
Frederik Storm- Herlev
Nichlas Hardt - Jokerit(FIN)
Kim Staal - Herlev
Kirill Starkov - SønderjyskE
Christoffer Kjærgaard - SønderjyskE
Julian Jakobsen - Södertälje(SWE-1)
Lasse Lassen - Blue Fox Herning
Morten Poulsen - Oskarshamn(SWE-1)
Jesper Jensen - Hamburg(DEL)
Jannik Karvinen - Rødovre
Bjarke Møller - AaB Ishockey
Kim Lykkeskov - SønderjyskE
Morten Andreasen - Odense

[GX]

Goaltenders:
Maris Jucers - Dinamo Riga
Martins Raitums - Beibarys Atyrau (KAZ)
Janis Kalnins - Metalurgs Liepaja - only if Raitums doesn't make it to the tournament

Defencemen:
Oskars Cibulskis - Dinamo Riga
Kristaps Sotnieks - Dinamo Riga
Rodrigo Lavins - Dinamo Riga - currently injured
Janis Andersons - Dinamo Riga/Metalurgs Liepaja
Martins Porejs - HK Riga
Arturs Salija - HK Riga
Eriks Sevcenko - HK Riga
Aleksandrs Jerofejevs - Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Maris Jass - Slovan Bratislava (SVK)

Forwards:
Martins Cipulis - Dinamo Riga
Gints Meija - Dinamo Riga
Roberts Bukarts - Dinamo Riga/HK Riga
Andris Dzerins - Dinamo Riga - currently injured
Maris Bicevskis - Dinamo Riga/HK Riga
Juris Stals - Dinamo Riga
Juris Upitis - HK Riga/Dinamo Riga
Miks Indrasis - HK Riga
Janis Straupe - Metalurgs Liepaja
Arturs Mickevics - Metalurgs Liepaja
Gunars Skvorcovs - Metalurgs Liepaja
Ronalds Kenins - ZSC Lions (SUI)
Armands Berzins - Yunost Minsk (BLR)

Head coach Ted Nolan has been to Latvia to see some players in action only three times since summer (also worked as a consultant for the U-20 team at the WJC) so mainly players that he hasn't seen/still have to prove their place are going to take part in the tournament.

[Marras]

Live scores, results, stats etc.

http://pointstreak.com/prostats/scor...&date=02/09/12

[Starkovs]

GK: Edgars Masaļskis (Yugra/RUS), Māris Jučers (Dinamo Rīga)

DF: Oskars Cibuļskis (Dinamo Rīga), Kristaps Sotnieks (Dinamo Rīga), Jānis Andersons (Dinamo Rīga) , Mārtiņs Porejs (HK Rīga), Artūrs Salija (HK Rīga), Ēriks Ševčenko (HK Rīga), Alberts Iliško (Mjolby/SWE), Atvars Tribuncovs (Gomel/BLR)

FW: Mārtiņš Cipulis (Dinamo Rīga), Gints Meija (Dinamo Rīga), Roberts Bukarts (Dinamo Rīga), Andris Džeriņš (Dinamo Rīga), Juris Štāls (Dinamo Rīga), Juris Upītis (HK Rīga), Miks Indrašis (HK Rīga), Jānis Straupe (Liepājas Metalurgs), Artūrs Mickevičs (Liepājas Metalurgs), Gunārs Skvorcovs (Liepājas Metalurgs), Ronalds Ķēniņš (ZSC Lions/SUI), Sergejs Pečura (Neman/BLR), Toms Hartmanis (Fife Flyers/GBR)

[itry]

Rather interesting roster. Strange to see Masaļskis on the roster as probably there were some candidates that needed to be checked more (Muštukovs). As far as defense goes it's good to see Tribuncovs back on the team at least for this tourney. Will be interesting to see him play once again. Though it's probably because the likes of Jerofejevs, Jass aren't going. Was expecting to see Saviels, but oh well. Jakovļevs would probably be there if he wouldn't have to go to that MHL thing. As for forwards, wonder why Bičevskis isn't there. Good to see that Hartmanis is still on their radar and I'll be keeping my eye on Skvorcovs. He has been rather productive in BOL this season. By the looks of how Pečura played this season he probably is just to fill out the center position.

[Starkovs]

French make roster changes:

IN: G Florian Hardy (Chamonix), D Thomas Roussel (Amiens), F Valentin Claireaux (Amiens), F Lionel Tarantino (Strasbourg)

OUT: G Fabrice Lhenry (Rouen), D Maxime Moisand (Odense)

[Marras]

Game 1 - 9 February

Denmark – Latvia 3-2 SO (1-1,1-0,0-1)
1-0 Kim Staal (Jesper Jensen, Frederik Storm) PP
1-1 Roberts Bukarts (Janis Andersons)
2-1 Jesper Jensen (Frederik Storm, Morten Poulsen)
2-2 Gints Meija (Roberts Bukarts)
3-2 Lasse Lassen
SOG: 42-31 PIM: 14-38 Att: N/A

[Starkovs]

For anybody who watched it, how did Latvia look, I missed it?

[rusher]

For anybody who watched it, how did Latvia look, I missed it?

a bit worse then Danes, I'd say but we had like 3 one on one situations (Meija had two of them) that we couldn't realize. So in the end, if we talk about chances, it was probably very equal. The defense was at times terrible, probably because of so many MHL guys... Took stupid penalties

Bukarts seems to be stuck inbetween at the moment- already a leder in such tournaments but not yet ready to be a leader in KHL team.

[WHawks]

A very undisciplined Latvian side made the game easier for us, which we obviously failed to capitalise on though with like 4mins 5v3 power play. All in all a pretty even game. With good goaltending performances in both ends as well. Although our backup goaltender who did not play somehow won man of the match :D

[rusher]

A very undisciplined Latvian side made the game easier for us, which we obviously failed to capitalise on though with like 4mins 5v3 power play. All in all a pretty even game. With good goaltending performances in both ends as well. Although our backup goaltender who did not play somehow won man of the match :D

Yeah, a lot of stupid penalties by young MHL guys and Metalurgs guys, due to inexperience and probably over-trying to play Nolan's physical hockey...

[itry]

A very undisciplined Latvian side made the game easier for us, which we obviously failed to capitalise on though with like 4mins 5v3 power play. All in all a pretty even game. With good goaltending performances in both ends as well. Although our backup goaltender who did not play somehow won man of the match :D

Who was supposed to be backup? Nielsen or Dahm? Latvian commentators said that Dahm was supposed to play and they thought he was in the net half way through the first period until they noticed it was Nielsen. Also wasn't Lassen the player of the game on Danish side?

As far as Latvian performance goes it was rather stellar on the first two lines but bottom six didn't look that good. Džeriņš looked good and of course Bukarts is very good at this level kind of competitions. I expected a bit more from Liepāja guys but they didn't really put on anything. Well they didn't seem to have much game time anyways. Tribuncovs looked very confident and it's too bad that he already got an injury. But it's apparent that guys like Salija aren't yet ready to be here. A lot of positional mistakes and it seemed that Danes felt each other a lot better. Also as mentioned a lot of stupid penalties.

[Marras]

Game 2 - 9 February

Norway – France 2-1 SO (0-0,0-0,0-0)
1-0 Lars Erik Spets (Mathis Olimb, Mats Trygg) PP
1-1 Damien Fleury (Damien Raux)
2-1 Patrick Thoresen
SOG: 55-25 PIM: 10-24 Att: 1870

[Oz]

I thought we looked awful, and half-way through the game I was sad because I realized that we will end up taking some of these guys to WC. I wish we would bring bit more experienced roster to this tournament.

[rusher]

I thought we looked awful, and half-way through the game I was sad because I realized that we will end up taking some of these guys to WC. I wish we would bring bit more experienced roster to this tournament.

Well, at best we would take full two lines and 2 defensemen to WC from this roster so that doesn't bother me much, Bukarts-Džeriņš-Meija were good and Ķēniņš-Štāls-Cipulis also, at least in this kind of competition but others... well, they can try but it's not their time yet.

Plus we didn't see Bērziņš, Saulietis here due to injuries who were good last year in this kind of tournament and not bad in WC, also Jekimovs from SM Liiga is injured, not to mention other KHL guys.... Still two games ahead, so we'll see if the team improves like it did last year.

[Marras]

Game 3 - 10 February

France – Denmark 1-3 (0-2,1-1,0-0)
0-1 Rasmus Nielsen (Julian Jakobsen, Philip Hersby)
0-2 Jannik Karvinen (Stefan Lassen, Daniel Nielsen) PP
1-2 Yorick Treille PP
1-3 Nichlas Hardt (Kiril Starkov, Julian Jakobsen) PP
SOG: 17-33 PIM: 20-10 Att: 150

[WHawks]

Who was supposed to be backup? Nielsen or Dahm? Latvian commentators said that Dahm was supposed to play and they thought he was in the net half way through the first period until they noticed it was Nielsen.

No I think the jersey numbers just got switched around. Nielsen was always supposed to start yesterday.

Regarding the game today against France. Although I did not watch the game, I'm pretty impressed with us keeping France down to that few shots. Pretty promising considering this is a lot of the the defensive line we will have in the WC, even if 2 or maybe 3 defenseman are likely to be replaced by Jesper Jensen, Kasper Jensen and Philip Larsen (when Stars hopefully fail to qualify for the NHL playoffs).

[rusher]

http://www.sportlemon.tv/v-2/16/50/v-365197.html

Latvia- Norway

[Marras]

Game 4 - 10 February

Latvia - Norway 1-2 (0-0,0-1,1-1)
1-0 Jonas Holos (Per-Age Skroder, Mathis Olimb) PP
2-0 Morten Ask (Marius Holtet, Per-Age Skroder)
2-1 Kristaps Sotnieks (Gints Meija, Andris Dzerins)
SOG: 28-28 PIM: 12-28 Att: 2203

[Marras]

Game 5 - 11 February

Latvia – France 2-1 (1-0,0-1,1-0)
1-0 Andris Dzerins (Janis Andersons, Gints Meija)
1-1 Anthony Guttig (Alexandre Rouleau, Charles Bertrand)
2-1 Juris Stals (Arturs Salija, Oskars Cibulskis)
SOG: 39-28 PIM: 2-10 Att: 420

[Marras]

Game 6 - 11 February

Norway – Denmark 7-3 (2-0,2-2,3-1)
1-0 Lars Erik Spets (Anders Bastiansen, Marius Holtet) PP
2-0 Mathis Olimb (Mats Trygg, Anders Bastiansen ) PP
3-0 Per-Age Skroder(Patrick Thoresen) SH
3-1 Jannik Karvinen (Julian Jakobsen, Bjarke Møller) PP
4-1 Patrick Thoresen(Mats Trygg, Ole Kristian Tollefsen ) PP
4-2 Nichlas Hardt (Julian Jakobsen)
5-2 Ole Kristian Tollefsen (Patrick Thoresen)
5-3 Jannik Karvinen (Nichlas Hardt) PP
6-3 Mathis Olimb(Morten Ask, Marius Holtet) PP
7-3 Martin Roymark (Ken Andre Olimb, Patrick Thoresen)
SOG: 34-12 PIM: 10-24 Att: 2225

[WHawks]

Well bit of a lesson we got there as usual by the Norwegians

[Sofaw]

Well bit of a lesson we got there as usual by the Norwegians

Well, well I guees it's not that bad. If the Danes could bring Bødker, Nielsen, Eller, Larsen (wishfull thinking, but not totally unrealistic at this moment), Morten Madsen, Mads Cristensen and Frederik Andersen (I will be surprised if any team makes more than 4-5 goals on him!) the Danish team will be quite different and much more powerfull. I know that Norway also could bring a few more - among others Zuccarello - but the difference between the best Danish players and the next best is larger than is the case for the Norwigians IMO.

[Marras]

It would have been pretty impressive if a reinforced Al-Bank League team/Danish development roster could match a SEL calibre team(including one of the better players in the KHL) over 60 minutes and guess three games in three days, might also have been a factor for some of the Danish players.