2020 IIHF World Junior Championship - Czech Republic

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Plus, their preference is to avoid bad reffing talk at all costs. The fact they even mention it is therefore telling.

no kidding, their jobs depend on the validity of this tournament

[MRCboicgy]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

That game had everything. Big goals, blown calls, big saves, big hits, pucks hitting cameras. Fun to watch.

[Flamenspiel]

It looks like there are a lot of really high end draftable players in this tournament, I would not mind the Flames being in the lottery and re-charging for next year.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by Flamenspiel

It looks like there are a lot of really high end draftable players in this tournament, I would not mind the Flames being in the lottery and re-charging for next year.

If this Flames core takes a step back like that, you're getting into Oilers territory.

[Northendzone]

I loved the GWG. I thought it was a great example of a guy who really wanted to score, scoring a huge goal.

That call on hayton, yikes, terrible. I feel that canada got a break on the puck hitting the camera and no call.

The reffing in international hockey is always interesting

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

If this Flames core takes a step back like that, you're getting into Oilers territory.

No that would be finishing last in the league.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

I don’t know if I’d call it crap but the ref complaining is getting a little much for me in the GTs. It had died down for a time but it seems to be growing in volume again. I just don’t see the upside to it. Venting Is fine but do the same posters need to beat that dead horse multiple times in each thread? We get it.

Thanks isn’t enough for this post. I am certain that more than a few people feel this way.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Thanks isn’t enough for this post. I am certain that more than a few people feel this way.

Add me to that list.

Has Calgary ever lost a game in which the reffing wasn’t at least partially responsible?

I’m not saying it’s not sometimes true, but I expect it averages out over time.


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[Reggie Dunlop]

Weird story making the rounds on Twitter about how the Juniors Championship is being presented in Russia. From an apparently reputable source.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1214014599080660994

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Weird story making the rounds on Twitter about how the Juniors Championship is being presented in Russia. From an apparently reputable source.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1214014599080660994

That was the argument in 1972 as well - that they’d scored more goals over the series.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Weird story making the rounds on Twitter about how the Juniors Championship is being presented in Russia. From an apparently reputable source.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1214014599080660994

That kind of stuff has been happening over there since at least 72.

I knew a guy who worked with a Russian immigrant in the 90's. They were talking hockey one day in the lunch room when the Summit Series came up. Of course there was a huge dispute as the Russian dude had been told for 20 years that the Soviets had won the thing.

My buddy brought in a book he had borrowed from me that chronicled the whole thing. The Russian flipped through it and tossed it in the garbage can and stormed out calling it propaganda. LOL

As Boney M famously said..."Oh those Russians".

[jmac98]

Someone ship them a ‘most goals’ banner to hang from the rafters. That should fix it.

[JBR]

Originally Posted by jmac98

Someone ship them a ‘most goals’ banner to hang from the rafters. That should fix it.

Maybe the Oilers have one to lend them.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Is it just me or is that the world's ####tiest trophy?

[Pointman]

Awesome game. Congrats on a huge win. Was watching with my 4 years old daughter. Intended to get her interested in hockey, but she appeared to be more interested in Canada. So I was telling her about your country.

It is true, that 1972 series was presented as "win" in Russia and casual fans do believe that we won it. It is, however, utter nonsense to say that wjc 2020 is being presented as "win" as well. Malamud is a mad anti-russian guy, who is always spreading senseless lies. Russia is the country where you can see all NHL games for free and people have access to all the western media. It would be beyond stupid to say that we won the game.

[Haplo]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

That was the argument in 1972 as well - that they’d scored more goals over the series.

Originally Posted by jmac98

Someone ship them a ‘most goals’ banner to hang from the rafters. That should fix it.

Can't find anything that says Russians claim victory in this years WJC bc of more goals. What is said in the Twitter thread is that some less hockey interested Russians thought they had won the game bc a sports channel oddly decided to replay the 2011 final, parallell to this years final on another channel.

[Resolute 14]

^ And that's what Slava said in that series of Tweets Gio4PM didn't read.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Haplo

Can't find anything that says Russians claim victory in this years WJC bc of more goals. What is said in the Twitter thread is that some less hockey interested Russians thought they had won the game bc a sports channel oddly decided to replay the 2011 final, parallell to this years final on another channel.

I don’t know where I read it but that was an argument they made way back.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

^ And that's what Slava said in that series of Tweets Gio4PM didn't read.

I read them. My recollection was not a contradiction.

[GioforPM]

“The total score of all eight matches is 32:31 in favour of the Soviet team,” the Pravda report read.

https://www.thestar.com/sports/2012/...it_series.html

This was all I could find on a quick search. I don ‘t think they really thought it - it was spin.