Just like the rest of the week, there were two games on Friday 1 August on the World Junior Summer Showcase. The first game was between Sweden and Canada, who won Sweden on dominant fashion, 8-4. The second game was between Finland and the United States. Finland came from the top 6-3.
Many goals were scored and quite a few penalties were included. Many of the bigger names did not play; They went back home or just had the day to rest, which gave others the chance to feed and show what they could do. In this article we look at a few take -away restaurants of the day, starting with how Sweden found the rebounds.
Sweden Pounces on Rebounds
It is clear that Sweden knows how to score goals when they have eight against Canada and much more during the week before this match. Although they scored many goals with beautiful photos, something that stood out was their ability to “clean up the waste” for the net. For those who have viewed the mighty ducks, you know what I am talking about with that statement. For those who have not seen the film, “Clean Up the Trash” is exactly as it sounds, but the waste is the hockeypuck and the garbage can just.
Sweden has done an excellent job by paying attention to rebounds and pounding when they were there, and the goalkeeper did not give the time to adapt with a player on top of him. The majority of their goals was the result of strong shots, at least one from their match against Canada, and possibly more during the week, which were scored by taking advantage of the rebounds and in the lock.
Although Sweden had a great victory and after the game was quite enthusiastic about it when she saw the player’s head to their dressing room, the comments of one player stood out in the press conference afterwards. Ivar Stenberg was not as excited as his teammates about the victory and were quite critical about his game.
“I think I wasn’t so good today, I think I should play better, but yes, if the coach wants me to play well and be a big factor in this team, I could be sure,” ” Said Stenberg then asked About his game, and he continued: “Of course it is fast and good hockey and I think my game works really well and maybe I have to move my feet a little more, but I think my game was fine, but today I wasn’t so good.”
Although he may not be happy with his game, he has had a great showcase and, as we will refer to later in this article, it is still “summer hockey”. They have a lot of time to refine their matches when the season starts, even if they are not with these teammates at that time.
The loss of Canada is not crucial
8-4 Losing is not a great way to end a game, but as many have noticed this week, it is July/August and it is “summer hockey”. Summer hockey always has a different feeling and look at it than in the winter and the regular season. Most players are currently taking a break, still train but do not play every day, except these players in the showcase. They have to come from their summer moods and think about playing hockey to make a good impression for December.
Canada clearly has a few things to work on, like every team in this showcase, but the other to watch is; They were without their best guys. They had great players in the Line -Up in Cayden LindstromMichael Hage, Cole Rschy, among other things, who were able to score goals, but not enough to pass Sweden.
The biggest rivalry matchups still have to happen, but will take place on Saturday 2 August, the last day of the showcase. Sweden and Finland will be confronted, as well as the United States and Canada, which will probably bring a lot of tension from the line -ups that we still have to see. There have been many penalties and fists, but these matchups will bring it even more.
Finland has depth
Looking at Finland, which makes progress during the week, it is clear that they have a lot of talent and have a solid chance of taking more home than last year. With Aatos Koivu, Jasper Kuhta, Daniel Nieminen, Joona Saarelainen and many others they have a lot of scoring power, especially on the Power Play, but they also have a strong defense.
It didn’t matter which line was on the ice; They all had the chance to score. There is a three -way that for points among players, and it is between Jack Berglund van Sweden and Wilson Björck, with the Third player is Koivu in Finland. They all have six points in four games played. Koivu is the only one of the three who have all six points goals; He leads the way between players in goals.
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Behind Koivu is his teammate Kuhta with four goals, but those are his only points, so several other players are between him and Koivu with points. Between them, two other teammates, Nieminen, who has zero goals, only five assists, and Matias Vanhanen with one goal and four assists also for five points. By combining the four players, they have collected 20 points in four games. It will be interesting to see what they do in their last game of the showcase.
These teams have taken a long way in just a week with exercises and games. They have a way to go, but will have refined their game more if it is back to the regular hockey season and they play more often than in the middle of the summer. This last day will be the most entertaining with the great rivalry that finally comes to a head, and it will be interesting to see who comes at the top.
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