The World Cup of Hockey 2004

[Jack_Bauer 1]

With the possibility of an NHL lockout looming (nice work there Bettman), and the fact that the WHA has absolutely no chance of getting off the ground, the World Cup of Hockey 2004 could be the last chance to see hockey for a while (probably December and the World junior tournament).

Anyway, the tournament is no officially underway with a few games already having been played. I'll try to post an update on the tournament everyday, but feel free to talk about the tournament in this topic.

 

Here are the current standings after 3 games:

 

European Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

SWEDEN 0 0 0 5 2 2

FINLAND 1 0 0 4 0 2

GERMANY 0 1 0 2 5 0

CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 4 0

 

North American Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

CANADA 1 0 0 2 1 2

RUSSIA 0 0 0 0 0 0

SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 0 0

UNITED STATES 0 1 0 1 2 0

 

(Personally, I don't get how Russia and Slovakia are in the North American pool)

 

Here's the upcoming schedule and the results so far:

Date Venue Teams Result

Monday, Aug. 30 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Czech Republic vs Finland 0 - 4

Tuesday, Aug. 31 Globe Arena, Stockholm Germany vs Sweden 2 - 5

Tuesday, Aug. 31 Bell Centre, Montreal Canada vs United States 2 - 1

Wednesday, Sept. 1 Globe Arena, Stockholm Czech Republic vs Sweden 1pm et

Wednesday, Sept. 1 Bell Centre, Montreal Canada vs Slovakia 7pm et

Thursday, Sept. 2 Cologne Arena, Cologne Finland vs Germany 1:30pm et

Thursday, Sept. 2 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul United States vs Russia 7pm et

Friday, Sept. 3 Sazka Arena, Prague Germany vs Czech Republic 1pm et

Friday, Sept. 3 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul United States vs Slovakia 7pm et

Saturday, Sept. 4 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Sweden vs Finland 1pm et

Saturday, Sept. 4 Air Canada Centre, Toronto Canada vs Russia 7pm et

Sunday, Sept. 5 Air Canada Centre, Toronto Russia vs Slovakia 7pm et

Monday, Sept. 6 Home Arena of E1 Quarterfinal: E1 vs E4 1pm et

Tuesday, Sept. 7 Home Arena of E2 Quarterfinal: E2 vs E3 1pm et

Tuesday, Sept. 7 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Quarterfinal: NA1 vs NA4 or NA2 vs NA3 7pm et

Wednesday, Sept. 8 Air Canada Centre, Toronto Quarterfinal: NA1 vs NA4 or NA2 vs NA3 7pm et

Friday, Sept. 10 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Semifinal 7pm et

Saturday, Sept. 11 Air Canada Centre, Toronto Semifinal 6:30pm et

Tuesday, Sept. 14 Air Canada Centre, Toronto Championship Final 7pm et

 

Okay, its a little messy but I hope it gets the point across. The schedule and standings come from TSN.

 

Here's a link to tsn.ca for more information on the tournament.

tsn.ca World Cup of Hockey homepage

[Jack_Bauer 1]

Okay, two more games took place today:

Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 4-3 and

Canada defeated Slovakia 5-1

 

That makes the standings look like this:

 

European Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

SWEDEN 2 0 0 9 5 4

FINLAND 1 0 0 4 0 2

GERMANY 0 1 0 2 5 0

CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 0 3 8 0

 

North American Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

CANADA 2 0 0 7 2 4

RUSSIA 0 0 0 0 0 0

UNITED STATES 0 1 0 1 2 0

SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 1 5 0

 

Here are tomorrow's games:

Finland vs Germany 1:30pm et

United States vs Russia 7pm et

[Jack_Bauer 1]

Today's games are over. Here are the results:

Finland over Germany 3-0

Russia over the United States 3-1

 

Updated standings

European Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

FINLAND 2 0 0 7 0 4

SWEDEN 2 0 0 9 5 4

CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 0 3 8 0

GERMANY 0 2 0 2 8 0

 

North American Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

CANADA 2 0 0 7 2 4

RUSSIA 1 0 0 3 1 2

SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 1 5 0

UNITED STATES 0 2 0 2 5 0

 

Tomorrow's games:

Germany vs Czech Republic 1pm et

United States vs Slovakia 7pm et

[Jack_Bauer 1]

More games today:

Czech Republic over Germany 7-2

United States over Slovakia 3-1

 

Updated standings:

European Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

FINLAND 2 0 0 7 0 4

SWEDEN 2 0 0 9 5 4

CZECH REPUBLIC 1 2 0 10 10 2

GERMANY 0 3 0 4 15 0

 

North American Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

CANADA 2 0 0 7 2 4

RUSSIA 1 0 0 3 1 2

UNITED STATES 1 2 0 5 6 2

SLOVAKIA 0 2 0 2 8 0

 

Next games:

Sweden vs Finland 1pm et

Canada vs Russia 7pm et

[Jack_Bauer 1]

The round robin is almost over with two more games taking place today:

Finland and Sweden tied 4-4

Canada defeated Russia 3-1

 

Updated standings:

European Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

FINLAND 2 0 1 11 4 5

SWEDEN 2 0 1 13 9 5

CZECH REPUBLIC 1 2 0 10 10 2

GERMANY 0 3 0 4 15 0

 

North American Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

CANADA 3 0 0 10 3 6

RUSSIA 1 1 0 4 4 2

UNITED STATES 1 2 0 5 6 2

SLOVAKIA 0 2 0 2 8 0

 

Only one round robin game left:

Russia vs Slovakia 7pm et

[v_seven 0]

CANADA ROCKS!!!!

 

 

Thanks for the updates .....I have only watched the Canada games...

much appreciated :)

[Jack_Bauer 1]

No problem, I'm glad someone appreciates it.

Last game of the Round Robin was today:

Russia over Slovakia 5-2

 

That means the final standings look like this:

 

European Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

FINLAND 2 0 1 11 4 5

SWEDEN 2 0 1 13 9 5

CZECH REPUBLIC 1 2 0 10 10 2

GERMANY 0 3 0 4 15 0

 

North American Pool

 

Team W L T GF GA Pts

CANADA 3 0 0 10 3 6

RUSSIA 2 1 0 9 6 4

UNITED STATES 1 2 0 5 6 2

SLOVAKIA 0 3 0 4 13 0

 

That sets up the following quarterfinal matchups:

Finland vs Germany

Sweden vs Czech Republic

Russia vs United States

Canada vs Slovakia

 

Next game:

Monday, Sept. 6: Finland vs Germany 1pm et

[Sman 0]

Yes Jack Bauer, I too appreciate the updates and have been following the tournament since the beggining! Keep it up!

[Jack_Bauer 1]

I don't know how well I can handle these updates because I'm involved in orientation week at my university. I will say that Finland, the Czech Republic and the United States have all advanced to the semi finals with Germany, Sweden adnd Russia being eliminated. Canada takes on Slovakia tomorrow at 7pm et at the ACC in Toronto.

[Jack_Bauer 1]

The quarter finals are over! Canada defeats Slovakia 5-0. Martin Brodeur becomes the first Canadian goalie to record a shutout in international competition.

 

That sets up the following semi-final matchups:

Friday, Sept. 10 Finland vs. United States 7:00pm et

Saturday, Sept. 11 Canada vs. Czech Republic 6:30pm et

[Jack_Bauer 1]

Semi-final #1 was played tonight. Finland defeats the United States 2 -1. The defending champs are gone (and frankly, I could not be happier). Canada takes on the Czech Republic tomorrow night at 6:30 pm et at the ACC in Toronto.

[Jack_Bauer 1]

The Semi-finals are over! Canada defeats the Czech Republic 4-3 in overtime. Vincent Lecavalier had the winner. The final goes on Tuesday night at the Air Canada Centre 7 pm et. Canada vs. Finland.

[Jack_Bauer 1]

CANADA WINS THE WORLD CUP!!!!! :angry:

 

Canada defeated Finland 3-2 tonight at the ACC to capture its fifth world cup title and complete the trifecta (Olympic gold, world championship, world cup).

 

I didn't see most of the game but I am still happy.

 

On a less enthusiastic note, the NHl lockout is set to begin at midnight. No NHL Hockey until at least January 2005. I know hockey will survive in Canada but a lot of American teams will disappear (probably for the better). Nice work, Gary Bettman and Bob Goodenow. Your inflexibilty and unwillingness to at least talk will likely cause you to be remembered as the two idiots who destroyed the NHL.

Edited September 15, 2004 by Jack_Bauer

[Airies 0]

MY wife is a big Hockey fan she is heartbroken about the NHL. They are all idiots. They are going to ruin Hockey Just like the strike did baseball. Baseball isn't even asl close to being as popular as it once was. Now (American) football is America's sport I would say.

[Goose 0]

MY wife is a big Hockey fan she is heartbroken about the NHL. They are all idiots. They are going to ruin Hockey Just like the strike did baseball. Baseball isn't even asl close to being as popular as it once was. Now (American) football is America's sport I would say.

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Baseball isnt as popular as it once was?

 

Thats an understatement if I ever heard one. Baseball has had higher ratings and put more people in the stands that ever before since about 1998.