Posts from 2008 World Ice Hockey Championship (Canada) Auto-translated

Morozov and Yeremenko started training

The doctor of the Russian national team, Valery Konov, stated on the Sport TV channel that the captain of the national team, Alexei Morozov, and the goalkeeper Alexander Yeremenko have already started training.
Morozov has a bruised chest and shoulder. The player is currently training according to an individual program and will most likely be able to play in the quarter-finals of the World Championship. The course of treatment for Yeremenko has also yielded positive results.

Afanogenov will replace Morozov

Forward Maxim Afanogenov will replace the injured captain of the Russian national team, Alexei Morozov, in the match against the Swiss team.
Maxim will play on the same line with Ilya Kovalchuk and Sergei Zinoviev, Sportbox reports.

Sushinsky will be the captain of the Russian national team in the match against Switzerland

Forward Maxim Sushinsky will be the captain of the Russian national team in the last match of the group stage against the Swiss, Sportbox reports.

IIHF admitted the error of the video referee in favor of the Finns

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) admitted a refereeing error after the Finland - USA (3:2) match, which was officiated by Russians Vyacheslav Bulanov and Alexander Polyakov.
It was confirmed that Ville Koistinen's shot hit the side of the net and should not have been counted. Recall that the goal was counted, although the puck went into the net through a hole in the net on the side of the post. The referee who worked with the "Video Goal" system in this match has been suspended from work until the end of the tournament.

Funny story: Ovechkin - "Mozyakin sat on the bench in the match against the Swedes, and they recorded 10 minutes of playing time in his stats. Very funny. Did he play that much on the bench?" =)))

And here is another excerpt from Ovechkin's interview:
- Honestly, I don't understand what is happening at this World Championship...
— Do you mean that last year's Moscow tournament was better organized?
- It's not about that. The referees are the same. And they make the same mistakes, not punishing opponents when they should. I think that at the moment, the referees are deliberately provoking the Russian national team. I'm saying what I see. If it continues like this, it will be difficult for us. There are moments when the referees simply destroy us.
— Maybe because they want to see Canada in first place, and Russia is its main competitor?
- When last year the championship was held in Moscow, no one of the referees was against Canada. And here, the emphasis is on making the Russian national team spend more time in the penalty box.
— For example, in the match against Belarus, Fedorov was hit in the face with a stick. The referee was silent.
- If you take all the controversial moments against our team at this tournament, you can already write a whole book.
— With such refereeing, do we even have a chance to win the World Championship?
- I don't know what will happen next. But at the moment, I see that the referees can do better. No one is asking to artificially help Russia.

After such a statement from the Swedish coach, I am ready to break the Swedish "treasure" of the entire Swedish team.

And I came across this on championat.ru: "By the way, this Murray, after being asked to leave the ice, told the Swedish press that he warned this Russian guy at the face-off: don't lower your head, I'm coming for you..."

I advise everyone to read this article... really, in the future, we need to include a couple of tough guys in the team...

P.S. Dear Belarusian friends, let's stop discussing the correct spelling in this topic... No official changes (maybe for now, of course) have been made in the Russian language on this matter, we can end it here...

Sincerely...

One thing surprised me in the Czech Republic vs. Belarus match. Why were the same players taking the penalty shots as in the match against Russia? On the one hand, it's understandable; they seem to be the designated penalty shot takers. But on the other hand... Melezhko, both the first and second time, showed the most beautiful execution of the penalty shot, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance. And Grobovsky, and I don't remember the second time, didn't offer the goalkeeper anything interesting, just a simple shot that didn't even require him to use a trap to save. In general, in my opinion, the coach acted foolishly because the missed penalty shots against Russia were still weighing on these players. And now, it seems to me, they have suffered a serious emotional trauma.

In the match against the Czechs, Andrei Kostitsyn, a player for the Montreal Canadiens, was the third player taking the penalty shot. He plays much better in his club, and I saw him execute a beautiful penalty shot there. I don't know how they could have disallowed the goal scored by the Czechs. I'm sure that if our team had scored such a goal, it wouldn't have been disallowed. And the referee for the video review was Slovak...
Regarding the country's name. I saw (again on television:) ) how one of the Russian channels called the country Belarus in a weather forecast. It was a long time ago, but the essence of it doesn't change. That's it. I won't argue about this anymore.

Saw Alexei Morozov in the Diary – that’s a relief. We beat the Swiss twice – and we’re in the semi-finals. I think the Canadians aren’t particularly eager to face us in the semi-finals, so they’ll beat the Finns no matter what. After the first period, it’s 3-0. “This is the kind of hockey we need!”

After the first period, the score was 3-0. “This is the kind of hockey we need!”

What happened in the third period? “This is not the kind of hockey we need!”

What happened in the third period? "This is not the kind of hockey we need!"

Yeah, three "messes" were made, and Nabokov managed to "flush them down the toilet." Otherwise, we might have seen the Russian team changing the favorable team arrangement in the group with their own sticks. They got lucky…
P.S. This turned out to be a rather "crude" post. Apparently, it reflects the way our team played in the third period. Although, I was completely calm throughout the entire period...

The Norwegians, in my opinion, set a record. They reached the quarterfinals with only one win in the tournament :) It seems they knew who they needed to beat :)
Considering how difficult it was for the founders of hockey to beat them in the group stage, and also the incredible surge in morale among the Norwegians, I think the maple leaves won't have an easy time in the quarterfinals.

To Andrey. I saw with my own eyes (it’s a shame I don’t know any hockey websites where I could copy and paste from) that Grobovsky (I think his name is Mikhail) took the third penalty shot. And I completely agree with your position regarding the disallowed goal. It’s just that this guy, who watched the replay, won’t watch it anymore. But as for the team that desperately needed the win (and fully deserved it, by the way), the team whose home ground hosted Operation Bagration in 1944 (otherwise, I might get the name wrong and it will all go wrong), they ended up with nothing.

List of bombers before the quarterfinals.

* - Moscow time

Sushinsky scored his 50th goal for the Russian national team

Yesterday, 33-year-old forward Maxim Sushinsky reached the "50 goals for the Russian national team" mark by scoring twice in the match against the Swiss (5:3). This is the best result among our team players at the 2008 World Championship. The absolute record – 212 pucks for the national team – belongs to the Dynamo legend, Alexander Maltsev.
The milestone goal was scored by "Su-33" into an empty net when the Swiss, seeking to avoid defeat, replaced their goalie with a sixth skater. And the "C" on his jersey helped Sushinsky set this record, as yesterday Maxim served as the national team captain in the absence of the injured Alexei Morozov, reports "Sovetsky Sport".

To Andrey.I saw with my own eyes (pity I don't know any hockey sites to copy-paste from) that the third penalty shot was taken by Grabovsky (I think his name is Mikhail).

You didn't understand, he said it wasn't the third in order, but the third of those who performed...


CZE - BLR

Here's a good article I found in Sport-Express: Slava MALAMUD We want to remember victories for a long time, and forget defeats as soon as possible. But yesterday's victory over the Swiss, who didn't put up much resistance, doesn't need to be cherished in our memory. And it won't be: the decisive games are ahead. So, let's forget about this lifeless Switzerland, which meekly gave us the last match of the second stage. And let's switch our attention to Switzerland. Just in case. Because there's a chance that tomorrow it will wake up a little different. It's hard, for example, to imagine a team playing in the quarterfinals with a 0-5 scheme. This is when five Swiss players stand in the middle zone, and a billboard advertising "Tissot" watches (note, Swiss) puts pressure on the opponent near their goal. Ralph Krueger will definitely not forgive his players for the laxity in defense (standing where they stood, watching the puck, not touching anyone). And we will definitely see the two main defensemen, who didn't even undress for yesterday's match, tomorrow. It's possible that they will be hanging on the pants of the forwards from Fedorov's line. And we will meet the "Ottawa" goalkeeper Gerber. The opponent's intention not to reveal their trump cards in this match was obvious from the first minutes. Krueger gave the command for a strategic retreat, with minor fouls, "killing the game" in the middle zone, leaving their zone by throwing the puck off the boards, and other delaying tactics. To call this serious hockey, or even hockey at all... you can, of course, but it's somehow unpleasant. In general, don't expect a repeat of the circus show that you saw yesterday in the first two periods. They let us eat a piece of Swiss cheese without paying a single Swiss franc for it. In nature, this situation is most often found in mousetraps. Of course, the Russian "elephant" (for this team, the comparison with a bear sounds too trivial), in principle, can easily crush any of this particular opponent's tricks. In fact, even before the start of the championship, we knew that we would reach the quarterfinal match precisely with the Swiss. The task has been completed. Now, let's not get cocky and think that life is good. We received a pretty clear hint that we will pay for this in the third period, when we slightly dozed off. Here, they scored three goals against us, increased the speed, and started to enter our zone near Nabokov. Subtly, occasionally, without forcing the argument - but they let us know what Switzerland is really capable of. Let's take note. Our team, the absolute champion of the group stages of the last four world championships (we last lost in the "regular season" in 2004 in Ostrava), must now erase all intermediate successes from its memory. And first of all, the first two periods of yesterday's match. In knockout matches, our reputation is not so brilliant. Let them remember this and tear the cheese-makers to shreds without pity or hesitation. Because, let's agree, an elephant in a mousetrap is a rather silly sight. No one wants to see Bykov's team in such a position.

So, fellow football fans. Let's cheer for Russia in the match against Switzerland (October 3, Moscow time) and, hopefully, celebrate their advancement to the semi-finals.

Alright, fellow football fans. Let's cheer for Russia in the match against Switzerland (October 3, Moscow time) and, if they win, celebrate their advancement to the semi-finals.

Let's cheer! Let's cheer!!)))

Well done! Now we need to crush the Finns for last year's blunder. The only disappointment is Kovalchuk's lack of discipline.

Players from Kazan will play together, Afinogenov will replace Kovalchuk

In the semi-final match of the 2008 World Championship against the Finns, the Russian national team will play with the same line combinations as they practiced yesterday morning. Danis Zaripov will play with his usual partners from Kazan's "Ak Bars" - Sergei Zinoviev and Alexei Morozov, reports the press service of the Russian Hockey Federation.

The disqualified Ilya Kovalchuk, who took Zaripov's place in the fourth line with Alexei Tereshchenko and Alexander Radulov during the warm-up, will be replaced by Maxim Afinogenov, who did not participate in yesterday's training due to a groin injury.

The Russian national team's lineup for the 1/2 final match against Finland:

Nabokov (Biriukov);
Nikulin - A.Markov, Morozov - Zinoviev - Zaripov;
Korneev - Grebeshkov, Semin - Fedorov - Ovechkin;
D.Markov - Kalinin, Afinogenov - Tereshchenko - Radulov;
Proshkin - Tyutin, Sushinsky - Gorovikov - Mozyakin.