Ice Hockey

Sweden 2-6 USA
On paper we had better players, but all play in NHL even USA and there play off has to 4 wins, not one game, if its be series 4-2 for Swe
Swedes thought Can is out, gold is ours
Best Swe result in 10 years

Suisse 7-0 Denmark
Easy game

3th place
Swe - Den
No matters here,

1th place
USA - Suisse
USA was in final in 1960, others are bronze, Suisse has not won and how to put it, what makes less mistakes wins

3th place
Sweden 6-2 Denmark

Gold
USA 1-0 OT Suisse
I was hoping Suisse will win, 4th final in short second in a row. Next year who knows, but one day they will get gold.

I dont like finals in EC, WC , my fav is game day 1, 2 because final means something good going to end and I dont like it
To me this was best WC ever 2 ''new finalists'', ''new'' gold winner, surprise from second tear teams , or I should talk political correct , outsiders. Really amazing Austria reaching play off, Denmark eliminated Canada.

Next one will be in Suisse: Zürich, Fribourg. Now hope no covid comes since last edition in Suisse was canceled
This is Olympic year after it usually teams send 3th level players, specially USA, Canada, NHL swedes might reject , so good chance Suisse wins

2027 Germany : Düsseldorf, Manheim
2028 France . Paris, Lyon . Looking forward to this, last 5 years France delivers and progressed. But question is how big interests will be from locals?
2029 Slovakia Bratislava and Kosice
I would like see WC in UK and Poland , or united one
Poland and Hungary united one

Olympics , Russia and Belarus wont be there and its good. if I was able tp decide I wont let them play internationally untill they pay for all war crimes and all occupation conequencves to east Europe and Baltics and Finland between 1931-1991, Germany did it. Baltic countries has calculated how much Russia owns them!
But seeing Russia out makes my day

Florida Panters 4-2 Edmonton Oilers
Last years final repetition and same winner, I am pissed now , last time they won Stanley cup was in 1990
Sorry what hockey naturally can be played in Florida, money bought players, ok I like NHL . Last time Canadian team won Stanley cup was in 1993 and besides Franco Canadian not Anglo canadian team, Montreal Canadians
Sad actually I was hoping this year because might take for Oilers 15 years to reach final
Toronto Maple Leaves might do well next, they lost this time in Second round against champions 4-3


https://hockeysverige.se/europeisk-hockey/liiga-klubbar-hotar-att-lamna-chl-kan-inte-fortsatta/

Finnish Liiga teams might exit hockey Champions Hockey Leuage in 2028 due finacial situation, because they dont get much money, non teams do.
Hockey is expensive unless you can ride buss as teams do often in local competitions in Europe only in Sweden teams fly to Skellefteå, Luleå, maybe Örnsköldsvik. Finland to Oulu
Rest is buss. Its how to say hockey baggs you need more bags for player as football and other sports, so luggage costs (why national fly companies can not do it for free? (
Yes Russia and NHL you need fly

Yes even after shit still Russian teams has most money in Europe, then Suisse(can get best and starts), Sweden(can get good players) , Czech then Finland even they are equal but Cz can get better Latvian, German, and a bit top level players as Finns maybe Norwegians, Danish, French while finns move to Sweden, Suisse even AHL.

in 2028 deal between Liiga and CHL goes out
Swedish teams might follow if they do its will be second level circus tournament and what Suisse teams will do, maybe same.

I did watch first seasons, later lost interests. in group now CL format stage in Swe, Fin 40% sold out, while national competitions 90 to 100% sold out.
Play offs well semi final can be good and final,

Teams dont get much money, they go often minus from this and its not OK.

NHL season to expand to 84 games as part of new CBA

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-season-to-expand-to-84-games-as-part-of-new-cba/

Two less pre season training or friendly games , why not because first 10 games in new season still you search chemistry and try get on the saddle, and I think they are important because 2-3 bad game sin early season for some teams they need maybe 2-4 points be in play off and if they loose early it can be grave digger for them in end.

Seasons has started in Europe and Finnish teams has best start ever in Champions league 2 rounds before play off Ilves Tampere and KalPa Koupio has qualified
Another suprise is French team is in play of zone Brûleurs de Loups, but Eisberen berlin has not whit Lausanne HC, but 2 games all can happens. 90% Swedish teams are in safe zone

I have seen bunch of Suisse, Swedish, Swedish tioere 2 and Finnish competition games
Swedish SHL seems big names and never know, damn might be awesome season , never know what team goes out

Finland after 6 games big teams are in relegation zone

Suisse, I like they style, fast rapid NHL hockey

After boring regular season finally play off is here, Swiss robin again. I dont like it so much actually, but half live tournament.
Swe, Fin and Sui talks about leaving if no economical help be given from IIHF to teams

Round of 16
Games November 11, 12 and return 18,19

Fischtown Pinguins - Ilves
Finns proved and had best season for every Finnish tea, so far, and not best German team why not

ZSC Lions - KalPa
Champions, its be hard I believe Lions Zurich be in Final and whit some easyer walk as others

Brûleurs de Loups - Frölunda HC
French on paper will be loosers, but at home be hard to beat, but in Göteborg they have no chances. Its historical moment for french club hockey

EV Zug - Sparta Praha
Same Suisse is better in all ways as Cz has,. Suisse is Europe NHL, so.

Storhamar - Lukko Rauma
Well Norwegians progress . but like I said best season for Finnish teams so far, and they wont stop

ERC Ingolstadt - Red Bull Salzburg
I dont want admit but Red Bulls can fly faster, and higher

Brynäs IF - SC Bern
Hard nut for Swedish runner up, maybe most interesting game in all play of first round. I dont wanna predict

Luleå HF - Kometa Brno
Luleå need show why they are Swedish champion but motivation?

Champions leuage
My predictions was right about Finnish teams and scandal Brno send to Luleå reserve team lol

In Quarter-finals 3 Swedish and 3 Finnish teams and wow its something

Ilvels Tampere - Luleå
Hard to judge, Finns proved this year they can bite hard and I believe one Finnish team be in final.

Zug - Lukko Rauma
Only Suisse team and not that strongest standing, all depends from game in Suisse, there Lukko destiny be decided

Ingolstadt - Frölunda
One team game I think

Brynäs - KalPa
Like I told this year Finns are on ace

Only think Luleå can win this year is Champions Leuage, not domestic tittle atm they are 11 th place from 14
My predation was right they will do bad and be close to relegation 13-14 place. They still can reach play in and even play off zone , catching Djurgården, but I say they will balance between by by season and play in zone. December international brake if after it they start to win, if no they will have hard days ahead because Leksands is last and its 7 point difference, so like I told its be hard season.

Sweden
I told ya, after decem,ber national team, brake Luleå has won 4 games in a row and I would say if they win 4 in January and 4 in February they might save their asses from relegation play offs
Last 2 weeks in Swedish hockey was pyro incidents

HV71 vs Djurgården delied due pyro , away fans

derby AIK - Södertälje same away fans and botb cases away sector was cleaned up by police

Djurgården vs Luleå yesterday home fans

World U20 Championship
To me its more fun to watch as Europe leagues sometimes since 90% it happens in USA/Canada this time St. Paul and Minneapolis, they skate faster and all happens faster . more fun to watch and Suisse rooster 2-3 players plays in Swedish junior leagues its odd actually, specially for Suisse

2025 Spengler Cup

HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Sparta Praha
IFK Helsinki
U.S. Collegiate Selects
HC Davos Hosts
Team Canada

What suprised me is team Canada sucked maybe biggest in last 20 years and even from Canadians what plays in Europe. But what surprised me is U.S. Collegiate Selects reach final aganst HC Davos an played most interesting game, full whit energy and only lose they had was in group stage against Canada 3-2, won aganst Davos 3-5
Play offs
semi final aganst Sparta Praha 5-3 and now final
They can take it , 18 -20 years old kids and play better, interesting game as adults.
IMO they should be invited next year,

Champions Hockey League

3 tings after 1/4 final and season
3 Swedish teams in semi final, one in final. Best Season for Swedish in ages
Finnish teams reached maximum this year and jumped higher as ever before , remember my older posts
Bad bad year for Suisse teas

1/2
Luleå - Zug
Never know, bad year for Suisse, Luleå are on roller coaster
Brynäs - Frölunda
Not best game, I prefer in domestic leuage

The NHL Eastern Conference race has been a wild one this year.

It feels good to see teams like Detroit, Montreal, and Buffalo find their way into the mix after being bad for so long. (As a Detroit fan especially) But every single team in the conference except New York Rangers is averaging over a point per game so every loss can swing the standings in a big way. Makes the games a lot of fun.

First ever NHL open air game goaly fight

Champions leuage
Frölunda Göteborg 3-2 OT Luleå
Sad it happened, good game, good final, but wrong team won

Hockeyallsvenskan 2025/2026
Tier 2 play offs
IF Troja-Ljungby is last and Västerås second from bottom, they do play out tournament, but IF Troja-Ljungby has bad fiances m future is unknown for that team , so might be no play out. Division 1 what cam come up, Boden or Vita Hästen are favs to me

In play ins nothing did not happened worth to talk , sad (or good) that Södertälje won Mora 2-0 in series

1/4
best of 7

IF Björklöven vs IK Oskarshamn

Game one
IF Björklöven 1-0 IK Oskarshamn

One favorite here, Björklöven is team what can go up and hopes go up and are well , they need more money but I see in this one they are fans and won regular season as first and are atvatige to final

Kalmar HC vs Södertälje SK

Game 1Kalmar HC 0-1 Södertälje SK
To me Kalmar is surprise they are here, it would be good they use that surprise advantage and wins ,

BIK Karlskoga vs Nybro Vikings IF
Game 1BIK Karlskoga 1-0 Nybro Vikings IF

Most boring for TV and all, 2 small teams playing so winner here will loose in next one, like I told only locals cares

MoDo vs AIK
Game one MoDo 1-0 AIK
2 big names doing, I watched game 1 it was tight good defense, golly work, attacks from both teams, I wish both can manage go up, I think MoDo will do it in 7 games, they won first at home, wins next in Hovet its be easier, but its be hellowa fight, final hehe. MoDo has bad fiances after relegation , AIK has better but not best support , even MoDo Hägglunds Arena was not sold out.

SHL
Tier 1

Luleå lost 2 last games and get play in , if they would won last game against Färjestad, its be 1/4

PLAY OUT
HV71 - Leksand
I wish Leksand stays has traditions, fans, but Mora both are in Dalarna, needs money and so , thats why Leksands struggles.
I think HV71 in 4-2 in series


PLAY IN
2 wins

Luleå vs Örebro
Luleå is better has home advantage, even they struggled in mid season. plus they came up and show muscle, was in relegation zone close to so

Malmö - Djurgårdens
BIG names, big cities, never know. DIF did what they should after came up in this season, survived. They can surprise, if they wins and wins 1/4 they might show fight and ever win

1/4 FINAL
Best of 7
Örebro/Luleå - Skellefteå
Damn a derby possibility in 1/4 hhehe

Frölunda - Djurgården/Malmö
If DIF wins and wins this, they wins series

Växjö - Brynäs
I think Brynäs does it last years final still bites and they want revenge, even it was Luleå, but still . Växjö is not so good as years ago,

Rögle vs Färjestad, 4th vs 5th , a tight battle , 7 games, hard to predict here, I say Luleå/Skellefteå, best game, Frölunda vs Djurgården(even Malmö ) secind, this is 3th best.

Finland

Liiga aka tier 1 in Finland
Once Oulo Kärpät was richest team in a north and won bunch of tittles in 00's and 10's not did not reach a play off.
Next year they goes from 16 to 18 teams

Mestis Tier 2
Due to the Liiga system reform, there will be no promotion this season. For the 2026–2027 Liiga season, the Mestis champion will be promoted alongside Jokerit, the champion of the 2024–2025 Mestis season. If Jokerit wins the current season as well, the runner-up from this season will be promoted instead

Jokerit Helsinki vs Imatran Ketterä
Easy walk I think but last season they lost in promotion play off against Pelicans Lahti
Now they return (never leave domestic league for KHL )

Sweden

Hockeyallsvenskan Tier 2
All 1/4 goes as I thought


IF Björklöven 4-0 IK Oskarshamn

Kalmar HC 3-2 Södertälje SK
Next game today



BIK Karlskoga 4-0 Nybro Vikings IF
Game 1BIK Karlskoga 1-0 Nybro Vikings IF

Most boring for TV and all, 2 small teams playing so winner here will loose in next one, like I told only locals cares

MoDo 3-1 AIK
Today game, might be last in series,

I will return when all be done and comment semi finals

SHL tier 1

PLAY OUT
Hv71 3-0 Leksands
Today be game might be last game , cant see Leksands wins and there were many emthy places left and team will drop ticket price.
3-0 down I cant see way they stays, if they do its a mirracle
Same time you are relegated all player contracts be terminated automatically so you need build for new and next season AIK, Björklöven/MoDo and Leksand and Dalarna derby is back Leksands-Mora, its be hard come back.

PLAY IN
I like Finnish format better to 3 wins, not 2 as in Sweden

Luleå HF 2-1 Örebro HK
Luleå won first game specially second period get 4 goals and basically dominate in whole game, lost second game at home as school kids and won 3th game, show guts and won

Malmö Redhawks 2-1 Djurgårdens IF
Best play in games ave seen, I have seen so hard fights in a final, not often happens so early, to me this was real final, even wrong team won, still I say when we have such play in like last 10 years something this is best play in game.

1/4 FINALS
Skellefteå AIK 1-0 Malmö Redhawks
SAIK won first game yesterday by 4-1 , its strong sign they will do all to win specially all home games, but I saw Malmö against DIF they played well, can bite hard, you never know, depends from game 2. Might be interesting series

Frölunda HC 0-1 Luleå HF
Luleå won in OT in Göteborg in tight game. Winning in OT specially away can light you up and find some energy from space to win important games. Good start , all depends tomorrow in game 2 , if Luleå wins they takes series , might be rollaycoster as last final here as well.

Växjö Lakers vs Brynäs IF
Tight in standings , series starts today , often last years finalist dont reach final, and Växjö are hard time, maybe dont play most interesting hockey but still.

Rögle BK vs. Färjestad BK
Same tight in standings even Färjestad is a bit better, but they gold years are long gone, both Växjö and Rögle can take their games against the odds
I always like when my team in home vs away game start away, but in this series fab starts home, and if necessarily 7th game be at home, here inopportunt win one away game and all home games

Hockeyallsvenskan tier 2

1/2 Final
IF Björklöven vs Södertälje SK
In 90's it would be Tier 1 game, now going up, even non has best and deepest money bag but Björklöven in like last 10 years are one of favs but always something missing
I see Södertälje won in 7 games, Umeå team had easy walk, resting, few days of, waiting can be good, or not since opponent team has routine and do or die in game 7 so it can be their atvantage, but I dont see SSK does it

BIK Karlskoga - MoDo
MoDo wants go back, but BIK Karlskoga has nothing to loose now, can play free, but I think its one team show
I want Västernorrland bs Västerbotten derby. what was ruined in Covid season, I want super final as last year AIK-DIF

Short note after heavy lost in Göteborg 7-0 in game 2 Luleå won 2 games and yesterday in 6th period 3th OT they won even in 5th they scoored and goal was denied and came back from 3-0 in game down at home, Now , they have chances . I dont want calculate but Luleå and Skellefteå leads 3-1 in series, might be Norbottens vs Västerbottens derby in semies, I hope so.

SHL semi final

Only one 1/4 game went to 7 games between Rögle and Färjestad

Semies
Luleå - Skellefteå
Luleå wins 2 home games , game they show is not good, SAIK is better, even this should be final in 7 games, I dont see , sorry

Växjö - Rögle
Easy walk for Växjö, hard for Rögle, so might be tight, team what waits lost routine , team what plays lost energy in 7 games. So,

Hockeyallsvenskan - tier 2

Semis
IF Björklöven 4-1 Södertälje
Easy game for Björklöven

BIK Karlskoga 4-3 MoDo
Damn super final is ruined, even Karlskoga played well in regular season, won matches, won matches they should lose, Modo did struggle
whit easy wins up to november, but still in end they played better, won games, one a lot of games whit character whit one goal, hold defense , I did not thought they will loose series, last home game was worst, it was like rolleycoster , but next season

Final
IF Björklöven 1-0 BIK Karlskoga
Yesterdays match was though, I hope Björklöven have watch other games in semi and have analyses it. I dont wanna predict. I hope Umeå does it and goes where there belong and after hmm I dont remember when they relegated 2000 I think, Team has played in 3 finals, one one gold , and youtrube was full whit 80's game against AIK when Black Army invaded Umeå. BIK Karlskoga has not a history, I dont want them up. I dont wanna predict here, I hope all goes well, it they win game and get 2-0 in series all be ok
Skellefteå did relegated in 1988 even was i tier 3 in 2 seasons in early 90's but in 2006 came back and after it won 3 from 4 gold medals and was in 12 finals, Its a strength, right. Why Björklöven can not do same?

SHL Tier 1

Semi
Skellefteå 4-1 Luleå
Easy for SAIK and first game in Skellefteå was longest OT in Swedish hockey history, best match Luleå played in series even lost. rest was to hard, even in game 4 they won and get small hope, all was done

Växjö 3-4 Rögle


FINAL
Skellefteå - Rögle
After coming back in 2006 they has been in 12 finals, and won 3, but this year, in whole play off they plays best, and had hard games, but not 7 and can rest a while. I believe they be Swedish champions

NHL play offs starts now, I wish there was play in system as NBA, gives ''fake'' hopes for more teams
I hope its Canadian team who wins and 3 times champions in row Florida Panthers are out

Sad Detroit Red Wings, New Your Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils , Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames did not make and Vancouver Canucks are weakest team in a leuage now


Eastern Conference
Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins
Buffalo waited 15 years to be in play offs, I think they have nothing to loose and wins 4-3 in series, they are there and its enough, you can play easely

Tampa Bay Lightnings - Montreal Canadians
4-3 Tampa, better forwards, better use of them and good goal scoring

Carolina Hurricanes - Ottawa Senators
Tight 7 games series I think Linus Ullmark is what Ottawa can execute, but Carolina has same team almost and same style and game skills as years and are hard to face

Pittsburgh Pingvinens - Philadelphia Flyers
Classic duel, two classic hockey towns , I hope for cool fight and to me for me best series

Western Conference
Colorado Avalanche - LA Kings
Not best years for Kings, they struggles often now and seems Kevin Fiala is out I say Avs 4-1 in series
Avs won last 7 games I think, and as Ive seens and listen to NHL experts did it well

Dallas Stars - Minnesota Wild
Dallas line ups are wind, can find players and subsitudes , no mater what player in what line are in, they have good chemistry
Wild makes they play around Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy did 42 goals in regular season, and swedish players Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson och Jonas Brodin .
Dallas has better defense, like I said they should find other players as Kirill Kaprizov, because he is only play maker

Vegas Golden Knights vs Utah Mammoth
Two relative new teams, even Utah is plays aganst, well I hope Utah takes all, we need new cinderella story

Edmonton Oilers - Anaheim Ducks
Connor McDavid is hungry after Canada fiasco in olympics, he can score and make others score , Ducks plays fast , but somehow they attack is defensive, and its good for Connor McDavid he can skate fast and do tricks

IF Björklöven 4-1 BIK Karlskoga
So Björklöven is back in Swedish hockey elite after 25 years something, to be honest I thought IK Karlskoga would win one game at home, but still. After 5 good seasons where it was almost Umeå team won and get place

What next in hockeyallsvenskan aka tier 2

New team Visby/Roma from tier 3 aka Hockeyettan came
C mon Gotland , hockey, to me they will loose almost all games and maybe get 11 points and be outsiders what leaves, plus economics, Gotland is Island, in that level it matters

I think play of teams be same and AIK vs Modo will be in final, and try get spot back, other teams as Södertälje, Mora and Leksands will make their life harder. Karlskoga might be on saddle as well
I think Modo vs AIK are bigger teams what has chances. Leksand as relgated from SHL, I think they need 1-2 years to get back to real fight for going up again. All depends of sponsors, money, how good are youth payers, what good players you can buy and buying needs more money.

Swedish final
Skellefteå 4-1 Rögle in series
I think SAIK gave up 3th game, to win tittle at home in 5th game. They were much better in all aspects in the game.¨'

Next season
Its be interesting see Björklöven coming up and november , or in bad cases december national team windows when small brakes be what decide what teams goes for play offs what for relegation
I say Djurgårdens might reach a final and even fight for it
Skellefteå will lose in semi
Luleå lose in semi

HV71, Linköping be in outsider zone and Timrå vs Björklöven will fight for last surviving place. Umeå team has more chances because more money, but if they stay 2027/28 season be where they can go in play in zone for play offs. North needs more teams

I wish Örebro, Rögle and Vexjö goes out last two is in south, Örebro has well not best money.

Second round

Eastern Conference
Buffalo vs Montreal Canadiens
Only Canadian team still standing, even I have not so big hopes, I hope Canadians once (this year) shine and use all against odds application and wins whole since they won in 7 games, can be they have character for it.

Carolina 1- 0 Philadelphia
Carolina needs improve power play in this if they to win, but they have two equally good goalies what can save Frederik Andersen and Linus Ullmark
Philadelphia needs improve defense in stress factors, needs be equally good in all games, but if they play fast and get fast goal they wins

Western Conference
Colorado - Minnesota
Wild has good defense, but basically its all, Avalanche show they play well and had easy walk against LA Kings, I say 4-2 for them, even in this still outsider can win, next stage is where best team wins.

Las Vegas vs Anaheim
Both wan 4-2 in series, and Ducks just had first play off appearance in 12 years and Knights are one of favs, I say 4-1 for Nights.
It can be hard for team whit out good play off experience play, first round works, but then, often no.

Few U18, U20 and even men events in lower divisions was canceled due situation in region. Same timed does Arab nations should play hockey, yes. Should WC be host there no, but then again they can buy it. So no relegation, promotion in few groups.

Some juniors
This tournament was played under a new format. The teams were divided into two groups of three using the serpentine system. In the group stage, each team from Group A faced all three opponents from Group B, and vice versa. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals, which were played as A1 vs. A2, and B1 vs. B2

WTF is that never heard it, super boring

Anyway Top Division srtarts this weekend in Sussie Zürich and Fribourg
After Olympic year , I hate this bad WC due line up
It should happen in covid year
From Division I Group A to Top level Kazakstan and Ukraine was promoted, even I think France and Poland should be better there, maybe next year

Group A: USA, Suisse, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Austria, Hungary, UK
Top3 are know here, Lv vs Ger fight for last play off spot (even Latvia has weaker players and team, but energy full, they Juniors play not at home, but abroad and progress. Austria, UK and Hungary will fight for survive, but I think Hungary be relegated
Austria can fight for play off as well, all depended how you play against strong team, Suisse might be strongest here at home and want revenge

Group B: Canada, Sweden, Cz, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy and Norway
Sweden has 13 debutants, I say Canada needs revenge after last 3 major disasters , Slo , Nor and Den fights for last spot , Italy and Slovenia for relegation, and Italy will win, question is how Slovenia plays agansat others

World Cup
First surprise in WC Slovenia 3-2 OT Cechs that was awesome

2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
Conference finals

WEST:
Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights

I say
Avalanche in six games.

Seems in Vegas Mitch Marner did score great goals and lead their attacks and crate chances against Anahaim, if he does same but he was like ''alone here''
While Avelanche Nathan MacKinnon score goal in 6 games in a row, teams feels him and finds him, if he can be stopped ?

Defense Avs Cale Makar and Devon Toews plays in same line and and team has less shots on their goals in all play off series specially when they plays
Brett Kulak has been nominated like best play off defender by the experts

Vegas lost last season they top defender Alex Pietrangelo due health, not somehow they defense is like defense if I can say so

Colorado Artturi Lehkonen is dealing with something, as is defenseman Sam Malinski has some kind injuriy what team dont say

Vegas, meanwhile, went without Mark Stone for the latter half of the series against the Ducks. Jeremy Lauzon missed the entire series. Meanwhile, Brayden McNabb also sat out Game 6 against Anaheim,


EAST:
Carolina Hurricanes - Montreal Canadians
Its be game of small mistakes, moments, how you use it, I wish to see Canadians since last Canadian team standing, they had hard 7 games while Carolina had less games,
Carolina is 8-0 in the playoffs and has allowed a total of 10 goals. They are the fifth team in NHL history to begin a playoffs with eight straight wins, and the first since the Edmonton Oilers in 1985
It says all how thight it will be
The Hurricanes had a week off in between the first and second round and will have 11 days off before the conference final starts, So it means basically odds are to Carolina , but sometimes if yoj play 7 games you're on ace and routine, we will see

So group stage in this WC is over, now play offs. One of best touraments ever, damn good Russia and Belarussia is banned, I hope they be banned forever , because small team in banned times as Poland, Hungary, UK, Austria has risen and can be in top disvision.

Teams impressed me was Suisse, if they play like this they win this games gold at home and Finland . Finnish coach before game against Lavia told , Lavia is well coached team . I say it about Finland, mayeb best schemas and structure players can. Second best team

Rest teams impressed me was small teams, because other favoriters well

Div 1 can be good , because weaker Kakakstan, Ukraine, Poland, France solid teams, solid tournament for a bit weaker teams where last time France goes up n down

Whit Group A , Suisse and Finland was best, in weird game and weird wins and lose Latvia get 3th place in a group, because after loosing Austria all was over, but winning USA they were in battle again
USA only qualify in last game, defending gold and OG gold , even its 3th level team as they had in Olympics , because now players what should be play makers in NHL has like hitters and play ruiners, different roll
In end Germany was out even there were signs they can go to play offs and well playing Austria, they play well last 2 years and even in domestic leuage Austrians are not in score list , because first 25 are foreigners they did well, damn well win Latvia and last game sebd them home
Hungary and UK are in top level nd did it well sad UK leaves it, I was hoping Hungary do, but they decide in own battle, Hungary won, sad, but for hockey no

Suisse, Finland, Latvia, USA / Germany , Austria, Hungary /Uk

Group B
Canada, Norway, Cz, Sweden / Slovakia, Danmark, Slovenia / Italy
Canada played bad, after OG team, just own game, might opens in play offs, Norway best game since ever and last time there were in play offs was 2013. Cz well, nothing special lost in OT agnast Slovenia
Sweden only in last game save ass, I dont remember when last time Sweden miss play offs , maybe never. We have good players, structure , work whit youth but almost all best plays in NHL and are super stars, last 10 years Sweden struggles, because before semi final was like each year achivment.
Slovakia only in last game go home,. Danmark is regulars on top level, Slovenia stayed after long years was not in top level, but before they were better as France and Italy, not those are better and Poland, UK, Hungary is biting off the tail. Italy goes out, might come back whit UK or France I think

1/4 Finals
Suisse - Sweden
Last time Sweden won gold was in Stockholm against Suisse, now it will be revenge, I dont see anyway how Sweden wins this, need 1-3 weeks to find each other, no, I doubt even Canada can do it against Suisse

Canada - USA 3th level Canadian against 3th level American means 3th level Canadians vs 5th level Americans, and Canadians win. US won last few games, I think even Canadians dont play well, Americiums either but they have weaker on papaer players

Finland - Cz
Hard game,. but I think Fin and Sui are best teams so far,

Noeway - Latvia
Small miracle for winner, hard to predict

Yesterday they decided that 2030 World Championship Top Level be played in Latvia and Finland

1/4 Finals
Suisse 3-1 Sweden
First was like skating, playing, lurking, finding holes and both teams get goals. Second Suisse pushed super power to power rocket engine for 2 goals, in last re organize 5 men defense and this (worst Swedish team in ages) was not possible brake ir

Canada 4-0 USA
When tier 3 players plays Canadians often wins, they are better individually , even USA improved they juniors, but now they were players who ended NHL season out of play offs and wanted play. Canada often are better.

Finland 4-1 Cz
Head coach Antti Pennanen said about Latvia they are well coached team, I say it about Finland, best coached team, good skaters, shooters, battles , good readers of game, they did play old schema I would say same as Cz played in old days, but better and Cz likes contra attacks, not they should attack and it was Finnish key element

Norway 2-0 Latvia
Not best game, cariful, slow, same as Latvia won bronze few years ago, same game Norway did and sorry one game aganst strong can happen, but there is reason why Norway was in second place.


1/2
Suisse - Norway
Norway can chill out they done their job, now its easier, but Suisse aims for gold. I think its be smilar as against Sweden , fans will drive them forward, they had momentum and 2-3 goals and again good defense

Finland - Canada
Finland is much better Canada are sloppy this year, individual skills yes, but as team, I dont think they can brake organize Finnish defense and transition against them. Canada can shoot well from dead and blind zone, if Finland kills those shots they will win.

Stanley Cup Final
Vegas Golden Knights Carolina Hurricanes
Both had easy series Carolina wins series 4–1 against Montreal Canadians and Vegas wins series 4–0 argsint Troy Killjoy Colorado Avalanche.
I am pissed about Carolina I was hoping Canadian team will win, not if I choose east vs west , Nevada won like years ago, Carolina reach final first time in 20 years and actually I remember those series specially in 2002 when they lose 4-1 to Detroit Red Wings, I watch all games live and 2006 series they won against Edmonton Oilers
Might be damn good series, 7 games, dont wanna predict but I hope east wins this time.

1/2 Finals
Canada 2-4 Finland
Finland scored, Canada get 1-1 and 2-1 , i thought its over, then in short period Finland equalized and get 4-2 and somehow hold the line, like I told they and Suisse are best teams so far

Suisse 6-0 Norway
Not much to say

3th place game
Norway - Canada
Canada came for gold, 3th place often they loose, I think its where Norway can bite, they know them from group stages and might small miracle here

Final
Suisse-Finland
Its hard in this stage win same team 2 time, but I hope Suisse wins 3th final in row 4th total, so far no gold

I predicted Vegas would win at the start of the year, didn't look like a good call for most of the season but here we are. That said I'm pulling for the Hurricanes to finally win it, they've looked like the best team all year.

To late start talk about last WC but I was so pissed off that Finland won and Suisse lost 3th final in a row and 4th total
One day it will come, same time happy that Norway made their best and won gold and was 2-0 down , Canada 3 min before end take of goaly and 6th player came in and they equalize. Canada is best team in end even in junior levels to equalize and take it and win it. They simply do it well , speed up, twist, shoot from dead angles and dead zones, goes for rebound, take fast bouncing puck , But well Norway won in OT and it was damn awesome. Like I told when russia and belarus are banned live is so good, small nations can win .

Next one will be in Germany
Düsseldorf
Mannheim

Group A (Mannheim)
Switzerland
Finland
Sweden
Germany
Latvia
Austria
Slovenia
Ukraine

Group B (Düsseldorf)
Canada
United States
Czechia
Slovakia
Denmark
Norway
Kazakhstan
Hungary

To me Slovenia vs Ukraine and Kazakstan vs Hungary will fight for staying
rest be so cool

Carolina Hurricanes needs one win for taking Stanley cup, comming back from 3-1 down for Vegas Golden Knights be hard.

Carolina Hurricanes won Stenley Cup first since 2006 and second total.
Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Vegas Golden Knights in series.
Against the odds and how game started, against first two periods Hurricanes could win and did it well good to see something new glad Panters did not won 3th in the row.

Latvian forward Rodrigo Ābols joins SC Bern

https://swisshockeynews.ch/en/shn/men/swiss-hockey/nl/latvian-forward-rodrigo-abols-joins-sc-bern

sad he got horrible ankle injury, broken ankle, miss OG , it ruined his days in NHL, because well even played well in Flayers, still was one step to be in AHL or traide. Many thought he will come back to Sweden , Örebrö or Rögle, but I knew he will join Suisse, simmilar style as NHL, better payed and such player , Suisse wont say no to