The final line-ups of the national teams at kk. North America: no way without Matthews

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This season, the Eurotrip has attracted more attention than ever, and this is easily explained. In three months, the Olympic hockey tournament will start in South Korea, where there will be no NHL players. This means that all teams will be staffed with hockey players playing in Europe and the KHL, and already at the first stage of the Eurotour, there is a high probability of seeing future Olympians. We understand the teams for the Karjala Cup and try to understand how close they will be to the Olympic application.

Finland

Goalkeepers: Mikko Koskinen (SKA), Yoni Ortio (Skellefteo), Eero Kilpelainen (Erberu). Defenders: Jyrki Jokipakka (HC Sochi), Mikko Lehtonen (Tappara), Lasse Kukkonen (Kärpyat), Niko Mikkola (Tappara), Sami Lepisto (Jokerit), Jesse Virtanen (Farjestad) , Miro Heiskanen (IFK), Ville Lajunen (Spartak), Miika Koivisto (Kärpyat), Atte Ohtamaa (Ak Bars). Forwards: Marko Anttila, Eeli Tolvanen, Mika Niemi, Antti Pilström (all - Jokerit), Julius Junttila (Kärpyat), Joonas Kemppainen, Teemu Hartikainen (both - Salavat Yulaev), Jani Lajunen (Lugano) , Sakari Manninen (Erberu), Petri Kontiola (Lokomotiv), Mika Pyörälä (Bern), Jarno Koskiranta (SKA), Antti Erkinyuntti (Tigers), Jukka Peltola (Tappara), Veli Matti Savinainen (Ugra). The Finnish national team will start the Eurotour with a home stage, to which almost all the strongest Finnish hockey players are called up. Therefore, we will see approximately such a Suomi team at the beginning of next year in Korea.

The main goalkeeper of the Finns will most likely be Mikko Koskinen, but the potential replacement for the SKA goalkeeper - Juha Metsola from Amur - did not wait for his call. In their well-deserved places in the national team, the Ufa team Kemppainen - Hartikainen, the young talent Tolvanen, the best center of Lokomotiv Kontiol and Anttila, who performs a huge amount of rough work in Jokerit. There is no doubt about the challenge of the best scorer in the Finnish league at the moment, Julius Junttila. There are no questions among the defenders at the invitation of Lepisto, Lajunen and Ohtamaa, who has recovered from his injury. The Riga Dynamo player Anssi Salmela, who has recently played out in earnest, may well strengthen the line of defense. About 80 percent of hockey players from this squad will represent Finland at the Olympics, and hockey players from the local championship, Jokerit players, as well as the best legionnaires from other KHL teams will become the support for the national team.

Goalkeepers: Jonas Enroth (Dynamo Mn), Magnus Hellberg (Kunlun), Linus Söderström (XB71). Defenders: Simon Bertilsson (Brunes), Staffan Kronwall (Lokomotiv), Patrick Hersley (SKA), Johan Fransson (Geneva-Servette), Rasmus Dalin (Frölunda), Erik Gustafsson, Jonas Anelev (both - Avangard), Magnus Nygren (Davos), Mikael Vikstrand (Farjestad). Forwards: Patrick Selin (Luleå), Robert Nilsson, Frederik Pettersson (both Zurich), Joakim Lindström, Peer Lindholm, Oskar Möller (all Skellefteo), Dennis Everberg, Andre Petersson (both Avangard) ), Dick Axelsson, Johan Ryuno (both - "Farjestad"), John Norman ("Jokerit"), Anton Lander ("Ak Bars"), Linus Omark ("Salavat Yulaev"), Joakim Andersson ("Erebro") The Swedes traditionally have a rich selection of players on both sides of the ocean, and therefore the refusal of the NHL to let its players into the Olympics did not shake the position of the reigning world champions. And, like other top teams, in Sweden they will rely primarily on players from the KHL. Almost all of the top ten Swedes from our league go to the Karjala Cup, led by Linus Omark and Patrick Hersley. All healthy Swedish hockey players from Avangard will also play at the tournament, including Dennis Everberg, who does not always qualify for Omsk. Patrik Zachrisson and Richard Gunge can perhaps strengthen this line-up from our league, and they will certainly have a chance at the Russian stage of the Eurotour.

It is interesting that among the players of the Swedish national team not from the KHL there are also many former players of our league. Robert Nilsson, Frederik Pettersson, Joakim Lindström, Oskar Möller feel great in other championships and are ready to go to the Olympics. All the recent victories of the Swedes on the world stage are associated with goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist, but this time you will definitely have to do without him. Replacing King Henrik is unrealistic, but for a pan-European tournament, which the next Olympics will turn into, the Swedish team has a very decent goalkeeper team. Jonas Enroth and Magnus Hellberg are indispensable in their clubs, but the main contender for a place in the Swedish Olympic gates did not go to the Karjala Cup. We are talking about the goalkeeper of "Barys" Henrik Karlsson, largely thanks to whom the Astana team climbed so high in their conference. So, the Swedes are bringing a decent squad to the Karjala Cup, which before the Olympics will require only point changes, and, most likely, will be the main favorites of the first stage of the Eurotour.

Forwards: Robin Ganzl, Andriy Nestrashil (both - "Neftekhimik"), Roman Horak ("Vityaz"), Jan Kovarzh ("Metallurg" Mg), Lukasz Radil ("Spartak"), Michal Rzepik ("Slovan"), Jiri Sekach (Ak Bars), Martin Zatewicz (Comet Brno), Michal Birner (Friburg-Gotteron), Milan Gulas (Pilsen), Jakub Klepis (Mlada Boleslav), Dominik Kubalik (Pilsen) , Jakub Lev ("Vitkovice"). The Czech national team continues to be considered a top-class team, but in reality, Czech hockey is in crisis. Not as deep as Slovak, but the Czechs have long been no match for the Swedes, Finns, Russians, and even more so Canadians. Even if all the strongest players had played at the Olympics, the Czech national team would not have been the favorite of the Games, and what can we say about the squads without NHL players. Even if you look at the players from the KHL in the Czech national team for the next Karjala Cup, then there are mostly hockey players from average teams. Yes, there is Jiri Sekach, who will be the main Olympic hope of the Czechs, or Jan Kovar, who, however, is not having the best season. But in general, this line-up is uncompetitive not only for the Olympics, but also for the next stage of the Eurotour. And Dominik Kubalik, who, after a strange business trip to Ufa, again scores in packs in his native championship, is unlikely to help.

If we talk about the prospects for Korea, then the Czechs, by and large, have no one to strengthen the squad. The best Czech KHL goalkeeper Dominik Furch will certainly be tested at the First Channel Cup, but if you take field players, then it seems that all the best will come to the Karjala Cup. In the Extraliga, after Kubalik, Czech veterans are on fire, smoothly moving towards the end of their careers, and new stars, barely lit up, leave for the NHL, bypassing the KHL and European leagues. Thus, all the best Czech players will play at the Finnish stage of the Eurotour, and no one will notice a few minor changes in the third or fourth lines before the Olympics.

From November 8 to November 11 in Helsinki (with the exception of the Czech Republic - Sweden match) the Karjala Cup will be held. In addition to other teams, the Russian national team has also announced its line-up for the Finnish stage of the Eurotour. The team of Ilya Vorobyov will play the first match on November 10 at the Hartwall Arena. The opponent will be the national team of Sweden.

Don't forget about Avtomobilist

The composition of the Russian team is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Igor Shesterkin (SKA), Ilya Sorokin (CSKA), Ilya Konovalov (Lokomotiv).

Defenders Nikita Nesterov, Artyom Blazhievskiy (both CSKA), Artyom Zub (SKA), Denis Barantsev (Torpedo), Nikita Tryamkin, Alexei Vasilevsky (both Avtomobilist), Viktor Antipin (Metallurg), Alexander Yelesin ( Lokomotiv), Andrey Pedan (Ak Bars).

forwards: Mikhail Grigorenko, Kirill Kaprizov, Ivan Telegin, Maxim Shalunov (all - CSKA), Andrey Loktionov (Lokomotiv), Andrey Kuzmenko, Alexey Byvaltsev, Alexander Barabanov, Alexander Dergachev, Evgeny Ketov (all - SKA), Anatoly Golyshev (" Avtomobilist"), Denis Zernov, Ilya Mikheev (both - Avangard), Alexander Kadeikin, Pyotr Khokhryakov (both - Salavat Yulaev).

Avtomobilist, the leader of the KHL regular season, is represented by three players at once. A couple of defenders Alexei Vasilevsky - Nikita Tryamkin, as well as forward Anatoly Golyshev were invited. Tryamkin and Golyshev are far from being newcomers to the national team - Golyshev performed at Eurotours for two seasons, Tryamkin at the 2018 World Cup. Avangard were not spared either. From the Omsk club, young leaders of the Omsk attack were invited - the first center of the "hawks" Denis Zernov and Ilya Mikheev.

In general, the team consists of representatives of nine clubs. The average age of the team is 24.5 years.

Avtomobilist, the leader of the KHL regular season, is represented by three players at once. A couple of defenders Andrei Vasilevsky - Nikita Tryamkin, as well as forward Anatoly Golyshev were invited.

Without Nikitin, Kudashov, Datsyuk, Gusev, Andronov

The headquarters of the national team will go to Finland in the following composition: head of headquarters Roman Rotenberg, head coach, head coach Alexei Zhamnov, coach Anvar Gatiyatulin, goalkeeping coach Rashit Davydov. Coaches Alexei Kudashov and Igor Nikitin will not go to the tournament due to being busy in the clubs. They remain at the headquarters of the national team and, of course, will take part in subsequent tournaments.

The national team is made up of players who excel in the KHL. There are both experienced hockey players and young promising guys who are just starting their journey in the national team. It's important to keep a balance.

The coaches decided not to call many leaders - Datsyuk, Gusev, Andronov, Gavrikov and Marchenko are absent in the defense. The capabilities of these players are already known, what's the point of pulling experienced hockey players on?

But without seasoned and proven people, it is also impossible. The composition includes Ivan Telegin, Nikita Nesterov, Evgeny Ketov and Artyom Zub, who managed to visit two world championships and the Olympics by the age of 23.

The main striking force in the attack promises to be the "army" bunch of Grigorenko - Kaprizov. There is also Alexander Barabanov, who has been called up to the national team for a long time and performs well in the regular season for SKA. There are no Salavat Yulaev forwards Anton Burdasov and SKA forward Nail Yakupov, but they will certainly be given a chance to prove themselves at the next stage of the Eurotour. Still, the application is not rubber. Moreover, Yakupov's partners in the SKA troika - Datsyuk and Gusev - also did not receive a call.

The coaches decided not to call many leaders - Datsyuk, Gusev, Andronov, Gavrikov and Marchenko are absent in the defense. The capabilities of these players are already known.

Eight Rookies

The defensive line of the Russians looks rather experimental, where there are three newcomers at once. It is also interesting that Metallurg defender Viktor Antipin returned to the national team after a not very successful trip to the NHL outsider club Buffalo.

Perhaps the main surprise is the challenge of Torpedo defender Denis Barantsev, but if you look at his statistics, you understand that such a step on the part of Ilya Vorobyov is quite logical. You need to look at the hockey player and check him in action.

It is impossible not to pay attention to the invitation of the defender of "Ak Bars" Andrei Pedan. He played in North America from a young age, had a chance to break into the base of Pittsburgh, but in the end decided to move to the KHL. Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, who knows how to put the game on the defensive, Pedan is only growing.

Obviously, the players of the defensive line are given a huge chance to prove themselves at a high international level. for this purpose it was created to experiment, somewhere even to take risks. In this case, the risk is fully justified.

There are also hockey players in the published line-up who got a second chance. First of all, this is the center forward and the leader of Lokomotiv Andrei Loktionov, who played in the national team at the 2013 World Cup. Alexander Kadeikin and Pyotr Khokhryakov were invited from Salavat Yulaev. Thus, Vorobyov's headquarters does not rely only on a limited number of candidates, but gives a chance to everyone who shows himself at the club level and is able to show himself in the national team.

Perhaps the main surprise is the challenge of Torpedo defender Denis Barantsev, but if you look at his statistics, you understand that such a step on the part of Ilya Vorobyov is quite logical.

In general, there are eight newcomers in the current draft at once. These are goalkeeper Ilya Konovalov, defenders Denis Barantsev, Alexey Vasilevsky, Andrey Pedan, forwards Andrey Kuzmenko, Denis Zernov, Alexander Kadeykin and Pyotr Khokhryakov. Vasilevsky (the older brother of Tampa goaltender Andrey Vasilevsky), Kuzmenko and Zernov had previously played only on the Olympic team, being in the nearest reserve of the main team.

Other promising hockey players who deserve the attention of the coaching staff of the national team will be invited to the Olympic team, which will take part in the German Cup. It will be held at the same time as the Karjala Cup.

In 2017, fans of the Russian national team got a unique opportunity to see their team at the Confederations Cup. After all, hope that our team will get there not as a host country of the World Cup, but as the winner of the world or continental championship, alas, is not necessary in the near future.

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

• Tournament hosts: Russia.
• Dates: June 17 - July 2.
• Number of participants: 8.
• Winner: Germany.
• Top scorers: Timo Werner, Leon Goretzka, Lars Stindl (all - Germany) - 3 goals each.
• The best player is Julian Draxler (Germany).
• Best goalkeeper: (Chile)

The composition of the groups as a result of the draw was as follows:

1. Russia, Portugal, Mexico, New Zealand.
2. Germany, Cameroon, Chile, Australia.

Tournament innovation

Video replays are a revolutionary innovation that all specialists and fans have been waiting for, some with bright hopes, and some with indignation. It was stipulated that they could be used in controversial situations for scoring a goal, awarding a penalty kick, sending off and determining the player who should be penalized for a violation of the rules.

I will say right away that the use of video replays has exceeded all expectations, the skeptics actually have no arguments in favor of abandoning the innovation. More on this below.

Ceremony and opening

The opening ceremony of the tournament was held in St. Petersburg, at the stadium of the same name, which in Russia is usually called "Krestovsky". About two thousand people in the theatrical show told about the traditions, history, culture and nature of Russia.

Group stage

Group A

In the opening match, the Russian team confidently, albeit not without difficulty, defeated the New Zealand team with a score of 2:0. It was evident that our guys are trying, playing with full dedication. It was feared that these trump cards alone in the matches with the Portuguese and Mexicans would not be enough for us.

As a result, it turned out that way - in the debut of the game with the European champions, the defense of the Russians blundered Cristiano Ronaldo, but the attack could not score. The Russian team started the match with Mexico great: the players moved a lot, created chances and opened the scoring. But then we conceded a quick return goal, and in the second half we were noticeably addicted physically. In the case of the second goal of the Mexicans, Igor Akinfeev made a mistake, whose mistakes in the game for the national team have become commonplace.

The favorites of the group, the Portuguese and the Mexicans, broke up in the first round in peace (the Mexican team bounced back already in stoppage time), and then dealt with weaker opponents. The only difference is that the Portuguese did this relatively easily, and the Mexicans with quite a lot of effort.

I return to the topic of video replays. In the match Portugal - Mexico, one goal of the Portuguese was canceled, and the other, on the contrary, was counted after the promoter by the video referee. It took some minutes, and the decisions made did not raise questions from anyone.

As for the New Zealand team, it showed nothing but fighting qualities. However, no one expected her otherwise. In a duel against the Mexican national team, the New Zealanders even opened the scoring - this was done by the representative of the Championship from Leeds, Chris Wood.

Group B

In this group, the national teams of Germany and Chile were stronger than their competitors, although the Australians and Cameroonians resisted fiercely. The fate of the matches Chile - Cameroon and Germany - Cameroon was decided in the last ten minutes, the Australians fought the Germans to the end, and in the match with the Chile national team they completely tied, keeping the chances of leaving the group until the end of the match.

At the same time, I note that Joachim Loew decided to check the nearest reserve and far from the strongest version of the German national team came to the tournament. However, the choice of players from the Germans is so large that even in this line-up they were the favorites of the tournament, having managed to confirm this in practice.

Semi-finals

Chile 0-0 Portugal, 3-0 on penalties

The teams had a double-edged match, jointly inflicting 30 shots on goal, but failed to score in 120 minutes. Although the Chileans should have done it in their last attack, the ball hit the woodwork twice in a row.

And the penalty shootout turned into a benefit performance for Claudio Bravo, who managed to save all three penalties! I confess I have never seen anything like it.

Germany - Mexico 4:1 (2:0)

It seems that the Bundesmanschaft players got used to each other during the tournament, at least the German team played better than in the group stage. Already by the 8th minute, the scoreboard was 2-0, the author of both goals was Leon Goretzka.

After that, the Germans slowed down, and the players of the Mexican national team went ahead and created some very dangerous moments. German goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter-Stegen worked hard (in total he saved 8 shots on target), and the Mexicans ruined a number of moments themselves.

At the 59th minute, Timo Werner finally removed all questions, and at the end of the match the teams exchanged goals.

Match for 3rd place

Portugal - Mexico 2:1 (0:0, 1:1, after extra time - 1:0)

As for holding matches for third place, the question periodically arises why, they say, they are needed. This meeting did not raise such questions - the match turned out to be interesting and dramatic.

At the 13th minute, the Portuguese right to a penalty kick, and the referee took advantage of the replay. But Andre Silva's shot dragged (just some kind of curse from the Portuguese from the penalty spot in this tournament!).

At the very beginning of the second half, the central defender of the Portuguese national team, Neto, sends the ball into his own net, and already in stoppage time, his colleague Pepe equalizes the score.

In overtime, the Portuguese were still entitled to another penalty, and this time Silva was accurate. The teams finished the match in incomplete compositions - the Portuguese Nelson Semedo and the Mexican Raul Jimenez were removed from the field. Interestingly, both represented the same club - Benfica.

2017 Confederations Cup Final

Germany - Chile 1:0 (1:0)

The tournament ended with a worthy finale. The start was for the Chileans - they pinned the Germans to the net and had some good chances to score. And how he failed to finish off the ball after the save of Ter-Stegen, who reflected the blow of Arthur Vidal, he himself probably did not understand.

In the 20th minute, the Germans punished the opponent - Timo Werner robbed Marcelo Diaz on the line of someone else's free kick, was not greedy and rolled the ball to Lars Stindl, who had to hit an empty net.

In the future, the Chileans continued to attack, but the German team survived, and Ter-Stegen was recognized as the best player of the match.

• Confederations Cup matches were held in four cities - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi.
• The Russian national team turned out to be the only team that included players from clubs of the same championship.
• The Mexican Marco Fabian was recognized as the author of the best goal of the tournament (goal in the semi-final against Germany).
• According to FIFA, 36 decisions of the referees at the tournament were made using the VAR system, of which 6 incorrect ones were canceled, each of which influenced the result of the matches. After that, practically no one left questions about the usefulness of video replays.
• The German national team became the youngest winner of the Confederations Cup, the average age of the players was 24 years and 4 months.
• tournament was the cat Achilles from the Hermitage. However, unlike many of his predecessors, he did not receive wide popularity. Still, every joke is good only the first time.

We can say that the rehearsal of the 2018 World Cup was quite a success. Let's see how the main performance will turn out.

More than two months have passed since the lists of 16 “untouchables” were announced as participants in the autumn World Cup. According to the marketing strategy of the organizers, before the summer holidays, all the teams had to finalize their lineups, giving fans and experts an additional reason for discussions and expectations. Among those who got into the additional lists of seven names, there were quite a few very curious figures.

Finland: without Pulujärvi, but with Laine and Aho

The Finns were the first to announce their final squad, and the choice for the general manager of the national team, Suomi Jere Lehtinen, turned out to be very difficult. Lehtinen, a former Dallas star, had to forgo two Stars goaltenders, leaving Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen out of the World Cup. Both Finnish goalkeepers had a poor season, and due in large part to the poor performance of their goaltenders, the Texans could not make the playoffs beyond the second round.

Instead of the aforementioned Enhael goalkeepers, the national team invited SKA goalkeeper and one of the World Cup winners Mikko Koskinen, who will compete with such stars as Pekka Rinne and Tuukka Rask.

In addition, a decent public outcry was caused by the non-inclusion in the composition of one of the heroes of the youth world championship - Jesse Pulujärvi. The bosses of the Finnish team opted for two other "youngsters" - Patrick Laine and Sebastian Aho, adding to them a young defender from the Chicago system Ville Pokku, Ufimian Lepisto, who is gaining momentum Jokipakku from Calgary and the speed forward of Minnesota Eric Howlu .

“Finnish clubs and national teams have done a great job. In particular, this was reflected in the fact that the team for the World Cup included many players who went through the youth and junior teams. As for Pulujärvi, many good players did not make it to the team. We hope that all the players we have named will be healthy, but we must be ready for anything. Maybe someone needs to be replaced, ”-

Czech Republic: without Jagr and Hudler

It was not so difficult for Czech executives to choose, as the number of players of the right caliber was limited. Alas, at the World Cup we will not see the main star of the Czech national team, Jaromir Jagr, who shortly before that signed a new one-year contract with Florida, but did not change his decision not to go to the tournament in Toronto. A small surprise for the fans gave the choice of the three remaining strikers. If the name of the representative of "Dallas" Alyosha Gemsky did not raise any questions, then the absence of Tomas Fleischmann and Jiri Hudler in the final list, who were preferred to the young Fax and Yashkin, had to be explained by the Czech mentor.

“Dmitry Yashkin will play on the fourth line or even be the 13th striker. He is ready to play any role in the team, he is a hardworking and reliable player. We count on his ability to play in the selection, on his solid dimensions. We wanted our team to be physically strong. As for the candidacy of Jiri Hudler, we did not take him, but it was a very difficult choice. We know that this is a technical and skillful forward. We discussed for a long time and came to the conclusion that he would not have made it to the first two links, ”said Josef Jandach, head coach of the Czech national team.

Sweden: alignment with Pittsburgh

The Swedes are one of those teams whose strength can be judged by the level of names named in the May "additive". The main stars of the seven were the newly-made Stanley Cup finalists from Pittsburgh Carl Hagelin and Patrick Hörnqvist, who perform very well in the current playoffs. The likely future winners of the Cup were added to the silver medalists of the Sochi Olympics - Ducks forward Jacob Silverberg and Chicago forward Markus Krueger.

For the role of the third goalkeeper, the Swedish bosses sent an experienced goalkeeper Robin Lehner, who has not yet been able to prove himself properly in Buffalo and who is able to compete with Markström for the status of a changer. One of the surprises was Nashville's Mattias Ekholm on defense, perhaps one of the most underrated defensive players in the NHL. Ekholm was favored over young Dallas talent John Klingberg, who did very well in the regular season but had an underwhelming playoff run, scoring 4 points in 13 games and earning a -5 on utility.

Europe: with "glass" Gaborik

The main surprise of the additional application of the "patchwork" European team was the appearance of an experienced winger Marian Gaborik in the composition. The Slovak veteran is notorious for his injury proneness, which has seen the potential 50-goal scorer in only two full regular seasons in his career. Probably, the general manager of the Europeans, Miroslav Shatan, considered that Gaborik's club connection with the Slovenian center forward Anze Kopitar would be more profitable for the team than the young and talented Dane Nikolai Ehlers.

“We have done a lot of work with our head coach Ralf Krueger and the scouting service. Nationality did not matter, and the decision was very difficult. The European national team is a new team, a new formation, but our squad has good potential. The main task is to unite the players who previously played for different national teams or clubs with one goal,” said Shatan.

North America: no way without Matthews

Auston Matthews was the main focus of the seven players on the North American Young Stars squad. The forward, who is highly likely to become the first number in the rookie draft, performed well at the recent World Championship and in Toronto, he may already be on the ice as a forward for the Maple Leafs. The inclusion of center forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the team was not a surprise, since the general manager of the North Americans, Peter Chiarelli, works in a similar position in Edmonton, for which the striker plays. The choice of high-speed "edge" from St. Louis Robbie Fabbri, who played well in the playoffs, and tenacious Boone Jenner from Columbus also looks justified.

Getting into the team of Jonathan Druen, who had a crumpled regular season and a very good playoff in Tampa, raised a little more questions. Well, the addition of one of the best newcomers of the season, Shane Gostisber, to the defensive line was expected. “I think these guys will be very interesting to watch. These are players who change every day. They are just starting their career, and for them getting into such a tournament will be the strongest motivation,” Chiarelli said.

USA: "Hammers" instead of "runners"

The general manager of the Americans, Dean Lombardi, became the author of perhaps the biggest surprise, making it clear what qualities of hockey players mentor John Tortorella will rely on during the September tournament. The bosses of the US team rejected the candidacy of high-speed sniper Phil Kessel, not taking into account the successful performance of the Pittsburgh forward in the current Stanley Cup. Tyler Johnson, the creative center forward from Tampa, also remained outside the roster, successfully interacting with Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat in the triplets. Instead, Ryan Callahan, a hard worker who knew Tortorella from his work in Tampa and Rangers, as well as center forward Brandon Dubinsky, known for his difficult relationship with Sidney Crosby, got into the squad.

In addition to them, the Americans added the hardworking all-rounder from St. Louis David Bakes, Kessel's former Toronto teammate James van Rimsdijk and a couple of defenders Matt Niskanen - Eric Johnson. “If the US team is going to score at this tournament, then they will have to do it from one and a half meters, no further. On defense, the absence of Shattenkirk and Faulk, who both scored 81 points last season, is surprising, ”said ESPN columnist Scott Burnside.

Canada: without Perry, but with Mazzin and Giroud

This year, Perry became the ninth scoring player in the regular season (34 goals), and his 110 goals scored over the past three seasons are the third most in the goal scorer dispute. However, instead of Perry, Canadian team bosses Doug Armstrong and Mike Babcock chose Philadelphia captain Claude Giroud, who can play both in the center and on the wing. Giroud's move to the edge is more likely, as San Jose's Stanley Cup finalist Joe Thornton and Colorado's center Matt Duchaine are also among the additional claims.

In defense, the Canadians preferred the “additive” in the person of Alex Pietrangelo and Brent Burns, which looks quite logical, given the successful game between St. Louis and the Sharks in the current playoffs. But the choice of Jake Mazzin from Los Angeles came as a surprise, and the need to have another left-handed defender with a good shot played a significant role in his appearance in the national team.