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Post by Score on Aug 20, 2007 19:00:27 GMT -4
The eight-game Super Series between Canadian and Russian teenagers open next Monday in Russia. TSN and Sportsnet are combining to televise the eight games live with RDS providing French coverage of all eight. The Canadian players arrived in Toronto on Monday and will have their first practice together Tuesday in Mississauga. The team gets into Moscow on Wednesday for a three-day training camp before the series opens. Super Series ScheduleMon, Aug. 27 / 9am Canada at Russia Ufa Arena, Ufa Wed, Aug. 29 / 9am Canada at Russia Ufa Arena, Ufa Fri, Aug. 31 / 8am Canada at Russia Omsk Arena, Omsk Sat, Sept. 1 / 6am Canada at Russia Omsk Arena, Omsk Tues, Sept. 4 / 8pm Russia at Canada Winnipeg Wed, Sept. 5 / 8pm Russia at Canada Saskatoon Fri, Sept. 7 / 10pm Russia at Canada Red Deer Sun, Sept. 9 / 8pm Russia at Canada Vancouver Team Canada Rosterwww.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?fid=11092&hubname=Team Russia Rosterwww.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?fid=5006&hubname=
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Post by elementz on Aug 20, 2007 20:41:04 GMT -4
Canada looks scary up front.
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Post by Score on Aug 21, 2007 13:33:14 GMT -4
Team Canada will be without Angelo Esposito at the 2007 Super Series, as the Quebec Remparts forward will not take part in the tournament due to a groin injury.
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Post by Score on Aug 22, 2007 12:51:00 GMT -4
Line combinations as per TSN feature on SportsCentre, with confirmation by Sutter that this is what you'll see for Game 1.
Tavares - Turris - Perron Lucic - Gagner - Giroux Marchand - Sutter - Legein Emmerton - Hamill - Boychuk Extras: Gillies, Tyrell
Alzner - Doughty Hickey - Schenn Ellerby - Godfrey Wishart - Pyett (possible extras)
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Post by Gman on Aug 22, 2007 17:09:01 GMT -4
Wonder if the Russian team is going to be stacked like this team is, or one of those lame teams they send over to play the all-stars at mid season. If it's the latter, they will be hammered every game. Hopefully the series will be close like in '72.
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Post by MikeC on Aug 22, 2007 17:18:56 GMT -4
Wonder if the Russian team is going to be stacked like this team is, or one of those lame teams they send over to play the all-stars at mid season. If it's the latter, they will be hammered every game. Hopefully the series will be close like in '72. They're supposed to be good. Cherepanov is playing. Vishnevsky from Rouyn too. Russia RosterEDIT: Didn't notice Score has the rosters linked above.
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Post by Score on Aug 25, 2007 17:52:58 GMT -4
Milan Lucic has his work cut out for him.
The burly Vancouver Giants forward has never played international hockey before, yet Lucic was named captain of the Canadian junior team Saturday for the Super Series against Russia.
The Boston Bruins draft pick will set the tone for a Canadian team that will be more jet-lagged and travel weary than Russia when the series opens Monday in Ufa (TSN, 9 a.m. ET).
Russia has also played two exhibition games to prepare for the series, while Canada hasn't played any.
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Post by Score on Aug 26, 2007 17:48:54 GMT -4
Mason to start for Canada on Monday
Sutter plans to give each of his goalies a start in the first three games and it will be Steve Mason of the London Knights in net for the opener.
Jonathan Bernier of the Lewiston Maineiacs will be his backup and Leland Irving of the Everett Silvertips will sit out.
Mason is big and athletic and fills the net at six foot three and 186 pounds. He led the Ontario Hockey League with a league-record 45 wins last season, but what stands out about him was the 11 assists he had in the regular season and the playoffs.
He's not shy about handling the puck.
''I used to be a player for five years before I started to switch over to a goalie and I always enjoyed it,'' Mason said. ''Even after practices nowadays, I go out after the guys and skate around with my stick and puck.
''My coaches joke around and say they're going to put me on the power play. I got a pretty good shot. I just like to have fun and it helps out with my game too.''
He came to the Canadian team with the lowest profile of the three invited.
Irving and Bernier were both first-round draft picks of Calgary and Los Angeles, respectively, last year, while Mason went in the third round to Columbus.
Irving was backup to Carey Price on Canada's gold-medal team at this year's world junior hockey championship.
Both Bernier and Mason were invited to try out for the team, but Mason was not really able to due a concussion he suffered just prior to selection camp.
He managed to get in the last exhibition game of camp, but that wasn't enough time to play himself onto the team.
Mason's ability to pass the puck may lighten the load on Canada's defenceman Monday.
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Post by Score on Aug 26, 2007 17:55:21 GMT -4
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Post by Penguins23® on Aug 27, 2007 9:49:37 GMT -4
Good game so far. Canada just tied it at 2 with a penalty shot by Kyle Turris.
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Post by Penguins23® on Aug 27, 2007 10:14:55 GMT -4
The beloved Brad Marchand gives Canada the lead, 3-2 in the second
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Post by elementz on Aug 27, 2007 12:09:58 GMT -4
Canada wins 4-2. Great penalty killing.
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Post by peifan on Aug 27, 2007 15:26:27 GMT -4
Just wondering, This is a eight-game series so if both teams happen to get 4 wins each how do they chose the winnier of the series. By the number of goals scored.
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Post by crocop on Aug 28, 2007 11:34:30 GMT -4
Jonathan Bernier gets the call for tomorrows game.
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Post by habh8er on Aug 28, 2007 11:41:23 GMT -4
Canada wins 4-2. Great penalty killing. Those refs were brutal.....I understand there will be North American refs for two games over there and Russian (or euro) refs will do two games over here is this accurate??had to watch the replay ...i was half asleep.
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