Mentors Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Scoring Leaders 1 HEATLEY Dany CAN F 12 goals 8 ass =20 points 2 GETZLAF Ryan CAN F 3 11 =14 3 NASH Rick CAN F 6 7 =13 3 SEMIN Alexander RUS F 6 7 =13 5 WEINHANDL Mattias SWE F 5 8 =13 6 OVECHKIN Alexander RUS F 6 6 =12 7 FEDOROV Sergei RUS F 5 7 =12 8 GREEN Mike CAN D 4 8 =12 9 KESSEL Phil USA F 6 4 =10 10 ROY Derek CAN F 5 5 =10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 final to Russia, Canada grabbed first place in the 2008 IIHF World Ranking by overtaking Sweden. World Champion Russia improved from fifth to second place, while Sweden is third and Finland fourth. 1. Canada 3410 +1 2. Russia 3400 +3 3. Sweden 3400 -2 4. Finland 3385 -1 5. Czech Republic 3265 -1 6. United States 3105 +1 7. Switzerland 3020 +1 8. Slovakia 2955 -2 9. Belarus 2845 0 10.Germany 2740 +1 11.Latvia 2740 -1 12.Norway 2735 +2 13. Denmark 2660 -1 14. Italy 2580 -1 15. Slovenia 2460 +3 16. Austria 2445 +1 17. Ukraine 2435 -2 18. France 2410 +1 19. Kazakhstan 2405 -3 20. Hungary 2220 +1 ... 22. Japan 29. Great Britain 33. Australia 37. Mexico 48. Armenia full ranking: http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-ranking/mens-world-ranking/2008-ranking.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 As well, the groups for the 2009 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland (April 24 to May 10, 2009) are determined. The games will be played in the PostFinance Arena of Berne, which will have a capacity of 10,000 spectators, and the 6,000-capacity Schluefweg in Zurich-Kloten. The groups for the 2009 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland: Group A: Canada, Slovakia, Belarus, Hungary. Group B: Russia, Switzerland, Germany, France. Group C: Sweden, United States, Latvia, Austria. Group D: Finland, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark. Groups A and D will be played in Zurich-Kloten, Groups B and C in Berne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 QUEBEC CITY â?? The message from IIHF president René Fasel was loud and clear: â??Weâ??ll be back,â? he said. â??Itâ??s a matter of time. The tournament was a success with the fans, with television audiences, and with the IIHF.â? Indeed, several of the pre-tournament concerns caused barely a ripple of consternation once the first puck was dropped. The smaller ice of Halifaxâ??s Metro Centre and Quebec Cityâ??s Le Colisee was a non-issue. The co-hosting of the tournament by two cities proved beneficial to hockey fans in Canada and didnâ??t cause a problem with European TV audiences. Attendance was strong, particularly in Halifax where even games involving lower-ranked teams drew near sellout crowds. Team Canada was well supported despite playing all of its games in the afternoon, most on weekdays. In all, these were the third-best attended World Championship ever with 477,040 spectators (average: 8834). Not bad for a first time hosting. Only the World Championships in the Czech Republic, 2004, and Finland, 1997, were better attended. The World Championship has been allocated through to 2013, and next season, the 2014 tournament will be awarded. After that, Canada is free to apply again, and Fasel is hopeful Hockey Canada will act sooner rather than later. â??It will be several years before we can come back, but I hope Bob [Nicholson, president of Hockey Canada] applies for 2015 or soon after,â? Fasel said enthusiastically. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/fasel-well-be-back.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=955&cHash=fc9248d7e8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 At a gala evening at the Quebec City Convention Centre on Saturday, the IIHF announced its Centennial All-Star Team, featuring the six most successful players in the history of international ice hockey as voted by an expert panel. The six members of the All-Star Team are: Goaltender: Vladislav Tretiak (Russia) First Defenceman: Vyacheslav Fetisov (Russia) Second Defenceman: Borje Salming (Sweden) First Winger: Valeri Kharlamov (Russia) Second Winger: Sergei Makarov (Russia) Centre: Wayne Gretzky (Canada) ok thats all friends, see you on IIHF World Championship 2009 in Switzerland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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