Ducks at the World Championships and other news

J-S Giguere and Rob Niedermayer have accepted invitations to play for Canada at the tournament in Prague. Giguere will be seeing a sports psychologist in Toronto during the off season to try to get his mental game back on track. Mike Babcock will be an assistant coach for Canada and a commentator for TSN during the first round of playoffs.

Niclas Havelid and Samuel Pahlsson will be playing for Sweden

Ruslan Salei will be playing for Belarus

Martin Gerber will be playing for Switzerland

Rucchin has turned down an invitation due to a variety of minor injuries, such as his knee, which have been bothering him for some time

Petr Sykora, Martin Skoula and Vaclav Prospal are eligible to play for Czech Republic

Keith Carney is eligible to play for United States

Jiggy plays for the money (http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=88832&section=SPORTS&subsection=PRO&year=2004&month=4&day=4):

"I'm looking forward to a new beginning," Giguere said. "I'm hoping that by going there, I'm going to know what I'm playing hockey for again. Obviously, there you don't play for the money. You play for the challenge. You play for the honor of your country. I think it's going to be a lot of fun."

Guess there's no honor playing for Anaheim without a paycheck attached. What a pr!ck.

Is Ozo playing for Latvia? Also, at the World Championships of Hockey in the fall, does he have to play for Latvia, or can he play for Russia since he was born in the USSR?

Is Ozo playing for Latvia? Also, at the World Championships of Hockey in the fall, does he have to play for Latvia, or can he play for Russia since he was born in the USSR?

I dunna, same goes for Vishnevski, he's Ukraine born, but back when it was USSR...

Shouldn't matter - neither has a prayer of making the Russian team.

Shouldn't matter - neither has a prayer of making the Russian team.

I don't think Ozo would have too many problems cracking the Ruskie team. I'm having a hard time thinking of Russian d-men(so far I got Zubov and Gonchar), but I don't think it gets any better than that. Knowing my knowledge of Russians though, there are probably four other guys leagues ahead of Ozo. Who would Ozo have a tough time beating out on the Russian team?

I don't know what to say about Jiggys comments, should I egg his house?

I would consider Vishnevski's chance of making the Russian team to be much greater than Havelid's with Sweden.

Any idea if Carney will play for the U.S. squad?

Don't be too sure that they'll make the roster... They have to impress Hardy in tryout games first...

Where do you have the info the will only get try-outs?

It's camp you know.... They are not certain to make the squad... Or do you think 18-year old defenseman Niklas Andersson who is on the squad will make it for the WC? :rollie:

:joker:

First of all, Niklas Andersson is already off the roster.

Second, you misunderstood my question. A player like Niclas Hävelid maybe wouldn't accept a try-out, or has he? Mostly Swedes brought home for WC get a regular spot. I just wonder WHERE you have read they've got try outs? Havent seen this information, or that they even will come to WC, in any swedish paper.

according to the OC Register
Havelid and Pahlsson are scheduled to be playing for Sweden at the World Championships

http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=88709&section=SPORTS

according to the OC Register
Havelid and Pahlsson are scheduled to be playing for Sweden at the World Championships

http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=88709&section=SPORTS

Ok thanks. Even if I couldn't read it. ;)

signing up is free

but here is part of what is says


Before leaving April 16 for Europe and his duties as an assistant coach for Team Canada in the World Championships, Babcock will serve as a studio analyst for TSN's television coverage of the playoffs in Canada. ... Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Rob Niedermayer have accepted invitations to play for Canada in the April 24-May 9 tournament in Prague, Czech Republic. ... Other Ducks scheduled to participate are goalie Martin Gerber for Switzerland, defenseman Ruslan Salei for Belarus, and the Swedish tandem of defenseman Niclas Havelid and center Samuel Pahlsson.

signing up is free

but here is part of what is says

Thanks.

Is this stuff televised in the US? Like, ESPN?

Is this stuff televised in the US? Like, ESPN?

... :lol...are u kidding...US putting international hockey on TV... :lol

sorry if it was an honest question...ESPN will not be showing this tournament.

The only thing preventing Niclas Hävelid from making the swedish team would be an injury. He will be one of Swedens best defensemen in this tournament, making it his 2nd since he won the gold in 1998.