Question about WC and WJC for countries less known for hockey...

Hey, I'm kind of curious, what is the level of play for like the U-18 WJC/ WC in the D-3 level, or even D2 level. Is it compareable to Midget Major AAA hockey/Jr. B in the US and Canada? Reason I ask is because I know and play against two kids who were on the Scottish National team, or something of that nature. Although both guys are decent players, they are both far from world beaters, and probably arent even the top 10 players on their team.....any help?

Hey, I'm kind of curious, what is the level of play for like the U-18 WJC/ WC in the D-3 level, or even D2 level. Is it compareable to Midget Major AAA hockey/Jr. B in the US and Canada? Reason I ask is because I know and play against two kids who were on the Scottish National team, or something of that nature. Although both guys are decent players, they are both far from world beaters, and probably arent even the top 10 players on their team.....any help?

I don't know how good Midget Major AAA or US Junior B is but I think I know how good(or bad) the division 2-3 teams are. Their main problem is that not many kids play hockey. There aren't necessarily more than to make up the team. I would think that if you put 20 randomly selected Canadians age 16-18 together(excluding Major Junior talents) you would get a team comparable to division 2 or 3 standard.

Be aware that the Scotish National Team are not recognised by the IIHF. Scotland does not compete under it's own flag in ice hockey as it does in football and rugby union. These guys will have to get into the Great Britain squad before they can officially say they have represented their country.

Graham.

Be aware that the Scotish National Team are not recognised by the IIHF. Scotland does not compete under it's own flag in ice hockey as it does in football and rugby union. These guys will have to get into the Great Britain squad before they can officially say they have represented their country.

Graham.


Good point, but who is going to tell a bunch of rough hockey-playing Scots that they have to play with a bunch of 'Anglish to represent their country? :joker:

Good point, but who is going to tell a bunch of rough hockey-playing Scots that they have to play with a bunch of 'Anglish to represent their country? :joker:
To be honest, it's not a problem. The Scottish don't resent representing Great Britain, and I say that as a proud Scot myself. I go to Great Britain games wearing a kilt, but cheer all players on equally. This year, Colin Shields, born and raised in Glasgow until he was 14 is representing GB for his 4th consecutive year as a senior (plus appearances as an U-18 and U-20 player). In previous years, we've had Hand, Horne, Wishart and Murphy amongst others be part of the squad.

Graham.

The Australian national U20 team played some exhibition games with Junior B teams in British Columbia this season. From what I hear, the games were competitive.
Yes, they did. Though they also played against a few of midget teams. They game they played against the Osoyoos Storm, they lost 7-3. They were also beaten by Kelowna Midget AA team, so Australia still has a fair way to go. Still, that same team went on to win gold in their division, so the signs are there.

There are couple of little blurbs on the games here:

http://www.iha.org.au/junior_national.asp

Just scroll down near the bottom.