World Cup of Hockey XXXV (35) Everything Thread

by **Flekkefjord** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:04 pm

LOSS
well that was quite embarrassing 8-2 equestrian states maybe next time the tiny Nordic nation of Flekkefjord shall work on their defense the members of this defense is Robert Lura, Bjarte Ulberg, Roar Holme, Geir Wold, Bendik Schanke, Dagfinn Roen. The strongest player on this defense is Bjarte Ulberg the superstar that plays pro in one of flekkefjords biggist diplomatic allies Northwest Kalactin He plays for the Coffs harbor Stars who just came off a 23-5 season he is on the line of second defense anyways back to the game recap here are some stats:

Shots in goal: Flekkefjord; 23 ,Equestrian states; 42
Saves: Flekkefjord; 36, equestrian states; 21
Time of possession: Flekkefjord; 21:58, Equestrian states; 38:02

by **Siovanija and Teusland** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:37 pm

STELBURGER ZEITUNG

LATE EDITION -- SPORTS

'BARNBURNER'

The Goldhorns from Siovanija and Teusland continued their great start to the 35th World Cup of Hockey with an exciting 5-4 win in a clash with Gergary.

Spirits were high in the national team’s camp following the 1-0 victory over the Royal Kingdom of Quebec, and playing a Gergary team coming off of a 7-0 loss against Banija. “We can’t underestimate them, we’re on the same level as them as newcomers in this tournament. It should be a great game tonight,” coach Aaron Kuhn said. “It was a long trip over here but we’re ready to go, and we want to keep up with another ‘W’ tonight to continue on in the competition,” defender Fabian Auer said. At the Gergary Nemzeti Arena, the Goldhorns took to the ice as millions of fans back home in town squares, arenas and restaurants waited to watch their heroes yet again.

Wearing the blue uniform for the first time, the opening minutes of the Goldhorns’ game were improved from the match against Quebec, but didn’t necessarily promise an exciting match. Both teams started out sloppy, with bad giveaways and some selfish decisions in the offensive zone leading to opportunities squandered early on. The Goldhorns’ game would sort itself out, however, just 7 minutes into the period. Setting up in the offensive zone, Jorg Gottschall held the point and got the puck down below the net to Rupert Ganzfield. Ganzfield circled out in front before firing a wrist shot that was tipped by Mihael Gavrilov in front and deflected in. After a quick review to ensure Gavrilov’s stick was not too high, the goal was given and the Goldhorns led 1-0.

Having found their skates in this game, the Goldhorns would waste no time in adding to their lead. Just two minutes after the first goal, Gergary’s defender Matthias Honig took a slashing penalty and sent the Goldhorns to the power-play. Taking the ice was the Goldhorns’ top power-play unit, and the man who played a part in the first goal, Jorg Gottschall, would keep his name in the assists column with a perfectly timed pass to an open Wolfram Spiegel. Eager to make up for his miss against Quebec, Spiegel fired the puck just above Gergary goalie Volkhardt Rosenbluth’s glove. The RHL’s leading goalscorer last season lit the lamp, and the Goldhorns jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead.

The crowd was silent at the Gergary Nemzeti Arena, but it wouldn’t be for long as their side recovered and put pressure on the Goldhorns. Gergary worked hard after the second goal and came back into the game off of a brilliant solo effort from Szilvia Orosz. The centre beat both Fabian Auer and Jorg Gottschall before beating Ruslan Ivanov five-hole. Ivanov had given up his first goal in 75 minutes of play, and with about 5 minutes left in the period Orosz’s goal had halved Siovanija and Teusland’s lead. Neither side could really get much going in the remaining time, and so the period ended with a score of 2-1 in favour of the Goldhorns.

When the teams took to the ice for the second period, the ice seemed to be tilted in favour of the hosts as the Goldhorns got off to a slow start. It wouldn’t be long until Gergary capitalized on this advantage, either, as Edgar Seckbach took a penalty early in the period for tripping. That send Gergary to the power-play, and just as the Goldhorns had converted earlier, the hosts would follow suit. It was their captain, Antal Voros, who blasted a slap shot from the point that found its way past Ivanov, and almost as quickly as the Goldhorns had gotten the 2-0 lead they had squandered it. Gergary continued to take the game to the Goldhorns, who were simply playing bad hockey throughout the second period.

The question of when the hosts would score again was merely a when and not an if throughout the period, and the leading goal finally came at the 10:23 mark of the period. On an extended period of possession in the offensive zone, the tired Goldhorn defenders were unable to be relieved and when they finally won the puck, sloppily iced it. That gave Gergary a chance to bring out fresh attackers against the worn-out third line, and almost mercifully Gergary struck immediately after the face-off. Szilvia Orosz won the puck back to Voros, who’d scored the first goal, and this time his slapshot was tipped by Csaba Kapoles out of reach of Ruslan Ivanov and into the bottom corner. While the Goldhorns argued his stick was high, the dispute was futile and Gergary’s 3-2 lead was confirmed, as replays showed the referee’s call on the ice was correct. Seeing his team in such a state, Aaron Kuhn called a time-out.

Visibly animated on the bench, whatever Kuhn said seemed to have an effect on his players as they came out of the whistle flying. The first line was quick to avenge the team’s wrongs in the second period, and with 4 minutes left on the clock Gunter Pfenning struck for the Goldhorns. It was Bojidar Ivankov who made a great play to keep the puck in the zone and get it over to the captain, who faked out the defender before perfectly placing a snapshot to even the score again. While just minutes before the Goldhorns’ bench seemed dead, it was now inspired and lively, with each player seeming eager to get into the action. Aaron Kuhn must be credited here for an obviously inspiring team talk.

The third period saw a return to some of the action the first period had brought, a great open game that saw both sides have some chances. The Goldhorns’ first opportunity came off the opening draw, in fact, and Kosyo Varbanov’s shot pinged off the crossbar giving Gergary a scare to open the period. The Goldhorns kept up the pressure early on in the period, but it seemed as if they could not find their way past the goalie, who put up an incredible display in the third period.

It was Razvigor Tsvetanov, who had picked up an assist against Quebec but been quiet throughout this game, who finally broke the tie. The power forward, known for his hard shot, used his size to break into the offensive zone and get around both defenders before rifling the puck into the top right corner, giving the Goldhorns a 4-3 lead. Tsvetanov’s goal fired up the Goldhorns’ even more, and with 9 minutes to play in the third they held the lead.

Tsvetanov’s line was right back out just 2 minutes later, and converted again to give the Goldhorns a 5-3 lead. This time it was Alexander Schnyder, already with a goal in the tournament, who took a one-time opportunity in front of the net and blasted it in. That gave the Goldhorns a 2 goal advantage again, and after a scare in the second period they seemed to have come away with another important 2 points.

Gergary, however, had other things in mind with only 7 minutes on the clock now. Desperate for a goal to put them back into the game, Gergary pressured hard but Ruslan Ivanov shut the door. With time ticking off the clock, the Goldhorns inched closer to victory but each inch was a struggle. Gergary pulled the goalie, and played with a 6-on-5 advantage. They would strike back with only 1:04 on the clock, as Phillipp Schnorr played the puck past Ivanov to again bring Gergary to within one.

When Gergary had initially brought the score to 2-1 in the first period, it seemed as if the last place any player on the Goldhorns wanted to be was the ice, preferring to hide away in the relative comfort of the bench. This time, however, each of the 23 players seemed ready to defend the lead for the last minute, and knowing nods from the players on the ice to each other served to reassure themselves as well as the fans back home. The last minutes was in fact rather uneventful, and after Timo Horn blocked a shot with just 6 seconds on the clock, the ensuing scramble for the puck would see time run out before anyone could get a stick to it. The Goldhorns walked away from the match with a 5-4 victory.

With the win, the Goldhorns improve to 2-0 in World Cup of Hockey 35 qualifying. Aaron Kuhn, speaking after the game said “Not necessarily everything we wanted, but sometimes you have to grind out wins. I thought we showed a lot of character in that third period. That was quite a barnburner.” Ruslan Ivanov also talked to the media, saying “I didn’t play the best game of my life, but that’s how it goes. We know that parts of that game were not good enough, and we’re going to have to improve.” Another member of the team speaking after the game was Wolfram Spiegel, who said “We were just kinda scared in that second period, when we really shouldn’t have been, and that’s not what we want to represent out there. It was a good character win, but we can’t get overconfident.” Next up for the Goldhorns is the team from Banija, back home at the Stelburg Eispalast. Banija come off of a 3-2 win over Tobiasia, and the 20th ranked team in the world will be favourites in the game. A win would see the Goldhorns go top of Group 5 after 3 matches, but is considered quite unlikely by most fans of the team. A solid performance is all that can be asked of the team.

Notes: Ruslan Ivanov stopped 25 of 29 shots, and is expected to get the start against Banija, although Aaron Kuhn has mentioned giving more minutes to some of the backup goaltenders....Razvigor Tsvetanov currently leads the Goldhorns with 3 points, including 1 goal and 2 assists, linemate Alex Schynder is right behind with 2 points, both goals….Healthy scratches for the Goldhorns tonight were Ventseslav Valchev, Zhelyasko Ivankov and Gunter Burchardt, although Burchardt and Ivankov, both more defensive players, are expected to come into the lineup for the game against Banija.

by **Northwest Kalactin** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:55 pm

Kalactin Sporting News
Well another loss how are we supposed to explain this when you lose 2-0 to a unranked team it isn’t very good the game was actually going okay for Northwest Kalactin a 0-0 game with the kalactanians controlling position of the puck until someone came it and ruined it all for the kalactanians that north Prairie player was Presley O'Wright a left defender for north prairie he took the puck and he did A dangle on Craig Truitt but of course Presley couldn’t get passed the next 4 kalactanian defense Memebers Adam king was there to block him except he didn’t O’Wright skated pass him the last memeber of the forwards to get Presley was Joey McCullough. But he didn’t block him either so who could get this guy? Well there was no awnser after getting past the forwards and crossing the red line he got to outplay Todd Washington and Aaron Johnson a double dangle on them and he got passed the he had gotten into the house with no other kalactanian players to block him his last obstacle was Clint Bowers he scored.

The rest of the game was a disaster for the kalactanians O’Wright scored another goal for north prairie and north prairie won 2-0.

by **Nova Anglicana** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:57 am

Nova Anglicana Lions Senior Hockey Team

Head Coach: Ken Williamson
Style Modifier: +1
Captain: Theo Shipley
Assistant Captains: Brandon Wiseman, Gabe Holt

1st Line
RW Dan Warner, 33 - Warner's wrister has been called "the best in Nova Anglicana", all-out attacks mentality
C Theo Shipley, 34 – Veteran captain in for his final go round, still got it
LW Nick Hall, 29 - Hall has collected some hardware over the years, now on the first line

2nd Line
RW Julian Quinn, 29 - Quinn is tall and thin, but a great skater, hard to hit with a decent shot
C Ryan Roberson, 28 - Roberson graduates from the junior team, will he live up to aggressive expectations?
LW Justin Reed, 33 - Reed's a burly, aggressive player, expect him to mix it up a little, good shooter

3rd Line
RW Claude Vernier, 29- Vernier is a flashy playboy type, but also one of the quickest skaters out there
C Luke Watkins, 29 - Watkins is a good passer and extremely quick
LW Brian Harper, 26 - another good skater like the rest of this line, he has a great work ethic and eye for the ice

4th Line
RW Noel Porter, 22 - tough player with seemingly limitless energy, loves tip-ins, a real annoyance for opposing goaltenders
C Alex Chandler, 28 - converted defenseman can lay some good licks on opposing players, really pesky on defense
LW André Buchanan, 29 - Buchanan's not afraid to check and check hard, better than average defender for a wing, likes assists

Pair 1
Brian Caldwell, 33 - Caldwell is a great two-way player, making this pairing a true threat
Gabe Holt, 29 - Holt is a good two-way player, been honing his skills in QHL

Pair 2
Cyrus Lovett, 34 – family moved to Nova Anglicana from US, team impressed by big body and work ethic, will drop the gloves and fight
Christian Carr, 24 - exploded onto the scene last year, skates well for a defenseman, excellent at using the stick to disrupt opponents

Pair 3
Bo Knudsen, 33 - Knudsen is an extremely hard worker who will fiercely protect his teammates and clear people out from in front of the goal
Roland Boulanger, 28 - has great awareness on the ice, skills complement those of partner Knudsen

Pair 4
Noel Lewis, 27 - Lewis is the team's enforcer as well as Lovett, improving defender
Anthony Rogers, 29 - Rogers is a big body who is good at all types of checks, no offensive game to speak

Goaltenders
Brandon Wiseman, 28 - great natural talent, comes out of the crease to play the puck too much
Justin Knight, 22 - graduates from junior hockey, very quick reflexes

Power Play 1
1st Line + Defensive Pair 1

Power Play 2
2nd Line + Defensive Pair 2

Penalty Kill 1
1st Line + Defensive Pair 1

Penalty Kill 2
4th Line + Defensive Pair 3

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following...
Choose My Scorers: Yes/No
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes/No
RP Injuries to My Players: Yes/No, ordinary things, TG me if you want them to tear an ACL or something and I'll approve or disapprove
Godmod Injuries to My Players: Yes/No
RP Penalties for My Players: Yes/No
RP Ejections for My Players: Yes/No, only if your player starts the fight and also gets ejected
Godmod Other Events: Yes/No

by **Mercedini** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:48 am

World Cup of Hockey Round Up
@ FFR Hockey Arena - Free Republics

Welcome back to Mercedini Sports Daily and our coverage of the 35th World Cup of Hockey. Mercedini have been in action for the past couple of days to open their account in the tournament, they have been drawn in a tough group with the likes of Savojarna and Lisander, with both teams being nations that the Kingfishers have faced before. The top two from each group qualify from the double round-robin group stage to make up the round of sixteen, meaning Mercedini will need to hold their pot ranking to advance.

Mercedinian Opponents and Results
Group      W   4-0      Humaliwo
Group      W   2-1*     St Saratoga
*indicates shootout win/loss

  Group 7                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Savojarna                         2    2   0     0     8    2   +6     4
2 Mercedini                         2    2   0     0     6    1   +5     4
3 Lisander                          2    2   0     0     4    0   +4     4
4 St Saratoga                       2    0   2     1     1    4   −3     1
5 New Doltania                      2    0   2     0     2    8   −6     0
6 Humaliwo                          2    0   2     0     0    6   −6     0

In what is turning out to be a tight group between most of the six nations in contention, Mercedini have managed to go two in two thus far, meaning they have set their stall out very well for the long and arduous group stage slog. Unraked Humaliwo was the first opponent for the Kingfishers this cycle, with the debutants going into the tournament as one of the lower ranked teams in the tournament, in a fairly empty stadium in the Free Republics, Mercedini's efforts resulted in a comprehensive 4-0 victory, delighting the small group of travelling fans.

GROUP STAGE
WCoH
MERCEDINI 4 - 0 HUMALIWO
(0-0) (2-0) (2-0)
Free Republics

Furthermore, Mercedini put themselves in the driving seat for a top two with a more than crucial victory over fourth ranked St Saratoga to keep their perfect record, even if they struggled to get through the match and required an overtime winner to snatch the winning bonus point for their tally. The win sees the Kingfishers move into second place on a maximum four points and are only edged out of top spot by Savojarna who have a superior goal difference after two matches played. Their closest rival has now become Lisander who have also won their first two games, and sit on four points but with the worst goal difference out of the top three. Mercedini still have to play their main rivals twice each before they can be sure where they stand, it's still early days for all of the forty-eight teams hoping to lift the 35th World Cup of Hockey. Every team is still in contention at this early stage.

With that, we conclude our quick round up of the opening couple of match days in the World Cup of Harmony, it's been a fruitful start to the tournament with two wins in two. Mercedini now enter a blockbuster period which starts with the nation ranked seventh in the world, Savojarna, which is then followed up by Lisander and finally New Doltania which rounds out the first half of the group stages. We have our fingers crossed, do you?

by **Ko-oren** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 2:05 pm

Last call for Ice Hockey in Ko-oren?

Ice hockey is fairy rare in the sense that not many sports can say that it is a favourite sport in any of Ko-oren's 12 subdivisions. Baseball is the favourite sport in 1, and soccer and gridiron are the favourite of the other 10. Ice hockey, then, feels pretty safe in the many, many important sports in Ko-oren. Except... it's everything but safe at the moment. It's conquered the state of Aerellen, one of the smallest subdivisions in population, fairly safely, but it's hardly had a foothold in the rest of the country. On top of that, out of Ko-oren's large sports, it's the only one that hasn't moved into professionalism. Because, simply, the finances don't work out. The national team is based on pretty good players, but also on the best intentions and goodwill of the organisation. Usually everything turns out fine, but ahead of the 35th WCOH, the jerseys arrived late. Merrida Sportswear, from North Prairie, was virtually the only brand willing to supply jerseys for the Ko-orenite national team. Obviously, the association accepted the proposal, but this meant that the design was made just days before the tournament's start, production coincided with the start of the World Cup, and shipping started even later. Right now, the team is working with default green jerseys, but should move towards a more green-blue-yellow design easily recognised as a Ko-orenite thing.

Ko-oren's smaller sports naturally have to do with a smaller fanbase, and as all of the top divisions work with 12 teams, this also means that teams are from a smaller area. And that means... six of the top division teams are from one city - Aerellen's largest city, Aevanna. Two more teams are from Egevea, just a little to the south. The remaining four teams are from the mainland: one from the north coast, one from the northeast coast, one from the northwest coast, and one team shared between the north and northeast coastal states. One feature is shared by these three subdivisions - they're Ko-oren's most sparsely populated subdivisions.

The average game is still seen by over three thousand fans in the stadiums. More than other leagues, the ice hockey league needs to actively bind fans to the team in a hope they'll show up, which they do. However, with more media out there, exposure to the other sports of the archipelago is larger than ever and it's hard for ice hockey to compete. If you don't have a billion Korona organisation backing you, it's hard to combat the influence of sleek promotion videos and full-page ads, and so on.

Even I'm not too well versed on the state of the sport in our country. Will professionalism save the sport? Does it even need saving? I'm going to Aerellen and its surrouding areas, and I'll try to find out. What do owners, coaches, players and fans think way up north?

by **Kita-Hinode** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:50 pm

She could still remember the day very well. She got up from the bed, had breakfast at her place, took the bus amidst cheers from the locals, made the trip from Nishi to Shira-Hinode. The city was noticeably packed as the Musketeers held the advantage in the Championship's finals against the Hinode Guardians. Neither finalists were very much expected to reach the finals themselves, although the Musketeers had already proved some quality thanks to the very promising Shoma Tomashina... who so happened to be her.

The game was as rough as it could be, but she remembered deking out a defender to score a goal on the blind spot of the Guardians' goalie. The white jerseys of the Musketeers seemed like a perfect fit with the Countess Mina Trophy. To think that this was gifted by the Countess herself a century ago... and now there it was, lifted by her own hands.

Shoma had yet to take the national team seriously, like most Hinodejin, but she would be willing to make everyone remember that "winning the Countess Mina Trophy is something you just can't match".

by **Gergary** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:42 am

Gergary's Number Two News Outlet - at least we're honest here.

Sport
Virag in attendance as the Gergarian Hockey League is announced

INGBERT-BORBELY - After Gergary's 5-4 home loss to Siovanija and Teusland, the Gergary Hockey Federation launched its inaugural season of the Gergary Hockey League (GHL). Gergarian Chancellor Domonkos Virag, who was also in attendance in the Vultures' second match in the World Cup of Hockey, attended the proceedings and participated in the ribbon-cutting for the launch.

GHF president Lauren Szekely said that twelve teams will participate in the first ever season of the GHL. Although the locations or the identities of the teams were not yet known in the media, some companies have already shown interest in sponsoring the league or acquiring a franchise for the upcoming season. The GHL will be a franchise system, which means that player signings will have to be approved first by the GHF before completion.

The format will be a quadruple round robin amounting to 44 games, then an eight-team playoffs are planned, which are best of three, with the champions and three highest placers will qualify for the Hockey Champions League, a multiversal competition involving hockey club teams. Franchise fees are believed to be in the region of five to eight million Markforint, or three to four million Espos.

The National team travel to Gzejjer in a battle of winless teams. The two teams are tied in points and in goal difference. However, Gergary is just ahead on goals scored.

by **Free Republics** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:47 am

World Cup of Hockey XXV

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Results

Group 1
Free Republics 1–6 Cosneolta
Anthor 5–5 South Covello (6–5 OT)
Austrakia 6–1 Cassadaigua

  Group 1                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Cassadaigua                       3    2   1     0    10   13   −3     4
2 Anthor                            3    2   1     0    17   11   +6     4
3 Cosneolta                         3    2   1     0    13    8   +5     4
4 South Covello                     3    1   1     1    10   10    0     3
5 Austrakia                         3    1   2     0     9   12   −3     2
6 Free Republics                    3    1   2     0     5   10   −5     2

Group 2
Kebec 2–6 Abanhfleft
Vakolicci Haven and Celeria 1–5 Elejamie
Huri de Wintre 4–7 Melbergia

  Group 2                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Abanhfleft                        3    3   0     0    16    8   +8     6
2 Elejamie                          3    2   0     1    13    7   +6     5
3 Kebec                             3    1   2     0    12   12    0     2
4 Huri de Wintre                    3    1   2     0    13   15   −2     2
5 Vakolicci Haven and Celeria       3    1   2     0     4   12   −8     2
6 Melbergia                         3    1   2     0     9   13   −4     2

Group 3
Cosumar 4–4 Equestrian States (2–1 SO)
Vangaziland 1–4 Nova Anglicana
Flekkefjord 4–0 Azirethia

  Group 3                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Nova Anglicana                    3    3   0     0    12    4   +8     6
2 Cosumar                           3    2   1     0    10    7   +3     4
3 Flekkefjord                       3    2   1     0     7    8   −1     4
4 Equestrian States                 3    1   1     1    14   12   +2     3
5 Azirethia                         3    1   2     0     5   12   −7     2
6 Vangaziland                       3    0   3     0     4    9   −5     0

Group 4
Kita-Hinode 4–2 Alpine Union
Valanora 2–1 Ko-oren
Central Shaneville 3–8 Bjornoya Islands

  Group 4                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Valanora                          3    3   0     0    12    4   +8     6
2 Kita-Hinode                       3    3   0     0    13    6   +7     6
3 Alpine Union                      3    2   1     0    12    6   +6     4
4 Bjornoya Islands                  3    1   2     0    13   12   +1     2
5 Ko-oren                           3    0   3     0     3    8   −5     0
6 Central Shaneville                3    0   3     0     5   22  −17     0

Group 5
Siovanija and Teusland 5–6 Banija
Gzejjer 3–3 Gergary (4–3 OT)
Tobiasia 2–1 Royal Kingdom of Quebec

  Group 5                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Banija                            3    3   0     0    16    7   +9     6
2 Tobiasia                          3    2   1     0     7    5   +2     4
3 Siovanija and Teusland            3    2   1     0    11   10   +1     4
4 Royal Kingdom of Quebec           3    1   2     0     8    4   +4     2
5 Gzejjer                           3    1   2     0     6   13   −7     2
6 Gergary                           3    0   2     1     7   16   −9     1

Group 6
Lorenthia 2–3 Vilita and Turori
Neu Engollon 6–4 Tomure
Peoples Republic of Xabia 0–5 The Sherpa Empire

  Group 6                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Vilita and Turori                 3    3   0     0    22    8  +14     6
2 Neu Engollon                      3    3   0     0    11    4   +7     6
3 Lorenthia                         3    2   1     0    10    7   +3     4
4 The Sherpa Empire                 3    1   2     0     6    5   +1     2
5 Tomure                            3    0   3     0    11   19   −8     0
6 Peoples Republic of Xabia         3    0   3     0     2   19  −17     0

Group 7
Mercedini 4–3 Savojarna
Lisander 3–3 St Saratoga (2–1 SO)
New Doltania 4–7 Humaliwo

  Group 7                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Mercedini                         3    3   0     0    10    4   +6     6
2 Lisander                          3    3   0     0     7    3   +4     6
3 Savojarna                         3    2   1     0    11    6   +5     4
4 Humaliwo                          3    1   2     0     7   10   −3     2
5 St Saratoga                       3    0   1     2     4    7   −3     2
6 New Doltania                      3    0   3     0     6   15   −9     0

Group 8
North Prarie 0–2 Qasden
Natanians and Nosts 3–1 Northwest Kalactin
Novaya Zemlya 7–2 Tzerinn

  Group 8                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Novaya Zemlya                     3    3   0     0    18    7  +11     6
2 Qasden                            3    2   1     0     8   10   −2     4
3 Natanians and Nosts               3    2   1     0    14    9   +5     4
4 North Prarie                      3    2   1     0     6    3   +3     4
5 Northwest Kalactin                3    0   3     0     5   10   −5     0
6 Tzerinn                           3    0   3     0     6   18  −12     0

OOC clarification: All group stage games are ICly held in the home nation. They are not played in the Free Republics (unless you're playing the Free Republics and are listed second in the results).

by **Kep** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:17 am

Kebec National Hockey Team
WCoH 35

Name: La République Nordique de Kebec
Quick Intro: La République Nordique de Kebec (The Nordic Republic of Kebec) is a small, breathtaking country situated in northwestern Atlantian Oceania, a smaller country of sorts, however, an ethnic mixing pots, 13 major ethnicities refer to Kebec as their delightful (and frigid) home, despite their ethnic difference, the nation is able to father around their love for the nation that is Kebec and work thru all strife to recognize the beauty and sanctity of this oasis. Grounded in our roots of the ancient Norse peoples who once populated and roamed our lands freely, we return to our olden roots and believe in the work and testament to the Gods while being accepting to all world cultures, Kebec is renowned for its Asgardian-styled architecture and the blessings bestowed upon itself by the Gods of Asgard.
Region: Atlantian Oceania
Nicknames: Les Yetis Bleus (The Blue Yetis), The Icers (historical)
Colors: Kebecois Bleu, Blue, Silver, Gold, White
Stadium: New Cheerywood (capacity 18 200)

Hockey Association: Hockey Kebec (HK), headquartered in Sario, Odin Country.

HA Chairman: Rau Fregan (new)

Team History
Kebec made its debut in international hockey with the World Cup of Hockey 30, contested in Norrehavn - then known as Kep, the national failed miserably, falling flat on its' face in its first try, losing each game (four) by an average of 3.7 points-per-game, this is usually considered a dark-mark in Kebecois hockey history and lead to the dissolution of the old Kespian Hockey Association and the Kep Island Hockey League. Fast-forward to 2036, under ex-coach Quentin Vaugrenard, Kebec qualified for World Cup of Hockey 33 and promptly fell flat on its face with a disappointing play. The sixth, revival edition of the Atlantia Oceania Hockey Championships saw new coach Alan Foye guide them to the knockout rounds until they suffered a 2-nil loss to Komarov-Thomiya, ending their Cinderella streak. In recent times, its taken place and participated in the Odin Cup Invitational, a pre-WCoH warm-up in which they performed well, reaching the finals before losing to Cosneolta 4-1. Losing to Novaya Zemlya in the quarterfinals at WCoH 34, in the aftermath, Felton Parvitson would not retain his job as Hockey Kebec Chairman, instead, Rau Fregan taking over in the subsequent chairman elections, under the present Fregan administration, Kebec would win the second-annual Odin Invitational and would further cement Alan Foye's leadership of the team.

Expanded History:

Kebec Hockey League-1

Recent Results
Odin Cup Invitational 2: 1st in Group A (2-0-1), defeated Siovanija and Teusland in Finals

World Cup of Hockey 34: 2nd in Group B (4-1-0), eliminated by Novaya Zemlya in Octofinals

Atlantia Oceania Hockey Championships 6: 1st in Gamma Group (4-1-1), eliminated by Komarov-Thomiya in Quarterfinals
Odin Cup Invitational 1: 2nd in Group A (2-1-0), eliminated by Cosneolta in Finals

World Cup of Hockey 33: 6th in McEachern Group (1-1-8), Group-stages

Records:
All-Time Record: 15-2-13

First WCoH match: Vilita and Turori 1–0 Kebec (World Cup of Hockey 33, MD1)
First WCoH win: Kebec 2–0 Cosumar (World Cup of Hockey 33, MD5)

Largest win: Kebec 6–1 Chromatika (Atlantia Oceania Hockey Championships 6, MD5)
Biggest loss: Desertfoxenland 2-0 Kebec (World Cup of Hockey 33, MD4)

Most Goals: 10 - Fabien De Saint-Pierre (WCoH 33-AOHC 6)
Most Assists: 4 - Emille Bauget (WCoH 33)
Most Caps: 15 - Stephen Auger (WCoH 33-AOHC 6)

Team Info
Style Modifier:: +3.7
Post-WCoH34 Ranking:: 25
Formation: 1-1-4 (utilizing extra forward)

Introducing a new manager is never easy, especially a new one in successive cycles, the Kebecois hockey federation - Hockey Kebec, has opted to name for Cosumar assistant coach and world champion Alan Foye as the Kebecois national team head coach for the next two years, signing a large ᛊ9.75-million (N$6-million) contract, ensuring that he heads the senior hockey team for two consecutive tenures, included, he signed a one-cycle opt-out that would shell out N$4-million if he chose to quit. A large expense that the Hockey Kebec organization was willing to gurantee however, one that will later come to assist the Kebecois side if this move pans out correctly as planned. The debut of the new coaching style of Alan Foye is a major increase from the relative defensive positioning seen previously under the likes of Vaugrenard. Foye introduces some new-styled tactics, the Kebecois formations will only utilize one defender and opt for four forwards with the edition of the utilitarian goalie charged with keeping the net clean of any pucks. Foye's formation will allow for flexibility on both sides of the ice, the fourth forward will be able to play a two-way system, its likely Foye will recruit a defensive-styled right-wing to play the extra position most likely.
Kit

Info: The Kebecois national team introduced a new kit at AOHC 6, attempting to play on the flag of Kebec, Hockey Kebec denied an opportunity to renew their license with IceVille Kits - instead opting for a transfer to Oceanus Kits in an attempt to fine better-suited colors for the Kebecois national team. Pioneered mightily by Hockey Kebec's chairman, the new kits are a drastice improvement over IceVille's kit, these proudly display te national colors of the Kebecois nation and have been applauded mightily by many.

Abbreviated Roster

Head coach: Alan Foye [ COS / 61 y.o. ]
Captain: Matheiu Gribelin
Trigramme: KBC
Demonym: Kebecois
Overall Record: 15 - 2 - 13 [ W - D - L ]
WCoH Record: 5 - 1 - 9
Last tournament: WCoH 34
Factbook: View Here
Rank: ???
Info: Italics indicates new player on NT

FORWARDS			Pos	Age	Club				League

00. Mathieu Gribelin (C)	C	24	Calix City Makos	         KHL-1
02. Estiene Bescond		LW	25	Keldax Tridents		         KHL-1
15. Divine E'lestrage         	RW	23	Larvana Reds	                 KHL-1
06. Timothé De Verley	    	SW	28	New Asgard Might Hammers	 KHL-1

12. Gwenaël Corne		C	29	Albertain Mutants	         KHL-1
11. Mineto         		LW	24	Clube de Calix S.C.	         KHL-1
17. Jean-Noël Garreau		RW	29	Albert-Cross Angels	         KHL-1
19. Zacharie LeLoup         	SW	29	 Arugo Olympians	         OJL

05. Louis Thibodeau		C	30	Big Bay Hawks	                 KHL-1
13. Aaron Boissonade        	LW	22	Cortana SC	                 KHL-1
17. Mathias Jacquemin		RW	29	St. Elizabeth Holy Wariors	 KHL-1
18. Palstiltson Rumpletski	SW	32	Clube de Calix S.C.	         KHL-1
DEFENSEMEN

26. Dany Jauffret		D	27	Keldax Tridents		         KHL-1

29. Tomas Wetesron		D	31	Bleu Blues		         HL2

42. Martin Rascales		D	25	Eckerbridge Roar	 	 HL2

GOALIES

71. Nathan Delacroix		G	26	 Zoloroni City Icers	         MSL

95. Marian Niel			G	29	Sacula Flats Thunder	  	 KHL-1

98. Philibert Gueguen	        G	28	Sario Wizards	                 KHL-1

League Info
KHL-1 - domestic tier-one professional hockey
HL2 - domestic tier-two professional hockey
OJL - Ontorisan tier-one professional hockey
MSL - Mercedinian tier-one professional hockey

Permissions
Choose my Goalscorers: Yes - however, I'd very much prefer if you attributed my goals to Mineto and assists to Mathieu Gribelin.
Godmod my Scores: Yes.
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes, however, only 2nd or 3rd-lines may sustain injury - no farther than group-stage.
Godmod injuries to my Players: Yes.
Hand out penalties to my players: Yes.
Godmod other events: Tg me first.

by **Kep** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:20 am

Keep Pounding
Inside the Grizzlies' exciting rebuild

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Dominique Rémy (No. 23) battles Cortana S.C.'s Gérôme Clair.
The past two years have been tough ones for Grizzlies fans,
Two years into a rebuild, the question remains whether or not
this is an all-out tank or a slow rebuilding campaign.KWS photo

EDERFIELD — Ederfield is one of the few-remaining majority-English speaking cities within Kebec, a metropolis holding 450,000-ish people give-or-take a few souls, its a city that is a bastion of the few in which English is the first language. A small-market city, the only reason it supports a KHL-1 team is due to the fact its region, within Ten Mountains Country does not support a KHL-1 full-fledged "major league" hockey team. The team itself, the Ederfield Grizzlies have remained an outlier within the KHL-1 in their four-season existence, initially a successful franchise - an HCL berth, a two divisional titles, the team has since fallen on hard times over the past-two seasons, losing key team members and losing elite coach, Johan Mikjall to cancer a year ago. The Ederfield way has quickly eroded, leaving a front office with a mixture of players, none of which were able to gel together last season, resulting in an 18-win campaign last season, also yielding the second-lowest-amount of goals scored for a team, 34, that's a bit above half of what Mercedinian scoring specialist Ayal Ismaat scored during Season 3, a startling number for a franchise who seems stuck in the influx concerning an all-out tank or a slow rebuild. The Ederfield Grizzlies have remained a mainstay within KHL-1 hockey for four seasons, many could doubt whether or not they truly remain with the failed seasons that have appeared within Season 3 and the second-half of Season 2. Bringing in Adrien Rousselot to right the problem has resulted in a failed Season 3 campaign and so far another failed campaign on the horizon, with half the season gone, an early onslaught shows a low total of ten games won thus far, the goal tally also seems a bit under par but healthier than last years, sitting at 26.

The true lack of hockey and victory for Ederfield may lie in the fact simply that Ederfield simply isn't a hockey-playing town, a town that prefers their lacrosse to hockey, while the KHL-1 has tried immensely to appeal to the Ederfield market, with the now-infamous campaign of Hockey is Lacrosse on Ice, this has thus far failed. A lackadaisical ownership within Ederfield does little to encourage the few fans who do go, owned by Sundown Corp., an electronic conglomerate in Kebec, the Grizzlies organization has been in a power-struggle with the Ederfield City Council as to a new stadium, calling the stadium of old, Metropolis Gardens too small, as such, the The Gardens at Parafai Park was built in time for the Ederfield side as a solution, barely any bigger than the Metropolis location, this has seemingly done much to anger the management more-so than before, with heavy threats being unleased by Sundown Corp. over threats to formerly relocate the franchise to a more hockey-susceptible area. The one problem however is concerning that the KHL-1 is obligated to have a team in Ederfield for five years as stipulated by the contract between the city and the Ederfield Grizzlies corporate. Proposals do exist as to cater to this, with other cities pitching proposals as to relocate the franchise, which Sundown Corp. has said it is considering, calling the Ederfield metro area, "A region not viable for our current outreach for culture".

The rebuild has been an extensive one, however, Sundown Corp., who seemingly has rich pockets has been committed to it, warding away Gareth Stubbs, a Nepharan from his Nepharan domestic club to Kebec as to be the 'future' for the Ederfield team, a slue of other young players join him in the hunt for a new team, Izzie Parvenot and also, the young, exciting product out of Atalanta Phoenix Academy, Xavier Williams who has been described as a "more-agile version of Fabien De Saint-Pierre, a slapshot specialist", Williams was invited to WCOH 35 selection camp for Kebec, with the formal roster not-yet announced, he is in the running for a key place on the team, Williams who many hail as a possible successor to the De Saint-Pierre scoring bubble left behind in the absence of him has become truly a star of sorts, gaining acknowledgment and praise for his academy gains. Currently playing on the second-line, there is much excitement for his development, many see the three of Stubbs, Parvenot and most-especially Williams as the future faces of the franchise, due to their high prices, all three were signed to maximum rookie contracts and Williams himself is an official ambassador for Sundown Corp., there truly might be much in store for these three. That's not to take away from others, Jacques Rodgers is another fine talent, snapped-up in free-agency from HK2's side, Eckerbridge Roar for a 3-season N$18 million, there's a premium on Rodgers, who's a well-liked player amongst many of the finer players in HK2, Rodgers also might be a moveable piece later, look for management to possibly dump him at the trade deadline for another skilled player or another developmental tool.

Now, the glaring question is around Gaspard Frère, the 34 year-old who's worn the 'C' on his shoulder for the past four seasons is slowly edging away, finally past his prime as goaltending specialist, he's no-longer the skilled netminder of the past, and as a man who had been expected to be the mentor of the goalies at the World Cup of Hockey, he has yet to have ever made a team and wasn't invited this year to selection-camp - a first. It can be said that this is the end of the road for him, or that its quickly-approaching, he's obviously unusable, too many injuries has plagued his short career and Sylvain Bassot is entering his prime it seems, given the reigns over the past five games, he's demonstrated abilities that Frère simply has no prayer against. Its obvious now that Frère is simply trade-bait, expect a team with numerous holes to dive for him in the offseason, he could demand a high-price during the offseason, anywhere between N$7-12 million/season is his likely minimum, currently, in his contract-year, he'll make N$18 million by the end of the season, and he can't be moved due to his no-trade clause, its safe to say he's making every bit of the money for riding the bench. As the rebuild continues in earnest for the Grizzlies, the offeseason is halfway-home, expect many looming questions to be answered, especially in the aging offense, the defense has its problems sue, but its young, the offense is on its last legs, there will be at least four faces gone from the forward-lines by season-end for the Grizzlies as management comes to terms that no players can be on the roster if they can't keep up with the high-speed tempo of the league. Low-scoring remains a chronic problem for the team, they lost to the Calix City Makos 6-1, a game in which Mathieu Gribelin scored five goals, this should symbol change is fast-approaching for the Grizzlies.

Underneath the exterior of finesse and ease, there's clearly large, looming problems for the team, a chronic failure in the front office has underlined this, exposing four years of mismanagement - paying N$16 million a year to a netminder who gives up more goals than days in a calendar year should truly alert you to the problems that continually face the Grizzlies organization. And while in recent years it seems as though its being stirred in the right direction, some things simply can't be turned, at this point, whenever and wherever they go, the Grizzlies will be laughed-at, a once-talented team which has succumbed to front-office failure. Now, as the front-office scrambles to fix the issue, they need to know - one season isn't going to solve their problems.

Its a quirky rebuild, that's for sure.

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@Eclipse203 · 6 minute ago
As a life-long fan of the Grizzlies, I'd like to say that we're not necessarily a bad team, we have the pieces in place to make a run at the playoffs, but we're missing an able center.
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@AlexiRikij · 12 minutes ago
Nice, lets talk about Ederfield's one bad season but ignore Albertain's complete collapse, lmao.
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@Sharpieeaters_r_FantasticUnicorns · 4 hours ago
Ederfield has done nothing, the minute that Sundown Corp. can sell the Grizzlies to a private ownership group, we can compete.
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by **Flekkefjord** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:54 am

4-0 Aye?
Flekkefjord has won a game 4-0 in this ongoing World Cup of Hockey against Azerethia the team of azerithiea did I not play well and flekkefjord did play well. The first goal was scored by ørjan Holter the second by Mats Saugstad the third by Bjarte Ulberg and the last by Ørjan Holter these where the 3 Stars.

1. Ørjan Holter
2. Jakob Valle
3. Mats Saugstad

Oh yeah and we got New Jersey’s also

Jersey deal announced with non nonsense sportswear
No nonsense sportswear has made jerseys flekkefjord national hockey team :

by **Kep** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:03 pm

A Wonderful Debut
Kebec looms quietly with a 7-1 thriller in small-town Melbergia

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Kebec opens 25th World Cup of Hockey
with a thrilling goalfest against upstart MelbergiaKWS photo

SOMEWHERE IN THE FREE REPUBLICS (KWS) — The Kebecois national team which remains intact from the Odin Cup Invitational and only slightly-changed since it was rebuilt by Cosumarite coach, Alan Foye, the team opened up the most-heralded tourney to date in wonderfully Kebecois fashion, recording a thrilling 7-1 victory over upstarts, Melbergia, a team unranked and new to the whole - hockey thing. The Kebecois team has been in a long quest to find its identity in the lapse of the retirement of Kebecois legend Fabien De Saint-Pierre, a name well-known to the multiverse, a kid who legitimized himself eight years ago at the WJHC and later became a stellar piece in the Savojarn hockey league and now Mercedini's top flight. Now, the Kebecois team has proven that the goal antics that preceded them will not desist as Kebec opened-up with a wonderful 7-1 victory in front of a packed Ney Cherrywood arena three days ago, offering careful insight into the team to come, the stellar performances of Mineto and KHL-1 rookie Aaron Boissonade should be highly noted, especially the latter, at only 22, he has at least four good tournaments left in him if he contiues at the form he's quickly-established.

The clash pitted an upstart in an unannounced Melbergia team, sporting pure-white kits similar to a high-school uniform, devoid of name, only honoring the number - against the Kebecois team, a team that had quickly rrisen thru the ranks, launching its pedigree up from a 1-win team in its initial time in the tournament to now a formidable team who were able to crack the top-25 after only two appearances in the World Cup of Hockey. The opening game drew in 5.5m television views, all thru Kebec, a wonderful sight as the nation was in full-fledged patriotic mood, with the pubs full of Kebecois jerseys, sporting even the retro uniforms of the original Kebecois team of World Cup 33, in the red-and-white kits, there was seemingly much happiness spread thru the air.

Offense powered this game, a total of 8 goals were shared between the two competing teams, with Kebec scoring seven of them against Melbergia's one which came on an empty-netter pulled late in the 3rd period by Kebec. Kebec would start of head-hunting immediately in the first period, with Mineto scoring in the opening 6-minutes of play, with a slapshot rattling thru the pipes of the already-worn Melbergian goalie, a slap in the face surely for the Melbergian side. Mineto would then find the net again, late in the first period, taking the puck to the blue-line where a pass to Zacharie LeLoup would sent Mineto racing thru, a quick pass by LeLoup - a reliable SW would result in a backhand release from Mineto, which allowed for the puck to sail into the net, setting yup a 2-0 initial period of play for the Kebecois side. The second period allowed for the Aaron Boissonade to shine, playing 8 minutes in 20 allocated, he would rack-up four goals, all within seven minutes, the first in the third minute of the second period, leaving the Melbergian goalie sprawled on the ice, another two would be racked up thanks to Melbergian confusion situated around the net, capitalizing in defensive mistakes committed by the Melbergian squad. High-octane spirit would leave the squad out for much of the tournament, Melbergia was surely to be outclassed at the game of hockey as Kebec would simply take them to school in a convincing victory, another goal would come in the 3rd period from Tomas Wetesron, a lesser-known 2nd-line defenseman who proved that defensemen too can get in on the action, scoring late in the third period to cement a key victory for the Kebecois side to open up the tournament.

A good start for the Kebec, resulted in a comfortable 7-1 victory, next-up, world number-ones in Elejamie, a team not-to familiar with Kebec, despite the fact that Elejamie has had special interest in the development of the Kebecois hockey scene - contributing players and Ray Marriott, coach of 2x Odin Cup champions, the Big Bay Hawks, there remains not a single meeting between the two sides, however, this will change as the two teams draw blood in another stadium, somewhere within the Free Republics for the first round of what should be a thrilling game for these two teams who are both in the same group, separated by 24 ranking spots between them. Their is much hope that the Kebecois side will simply be able to compete with the speed and power that is Elejamie, a team that has honed its talents in ranking number-one, Hockey Kebec Commissioner Rau Fregan's new push for Kebec to reach the top-10 will surely be tested in this battle, of the Vanguard v. Underdog, while Kebec surely has rising stock in the hockey scene, we project a 2-0 loss for Kebec.

Group 2 Games:

Abanhfleft

Kebec

Huri de Wintre

KWS out.

Score Summary

First Period
KBC Goal: Mineto [ Tomas Westeron ] - 03:20
KBC Goal: Mineto (2) [ Zachary LeLoup ] - 18:42
Second Period
KBC Goal: Aaron Boissonade (1) [ Louis Thibodeau ] - 23:19
KBC Goal: Aaron Boissonade (2) [ Louis Thibodeau ] - 24:32
KBC Goal: Aaron Boissonade (3) [ Unassisted ] - 26:43
KBC Goal: Aaron Boissonade (4) [ Martin Rascales ] - 29:53
Third Period
KBC Goal: Tomoas Westeron [ Unassisted ] - 56:19

1st 1st 2nd 3rd Final
Kebec 2 4 1 7
Lisander 0 0 1 1

William Palatrensikvert contributed to this article.

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@YaBoiDevatry · 6 minute ago
#YetiOrDie! We got 'er done, onto the next one.
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@IDGAF · 12 minutes ago
Damn right we took that dub.
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@Hunkalicious · 4 hours ago
#NoPrisoners

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by **Kep** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:59 pm

The Art of an L
Kebec falls to titans of Elejamie

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Mineto gets stick-checked by Elejamian,
George Lincoln, Elejamie would go on to win.KWS photo

SOMEWHERE IN THE FREE REPUBLICS (KWS) — Despite a well-played game on behalf of the Kebecois side, the onslaught that is the Elejamian team remained too much of a challenge for the Kebecois team as it dropped its second game in the 2rth edition of the World Cup of Hockey in Free Republics, however, the Kebecois offense seemed to be clockin as it generated thee goals off two players, showing that while cKebec continues to grow, it also is experiencing growing pains. Kebec did put up a worthy challenge versus Elejamie, just one that wasn't enough in the end to take away a victory, luckily, there's eight games for the Kebecois side to rebound and hopefully put forth a worthy push for the octofinals. This seems an uphill clib, however, with the possible derailment of Abanhflfeft the needed key for Kebec, a top-2 finish can be insight given that Kebec reforms after the fiasco that doomed it in the late third period.

The clash happened between two teams with xero familairty with one-another but certainly who new much about each other, Kebec junior national hockey team coach, Samuel Philidor hails as an Elejamian, two-time defending Odin Cup champion coach, Ray Marriott is also an Elejamian, so, both sides are no stranger too each other. Elejamie had slacked in the Odin Cup Invt. tournaey, dropping out against the apparent superiority of the small-time rising stock of Siovanija and Teusland who also seem destined for greatness in the future. The Kebecois team entered following a rallying cry, a destructive 7-1 defeat against the Melbergian side left good moral thru the ranks, amid Alan Foye's renewal for two more WCOH cycles, the Hockey Kebec organization has continued to place much trust into Foye, who also directs the National Teams Initiative which manages the combined hockey national teams' directives an all levels, spanning from U-18 to Senior national teams, with the recent establishment of the U-18 team, it seems that the talent pool for future Kebecois stars seems to be the goal on the mind of Foye who has said he wishes to be the symbol of Kebecois hockey.

A quiet start to the game left both the two teams scoreless after one period pay, a rough one to that resulted in national team star, Matheiru Gribelin headed into the locker room with a minor concussion, he would not return to the game and has been ruled at for five games till he clears protocol, hopefully, a return in time for game seven will be his target release date. The first signs of the goal horn would come in the second period when Mineto covering an assist from Gwenaël Corne would set the red lights ablaze six minutes into the second period, triumphing off a deke over Peter Burg, the Elejamian goaltender for the top-ranked side. However, Elejamie would reply with a goal of than own two minutes later, finding the back of the net on Anatoly Kasputin's thunderous slapshot, sailing past Nathan Delacroix, Kasputin would rack up another goal off a defensive blunder from Delacroix as the Elejamians took a 2-1 lead. With four minutes left in the period, Ethan Swinburne of Elejamie would also add what was to originally thought to be the nail in the coffin, rapping up the second period with Elejamie controlling a 3-1 lead. However, not to be outdone, Mineto would masterfully and flair-fully add another goal to his ally, as the Kebecois side racked up their second goal, making the game 3-2, with six minutes to go, Estiene Bescond herself would find the back of the net, adding another topping to the victory, as they would enter with 3-3 tied game. However, it what can only be described as an act of god, Kasputin yet again found another way - twice within two minutes to score a pair of goals, sinking the Kebecois hopes of a tie as a 5-3 loss became the talk of town.

Dealing with this emotional loss will have to be short, as the Kebecois team must hurry to travel to compete with Abanhfleft, a team that beat Elejamie, making it all the more tougher to compete against the Abahn side. The Kebecois side has and will need to make changes, with captain, Gribelin out, a key center is missing, while Gwenaël Corne is an able center, she's also one who's been mainly confined to a secondary role, her line is headlined by Mineto, not Corne, expect many changes and shifting things to become apparent as the Kebecois team moves to reflect the changes exposed by Elejamie. Nathan Delacroix has also been sidelined for three games with a hamstring injury, enter Marian Niel, she's a quiet netminder, she's also a very good one, give her the benefit of the doubt, expect perhaps a 2-1 victory for Kebec with her in the pipes, she's decent enough to get the job done.

Group 2 Games:

Abanhfleft

Vakolicci Haven and Celeria
Elejamie

KWS out.

Score Summary

First Period
No goals
Second Period
KBC Goal: Mineto (3) [ Gwenaël Corne ] - 23:19
EJM Goal: Anatoly Kasputin [ Unassisted ] - 25:16
EJM Goal: Anatoly Kasputin (2) [ Unassisted ] - 35:27
EJM Goal: Ethan Swineburne [ Unassisted ] - 39:40
Third Period
KBC Goal: Mineto (4) [ Unassisted ] - 36:23
KBC Goal: Estiene Bescond [ Timothé De Verley ] - 48:26
EJM Goal: Anatoly Kasputin (4) [ Unassisted ] - 39:40
EJM Goal: Anatoly Kasputin (5) [ Unassisted ] - 39:40

1st 1st 2nd 3rd Final
Kebec 0 1 2 3
Lisander 0 3 2 5

William Palatrensikvert contributed to this article.

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@Eagleboy · 6 minute ago
COme one, we need better results.
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@IDGAF · 12 minutes ago
This could've been bettwe, Delacroix isn't the answer.
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@ILikeRoad · 4 hours ago
Delacroix is a joke, Marien Niel is more of a joke, I expected Coach Foye to pick able goal-tenders, not people who are middle-of-the-road in the KHL-1.

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by **Kep** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:58 pm

Worst Loss Yet

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Marien Niel allows 6 goals on 29 shots,
is this already a lost tourney remains the question.KWS photo

SOMEWHERE IN THE FREE REPUBLICS (KWS) — All aura of invincibility has been lost as the Kebecois team drops a major must-win game against Abanhfleft, loosing 6-2 in a game was deemed a decisive one and possibly the de-facto second-place play-off of Group 2 of the WCoH 35, the team would be seen soon after the game at a loud team meeting, their voices echoing thru the rooms around the hotel. Many would question whether or not this was the end - a loss like this does not bode well for the Kebecois team as this will equally put the Abahnfleft the able to remain in first place, requiring Kebec to win all its remaining games then pray for a coupled loss or two from Abanhfleft and a three losses from Elejamie in order to assure passage into the next part of the tournament. It seems that Kebec is destined to crash out of this tournament, already, Kebecois spectators have been seen returning home from Free Republics following the disappointing loss that shook the team to its core, now, a 3rd-place finish would only ensure the Kebecois team a pack home alongside their spectators. Truly, 'tis not a great time for Kebecois hockey fans, despite questions as to who whether or not the Kebecois team can rebound, it quickly is becoming apparent the end of the road for the tourney quickly approaches.

Kebec entered this game coming off a fiery 5-3 loss to Elejamie, in which it seemed that the added elevation of a near-tie escaped them, there was hope for a successful game in which Kebec could hopefully bedazzle however, the team has only been bewitched since its tournament debut, with goalie Marien Niel giving up six goals during the tournament, however - a keen moment should be acknowledged as Mineto officially has passed Fabien De Saint-Pierre on the all-time most goals list, sitting at 13 goals, three more than De Saint-Pierre, with Mineto having many more years left in him, anyone can be excited as to what his future rings as he contributing the lone two goals scored by Kebec that it was able to generate. The Kebecois nation has been rather quick to slam the national team, saying it failed to pick from a vibrant junior team that had many 22 year-olds available for usage, Coach Alan Foye has been criticized for his coach abilities in recent months, and due to quickly-growing critiscm has announced his plans to resign at the end of the tourney, citing health reasons, however, many claim his true reasons for resigning lay in the frustration at the current state of the Kebecois national team.

The game was simply one that would do well to be erased from the minds of many, a 6-2 debacle in which Marien Niel proved she wasn't nor will she ever be capable of being given the one-job as goalie, playing the entirety of the game until the mid-3rd period, when an empty-netter ensued, Niel was booed throughout the game, much to the dismay of the team, however, it was given - a first period in which Niel gave up four goals, all to different players should prove to be rather erratic and a sign that she wasn't nearly-capable of handling the title of starting goalie, the most-glaring - Ted Kawakami's goal from a slapshot, nearly close to the centre-line, a puck that should've been able to be stopped by a child, simply allowed to roll into the net due to a defensive breakdown by Niel, herself. Coach Foye should've been given the thought of - hey - maybe I need to pull this girl before she embarrasses the nation, however, she was allowed to say in the game! This truly has signaled that Coach Foye simply cannot remain as coach of this team, he has tendered his resignation as coach of the national team, leaving effective at the completion of the 2044 World Cup of Hockey, Hockey Kebec has put forth applications to four people of different nations as to possibly replace him, moving on from the winningest-coach in Kebecois hockey history, Rau Fregan has said her immediate goals would be to allow for Samuel Philidor[/t] to also be shown to the door as she says, his goals as juniors national team coach do not fit in with the future of Hockey Kebec. Doomsday hangs over the Kebecois hockey future, as Hockey Kebec scrambles to repair a quickly-fading national team that seems to be looking at a new identity soon.

[b]Philibert Guegen will suit-up tomorrow to head the unrnanked team of Vakolicci Haven and Celeria, keep in mind this is the same tam who was able to hand Kebec a 2-0 loss in the Odin Cup Invitational, a fe months ago. However, there seems to be an aura of depression around the Kebecois national team, a win would bolster failing moral thru the team and also the Hockey Kebec organization, many questions loom s to the future of the team, will the 36th edition be a rebuilding tournament where wi'll see young players? Will it be another dark tournament? Its obvious that the Hockey Kebec organization has been left with many questions to answer, chief amongst them will be finding a new coach to head the charge in the absence of Alan Foye which quickly approaches. The upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships should spread some insight as to the future planned for Kebec and how Hockey Kebec plans to work on it.

Group 2 Games:
[list]Kebec 2–6 Abanhfleft
Vakolicci Haven and Celeria 1–5 Elejamie
Huri de Wintre 4–7 Melbergia
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KWS out.

Score Summary

First Period
ABH Goal: Ted Kawakami [ Brandon Weyandt ] - 12:20
ABH Goal: Brandon Weyandt [ Unassisted ] - 15:21
ABH Goal: Tatiana Vinogradova [ Unassisted ] - 16:00
ABH Goal: Cristobal Rosenberg [ Brandon Weyandt ] - 19:50
Second Period
KBC Goal: Mineto (5) [ Gwenaël Corne ] - 28:40
ABH Goal: Tatiana Vinogradova (2) [ Unassisted ] - 36:13
Third Period
ABH Goal: Ted Kawakami (2) [ Brandon Weyandt ] - 49:31
KBC Goal: Mineto (6) [ Unassisted ] - 55:23

1st 1st 2nd 3rd Final
Kebec 0 1 1 2
Lisander 4 1 1 6

William Palatrensikvert contributed to this article.

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Ooof, how about wE sToP HiRiNG AsSiStAnT CoAcHeS O>O
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Marien Niel should losing her starting job in the KHL-1 too, but bet she'll still have it.
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We need to hire an able coach.

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by **Free Republics** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:00 am

World Cup of Hockey XXV

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Results

Group 1
Cosneolta 5–0 Cassadaigua
South Covello 7–1 Austrakia
Free Republics 6–8 Anthor

  Group 1                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Cosneolta                         4    3   1     0    18    8  +10     6
2 Anthor                            4    3   1     0    25   17   +8     6
3 South Covello                     4    2   1     1    17   11   +6     5
4 Cassadaigua                       4    2   2     0    10   18   −8     4
5 Free Republics                    4    1   3     0    11   18   −7     2
6 Austrakia                         4    1   3     0    10   19   −9     2

Group 2
Abanhfleft 9–3 Melbergia
Elejamie 5–3 Huri de Wintre
Kebec 7–2 Vakolicci Haven and Celeria

  Group 2                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Abanhfleft                        4    4   0     0    25   11  +14     8
2 Elejamie                          4    3   0     1    18   10   +8     7
3 Kebec                             4    2   2     0    19   14   +5     4
4 Melbergia                         4    1   3     0    12   22  −10     2
5 Huri de Wintre                    4    1   3     0    16   20   −4     2
6 Vakolicci Haven and Celeria       4    1   3     0     6   19  −13     2

Group 3
Equestrian States 7–1 Azirethia
Nova Anglicana 6–0 Flekkefjord
Cosumar 0–1 Vangaziland

  Group 3                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Nova Anglicana                    4    4   0     0    18    4  +14     8
2 Equestrian States                 4    2   1     1    21   13   +8     5
3 Cosumar                           4    2   2     0    10    8   +2     4
4 Flekkefjord                       4    2   2     0     7   14   −7     4
5 Azirethia                         4    1   3     0     6   19  −13     2
6 Vangaziland                       4    1   3     0     5    9   −4     2

Group 4
Alpine Union 7–3 Bjornoya Islands
Ko-oren 0–1 Central Shaneville
Kita-Hinode 2–2 Valanora (2–3 OT)

  Group 4                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Valanora                          4    4   0     0    15    6   +9     8
2 Kita-Hinode                       4    3   0     1    15    9   +6     7
3 Alpine Union                      4    3   1     0    19    9  +10     6
4 Bjornoya Islands                  4    1   3     0    16   19   −3     2
5 Central Shaneville                4    1   3     0     6   22  −16     2
6 Ko-oren                           4    0   4     0     3    9   −6     0

Group 5
Banija 4–5 Royal Kingdom of Quebec
Gergary 3–3 Tobiasia (3–4 OT)
Siovanija and Teusland 4–3 Gzejjer

  Group 5                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Banija                            4    3   1     0    20   12   +8     6
2 Tobiasia                          4    3   1     0    11    8   +3     6
3 Siovanija and Teusland            4    3   1     0    15   13   +2     6
4 Royal Kingdom of Quebec           4    2   2     0    13    8   +5     4
5 Gzejjer                           4    1   3     0     9   17   −8     2
6 Gergary                           4    0   2     2    10   20  −10     2

Group 6
Vilita and Turori 5–2 The Sherpa Empire
Tomure 1–3 Peoples Republic of Xabia
Lorenthia 2–2 Neu Engollon (2–1 SO)

  Group 6                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Vilita and Turori                 4    4   0     0    27   10  +17     8
2 Neu Engollon                      4    3   0     1    13    6   +7     7
3 Lorenthia                         4    3   1     0    12    9   +3     6
4 The Sherpa Empire                 4    1   3     0     8   10   −2     2
5 Peoples Republic of Xabia         4    1   3     0     5   20  −15     2
6 Tomure                            4    0   4     0    12   22  −10     0

Group 7
Savojarna 7–1 Humaliwo
St Saratoga 5–0 New Doltania
Mercedini 3–1 Lisander

  Group 7                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Mercedini                         4    4   0     0    13    5   +8     8
2 Savojarna                         4    3   1     0    18    7  +11     6
3 Lisander                          4    3   1     0     8    6   +2     6
4 St Saratoga                       4    1   1     2     9    7   +2     4
5 Humaliwo                          4    1   3     0     8   17   −9     2
6 New Doltania                      4    0   4     0     6   20  −14     0

Group 8
Qasden 3–2 Tzerinn
Northwest Kalactin 0–1 Novaya Zemlya
North Prarie 4–4 Natanians and Nosts (4–5 OT)

  Group 8                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Novaya Zemlya                     4    4   0     0    19    7  +12     8
2 Natanians and Nosts               4    3   1     0    19   13   +6     6
3 Qasden                            4    3   1     0    11   12   −1     6
4 North Prarie                      4    2   1     1    10    8   +2     5
5 Northwest Kalactin                4    0   4     0     5   11   −6     0
6 Tzerinn                           4    0   4     0     8   21  −13     0

by **Elejamie** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:56 am

Hockey Digest
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Brief Topic: How They Got Their Numbers: Elejamie Players Speak Up

With the retirement of long-term goalie Antonio Cervantes from the international squad at the end of the last Winter Olympics, as well as his retirement from Ángeles at the end of the season, we've been thinking about squad numbers. After all, there have been rumours abound that the Icy Elephants will retire his famed #1 jersey; while the EIHB have denied these claims, it is true that Ángeles de la Playa de Rocas will retire his jersey at the end of the season, with an on-ice ceremony just before their first regular-season home game against the Iceland Vipers. What sparked this whole discussion? This tournament will be the first time in 21 years that the #1 jersey will not be worn by anyone on the national side; the last time this happened was when Eric Christie was out for a series of international friendlies due to injury and Alejandro Carmona, Bill Manaman and Reinaldo Sousa turned down the number in favour of keeping their own (#30, #37 and #33 respectively).

As a result, just before they jetted off to Melbergia to face their opponents, we sent our very own Rodas da Sousa up to Davenport after their 5-3 victory over Huri de Wintre to have a talk with the Icy Elephants, see if their numbers had any special meanings to them. While most of them said they didn't or just said they wanted to pick the numbers they got for their clubs, a few of them have said that there were some sort of meanings for their numbers. Here's what they've said, straight from the players' mouths:

Goalies

Peter Berg (19): "My dad got me and my brother into ice hockey. And he was born on the 1st September. 1/9. Besides, while I'm moving over to #1 here for the Icy Elephants at the start of the next season, they were nice enough to let me wear my usual #19 for this tournament."
Adrian Lambert (96): "I was born in Liverpool before we all moved over to Elejamie 'round the turn of the millennium. And as I was growing up, I find out about this disaster where 96 people were killed in this massive crush. I was born way after it but it really struck me. It really horrified me. So I picked 96 as a way of commemorating them, with 89 being my backup number because that was the year it took place."

Defencemen

Adam Keane (7): "It's my lucky number when I'm on the ice. I was given this number back when I was in the U of D Reds but I didn't pay any attention to it at the time. But that first season for them, when we made it to the Forrect Cup final and won the damn thing? Seven clean sheets through out the entire tournament, seven goals in each round, seven assists throughout, seven game winning streak even. Total coincidence but still. Plus the whole perfect number thing I don't really believe in."
Greg Warren (28): "Much like with Adrian [Lambert], my number has to do with a death. In this case, it was my dad who passed away when he was 28, on the second of August if you want to tie it in with a date much like with Peter [Berg]. So that's why I pick #28, because I play for him."
Diego Pinto (34): "It was my dad's number back when he was with the Shamrocks and it was his number when he was with the Icemen. So I'd like to think of it as me inheriting the number."

Forwards

James Han (10): "When I was 10 years old I went to my first ice hockey game, Stars vs Puffins, as a birthday treat. And let me just say that it had a massive effect on me. The way the players moved about on the ice, the sheer brilliance of those goals, the fight, it just left an impact on me. It made me think "This is what I want to do when I'm older". While this was just a random number given to me, it does still have a meaning."
[*]Anatoly Kasputin (13): "Thirteen's considered an unlucky number for people. And I wanted to be unlucky to the opposition. That and because there weren't any other players wearing that number in the ENIHL and all the good numbers were taken so I had to make do."
Mike Keller (26): "I think this was just a random number given to me. But if it had to have a meaning? I'd say it's because I was born on the 26th at 2:06am. When I got that number, I thought it was a coincidence but hey, I rolled with it."
Stacy Saunders (29): "Being born in Davenport, I was a fan of the local team the Dockers. And my favourite player was, of course, Michael Madgwick, which was why I picked #9 for the World Junior Hockey Championships. However, that number was retired by the Dockers and Lucas [Madgwick] had it for the national team, so I went with #29 instead. The two doesn't have a significant meaning, by the way, it was the first number I could think of to stick in front."

Face-off for Elejamie's game against Melbergia starts at 9:45am (IT). Highlights for today's game, as well as the Vakolicci Haven and Celeria vs Abanhfleft and Huri de Wintre vs Kebec along with highlights from the other groups, will be on Puck Drop: After The Horn at 10:30pm.

by **Siovanija and Teusland** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:06 am

STELBURGER ZEITUNG

LATE EDITION -- SPORTS

'REGROUP'

In a game of ups and downs, Siovanija and Teusland were handed their first defeat of the World Cup of Hockey in a thrilling 6-5 loss against Banija.

Coming off the 5-4 win over Gergary, the Goldhorns’ return to the Stelburg Eispalast against the team from Banija was eagerly anticipated by fans. Banija, also coming into the game with 2 wins, and the 20th ranked team in the world, were certainly favourites for the match. Goldhorns fans wanted still to see a great performance from the team: “We understand that we probably won’t win tonight, but we want to see a lot of spirit from the team,” one fan told the Zeitung. Aaron Kuhn said that he “hopes to see the boys put in their best effort tonight; we did that and won against Quebec and we’re certainly going to try the same here.” He named Ruslan Ivanov starter for the game, but said that due to wanting to give him a rest it was likely he might split duties with backup Willy Wernicke.

The national side took to home ice to loud cheering from the crowd, and the Goldhorns in their blue jerseys looked ready to go. The play of the Goldhorns to open the game, however, did not match this appearance. Banija looked hungry for goals, and in a match between two teams known for favouring offense, fireworks were to be expected. Banija came close within the first two minutes of the game, and in fact it was a shot from Alexander Costas on the point that hit the crossbar before deflecting out of play.

Just a minute after Costas’ shot, Banija would draw first blood. The Goldhorns lost the puck in the offensive zone and were then caught on an odd-man rush. Speeding into the zone 3-on-2, Banija’s second line could not be stopped, and Bastien Rousselot slid the puck over to his centreman, Auguste Chausson, who sent a wrist shot past Ruslan Ivanov to make the score 1-0 to Banija. The resulting face-off was lost by the Goldhorns, and Banija’s captain Lilian Alard drew the puck back to Eric Boulder. Boulder carried the puck into the zone and dumped it around, where Maxence Duclois picked up the puck. Flicking it out front, it met the stick of right winger Robin De Villiers who scored to put Banija up 2-0. Two goals in 15 seconds of game time, and just 4 minutes into the game the Goldhorns were down two goals.

The storm was initially weathered by the boys in blue and yellow, however, and they would actually get a break with about 10 minutes left in the period. Didier Garnier was called for a hooking penalty in his own zone, and the Goldhorns’ power play got to work. Immediately ambitious, the Goldhorns worked hard to move the puck around and hopefully find an opening. Just 34 seconds into the power play, the opening would come, as Jorg Gottschall fired a shot from the point that found the back of the net. The offensive defenceman had his first goal for the national team, and Banija’s lead was cut to 1 goal.

Providence was not, however, on the Goldhorns’ side on the night, and frustration began to show as the minutes of the first period winded down. With 3 minutes to play in the period, Bojidar Ivankov was called for a high sticking penalty. His time away was increased to 4 minutes due to the presence of blood. Ivankov was not happy with the call, as he believed that it was not his stick that caused the infraction. Replays later on showed the referee’s call was correct. Banija went to a 4 minute power play, but things were about to get even better for the visitors. Off the face-off, won by Gero Radulov, the puck founds its way to Timo Horn. The other half of the Ivankov-Horn pair seemed not to want to be apart from his partner, and on an attempted clearance flipped the puck over the glass. Horn was quite upset, but the call could not be disputed and now Banija had a 5-on-3 powerplay to work with.

And work with it they did, as Banija’s special teams moved the puck around with a real zip to their game early on the power-play. Just over a minute into the 2-man advantage, Eric Boulder unleashed a slapshot from the point. It didn’t have a clear path to the net, and was blocked by a defender out front. Gregor Herder couldn’t get a stick on it, however, and Boulder retrieved his own rebound, coasting around the defenders before firing another slap shot, this time finding the back of the net. Banija’s lead was extended to 3-1, and things were about to get even worse for the Goldhorns.

Banija still had a power play, and the Goldhorns could not seem to catch a break in the first period. Setting up again in the offensive zone, there remained but 1 minute in the first period. With seconds ticking away, it almost looked as if the Goldhorns could stop the tide for the remainder of the period. That was, of course, until the puck found its way to the stick of Robin De Villiers in the slot.De Villiers added his second tally of the game, and with 12.5 seconds remaining in only the first period Banija lead 4-1. The Goldhorns were not happy leaving the ice, and neither were their fans. It was another first period performance to forget.

Coming back out for the second period, backup goaltender Willy Wernicke replaced Ruslan Ivanov in net. It was generally known before the game that Wernicke might get time regardless of the score, as Ivanov was playing his third straight game between the pipes. Wernicke was tested early on, and seemed to meet the challenge. Eric Boulder’s slap shot was turned aside, as equally was Robin De Villiers’ attempt for a hat-trick off the rush. Wernicke’s good play to start the period seemed to inspire the Goldhorns to do better, and they began to have a lot more time on the puck.

8 minutes into the period, the Goldhorns would start their attempt to claw back into the game, as the first line held the puck in the offensive zone. Timo Horn held up at the point, allowing his team to set up. Finding Wolfram Spiegel down low, he fired a shot that was saved by William Beheras in the Banijan goal. However, the rebound fell to Gunter Pfenning, who after quickly pulling the puck to his backhand, raised it above the diving glove of Beheras to make the score 4-2. Momentum continued to be on the side of the Goldhorns through the second period, and a great what-if moment came for the team as Razvigor Tsvetanov’s wrist shot was turned aside with an incredible save from Beheras, diving across the entire goal to rob the young Siovanijan.

Tsvetanov would have revenge a few minutes later, however. He and Alex Schnyder managed to recover the puck in the neutral zone, and really pressed the attack for a 2-on-1 opportunity. Schynder carried the puck over the line before sending a saucer pass over the sprawling defender to Tsvetanov. The 18-year-old’s creativity was on display as he faked the shot before pulling the puck to his backhand and lighting the lamp to make it 4-3. The game was on at that point, and the Goldhorns left the ice on the end of the second period with great hope that they could come back in this one.

It was not to be, however, as Banija came out for the final period with a clear mission: bury them. It was mission accomplished for the visitors early on, as Willy Wernicke, who’d played so solid throughout the game, was finally beaten. In the 4th minute of the period, Banija forced their way into the offensive zone and set up the attack. Clean and clinical throughout the game, it was Robin De Villiers who buried a wrap-around chance down low to put his team up 5-3. Hats were not thrown down, due to the fact De Villiers was on the visiting side, however the winger would receive an ovation from the Eispalast crowd at the end of the game.

A 2 goal cushion was not necessarily good enough in this match between two high-octane hockey teams. Banija seemed to know this, and so continued to press the attack and refused to sit back. 5 minutes after the 5-3 goal, it would be Banija poised to score in the offensive zone yet again. This time, it was Francis Boulevard’s point shot deflected in front by Guy Mignard that gave the visitors a 6-3 lead.

With only 10 minutes remaining in the period, the Goldhorns had little chance to win and were simply playing for pride now. In addition, goal difference could become important later on in the tournament and losing by 3 goals would not help it. The mission of the Goldhorns, then, was to not be embarrassed on home ice. Seeing to their task with immediate results, the Goldhorns’ star Gunter Pfenning stripped the puck off Eric Boulder and pushed down the ice for a breakaway. Not wasting any time, he fired a wrist shot to the bottom right corner and beat the goalie, making the score 6-4.

The Goldhorns were not done yet, in fact, and with 2:08 left in the game Willy Wernicke headed for the bench, bringing on Alex Schnyder as the extra attacker. Playing 6-on-5, the Goldhorns wanted another goal to close the gap to just one. They’d get their wish, as the extra man himself Alex Schynder rifled his third of the tournament home to make the score 6-5. With the goalie out again on the face-off, seeing a possible chance to send the game to overtime, the Goldhorns pressed even harder, but credit fell to the Banijan defense who held off and won the game.

The loss sees the Goldhorns drop to 2-1 in tournament games at the World Cup of Hockey, and means they will require a good performance up next at the Eispalast against Gzejjer if they want any hope of saving their outside chance of qualifying. A frustrated Aaron Kuhn spoke to the media after the game: “We’re obviously proud of the recovery late in the game, we gave them a run in that third period, but it’s so upsetting to give up 4 goals in the first period. It’s absolutely unacceptable. We seem to have problems starting games, and that’s something we need to fix as a team.” When asked about his goaltending change, he said: “Ruslan’s played a lot of hockey, a lot of good hockey. He’s a little tired, and there was no point keeping him in for that one. Willy played well, he’ll start against Gzejjer, then we’ll go from there.” Ivanov seemed to agree: “I agree with coach’s decision, tonight wasn’t the way I like to perform but I’m going to come back strong.”

Next up for the Goldhorns is Gzejjer, another unranked team in the group. The visitors to the Eispalast will certainly be on a high after a thrilling 4-3 overtime win over Gergary, and the stage is set for the Goldhorns to regroup.

Notes: Willy Wernicke stopped 24 of 26 in relief of Ruslan Ivanov, and has been named the starter for the game against Gergary…..Jorg Gottschall became the first defender to score for Siovanija and Teusland at this tournament…...The remaining matches of the group stage at the Stelburg Eispalast have all been sold out…..Ventseslav Valchev, Gunter Burchardt and Koloman Schwarzmann were healthy scratches against Banija.

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by **Siovanija and Teusland** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:05 pm

STELBURGER ZEITUNG

LATE EDITION -- SPORTS

'CONFIDENCE'

It was another one-goal-game involving Siovanija and Teusland, as the Goldhorns recovered at the Stelburg Eispalast to defeat the team from Gzejjer 4-3.

Tension was high coming into the game, as the Goldhorns entered coming off their first loss of the tournament against Banija, 6-5 at home. At the other end of the rink, Gzejjer were coming in off of their first win of the tournament, a 4-3 victory over Gergary in overtime.”Everyone on this team is aware of what we need to do. We can’t start slow, we’ll get killed again. I know this team can get the job done,” Aaron Kuhn said, quite confident his team would rebound from the loss. Fans around the Eispalast pre-game shared his view: “Last time was a bit of a reality check, we’re still a new team, tonight we need to show we’ve learned and play better. I’m sure we can do it,” said one fan.

The stage was set for a big showdown on matchday four at the World Cup of Hockey, and with national flags and banners waving all around the arena, the match began. Siovanija and Teusland, who started several games slow throughout the tournament, seemed to have gotten over that issue early. The Goldhorns played fast-paced, exciting hockey to open up the game and Gzejjer couldn’t quite match that pace early on. That did not mean the Goldhorns walked all over them, and in fact Gzejjer defended very well throughout the opening stages of the game. The best chance in those early minutes came as Koloman Schwarzmann, back in the lineup for the match, fired a slapshot from the point that was deflected by Veselin Filipov’s stick out front, but only found the post.

Having hung on early in the match, Gzejjer began to grow into the game and what resulted was fast-paced, open hockey throughout the first period. Both Willy Wernicke and Samuel Cassar, Gzejjer’s goalie, were called upon to make some excellent saves. The deadlock was finally broken with 6 minutes to play in the first period. The Goldhorns rushed up the ice into the offensive zone, with the third line setting up the operation. Some d-to-d passing followed, before the puck found its way to the stick of Rupert Ganzfield. Ganzfield’s snapshot, one of the most feared in the entire RHL, found its way under the glove of Cassar and the Goldhorns took the 1-0 lead.

The Goldhorns looked set to enter the intermission with the lead, but it was not to be. Gzejjer found their way into the zone and with just 26 seconds on the clock in the first period, applied pressure in the zone. The seconds ticked away, and it seemed as if the Goldhorns may have gotten out of the period unscathed. With 8.7 on the clock, however, Rick Crosby found his way into the slot, received the puck and flashed it into the back of the net. The teams left the ice locked in a 1-1 tie.

More of that same intensity was found as the second period began, and a game of back and forth, of up and down, began to take shape. As they had in the first period, the Goldhorns would look to strike first. A good spell of pressure in the offensive zone forced Gzejjer into icing the puck, providing no relief for their tired defenders. Edgar Seckbach won the faceoff back to Jorg Gottschall on the point, who moved it across to his partner Fabian Auer. Auer’s blast from the point was stopped by Cassar, but Razvigor Tsvetanov pounced on the rebound. He couldn’t find the back of the net, but instead played it back to the point. Auer’s second drive was tipped by the stick of Alexander Schnyder and skipped past Cassar into the goal, giving the Goldhorns the 2-1 lead.

Siovanija and Teusland tried to squeeze the life out of Gzejjer after that goal, but the visiting side recovered remarkably well. They would not be stopped by the Goldhorns’ pressure, and instead came back, just as they had in the first period. It was poor discipline on the part of the Goldhorns late in the second that gave Gzejjer a great offensive chance, as Mihael Gavrilov was sent to the box for elbowing. On the power play, Gzejjer wouldn’t waste any time and it was Joseph Howard with a bomb from the point that found its way past Wernicke. Now the score was 2-2, and the second period still had time remaining.

While the Goldhorns attempted to regroup, Gzejjer were ready to take the lead in the game for the first time. Fans at the Eispalast heartily and loudly urged their team forwards, but they would soon be silent. It was Rick Crosby again with 3 minutes left in the second period who got in alone on a breakaway with Willy Wernicke the only thing between him and the net. Crosby’s beautiful deke sent Wernicke the wrong way, and Gzejjer had a 3-2 lead to the shocked look of the Goldhorns. All stats were in favour of Siovanija and Teusland, except for the most important one.

The teams took to the ice for the third period, and Siovanija and Teusland’s hockey stars looked resolved to win the game. Early on they set the tone for the final period, as Timo Horn lined up a huge hit on the two-time goalscorer Rick Crosby. The Goldhorns returned to the physical, fast play that got them the lead, and worked hard at retaking control of the game. The chance to tie the game came 8 minutes into the period, with the Goldhorns applying pressure in the offensive zone. Wolfram Spiegel fired a clinical wrist shot over Cassar’s shoulder on entry into the zone, and the red light signaled a 3-3 tie at the Eispalast.

While Gzejjer tried to show the strength they had possessed in the first two periods, the Goldhorns dug in for the remainder of the game and would let nothing pass. The final go-ahead goal of the game would come to the team with 5 minutes on the clock in the period. The often unnoticed hard work of the fourth line of this Goldhorns’ side paid off, as Gero Radulov found his winger Grozdan Adamov who snapped a shot flying just over the pad of a diving Cassar. 4-3, the Goldhorns closed out the game with little worry and escaped with another victory.

Post game, a celebratory mood came over the locker room at the Eispalast. “That was a really good game, lots of back and forth in there, but we were just on another level in the third period. And hey, we didn’t start slow this time! So we’re happy with tonight’s result,” were the words of the captain Gunter Pfenning. Grozdan Adamov spoke as well, saying “It’s a great feeling to score for all the fans that give us so much support.” Aaron Kuhn had the final words of the night, saying “A real character win, we never lost confidence even when we went down at the end of the second, that’s the type of win we need if we want to go somewhere in this tournament.” As after the home win against Quebec, fans filled the streets around the Eispalast and the celebration carried on into the night.

Next up for the Goldhorns is Tobiasia, the 17th ranked side in the world. The away day will be very difficult for the Goldhorns against a solid team, and again a good performance is the expectation. Ruslan Ivanov will make his return to the pipes, and the Goldhorns know a victory would be immense: currently Banija, Tobiasia and the Goldhorns are level on 6 points in Group 5. The whole of the nation will again be watching the Goldhorns battle on the international stage.

Notes: Willy Wernicke stopped 24 of 27 shots, and will be replaced by Ruslan Ivanov against Tobiasia….”That’s not to say Willy didn’t play well, and he’s certainly made a case for games down the line, it’s just Ruslan is our starter,” said coach Aaron Kuhn on the decision….Ventseslav Valchev, Zhelyasko Ivankov and Enyo Nankov were healthy scratches for the Goldhorns.

by **The Sherpa Empire** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:52 pm

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by **Vilita and Turori** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:09 pm

Vilita & Turori Continue Ice Hockey Dominance

CHAMPIONS

Knockout Round Matches

WCoH 34 Octofinals:
Vilita & Turori 3-2 Cosumar

WCoH 34 Quarter-finals:
Vilita & Turori 4-2 Abahnfleft

WCoH 34 Semi-Finals:
Vilita & Turori 6-1 Novaya Zemlya

WCoH 34 Grand Final:
Vilita & Turori 5-4* Savojarna
*After Shootout

Turoki Coliseum, Turoki City, Turoki Island, Vilita :: It was not long ago that Vilita lone claim to fame in the sport of Ice Hockey was as the winners of the Inaugural Atlantian Oceania Hockey Championships - a tournament that was hosted in Vilita and was done so at a time when Atlantian Oceania was not necessarily a renowned hotbed of International Ice Hockey prowess.

Fast forward to the 35th World Cup of Hockey and the combined forces of Vilita & Turori entered the tournament as defending champions of the World Cup of Hockey following a 5-4 shootout victory over hosts Savojarna in the 34th World Cup of Hockey.

Additionally, however, the Vilita & Turori squad were also the reigning champions of the Atlantian Oceania Hockey Championships, this time having truly earned the title on foreign soil in Qasden against a true hockey power, then reigning World Cup of Hockey champions Cosumar after having previously defeated other Ice Hockey Powerhouses Valanora and the Royal Kingdom of Quebec to get there.

But being champions on the Regional and World Cup stage was not enough for Vilita & Turori who in the build up to the 35th World Cup of Hockey also swept the Ice Hockey gold medals at the XIII Winter Olympiad in Prescott, Electrum.

As such, it would not have been unexpected if some of the other nations in Group 6 of the 35th World Cup of Hockey were a little fearful of their chances of escaping from their group. After a few matches of competition, however, it became clear that they should have been fearful of escaping with something even more fundamental: Their Pride.

As reigning holders of all four major international Ice Hockey trophies, one could have forgiven the Vilita & Turori Ice Cat Things for slow rolling an otherwise weak Group 6 with their closest challenger on paper being 15th ranked Neu Engollon. Instead, however, Vilita and Turori came out in full force looking to quickly shut down any ideas that, despite being ranked only as the 5th best team in the World, there was some vulnerability in their side.

Instead, Vilita and Turori lit the lamp eight times in their opening match against Tomure and then did even better on the second matchday scoring a national team record 11 goals in an 11-2 victory over the Peoples Republic of Xabia.

After just two matches in Group 6 play of World Cup of Hockey 35, the Vilita & Turori Ice Cat Things had 19 goals for an unheard of average of 9.5 goals per match.

They came back down to earth a little bit when they travelled to Lorenthia for the third match of the campaign but still claimed both points on the table with a 3-2 win. Returning home for the fourth matchday, The Ice Cat Things defeated upstart The Sherpa Empire 5-2. With only the match against Neu Engollon left in the first half of Group 6 play, Vilita and Turori were top of the pack as one of six teams to have won their first four matches. Of them, however, Vilita and Turori had by far the best offensive record scoring 27 goals and hving a +17 goal differential.

While both numbers were the best of the pack, there was till room for improvement amongst Avalan Marcraw team after having given up 10 goals in four games, the head coach as well as Colora Boharii the Assistant Coach will want to tighten up defensively and get the Ice Cat Things averages goals against per game down below 2.0 before the end of the Group Stage to set Vilita & Turori up better for their World Cup of Hockey title defense.

by **The Sherpa Empire** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:07 am

4 games into the World Cup of Hockey, things weren't looking good for the Sherpa national team. Their only win so far had come against the People's Republic of Xabia, a nation where the entire populace seemed to be sleep-walking, just going through the motions. The scenery was boring, the architecture drab, the food bland, the people's faces expressionless. And they had a hockey team to match: no strategy, no style, no spunk, and most importantly no defense worthy of the name. The Sherpa national team cruised to a 5-0 victory and thanked their lucky stars that they didn't come from such a boring and lifeless country.

But coming from a kooky colorful country and having plenty of tsampa and goat in your diet is no guarantee that you will win hockey games. The Sherpa national team did a fine job of demonstrating this fact in Vilita and Turori.

As they prepared to head home to Lukla for game 5, they hoped playing in front of a friendly crowd would tip the scales in their favor and help them turn things around.

by **Valanora** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:07 am

Valanora Times
New Faces, Same Results

When people think of the national team of Valanora, their first though often drifts towards the Marauders of association football, though the Calcuttas of Ice Hockey are often a quick second thought. This comes because of the national team having six titles in the World Cup of Hockey, a record in the sport and more than the record five that the football national team has as well. In some ways, you could even go as far as to say that when it comes to hockey, that Vanorians are actually better at the game than they are football, despite the latter being the more popular sport within the Eternal Empire. The case for that bold claim is not just with what the national team has been able to accomplish in the World Cups of Hockey but also how dominant that the domestic teams have been through all the different iterations of the Hockey Champions' League, with the current iteration having seen Vanorian clubs be a near unstoppable force that many clubs dread coming up against a Vanorian one, while others relish the challenge of being able to have the chance to knock off one of the perennial powerhouses in the competition.

That success though and could it continue has been questioned now with the Calling having transpired and the elves having mostly departed from the Eternal Empire bar a small grouping of them. Much like all the national team programs for Valanora, the Calcuttas roster was and has usually been compromised of the elven populace, with a few humans scattered across the echoes of time. With that talent pool now gone, where would the Calcuttas turn to in order to not just fill out a roster but to also try and continue their run as one of the most dominant forces in Ice Hockey, could that success be maintained with players who a year ago were mostly playing in the semipro and amateur leagues across the Empire? Would the transition from those teams and leagues that were not professional to the Elven Hockey League and its professional status, as well as the berths into the Hockey Champions' League that comes with playing in the top division, be one that would be seamless or full of hurdles for these obscure players?

The answer apparently is that it is a seamless transition, with the Vanorian teams once more looking dominant in the HCL, although it has to be said that that a Vanorian team did not lift the trophy for the first time in several years is worth noting, while the Calcuttas have maintained a perfect record through the first four matches in the group stage of this thirty-fifth edition of the World Cup of Hockey. That the Calcuttas started the group with a display of offensive dominance and determination sent notice to the group and all in the tournament that allow the names on the back of the sweaters might be different, this is still a Vanorian roster with all the history and tradition that comes with those crossed swords upon the crest. Vanorian tradition is rich not just in the blood of the Elves for which the Eternal Empire was made famous for, but through all of its citizens and various races that have made Valanora a home, that there was always more to this lush paradise than simply the most prominent face of the Empire.

With the group stage approaching the halfway stage, the Calcuttas can take a moment to take stock of what they have been able to accomplish and reassess where they will need to improve in the coming days to not just have a good showing in this tournament but to actually go on and challenge for the title. It was always the hope that this ragtag bunch of players would be able to pick up where their predecessors left off but that was merely hope, now there is results behind that hope and powering it forward into solid belief and confidence. The scoring lines have been showing their teeth, especially in this last game against the fierce foe of Kita-Hinode, but it has been the blue liners that have really showed well. With only six goals conceded, not even an average of two per game, the defenders have more than impressed, given that the defensive pairings has traditionally been the Calcuttas weakest point in their roster. Perhaps with a whole new set of faces, there will be a new standard to be set, but for now they can take a mild measure of contentment knowing that they have done the nation proud in keeping up with the traditions of the team.

by **Free Republics** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:03 am

World Cup of Hockey XXV

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Results

Group 1
Anthor 3–3 Cosneolta (2–3 SO)
Austrakia 2–3 Free Republics
Cassadaigua 0–0 South Covello (1–2 SO)

  Group 1                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Cosneolta                         5    4   1     0    21   11  +10     8
2 Anthor                            5    3   1     1    28   20   +8     7
3 South Covello                     5    3   1     1    17   11   +6     7
4 Cassadaigua                       5    2   2     1    10   18   −8     5
5 Free Republics                    5    2   3     0    14   20   −6     4
6 Austrakia                         5    1   4     0    12   22  −10     2

Group 2
Vakolicci Haven and Celeria 4–5 Abanhfleft
Huri de Wintre 1–2 Kebec
Melbergia 0–1 Elejamie

  Group 2                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Abanhfleft                        5    5   0     0    30   15  +15    10
2 Elejamie                          5    4   0     1    19   10   +9     9
3 Kebec                             5    3   2     0    21   15   +6     6
4 Melbergia                         5    1   4     0    12   23  −11     2
5 Huri de Wintre                    5    1   4     0    17   22   −5     2
6 Vakolicci Haven and Celeria       5    1   4     0    10   24  −14     2

Group 3
Vangaziland 2–3 Equestrian States
Flekkefjord 3–5 Cosumar
Azirethia 2–3 Nova Anglicana

  Group 3                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Nova Anglicana                    5    5   0     0    21    6  +15    10
2 Equestrian States                 5    3   1     1    24   15   +9     7
3 Cosumar                           5    3   2     0    15   11   +4     6
4 Flekkefjord                       5    2   3     0    10   19   −9     4
5 Azirethia                         5    1   4     0     8   22  −14     2
6 Vangaziland                       5    1   4     0     7   12   −5     2

Group 4
Valanora 4–0 Alpine Union
Central Shaneville 0–3 Kita-Hinode
Bjornoya Islands 0–5 Ko-oren

  Group 4                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Valanora                          5    5   0     0    19    6  +13    10
2 Kita-Hinode                       5    4   0     1    18    9   +9     9
3 Alpine Union                      5    3   2     0    19   13   +6     6
4 Ko-oren                           5    1   4     0     8    9   −1     2
5 Bjornoya Islands                  5    1   4     0    16   24   −8     2
6 Central Shaneville                5    1   4     0     6   25  −19     2

Group 5
Gzejjer 2–0 Banija
Tobiasia 1–4 Siovanija and Teusland
Royal Kingdom of Quebec 2–0 Gergary

  Group 5                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Siovanija and Teusland            5    4   1     0    19   14   +5     8
2 Royal Kingdom of Quebec           5    3   2     0    15    8   +7     6
3 Banija                            5    3   2     0    20   14   +6     6
4 Tobiasia                          5    3   2     0    12   12    0     6
5 Gzejjer                           5    2   3     0    11   17   −6     4
6 Gergary                           5    0   3     2    10   22  −12     2

Group 6
Neu Engollon 3–5 Vilita and Turori
Peoples Republic of Xabia 3–1 Lorenthia
The Sherpa Empire 6–0 Tomure

  Group 6                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Vilita and Turori                 5    5   0     0    32   13  +19    10
2 Neu Engollon                      5    3   1     1    16   11   +5     7
3 Lorenthia                         5    3   2     0    13   12   +1     6
4 The Sherpa Empire                 5    2   3     0    14   10   +4     4
5 Peoples Republic of Xabia         5    2   3     0     8   21  −13     4
6 Tomure                            5    0   5     0    12   28  −16     0

Group 7
Lisander 0–3 Savojarna
New Doltania 1–0 Mercedini
Humaliwo 5–3 St Saratoga

  Group 7                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Mercedini                         5    4   1     0    13    6   +7     8
2 Savojarna                         5    4   1     0    21    7  +14     8
3 Lisander                          5    3   2     0     8    9   −1     6
4 Humaliwo                          5    2   3     0    13   20   −7     4
5 St Saratoga                       5    1   2     2    12   12    0     4
6 New Doltania                      5    1   4     0     7   20  −13     2

Group 8
Natanians and Nosts 3–1 Qasden
Novaya Zemlya 2–1 North Prarie
Tzerinn 0–4 Northwest Kalactin

  Group 8                         Pld    W   L   OTL    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Novaya Zemlya                     5    5   0     0    21    8  +13    10
2 Natanians and Nosts               5    4   1     0    22   14   +8     8
3 Qasden                            5    3   2     0    12   15   −3     6
4 North Prarie                      5    2   2     1    11   10   +1     5
5 Northwest Kalactin                5    1   4     0     9   11   −2     2
6 Tzerinn                           5    0   5     0     8   25  −17     0

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