#u18 men's worlds

[iamidentical]

catching up with the guys i mentioned in my first u18 men's worlds post, now that the gold medal game is over and canada's won:

- gavin mckenna is undisputably the Next Big Thing. as an underage player, he ended the tournament 2nd in overall points and 1st in goal-scoring with 10 goals and 10 assists in 7 games. #mctankformckenna

- tij iginla can rip some pucks and i wish he were still a tbird. 6 goals and 6 assists in 7 games. check out this photo with his dad after the game (the flames have got to draft him, right?).

- kashawn aitcheson defended well, good in transition, according to scott wheeler. he ended the tournament with 1 goal (tied for second in goal-scoring for canadian defensemen) as well as 2 assists for a total of 3 points in 7 games.

he got a little buried in the net as the celebrations began:

- malcolm spence ended with the three goals from the preliminary rounds as well as 4 assists for a total of 7 points in 7 games.

here's spence handing off the trophy to mckenna, who handed it off to iginla next.

the usa probably deserved to win throughout most of that gold medal game, but hey, who can stop a mckenna hat trick?

[rowdyluv]

bringing this back after @star2fishmeg brought it up in discord because of quinn’s recent tough man behavior.

quinn fighting because his baby brother got hurt we love a protective older brother

*for quinn and jack to be on the same usa hockey team they would be playing for u18 men’s worlds

[extraliga-related]

CAN 2 - 4 CZE | WWJC U18 2024 -> SEMI-FINAL

Team Czechia celebrates two firsts at once as they beat Canada and advance to the U18 Women's Worlds finals!!

[justbackgroundnoise]

upper deck and hockey Canada better be joking with this 2024 team Canada juniors set because the team Canada junior card sets have been the ONLY way to get hockey cards for the Canadian women’s national team. for years now the women’s team has been included in every new set of this product and now they just…aren’t??? if they’re not bringing out their own team Canada women’s set then this is SO unfair and disrespectful to the women’s national team (who won a world championship this year!) and the fans like ME who patiently wait every year for this product to collect the women’s cards. if their reasoning is because they’re coming out with pwhl cards…that’s basically saying “we don’t give a shit about the Canadian women’s national team anymore and can obviously only produce ONE product for women’s hockey because that’s already too much”.

it’s such a huge bummer to me because I look forward to collecting the women’s cards every year and I really hope excluding them from a product that has always featured them is because something else, other than the PWHL cards, in the works.

[matchanxious]

i’m a patriot when it comes to canada’s national hockey teams only

so seeing canada lost to sweden 0-8 in the U18 Men’s really made my day terrible lol /hj

[alhanna05]

Why is no one talking about the u18 world this year…

[fannyyann]

matthew lore: childhood friends & teammates

AKA a vaguely chronological list of current NHL players Matthew knew before he ever played an NHL game

This is already a massive list, so in an effort to keep it as short and organized as possible, I have bolded the names of guys who appear in multiple categories and have only included those who have played at least a full season’s worth of games in the NHL.

For a comprehensive list of his teammates that have ever played an NHL game, this invaluable tool will provide you that information dating back to his first season in the NTDP (2013-2014).

CASEY FITZGERALD gets to go first and uncategorized, because he’s known Matthew longer than anyone else on this list, seems to be the cousin he’s closest to, and is one of the three childhood teammates that became one of Matthew’s NHL teammates. (And roommate!)

THE ST. LOUIS BOYS

LUKE KUNIN is THE guy. Their families are friends (Matthew’s whole fam was at Luke’s wedding, Luke’s whole fam was at Brady’s), and they were teammates for fourteen straight seasons before finally getting separated after their time at the NTDP, which is so long Luke's literally known Matthew longer than Taryn has.

Of the six St. Louis guys drafted in 2016, Luke and Matthew were the only ones born in 1997, so the following have all played with Matthew significantly less than Luke.

CCM Motown Classic 2005

TRENT FREDERIC From what I can find, Trent only played with Matthew during the 2005-2006 St. Louis Rockets season, but he played with Brady and was coached by Keith in the same Junior Blues hockey program, was one of the family friends that got to come around and play mini sticks with David Backes as a kid, and his time at the NTDP overlapped with Matthew’s in the 2014-2015 season (Trent U17, Matthew U18).

2010 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament

CLAYTON KELLER played in the 2010 Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament with Matthew and likely more but trying to find youth hockey rosters from before 2015 is a herculean task. But he was one of those U17 guys that got to play up with the U18s his first year in the NTDP and played with Matthew for 16 games and then went on to win gold together at the U18 Men's World Championship in 2015.

LOGAN BROWN Other than the 2010 tournament, Logan seems to have played more with Brady than he did with Matthew, and wasn’t in the NTDP like the other guys, but does train with them in the summer.

2011-2012 U15 AAA Junior Blues Team

2013 U16 National Tier One tournament champions

JOSEPH WOLL Unlike the other St. Louis boys, Joseph seems to have played exclusively with Brady, but his time at the NTDP overlapped with Matthew’s the same as Trent’s did. It’s unclear if he trains at the same place as the others during the offseason, but along with the rest of the 2016 St. Louis Draftees, his signed draft day photo is framed in Matthew’s bedroom at his parents' house because of course it is.

THE 1997 JUNIOR BRUINS

This Athletic article is about all the NHL players who played for the 1997 Junior Bruins tournament team over the years, but from what I can find, Matthew only played on the 2010 team with Casey Fitzgerald, NOAH HANIFIN, CHARLIE MCAVOY, COLIN WHITE, and the ever present, Luke Kunin.

Matthew is still close friends with all these guys, but Noah in particular is a Noted Best Friend and with him being from Boston and the Tkachuks having a house in Cape Cod, their summers overlap a lot even when they aren’t teammates.

With Casey, he and Colin White are the only childhood teammates to play with Matthew in the NHL.

THE NTDP BOYS

Okay, this section is where it gets a little chaotic so I split it between the guys who played with Matthew and those he went to school and was familiar with because their time at the NTDP overlapped.

2013-2014 NTDP Teammates Including the gold medal teams for the 2014 U17 World Hockey Challenge & the 2015 U18 World Championship

ZACH WERENSKI

Repeat: Noah Hanifin

2013-2015 NTDP Teammates Including the gold medal teams for the 2014 U17 World Hockey Challenge & the 2015 U18 World Championship

JORDAN GREENWAY

CALEB JONES

CHRISTIAN FISCHER spent his youth hockey years playing against Matthew, and when they both headed off to the NTDP, their parents split billet duties. He is one of Matthew’s best friends, attended Matthew’s draft, and even went with Matthew to Brady’s draft.

JACK ROSLOVIC was linemates with Matthew (and Auston) in the 2014-2015 season and when Matthew went to the 2015 Draft to support all his 1996 boys, Jack was the one he chose to sit with. The next summer, Jack returned the favor (see photo with Christian at Matthew's draft above).

AUSTON MATTHEWS is another family friend. He was Matthew’s center in 2014-2015 and when he broke his leg the previous year, Keith got a bunch of NHL guys to reach out to Auston , and he’s the one who gave us the best story about Matthew texting his own highlights to his friends.

Repeats: Luke Kunin, Casey Fitzgerald, Colin White, Charlie McAvoy

2014-2015 NTDP Teammates Including the 2015 U18 World Championship

TAGE THOMPSON

TROY TERRY

Repeat: Clayton Keller: played up 16 games as a U17

Teammates for a handful of games:

TOMMY NOVAK: 2 games for 2013-2014 U17 team

JAKE OETTINGER: 3 games for 2014-2015 U18 Team, and was part of the team but did not PLAY in the 2015 U18 World Championship

MAX JONES: 2 games for 2014-2015 U18 TeamRYAN DONATO played 4 games for 2014-2015 U18 Team and is now part of the extended Tkachuk family due to Emma, Brady’s wife, being his cousin.

NTDP Overlaps

2013-2014 U18s:

JACK EICHEL

ALEX TUCH

DYLAN LARKIN

2014-2015 U17s:

JOEY ANDERSON

ADAM FOX

RYAN LINDGREN

KAILER YAMAMOTO

repeats: Max Jones, Clayton Keller, Joseph Woll, Trent Frederic, Jake Oettinger

2015-2016 LONDON KNIGHTS

ROBERT THOMAS is practically a third Tkachuk brother at this point. But before Robbie lived with the Tkachuks, his own parents opened their home to Matthew while he trained at Gary Roberts’ the summer of his draft. Then when Robbie’s rookie season came along, it was Matthew who then suggested Robbie live with his parents too.

MITCH MARNER

EVAN BOUCHARD

VICTOR METE

Repeats: Max Jones, Christian Dvorak

2016 WORLD JUNIORS (bronze medal team)

NICK SCHMALTZ

BRANDON CARLO

BROCK BOESER

WILL BORGEN

ALEX DEBRINCAT

ANDERS BJORK

ALEX NEDELJKOVIC

SONNY MILANO

Repeats: Auston Matthews, Zach Werenski, Christian Dvorak, Colin White, Ryan Donato, Charlie McAvoy

HONORABLE MENTIONS

None of the Hughes brothers played with or overlapped with Matthew in the NTDP, but the two families are friends, and as far as I can tell, first met in 2010 when Quinn played on Brady’s Junior Bruins tournament team.

QUINN HUGHES is Brady’s best friend from billeting with him and Keith while in the NTDP and is on this list because Jack called Brady and Matthew QUINN’S BOYS, their families are friends and met at the latest, in 2010 when Quinn played on Brady's Junior Bruins tournament team. On top of that, Quinn he once included Matthew in his answer about watching Chris Tanev play after he got traded to the Flames for no reason at all other than to say he likes to watch him play too.

And last, but certainly not least, is CONNOR MCDAVID.

Matthew spent multiple summers, including the summer before his rookie season, training with Connor at Gary Roberts’ and the two of them are what I like to call STAR CROSSED TEAMMATES. Not only does Matthew swear the Oilers almost drafted him—and there’s certainly enough reports and predictions from before his draft to back up that being the plan—but Connor could’ve been a 1997 Junior Bruin if Brain McDavid wasn’t out to get me.

[frostbeees]

2024 U18 Men's Worlds | Get To Know The Team Episode 2

[workingforitallthetime]

drawn arrows unseen

a campfire story

pairing: connor bedard/mason mctavish

length: ~18.5K

additional characters: kent johnson, owen power, shane wright, dylan guenther, trevor zegras, jamie drysdale, olen zellweger

additional tags: a/b/o, age difference, world juniors, canon timeline, ping pong, geography, happy 18th birthday bedsy

summary: Mason rubs his knuckles over his playoff beard. He's been playing hockey with men. Alphas. Guys with wives, mates, kids. Now he’s stuck rooming with a sullen tweenager.

Start reading here. A link to the next installment appears at the bottom of each post. Detailed index below the cut.

U18 worlds -- spring 2021 part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6 part 7

World juniors -- December 2021 part 8 part 9 part 10 part 11

World juniors -- August 2022 part 12 part 13 part 14

2022-23 season part 15 part 16 part 17

2023-24 season part 18 part 19 part 20 part 21 part 22

[iamidentical]

i was just reviewing the stats for canada's men's u18 team at worlds so far and realized that of the top 4 canadian goal-scorers so far, 3 of them are players of colour—tij iginla (nigerian ancestry, 3 goals), malcolm spence (jamaican ancestry, 3 goals), and gavin mckenna (tr'ondëk hwëch'in ancestry, 4 goals, also the youngest canadian player and tied for the overall scoring lead). additionally, kashawn aitcheson, who's black, is one of two canadian defensemen who've scored a goal so far.

there's still a preliminary game left and then the quarter-finals etc., so we'll see what's yet to come for these players in the tournament! i just thought this was really cool. these are the current players representing canadian hockey!

[middstape]

When do the guys know or notice that will liked lisi

omg so as I said Lisi has been in world juniors twice now (i'm making where men's and women's wj are at the same time) and so has Will.

Lisi has some CRAZY stats and she's pretty well known bc of her dad. anyways during training for the 22' season the guys and girls have a workout day together and Lisi knocked out like 45 pull ups like it was light work and the boys just watch Will ENAMORED lmaoo.

But I'd say the guys really know when all throughout the juniors Will is like hyper focused on the girls games and Ryan caught Will looking at Lisi's stats for her high school and IIHF U18 bahaha.

bro was hung up after seeing how badass she is.

[bqstqnbruin]

Hey!! I know you might be busy, happy holidays new year etc, but I just wanted to share hoe excited I was for women's world juniors!!! I know a few girls on the us team, and I just wanted to put a message out there to one of my favorite hockey blogs and say that people should watch the women's teams to!! they are genuinely crazy talented and I know some people who would be v happy if I told them that my friends were watching and supporting them

Women's U18's start the day after Men's U20's end! Make sure if you have the IIHF app that you switch events as soon as the men's tournament ends!

And stop what no way am I one of the faves please 😭

[three-headed-monster]

How do you think the u18s roaster is going to look like for team Canada, obv nothing is going to compare to the 2021 one but I think this year could be a good one

P.s1 is the podcast coming back? I loved it p.s2 do you think bedard will go to the men’s worlds

p.s3 are you doing a primer for the draft when it gets closer?

again: this obviously came in before the roster was announced this morning but i like the roster so far!!!! it's about what i expected tbh, and i genuinely think we might have a chance to do something this year. hopefully medal, but i won't mind if it's bronze lmao. and as always, team canada never plays defence nor do they know how to penalty kill so those things are key.

as for your p.s. anon:

i'm glad you loved the podcast, but unfortunately, i don't think it'll be back in any capacity for the time being. i'm really busy lately juggling school, extra-curriculars, and getting a job soon. i unfortunately don't have time to plan and record the podcast on a regular basis. as well, it's just not something i'm particularly interested in right now. i've really been passionate in getting back into music again, among other things, and i don't feel like i love the idea of podcasting at the moment! eventually, i may decide to come back to it and this in no means is an announcement that it's done forever. it's just done for now unfortunately.

if bedsy isn't at men's worlds, i'll understand because he might want to get ready for the draft, but i'll also see it as disappointing news. this might be one of team canada's youngest, and also most fun and best, teams ever with how the coaching staff and rest of the team is shaping up to be. i hope he at least gets asked, and i think him not going to u18s is a strong point to yes he WILL go. and as we saw with owen, it only ups your draft stock

of course! i'm not sure it'll be as detailed as usual, simply because i haven't spent as much time researching these boys as i usually do, but it is coming rest assured.

[theultimatefan]

Kitman Labs Strikes Deal With Top Club In J1 And WE League, Tokyo Verdy

Kitman Labs, the global enterprise SaaS platform providing the only single, centralized operating system for performance intelligence in Sports, today agreed to launch its advanced operating system with Tokyo Verdy. The deal will include the immediate deployment of iP: Intelligence Platform across the Academy Teams (M’s U9-U18; W’s U15, U18) and is ultimately expected to expand to include the Men’s First Team (J1 League) and Women’s First Team,Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (WE League - Japan Women’s Empowerment Professional Football League).

The Academy will be utilizing the Performance Medicine, Performance Optimization and Coaching & Development Solutions in iP - combining medical, performance and talent development data into a centralized, interactive data and analytics system to unlock player performance outcomes and inform talent development strategy. iP will ultimately enable the Club to integrate and unify all data and analytics from the Academy to the men's and women's first teams in one platform.

This “whole club data solution” will serve to drive cross-departmental collaboration, eliminate data and information silos, and provide internal stakeholders with a complete, real-time view of each athlete for the purposes of unlocking performance potential and systemizing a talent development pipeline.

“The analytics capabilities enabled by The Intelligence Platform will allow us to support our coaches, practitioners and athletes with the information necessary to make objective, evidence-based decisions across every aspect of the Club and more specifically, across the areas of player health, performance and development,” said Takaaki Nakamura, President of Tokyo Verdy. “From a player and pathway development perspective, we can now combine the unique approach and philosophy of the Verdy Method with the data science of the platform to create a more informed, repeatable strategy for success across all teams.”

"We’re thrilled to partner with Tokyo Verdy as they look to integrate a robust data and analytics infrastructure into the Organization - informing both tactical and strategic decision-making and ultimately, leveraging that intelligence to accelerate the advancement of the clubs within their respective leagues,” said Stephen Smith, CEO and Founder of Kitman Labs.

Kitman Labs has an established track record of working with top teams and leagues across a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, rugby, and American football. The company's technology has been used by some of the world's most elite soccer organizations, including Bayer Leverkusen, Chelsea FC, Liverpool FC and Sporting Lisbon. Kitman Labs recently announced the launch and deployment of The Football Intelligence Platform across all Premier League Academies, MLS Next and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

The company represents the industry’s largest network of elite and youth organizations (2000+), creating the industry’s largest dataset of talent, performance, and medical data for all stages of the athlete lifecycle

[laresearchette]

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES? THE VEIL (Disney + Star) CATFISH: THE TV SHOW (MTV Canada) 8:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT POLICE 24/7 (CW Feed) RESTORING GALVESTON (Premiering on May 03 on Magnolia Canada at 9:00pm)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA FIREFLY

DISNEY + STAR FX’S THE VEIL (Two-Episode Premiere)

NETFLIX CANADA FIGHT FOR PARADISE: WHO CAN YOU TRUST? (DE) MY NEXT GUEST NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION WITH DAVID LETTERMAN WITH GUEST JOHN MULANEY

IIHF U18 MEN’S HOCKEY (TSN) 8:00am: Switzerland vs. Sweden (TSN4) 11:00am: Finland vs. U.S. (TSN) 12:00pm: Kazakhstan vs. Canada

MLB BASEBALL (SN1) 6:30pm: Royals vs. Jays (SN Now) 7:00pm: A’s vs. Yankees (SN Now) 9:30pm: Atlanta vs. Mariners

NHL HOCKEY (CBC/SN) 7:00pm: Game 5 - Leafs vs. Bruins (SN360) 7:30pm: Game 5 - Islanders vs. Hurricanes (CBC/SNWest) 9:30pm: Game 5 - Avalanche vs. Jets (SN) 10:00pm: Game 5 - Predators vs. Canucks

NBA BASKETBALL (TSN3) 7:00pm: Game 5 - Magic vs. Cavaliers (TSN4) 7:00pm: Game 5 - 76ers vs. Knicks (TSN3/TSN5) 9:30pm: Game 5 - Suns vs. Timberwolves (TSN4) 9:30pm: Game 5 - Pacers vs. Bucks

PWHL HOCKEY (TSN5) 7:00pm: Ottawa vs. New York

BIG BROTHER CANADA (Global) 7:00pm

CANADA'S GOT TALENT (City TV) 8:00pm: As auditions conclude, the host and judges decide which acts will advance to the next round.

EVOLVING VEGAN (CTV Life) 8:00pm: Bathed in sunshine and Big Latin Culture, Mena learns to make classic Cubanos and Puerto Rican staples-vegan style!

THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE (Makeful) 8:00pm: It's Art Week as the remaining sewers tackle three challenges inspired by the world of art. First, Sara reveals they must make a skirt inspired by the modernist movement. In the Transformation Challenge, the sewers are asked to take huge canvases painted by local art students and turn them into dresses making clever use of the sculptural fabric and the painted design.

GLOW UP: BRITAIN'S NEXT MAKE-UP STAR (Out TV) 8:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): In this competition series, aspiring makeup artists navigate colorful challenges to win a career-making opportunity in the beauty industry.

HUDSON & REX (City TV) 9:00pm (SEASON FINALE): Jesse´s music teacher is killed at his recording studio; Charlie and Rex link the crime to a seemingly unrelated murder.

THE MEGA-BRANDS THAT BUILT AMERICA (History Channel Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): The technology battle among international telecommunications companies to produce the most popular cell phone, from flip phones to ringtones to text messaging; Blackberry combines the features of a computer with a cell phone to make a smartphone.

HOW DISNEY BUILT AMERICA (History Channel Canada) at 10:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Recounting the birth of Mickey Mouse, how he began as a pencil sketch and rocketed to lasting fame; the story starts with Walt in his early days in Hollywood when he quickly loses his first successful cartoon character to a powerful middleman.