Men's Olympic Ice Hockey 2010

KingKolzig · 02-10-10, 02:22 AM

isnt it a week early for this thread?

xxx · 02-10-10, 02:26 AM

if you have any future bet its the time to put it in

iceminers26 · 02-10-10, 02:58 AM

US

Do you think they medal?

RaisyDaisy · 02-10-10, 03:30 AM

US will not metal.

DennisGreen · 02-10-10, 05:11 AM

Good idea for this thread

Canada, Russia and Sweden take home the medals in no particular order I predict.

TheCommish · 02-10-10, 10:17 AM

Looking forward to Olympic hockey. Thanks for doing this, xxx.

newman39 · 02-10-10, 10:54 AM

longshot US gets medal

xxx · 02-10-10, 04:44 PM

ive added a couple of future bets, please add line with your pick

xxx · 02-13-10, 03:06 AM

bump

TheCommish · 02-13-10, 07:04 AM

Futures:

win group A Canada -450 5u
win group B Czech Rep +260 5u
win group C Sweden -200 5u

Jim87675 · 02-13-10, 09:22 AM

Very cool - will look through and get back to you!

julio_cat · 02-13-10, 11:54 AM

Canada Juice is real high

dannynoo · 02-13-10, 01:28 PM

i do really like sweden @ -200[edit: to win group A], i think i'll take this with a large bet. sweden is also my fav to win the gold but i don't think i'll play it.

Skaramouche · 02-13-10, 03:04 PM

i am surprised the Czech republic is such an underdog to win a medal. they always have solid teams

shawnkang · 02-13-10, 06:22 PM

put big money on canada, we ganna take it

xxx · 02-14-10, 01:29 AM

this is what i have to date:

pending plays:

Code:

TheCommish	win group A Canada -450 5u
	win group B Czech Rep +260 5u
	win group C Sweden -200 5u
dannynoo	sweden @ -200 to win group A
shawnkang	5uCanada      -125 gold metal
DennisGreen	gold medal 1uCanada      -125 1uRussia  +250 1uSweden      +600

any change to this let me know, if you have any other wagers than the ones i have listed just post the line and were you got it.

DennisGreen · 02-14-10, 02:35 AM

Originally posted by xxx

this is what i have to date: pending plays:

Code:

TheCommish	win group A Canada -450 5u 	win group B Czech Rep +260 5u 	win group C Sweden -200 5u dannynoo	sweden @ -200 to win group A shawnkang	5uCanada      -125 gold metal DennisGreen	gold medal 1uCanada      -125 1uRussia  +250 1uSweden      +600

any change to this let me know, if you have any other wagers than the ones i have listed just post the line and were you got it.

Hey man, I was mostly just thinking out loud my bad. No official bets for me yet

I will think over my picks first before I make some bets.

xraygord · 02-14-10, 09:35 AM

Go Canada!!!!!!!!!!

julio_cat · 02-14-10, 11:48 AM

You are convincing me to take Canada to win the group, but -450?

whatsgood5 · 02-14-10, 12:05 PM

US has no shot

shawnkang · 02-14-10, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by xxx

this is what i have to date:

pending plays:

Code:

TheCommish    win group A Canada -450 5u
    win group B Czech Rep +260 5u
    win group C Sweden -200 5u
dannynoo    sweden @ -200 to win group A
shawnkang    5uCanada      -125 gold metal
DennisGreen    gold medal 1uCanada      -125 1uRussia  +250 1uSweden      +600

any change to this let me know, if you have any other wagers than the ones i have listed just post the line and were you got it.

I put 35 units on canada to win gold, but my bankroll isn't as big as most

emeka · 02-14-10, 04:45 PM

Hey, what you think about USA-Switzerland OVER/UNDER , i think Miller and Gerber gonna make the under 6,5 !

xxx · 02-14-10, 10:56 PM

this is what i have to date:

pending plays:

Code:

TheCommish	win group A Canada -450 5u
	win group B Czech Rep +260 5u
	win group C Sweden -200 5u
dannynoo	sweden @ -200 to win group A
shawnkang	5uCanada      -125 gold metal
xxx        Russia  +250 gold medal

any change to this let me know, if you have any other wagers than the ones i have listed just post the line and were you got it. remember, max risk is 5u/play.

The Olympic Hockey Tournament Format

by Scott Reynolds on Feb 13, 2010 3:30 PM PST in International hockey

Even though there's NHL hockey being played this weekend, the hockey world is begin to shift its focus to the Olympic games which opened last night. These are nervous days for players, managers and fans who are all hoping that everyone makes it through the weekend healthy. If ever there was a time to play the Canucks or Sharks, this weekend might be it, especially if you come in ready to play a physical style.

This Olympic tournament is particularly noteworthy because the hockey is going to look more like NHL hockey than it has in past tournaments. This is the first time the Olympics are going to be played on the smaller NHL-sized ice surfaces. It's the first time the Olympics will be using the two-referee system. And it might be the last time that NHL players appear. So let's make sure we enjoy these games because it could be the last best-on-best tournament for quite some time (with apologies to Jochen Hecht).

There are also some differences from the NHL game. The international game uses no-touch icing, doesn't give an automatic penalty to players for shooting the puck over the glass in the defensive zone and doesn't use the goaltender trapezoid behind the net. It's like pre-lockout hockey with no-touch icing and no fighting (it results in an automatic game misconduct). After the jump we'll take a look at the tournament's format.

The men's tournament begins with a group stage. The twelve teams are split into three groups and are seeded according to their nation's International Ice Hockey Federation ranking in 2008:
Group A is Canada (1), the United States (6), Switzerland (7!) and Norway (12). Group B is Russia (2), the Czech Republic (5), Slovakia (8! and they're actually down to 9th in the 2009 rankings) and Latvia (11). Group C is Sweden (3), Finland (4), Belarus (9) and Germany (10). Every team plays the other three teams in its group once and they're awarded points based on their W-OW-OL-L record (That's right Bruce! Three points for a win, two for a win in overtime or shoot-out, one for a loss in overtime or shoot-out and no points for a loss. There are some thing to be learned from this whole international hockey thing). If the game needs overtime, a five-minute four-on-four period is played and if there's still no conclusion it goes to a five-man shoot-out.

Once all of these games have been played, no team is eliminated from the competition. Instead, all of the teams are put into one standings column organized by standings points. In the event of a tie in standings points, the first tiebreaker is goal differential, the second is goals scored, and the third is IIHF ranking (the team with the higher ranking gets the higher placing). The top four teams immediately advance to the quarterfinal round while the bottom eight play each other in qualification games (5 v 12, 6 v 11, 7 v 10 and 8 v 9). The interesting thing about this format is that winning your group does not guarantee you an automatic spot in the quarterfinals though you'd likely need one group to have three teams in one group go 2-0-0-1 in order fort that to happen. In this playoff qualification round overtime is extended to 10 minutes, after which time there would be a shoot-out if the score remains tied.

The four winners of the qualification games then join the four teams that were atop the standings in the group stage for the quarterfinal round. The team that finished first plays the 8/9 winner, the second place team takes on the 7/10 winner, the team in third gets the 6/11 winner and the team that finished fourth will play the 5/12 winner. We then have one game semifinals as between the 1/8/9 winner and the 4/5/12 winner as well as the 2/7/10 winner and the 3/6/11 winner. We're then down to two teams who meet in the gold medal game which would have a twenty-minute four-on-four overtime period if the score is tied after regulation. Let's all hope it doesn't come to that.

cmh329 · 02-14-10, 11:10 PM

Canada to win it all is money.

spongerat · 02-14-10, 11:16 PM

i like canada to win but the juice is high

plzkthx · 02-15-10, 12:01 AM

Canada is going to kill but im not liking the payout.

spartiatis · 02-15-10, 12:48 AM

This will make for an interesting 2 weeks. BTW, if you want a 100% guaranteed win, but with very low odds (-1600), bet on Canada or USA to win the gold in womens hockey.

Capybara · 02-15-10, 01:36 AM

I like the +750 price on U.S.A. to win outright!

Typo · 02-15-10, 09:44 AM

My money's on Finland.

BigdaddyQH · 02-15-10, 10:12 AM

Canada is the obvious favorite to win it all, but at tose odds, I will pass. One bad game or freak goal and you are out a ton of money.

Bsters · 02-15-10, 10:27 AM

Canada is always a good bet in this tourny, but I am going to pick Sweden to win it all this year.

swiss88 · 02-15-10, 10:40 AM

Ï think the odds on Canada to win gold is way to small to take, it's not like they are the big favorites in this tournament, to me at least. In my opinion Russia and Sweden have almost as much chance to win it.

PuckCoach · 02-15-10, 04:10 PM

Don't overlook USA. This team is a solid squad. They matchup well with Russia and Canada. I think they will medal. Probably bronze but they could play for Gold.

I think Russia will fail to medal.

Canada, US and Sweden.

Vindicate · 02-15-10, 04:28 PM

im just rooting for USA, not bets from me at the moment