LeNeveu and World Juniors

[ACM]

[q]If he makes the team, Dave LeNeveu will be the first Cornellian to earn a roster spot at the WJC since Kent Manderville played for Canada in 1989-90 & 1990-91, if I recall correctly.[/q]

Ryan Hughes played for Canada in the 1991-92 tournament.

[Greg Berge]

I was thinking maybe Duffus made the WJC.  Guess not.

Besides Manderville, who else?  Ratushny?  Nieuwendyk?  Dadswell?  Was there a WJC back when Eliot and Hayward were in net?

[cbuckser]

Thanks, Arthur.  I had completely forgotten about Hughes's WJC appearance.

I think the Cornell hockey media guide should include a list of Cornellians who have played at the World Junior Championship.

[Will]

Have any players played in the WJC (for Canada or even the US) before they came to Cornell?  I know not many players are 18 when they first matriculate as freshmen.

[melissa]

Final cuts tomorrow morning. What happened during today's exhibition game  ...

"Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 27 shots he faced, splitting his periods between Canada and the Atlantic team.

David LeNeveu allowed three goals on 20 shots in net for the Atlantic team. Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers allowed two goals on 34 shots for Canada."

team chemistry is suppsed to be a major concern - but if decisions are being made on performance then god only knows ...

[atb9]

Is it a bad indication that he played for the Atlantic team and not for Team Canada?

[melissa]

Nah. But he had the lowest sav % in the last game before the final cuts - not so good. (of course you also have to take into account that he had the best canadian scorers of his age playing against him - not the inferior Atlantic team that the other goalies faced).

here's to hoping.

oh found another article about the goaltending situation. is from before the first cuts.

http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/news_story.asp?ID=17444

[Al DeFlorio]

Thanks, Melissa.  Terrific article.

[gwm3]

Lots to be proud of here no matter what happens tomorrow morning.

[Al DeFlorio]

Looks like Lennie made it.:-D B-]

http://www.canadianhockey.ca/e/news/2002/nr093.html

[melissa]

Al - you way beat me to it! how the heck did you find that so much faster than me? have been refreshing 4 diff pages all morning and didn't come across anything till at least 10 min after you!

[Adam \'01]

So now the question is.....is Team Canada any good this year?  Are they a contender for the title?  Who are their main rivals?

Also, does anyone know if Dougie was ever looked at for the Swedish jr. nat'l team?

[Al DeFlorio]

 Melissa wrote:

Al - you way beat me to it! how the heck did you find that so much faster than me? have been refreshing 4 diff pages all morning and didn't come across anything till at least 10 min after you!

Luck of the Irish? ::nut::

[Will]

Congratulations are in order for LeNeveu.  I'm happy for him.

[Josh '99]

Adam '01 wrote:

Also, does anyone know if Dougie was ever looked at for the Swedish jr. nat'l team?

Doug is now 22, so his last year of eligibility would've been his freshman year.  I don't know if he was considered at that point.