Iceberg To Hit The World Championships

by Marcus E Pettersson on Apr 23, 2009 10:30 AM CDT Comment 17 comments

You heard it here first, folks. Our very own, incredibly handsome, newly cropped, rookie stud Patrik Berglund has gotten a ticket to Switzerland, and will suit up for the Swedish National Team in this year's World Championships. He crosses the Atlantic on a flight that left Lambert Int. at 8 a.m. this morning.
-- We have a good shot at going far, Berglund said to Swedish newspaper Expressen.

When Berglund woke up on Wednesday morning, a text-message had been sent to his cellphone.
-- It was Bengan (Team Sweden coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson) asking me to call him as soon as possible. Then when I spoke to him he said he wanted me to come over. I had a short discussion with our GM, Larry Pleau, and he told me to go for it.

Gustafsson had this to say about TechoViking:
-- What's most impressing about his stats is his plus/minus. On a team where two thirds of all the players have a minus record, he is plus 19. That's very strong. We´'ll have to wait and see where and with whom we'll play him. I usually have lots of centermen on my teams, so that's no big deal.

Bengt-Åke Gustafsson also tried to bring in the Blues' other Swedish forward, Alex Steen, but Steen turned the offer down, referring to "family issues".
-- Bengt-Åke was very understanding. I'm hoping to take part the next time I get asked, Steen said. He also had some nice things to say about Mr IceBerg:
-- Patrik will bring lots to the World Champinships Team. He has a very hard and fast shot and is a good two-way centerman. He'll be a great reinforcement.

When asked about what he brings to the table, Berglund told the paper:
-- I'm very excited about playing in the World Championships. How many goals I can contribute with, I have no idea, I'll just go in there and play my best.
Are you familiar with the team?
-- I looked it up online.
Who do you think you'll line up with?
-- No idea. I just want to go, play and do a good job for Sweden.

Also, as pointed out by the Prof, David Backes and T.J. Oshie will play for team USA in Switzerland. Every opposing player should be well advised to keep their heads up.

Finally a good reason to follow that sorry excuse of a tournament.

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sweet god please do not let backes or oshie light him up and take him out for next season. isnt that just the kind of thing that would happen to us?

by bzgea2 on Apr 23, 2009 10:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

With the Blues out of the playoffs, I've watched this event for a few years

http://www.universalsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23000&SPID=11661&SPSID=95605&KEY=

They used to charge, but I think it’s free now.

Dinna worry aboot Technoviking, he can take care of hisseff [as can the King & Chuck Norris].

by briandunne on Apr 23, 2009 10:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

FREE on Universal Sports

the coverage is free at universal sports this year…
here is the info I’ve gathered:
May 6th
Quarter Final #2 (14:30-17:30 ET)- Live
Quarter Final #1 (18:00-20:30 ET)- Delayed
May 7th
Quarter Final #4 (14:30-17:30 ET)- Live
Quarter Final #3 (18:00-20:30 ET)- Delayed
May 8th
Semifinal #1 (18:00-20:30 ET)- Delayed
Semifinal #2 (21:00-23:30 ET)- Delayed
May 10th
Bronze Medal (10:00-13:00 ET)- Live
Gold Medal (14:30-17:30 ET)- LIVE

Also, check out the video promo for the upcoming 2009 World Championships:
http://www.universalsports.com/mediaPlayer/media.dbml?SPSID=95609&SPID=11661&DB_OEM_ID=23000&MODE=ONDEMAND&CLIP_ID=374010&CLIP_FILE_ID=380071

by cphillips on Apr 23, 2009 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

nicely done

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by Dan. on Apr 23, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That means that Berglund isn’t going to be at the traditional cleaning out of the lockers this afternoon, just like he wasn’t at any of the games played in the playoffs.

by Chris Gift on Apr 23, 2009 12:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Aside from that one coast-to-coast carry he had… I’d have to agree

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by cold on Apr 23, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, good.

Because the only reason I was going to watch Team Sweden was for Enstrom and if they played against Canada, Russia, or the US.

Wait… those are the only times they’ll be televised, right? damn

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by hildymac on Apr 23, 2009 12:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Finally a good reason to follow that sorry excuse of a tournament.

Ah-haha! No love for the worlds, Marcus? We always hear here that “Europeans love this tournament” — are you an exception, or does it really vary by country (like everything else)?

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by Dominik on Apr 23, 2009 12:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

"Patrik Berglund...will suit up for the Swedish National Team "

Damnit – how could the Vancouver Canucks offer him a RFA deal already???

by J-Mill on Apr 23, 2009 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

VROOM VROOM DAH PAHTY STAHTAH!

This is a pretty good sign that he might be playing for Tre Konor in the 2010 Olympiad.

Same for ~~Backes~~ Norris and ~~Oshie~~ STL King with their selections to Team AMURRIKUH! FUCK YEAH!

Great for ALL of them!

"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." -- W.C. Fields

by Donut King on Apr 23, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Norris and The King are kikkin ass every muthafukkin day, yeah!

Let's go Blues!!!

by Milo. on Apr 24, 2009 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yowser

That would be kewl to see the Blues play in Vancouver. I’m working on getting a press pass to the Vancouver Olympics to write some about the Biathalon and Ice Hockey. You wouldn’t believe the vetting they do for press to attend the Olympics.

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by spectr17 on Apr 24, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bengt-Åke Gustafsson also tried to bring in the Blues’ other Swedish forward, Alex Steen, but Steen turned the offer down, referring to “family issues”.

vad den fuck?
Steen is eligible to play for the Swedish national team? he was born and raised in Canada

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by Dooks on Apr 24, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

But . . .

his DAD is originally from Sweden . . . and was, y’know, not a bad hockey player and such.

It reminds me . . . basically the only reason Jason Simontacchi got to play baseball in the Olympics once was because he had a grandfather that was at one point an Italian citizen. So there you go.

The folks at the Olympics have odd rules as far as eligibility/nationality is concerned . . . and those same rules usually govern other international tournaments such as this one.

"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." -- W.C. Fields

by Donut King on Apr 24, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, I know who his dad was. but it shouldn’t make him eligible to play for them. it’s almost like saying I’m eligible to play for Team Germany when my latest relative to live there was in the 1800’s

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by Dooks on Apr 25, 2009 1:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs