Hello All!
We have come to the conclusion of the S69 World Junior Championship Tournament!
Congratulations to USA on securing their first World Junior Championship title since S61. It is a very prestigious honor and you should all be proud. Congratulations to World and British Isles as well on Silver and Bronze, respectively! There were some surprises and upsets along the way as well as some fun performances from a number of teams! We will be continuing the tradition we started a few seasons ago and list the top nominees for each award, including winner announcements. All nominees are listed in alphabetical order.
The five trophies awarded to the exceptional players of the tournament are:
DeMaricus Smyth Award
This award goes to the best forward of the tournament. Last year's winner was Julain Eaglesong (DACH). The top three nominees for this year are:
Jack St. Clair (CAN) @
CrazyMojito
Jacques Hammer (CAN) @
TheHammer43
Viktor Hargreeves (BI) @
lore
And the winner is Victor Hargreeves from British Isles! Congrats!
Harvey Danger Award
The Harvey Danger Award is given to the best defenseman of the tournament. Last year's winner was Phillip Fry (USA). The top three nominees for this year are:
Nathaniel Barca (CAN) @
CementHands
Potential Spam (USA) @
Roobacca
Sean Davies (BI) @
Runningman434
And the winner is Nathaniel Barca from Canada! Congrats!
Peter Larson Award
The Peter Larson Award is given to the best goaltender of the tournament. August Von Hecht (DACH) won the award last year. This year's top three nominees are:
Brent Turnerson (USA) @
Nhlbeastmode_7777
Copernicus Doomslatter (UCORCAL) @
trella
Jeff Newman (BI) @
Lumosityfan
And the winner is Jeff Newman from British Isles! Congrats!
Alex Andani Award
The Alex Andani Award is given to the best rookie, or first timer, of the tournament. Antoine Beauregard (ICE) won the award last year. The top three nominees for this year are:
Tony Soprano (SWE) @
gurbs
William Tree (FIN) @
Bubba Tree
Nathan Cormier (NA) @
JR95
And the winner is William Tree from North America! Congrats!
Brady McIntyre Award
The Brady McIntyre Award is the most prestigious: it is the award for tournament MVP. Last year's winner was August Von Hecht (DACH). The top three nominees for this year are:
Jeff Newman (BI) @
Lumosityfan
Nathaniel Barca (CAN) @
CementHands
Viktor Hargreeves (BI) @
lore
And the winner is Viktor Hargreeves from British Isles! Congrats!
Spotlight Award
In addition, we dedicate one award to a user that has gone above and beyond during the tournament. This award is called the Spotlight Award and is voted on by all WJC nations and the Head Office. This award is given to an individual who is dedicated to the tournament and displayed outstanding drive and passion for the WJC. The winner of this award has given a lot of their time to the success of the tournament. Incidentally, the nominees for this year are very similar to last year. As it turns out once again though, the simmers and team are very important to us. The winners this year are:
-@
_Blitz_ and @
HabsFanFromOntario (WJC Simmers)
I would also personally like to shoutout my special thanks to the IIHF Head Office, Serpe, and all the WJC GMs for their help during this tournament.
Credit to enigmatic, Merica, and tweedledunn for sigs
Marcel Beck || #21 || D || Winnipeg Aurora || 1132 TPE || 2078 Max TPE
Draft Class: S60
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 212 lbs
Number: 21
Nation: Switzerland
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----------SHL Stats----------
-----Regular Season-----
S63 | WPG -A-| 66 GP | 5 G | 25 A | 30 PTS | -54 | 106 S | 50 PIM | 107 H | 144 SB | 35 TkA | 22:53 TOI
S64 | WPG -A-| 66 GP | 9 G | 20 A | 29 PTS | -9 | 170 S | 60 PIM | 100 H | 168 SB | 28 TkA | 22:48 TOI
S65 | WPG -A-| 66 GP | 6 G | 38 A | 44 PTS | +15| 204 S | 22 PIM | 127 H | 106 SB | 22 TkA | 22:02 TOI
S66 | WPG -A-| 66 GP | 9 G | 29 A | 38 PTS | +1 | 202 S | 46 PIM | 86 H | 91 SB | 65 TkA | 21:58 TOI
S67 | WPG -A-| 66 GP | 7 G | 30 A | 37 PTS | +43| 155 S | 27 PIM | 68 H | 126 SB | 37 TkA | 21:17 TOI
S68 | WPG -A-| 66 GP |13 G |35 A | 48 PTS | +36 | 189 S | 45 PIM | 77 H | 206 SB | 53 TkA | 22:19 TOI
S69 | WPG -A-| 66 GP |15 G |40 A | 55 PTS | +44 | 246 S | 49 PIM | 78 H | 136 SB | 79 TkA | 23:17 TOI
S70 | WPG -A-| 66 GP | 6 G | 39 A | 45 PTS | +44 | 202 S | 36 PIM | 73 H | 157 SB | 41 TkA | 20:45 TOI
S71 | WPG -A-| 66 GP | 3 G | 36 A | 39 PTS | +43 | 205 S | 48 PIM | 102 H | 104 SB | 68 TkA | 21:07 TOI
S72 | WPG -A-| 66 GP| 11 G | 29 A | 40 PTS | +49 | 161 S | 42 PIM | 73 H | 109 SB | 80 TkA | 22:14 TOI
S73 | WPG -A-| 66 GP| 11 G | 30 A | 41 PTS | +72 | 141 S | 54 PIM | 74 H | 141 SB | 41 TkA | 20:39 TOI
S74 | WPG -A-| 66 GP| 9 G | 21 A | 30 PTS | +10 | 145 S | 22 PIM | 53 H | 138 SB | 41 TkA | 20:14 TOI
S75 | WPG -A-| 66 GP| 6 G | 21 A | 27 PTS | +37 | 123 S | 30 PIM | 63 H | 88 SB | 50 TkA | 20:32 TOI
S76 | WPG |
SHL Career | 858 GP | 110 G | 393 A | 503 PTS | +331 | 2249 S | 531 PIM | 1081 H | 1714 SB | 640 TkA |
-----Playoffs-----
S63 | WPG -A-| Missed Playoffs
S64 | WPG -A-| 4 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | -2 | 9 S | 0 PIM | 10 H | 8 SB | 0 TkA | 21:37 TOI
S65 | WPG -A-| 14 GP | 2 G | 7 A | 9 PTS | +0 | 45 S | 0 PIM | 33 H | 31 SB | 7 TkA | 23:11 TOI
S66 | WPG -A-| 5 GP | 1 G | 4 A | 5 PTS | +2 | 6 S | 2 PIM | 9 H | 7 SB | 5 TkA | 21:12 TOI
S67 | WPG -A-| 15 GP | 1 G | 6 A | 7 PTS | +5 | 25 S | 2 PIM | 8 H | 42 SB | 12 TkA | 20:52 TOI
S68 | WPG -A-| 10 GP | 3 G | 2 A | 5 PTS | +7 | 26 S | 2 PIM | 12 H | 31 SB | 6 TkA | 22:36 TOI
S69 | WPG -A-| 24 GP | 6 G | 10 A | 16 PTS | +7 | 59 S | 9 PIM | 39 H | 34 SB | 28 TkA | 23:22 TOI
S70 | WPG -A-| 22 GP | 1 G | 8 A | 9 PTS | +0 | 38 S | 8 PIM | 26 H | 50 SB | 23 TkA | 20:26 TOI
S71 | WPG -A-| 22 GP | 7 G | 15 A | 22 PTS | +5 | 50 S | 6 PIM | 30 H | 42 SB | 23 TkA | 21:47 TOI
S72 | WPG -A-| 19 GP | 4 G | 7 A | 11 PTS | +20 | 48 S | 12 PIM | 20 H | 45 SB | 12 TkA | 22:15 TOI
S73 | WPG -A-| 17 GP | 4 G | 5 A | 9 PTS | +1 | 30 S | 8 PIM | 11 H | 49 SB | 16 TkA | 20:46 TOI
S74 | WPG -A-| 22 GP | 2 G | 5 A | 7 PTS | +5 | 41 S | 4 PIM | 11 H | 43 SB | 23 TkA | 21:09 TOI
S75 | WPG -A-| 6 GP | 1 G | 0 A | 1 PTS | -8 | 8 S | 0 PIM | 6 H | 10 SB | 5 TkA | 21:27 TOI
SHL Career | 180 GP | 32 G | 69 A | 101 PTS | +42 | 385 S | 53 PIM | 215 H | 392 SB | 160 TkA |
----------SMJHL Stats----------
-----Regular Season-----
S58 | STL | 24 GP | 1 G | 5 A | 6 PTS | -5 | 23 S | 8 PIM | 24 H | 13 SB | 3 TkA | 18:15 TOI
S59 | STL | 66 GP | 5 G | 11 A | 16 PTS | -31 | 73 S | 12 PIM | 70 H | 31 SB | 30 TkA | 20:49 TOI
S60 | STL -A-| 66 GP | 7 G | 24 A | 31 PTS | -7 | 130 S | 16 PIM | 91 H | 83 SB | 40 TkA | 20:18 TOI
S61 | STL -C-| 66 GP | 5 G | 17 A | 22 PTS | -8 | 101 S | 8 PIM | 90 H | 111 SB | 30 TkA | 20:24 TOI
S62 | STL -C-| 66 GP | 11 G | 23 A | 34 PTS | -26 | 122 S | 71 PIM | 131 H | 125 SB | 32 TkA | 21:33 TOI
SMJHL Career | 288 GP | 29 G | 80 A | 109 PTS | -77 | 449 S | 115 PIM | 406 H | 363 SB | 135 TkA |
-----Playoffs-----
S58 | STL | 6 GP | 0 G | 1 A | 1 PTS | -1 | 10 S | 2 PIM | 2 H | 9 SB | 1 TkA | 17:13 TOI
S59 | STL | 7 GP | 0 G | 1 A | 1 PTS | +3 | 3 S | 0 PIM | 6 H | 6 SB | 1 TkA | 18:58 TOI
S60 | STL -A-| 11 GP | 0 G | 4 A | 4 PTS | +2 | 19 S | 0 PIM | 22 H | 13 SB | 8 TkA | 20:11 TOI
S61 | STL -C-| 7 GP | 2 G | 2 A | 4 PTS | -2 | 14 S | 4 PIM | 16 H | 11 SB | 3 TkA | 19:56 TOI
S62 | STL -C-| 4 GP | 0 G | 1 A | 1 PTS | -4 | 1 S | 0 PIM | 5 H | 3 SB | 3 TkA | 20:41 TOI
SMJHL Career | 35 GP | 2 G | 9 A | 11 PTS | -2 | 47 S | 6 PIM | 51 H | 42 SB | 16 TkA |
----------International Stats----------
-----IIHF-----
S62 | SWI | 13 GP | 2 G | 4 A | 6 PTS | +2 | 19 S | 4 PIM | 11 H | 28 SB | 2 TkA | 17:03 TOI
S63 | SWI | 15 GP | 1 G | 5 A | 6 PTS | +2 | 19 S | 7 PIM | 19 H | 19 SB | 4 TkA | 17:00 TOI
S64 | SWI | 13 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 PTS | -3 | 9 S | 6 PIM | 15 H | 11 SB | 6 TkA | 18:10 TOI
S65 | SWI | 15 GP | 1 G | 6 A | 7 PTS | -3 | 22 S | 8 PIM | 25 H | 39 SB | 9 TkA | 20:45 TOI
S66 | SWI | 13 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 PTS | -5 | 18 S | 13 PIM | 9 H | 36 SB | 12 TkA | 22:08 TOI
S67 | SWI | 13 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 PTS | -3 | 15 S | 2 PIM | 6 H | 31 SB | 8 TkA | 22:30 TOI
S68 | SWI | 13 GP | 0 G | 4 A | 4 PTS | -3 | 18 S | 6 PIM | 7 H | 33 SB | 7 TkA | 21:30 TOI
S69 | SWI | 12 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 PTS | +3 | 25 S | 0 PIM | 13 H | 31 SB | 11 TkA | 22:02 TOI
S70 | SWI | 12 GP | 2 G | 0 A | 2 PTS | -7 | 22 S | 4 PIM | 10 H | 36 SB | 3 TkA | 23:13 TOI
S71 | SWI | 15 GP | 2 G | 3 A | 5 PTS | +1 | 17 S | 8 PIM | 10 H | 50 SB | 7 TkA | 23:27 TOI
S72 | SWI | 12 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 PTS | -6 | 21 S | 5 PIM | 3 H | 42 SB | 4 TkA | 21:14 TOI
S73 | SWI | 12 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 PTS | -8 | 13 S | 6 PIM | 13 H | 36 SB | 6 TkA | 22:18 TOI
S74 | SWI | 15 GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 PTS | +6 | 30 S | 12 PIM | 11 H | 15 SB | 12 TkA | 19:40 TOI
S75 | SWI |
IIHF Career | 173 GP | 16 G | 33 A | 49 PTS | -24 | 248 S | 81 PIM | 152 H | 407 SB | 91 TkA |
-----WJC-----
S58 | CANW | 12 GP | 0 G | 5 A | 5 PTS | +2 | 9 S | 4 PIM | 16 H | 8 SB | 5 TkA | 15:31 TOI
S59 | DACH | 15 GP | 0 G | 8 A | 8 PTS | +8 | 7 S | 0 PIM | 12 H | 4 SB | 2 TkA | 07:51 TOI
S60 | DACH | 15 GP | 5 G | 5 A | 10 PTS | +8 | 26 S | 0 PIM | 11 H | 7 SB | 9 TkA | 17:20 TOI
S61 | DACH | 13 GP | 4 G | 4 A | 8 PTS | +2 | 22 S | 7 PIM | 19 H | 12 SB | 3 TkA | 14:45 TOI
S62 | DACH | 15 GP | 3 G | 5 A | 8 PTS | +4 | 25 S | 11 PIM | 18 H | 18 SB | 4 TkA | 22:56 TOI
WJC Career | 70 GP | 12 G | 27 A | 39 PTS | +24 | 89 S | 22 PIM | 76 H | 49 SB | 23 TkA |
----------Transactions----------
S58 - Signed as DFA by St. Louis Scarecrows
S59 - SMJHL - Drafted 8th Overall by St. Louis Scarecrows
S60 - SHL - Drafted 6th Overall by Winnipeg Aurora
S63 - Called up to SHL by Winnipeg Aurora
----------Awards and Achievements----------
S59: WJC Gold Medal - DACH
S59: Zach Miller Trophy Nomination
S60: Zach Miller Trophy Nomination
S60: WJC Bronze Medal - DACH
S63: IIHF Silver Medal - Switzerland
S63: Ryan Jesster Trophy
S63: All-Star Selection
S65: All-Star Game
S65: IIHF Gold Medal - Switzerland
S68: All-Star Game
S68: Bojo Biscuit Trophy Nomination
S69: Bojo Biscuit Trophy Nomination
S69: Scott Stevens Trophy Nomination
S72: All-Star Game
S72: Challenge Cup
S74: IIHF Silver Medal - Switzerland
----------Peak TPE----------
S58: 177 TPE
S59: 303 TPE
S60: 511 TPE
S61: 728 TPE
S62: 939 TPE
S63: 1139 TPE
S64: 1298 TPE
S65: 1493 TPE
S66: 1676 TPE
S67: 1891 TPE
S68: 2061 TPE
S69: 2078 TPE
S70: 2007 TPE
S71: 1906 TPE
S72: 1813 TPE
S73: 1734 TPE
S74: 1612 TPE
S75: 1456 TPE
S76: 1352 TPE
----------Career Contracts----------
S58: $1.0m STL
S59: $4.7m STL
S60: $2.5m WPG
S61: $2.5m WPG
S62: $2.5m WPG
S63: $3.0m WPG
S64: $3.0m WPG
S65: $3.0m WPG
S66: $4.0m WPG (HTD)
S67: $4.0m WPG (HTD)
S68: $4.0m WPG (HTD)
S69: $4.0m WPG (HTD)(NTC)
S70: $4.0m WPG (HTD)(NTC)
S71: $4.0m WPG (HTD)
S72: $4.0m WPG (HTD)
S73: $5.0m WPG
S74: $5.0m WPG
S75: $4.0m WPG
S76: $4.0m WPG
GM: Mr. Beck
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SMJHL:
S64 Carolina Co-GM [GM: sve7en] - 11th place, Beat MET 1st Round 4-2, Lost to NL 2nd Round 0-4, (22-36-8)
S66 St. Louis Co-GM [GM: Sparky] - 7th place - BYE, Beat VAN 2nd Round 4-3, Lost to QCC in 3rd Round 3-4, (34-25-7)
S67 St. Louis Co-GM [GM: Sparky] - 6th Place - Beat ANC 1st Round 4-1, Beat REG 2nd Round 4-2, Lost to QCC in 3rd Round 3-4 (38,25,3)
S68 St. Louis Co-GM [GM: Sparky] - 6th Place - Beat VAN 1st Round 4-1, Beat NBB 2nd Round 4-2, (35,24,7)
S69 St. Louis Co-GM [GM: Sparky] - 14th Place, Loss to KEL 1st Round 4-2 (13-50-3)
S76 Winnipeg Co-GM [GM: Ace] -
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International Clubs:
S58 WJC Co-GM Sweden [GM - Canadice] - 4th place (8-4-0)
S60 WJC GM North America [Co - Big Newff] - 8th place, Lost to Sweden 4-5 in 1st Round, (4-7-1)
S61 WJC GM North America - 9th Place, Missed Playoffs, (3-7-2)
S62 WJC GM North America - 7th place, Lost to BI 0-5 in 1st Round (5-5-2)
S63 WJC GM North America [Co - nhlbeastmode_7777] - 6th place, Lost to DACH 4-5 (OT) in 1st Round, (3-6-3)
S64 WJC GM North America [Co - dylanjj37] - 10th Place, Missed Playoffs, (2-9-1)
S65 WJC GM North America [Co - crazylemire] - 10th Place, Missed Playoffs, (0-12-0)
S66 WJC GM North America - 10th Place, Missed Playoffs, (1-10-1)
S74 IIHF Co-Head Switzerland [Head - Valpix] - 5th Place, Silver Medal (7-0-5-0)