Jets (and prospective Jets) @ World Championship games:
Kyle Connor (USA) vs. Marko Dano (Slovakia). (Update: Connor returned to the lineup today but the hero was Marko Dano who scored the winner in OT).
Mark Dano scores in overtime, but Slovakia comes up just short in advancing #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/ZLDOVJ4QAD
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 17, 2016
Alexander Burmistrov (Russia) will face Sweden. (Update: Russia won 4-1 but Alexander Burmistrov did not play).
Mark Scheifele (Canada) up against Patrik Laine (Finland). During the 1st intermission of the game Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff will be on TSN. (Update: Both Scheifele and Laine finished with no points in a 4-0 win for Finland. The bigger story for Jets fans was the Corey Perry incident with Patrik Laine).
The Patrik Laine / Corey Perry incident… #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/CuLNxzKbKw
— Robert Söderlind (@HockeyWebCast) May 17, 2016
Jets news:
TSN: Which Finn is the best fit for the Jets? Regardless of year my default answer was Teemu Selanne. Gary examines the question posed in the title in this article.
Today’s Slap Shot: GM Kevin Cheveldayoff breaks down the top-3 NHL Draft picks. Scott Powers is all over the place with Jets news today and this article focuses on the Jets GM breaking down the top picks for next month’s draft.
ESPN: Q & A with Patrik Laine on Finnish fans, fellow prospect Matthews and whether he cares if he goes No. 1. Scott Powers goes one on one with the potential number two.
YLE Sport: Chat with Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff on Patrik Laine. The article is in Finnish (although you can hit the google translate button for what that’s worth) and consists of a chat with Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff on Patrik Laine.
