12-27-2008, 02:12 PM
Jimmie the Mum Wrote:Pete, did you see or read about the world junior hockey champiomships. James Van Riemsdyk scored 2 goals for the US as they man handle Germany 8-2.
Next game is Sunday as the US takes on Czech Republic.
Pete, as I mention to you before, James is good friends with my son JJ as they grew up together and I coached them in little league baseball.
I did indeed catch yesterday's DRUBBING, and immediately thought of you when I saw JVR in action. I DVR'd the game, as I was planning to do a bit of shopping. Well, I couldn't take the suspense, and ended up spending most of my time at Bleacher Bums watching the broadcast. I'm not sure what to make of Team USA just yet though. They looked great, but how terrible is Germany?
Of course, I keyed on JVR (as he's been informally nicknamed on the Flyers Message Boards), as this was only my second opportunity to see him play an entire game this season. Unfortunately, UNH doesn't get much airtime when it comes to college hockey. Tank should be happy, as NHL Network likes to show plenty of UND games.
VanRiemsdyk reminds me of a puppy that doesn't realize how big he is. He was unbelievably strong on the puck yesterday, which is good to see. However, I want to see how he fares against stronger opponents. WJC's should give a far better assesment of JVR's level of strength and talent than what I've seen in his NCAA games.
Tomorrow night's game vs. Czech Republic is being broadcast in the NHL Network.