John Klingberg showing off his toothless grin and a brand new #IIHFWorlds #goldmedal with #Sweden pic.twitter.com/40GtMctm1j
— Julie Robenhymer (@JulieRobenhymer) May 21, 2017
Klingberg finished sixth in scoring among defensemen at the tournament with six points (two goals, four assists) in ten games.
— Mark Stepneski (@StarsInsideEdge) May 21, 2017
Great moment for John. Made all the more special by winning with his brother Carl as a teammate. https://t.co/zUdpKEpfmU
— Josh Bogorad (@JoshBogorad) May 21, 2017
Dallas Stars defensemen John Klingberg helped Team Sweden win the Gold Medal yesterday in the 2017 World Championship. The game was decided in a shootout. Val Nichushkin had 3 assists for Team Russia to help them win the Bronze. (Stars Inside Edge)
Team Canada may want to have the tiebreaker rule changed in International play, after another heartbreaking loss.
Canada loses both WHC & WJC in shootouts. Heartbreak squared. IIHF needs to change that rule.No world title should end on skills competition
— Bruce LeVine (@BruceLeVinePuck) May 21, 2017
Hopefully Henrik Lundqvist is okay after being bowled over by Leafs forward William Nylander during the postgame celebration. Nylander was named MVP of the tournament.
Henrik Lundqvist won gold for Sweden and then William Nylander steamrolled him 😂https://t.co/wSotJbvXaR
— SB Nation NHL (@SBNationNHL) May 21, 2017
Former Stars center and King Henrik’s twin brother Joel Lundqvist accepting the trophy for the Swedes as team captain. Believe it or not but Joel was drafted in Round 3 of the 2000 draft and Henrik went in the 7th.
I love Joel Lundvqist and the Swedes giving the World Championship trophy the European Soccer Trophy treatment pic.twitter.com/TDogFNPkvJ
— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) May 21, 2017
The top 3 players for each team in the tournament:
Top 3 players for each team at the World Championships as selected by the coaches pic.twitter.com/wRCt4G5WYV
— (((Corey Pronman))) (@coreypronman) May 22, 2017
And here’s the last edition of the #IIHFWorlds Power Rankings! Enjoy 🙂 https://t.co/k38O12vV83 pic.twitter.com/n6ltzZJn3h
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 22, 2017
For some reasons Mike Heika’s weekly Q&A session wasn’t ready for my Tuesday (May 17) Links story. You can find them here. (SportsDay DFW)
Who should Dallas protect for the upcoming expansion draft? Reminder teams can protect 1 goalie, 7 forwards and 3 defensemen. (The Hockey Writers)
Not sure what happened to the Ottawa Senators yesterday afternoon but the Penguins were able to score a touchdown against them as they chased Sens goalie Craig Anderson not once but twice in the 7-0 win. The Pens lead the series 3-2 with game 6 back in the Canadian capital city. (Pensburgh)
You gotta love Sens coach Guy Boucher’s reaction during the postgame press conference.
Boucher is the best. pic.twitter.com/mRKNl7Nl1i
— Ian McLaren (@iancmclaren) May 21, 2017
Boucher thinks Ottawa can bounce back in game 6. (NHL)
Pens forward Jake Guentzel has had an impressive playoff so far including goals in 7 straight games. Is he really that good or is skating on a line with Sidney Crosby inflating his numbers. (Dobber Hockey)
Even though defensemen Erik Karlsson left the game, he expects to play in game 6. Karlsson left as a precautionary measure when the game got out of hand. (NHL)
BAH GAWD! Highlights of today’s Ottawa-Pittsburgh game, as called by wrestling legend “J.R.” Jim Ross: https://t.co/zUpVkWgV8Z pic.twitter.com/DrnFsVJWmP
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) May 22, 2017
Who are some of the unexpected players that have amped their performances up during this season’s playoffs? (The Hockey News)
The Preds are having to rely on their AHL team, the Milwaukee Admirals, for depth players to replace their top 2 centers Ryan Johansen and Mike Fisher who are out with injuries. (NHL)
Grapes weighs in on the physicality of the Ducks vs Predators series.
Ron & Don: #Predators–#Ducks Game 5 ‘most vicious’ game ever seen.https://t.co/wufqfazb2Y pic.twitter.com/ZwoNsKRcxC
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 22, 2017
The most hated player Corey Perry up to his old tricks.
The latest from @wyshynski: Does Corey Perry’s rough treatment of an official warrant a suspension? https://t.co/dQbOU4u8NE pic.twitter.com/6VdgLlSVcg
— Yahoo Sports NHL (@YahooSportsNHL) May 21, 2017
Could Ulf Samuelsson be joining former teammate Joel Quenneville behind the Hawks bench? Samuelsson is the leading candidate to replace fired assistant Mike Kitchen. Quenneville and Samuelsson played together with the Hartford Whalers. Ulf is the current coach of the Charlotte Checkers (AHL). (Second City Hockey)
The latest NHL rumors. (Spector’s Hockey)
To keep tabs on the latest draft prospects.
Memorial Cup Day Two Recap by WE-TV – https://t.co/PAMjO6njvj pic.twitter.com/jlUqEnAvQB
— Last Word On Hockey (@LastWordOnPuck) May 21, 2017
Finally some former and current Stars goalies:
Marty Turco helping a fan out.
Thank you so much @mturco35 for coming to visit my dad and for giving him your home game helmet! It meant the world to us. #GOSTARS💚 pic.twitter.com/gZPUqKecpC
— Caitlin Gildenblatt (@caitlin41010) May 21, 2017
And a size comparison between 6’7” Ben Bishop and 5’5” Darren Pang.
Ben Bishop (6’7″) and Darren Pang (5’5″) try on each others goalie gear. This is great 😂: pic.twitter.com/pEIWSVAp6n
— From The Faceoff (@FromTheFaceoff) May 20, 2017