Hodgson, Vancouver's "Next One" delivers in gold medal game
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 5, 2009 11:32 PM PST
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Cody Hodgson not only led Team Canada to a World Junior Championship gold with 3 points in the gold medal game, or led all players in scoring in the tournament. I think he has given Canucks fans some serious optimism about his future with our team. Although John Tavares was named tournament MVP, TSN's Bob McKenzie said post game that he thought Hodgson was the best all-round player. That is a hard point to argue. Hodgson was named tournament first team all star as a forward with Tavares and Nikita Filatov.
Hodgson was drafted by the Canucks not only for his scoring and play making abilities, but also for his leadership and character skills. There is no doubt that he has all of the above qualities.
His time will come in Vancouver.
As a side note: Swedish goalie Jacob Markstrom played like a fool tonight. The Swedish team and media are angered at the lack of goaltender interference calls. But Markstrom dives so much he should get drafted by the Penguins. An embarrassment.
As soon as we went up 2-0 I knew the Swedes were "shitting in their pants." What a gutsy game.
Hodgson post game interview.
Hodgson is scoring at nearly a 2-points-per-game pace with the Brampton Battalion this season as well.
Nice draft steal by Mike Gillis. Hodgson could be the next Trevor Linden, in a sense.
Exciting stuff. Congrats Cody and Team Canada on a deserved gold medal.
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by GZ Expat on Jan 6, 2009 3:55 AM PST reply actions
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 6, 2009 12:50 PM PST reply actions
I am pretty stoked about him, and think he will be the canucks best 1st round draft pick in a long time.
by Steve on Jan 6, 2009 3:43 PM PST reply actions
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 6, 2009 4:59 PM PST reply actions
One wonders who his line mates are in Brampton. They are clearly the reason he's averaging two points per game.
Or, they aren't.
Tavares looked good at the start of the tournament but Hodgson was quality from start to finish. The only reason he wasn't selected as tourny MVP was because the officials made their selection halfway through the second period, and Hodgson hadn't scored his goal against Sweden.
by Temujin on Jan 6, 2009 5:30 PM PST reply actions
He didn't score in the semi-finals against Russia, or the finals against Sweden. Three of his goals came against the US in the quarter-final, and two against Kazakhstan in the 15-0 laugher.
He's a damn good player, but wasn't the MVP of the tourney, imo. Whoever drafts him is sure to benefit.
The Canucks will benefit more with Hodgson though!
by Temujin on Jan 6, 2009 6:19 PM PST reply actions
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 6, 2009 7:16 PM PST reply actions
by Temujin on Jan 6, 2009 7:34 PM PST reply actions
Laugh it up, jagoff! One of these days I'll learn not to play while intoxicated. And then I'll take all yer money.
by Temujin on Jan 6, 2009 9:42 PM PST reply actions
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