JVR to join Team USA
A day after the Flyers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, USA Hockey announced that Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk has been added to the roster of 2011 U.S. Men's National Team that is currently competing at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Men's Championship, in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia.
JVR to join Team USA
A day after the Flyers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, USA Hockey announced that Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk has been added to the roster of 2011 U.S. Men's National Team that is currently competing at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Men's Championship, in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia.
The U.S. next faces Switzerland on Monday at 10:15 a.m. Eastern in its final qualification-round game. The game will be broadcast live on Versus
JVR will be making his sixth U.S. national team appearance, having previously competed at three IIHF World Junior Championships (2009; 2008; 2007-bronze) and two IIHF World Men's U18 Championships (2007-silver; 2006-gold). Van Riemsdyk spent two seasons (2005-07) with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program.
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i've been against the olympics representation since the early nineties and i feel that we should focus on a cup and international side-shows sap much needed may and june energy and these guys come back from europe with nothing left in the tank,.....i realize todays kids need to express themselves through international play but the number one focus should be the cup,....win a cup first, then you can tell folks that you deserve the extra-curricular stuff;....and that doesn't even take into consideration the risk of injury either— SyddBarrett
Comment removed.- Stay hot...— Philly Fan in Kuwait
- I have no problem with this. Good luck, JVR, one of the few Flyers to realize that the playoffs actually started a few weeks ago.
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- This gives JVR another chance to gain experience at a very high level of competition. The IIHF Worlds are a high calibre tourney where skill matters more than physicality.— flyerdommo
- I agree with SyddBarrett, that these "extra" games should be avoided at all costs. The NHL season has become ridiculously long (over a hundred games if you go deep into the playoffs). It is the chief reason that practically no teams get back to the finals the following season.— Ernie D
- I think it's part of the design - part of Bettman's parity strategy to prevent dynasties, facilitate "turnover" in the Stanley Cup and ensure varied end-of-season "playoff races" - to keep all his weak markets afloat (e.g., Phoenix, Atlanta). So why worry about players getting injured in non-NHL action? Just one more way to create parity. In Bettman's eyes, the world's full of eager, young players (like Bobrovsky) who can step in and be the new poster-boy when the current one gets his knee blown out or a career ending concussion. It doesn't matter where or to who it happens. Crosby proved that this year in the outdoor "Circus In The Rain".
— icarus - He s a paid professional athlete. He needs rest. I'm not a fan of this decision.— Flyerfan666
- He s a paid professional athlete. He needs rest. I'm not a fan of this decision.— Flyerfan666
- Good. USA almost beat canada in a SO the other day. jvr will help. don't get hurt though.good points sydd but unfortanately, he doesn't have to focus on the cup anymore. let him gain some more experience. i think it wiill only benefit him— debbyt
- geez Tonka.— kedziora
- tonka: fat drunk and stupid is no way to go thru life son— ChiBubba
- Anytime you can go play,gain experience and learn you can't go wrong.— mean mean pride,mean mean pride.
