The official Olympic Hockey thread

[WOLF]

Nice to see Canada show up, in a BIG way, for the Russian game. The way they came out in the first period was incredible. They played the same way in the US game, but Nabokov is no Ryan Miller - that's for sure. I can't believe the Russian coach didn't pull Nabby after the 1st! Any astute NHL observer could tell you that Bryzgalov has been the better goalie this year anyways - Nabokov just plays for a stacked team.

Looks like the stars are aligning for a US/Canada final on Sunday afternoon. I hope NBC isn't commited to showing a tractor pull, or anything important like that...

[chungasrevenge]

Damn Russia... show some Ivan fuckin' Drago pride!

And fuck the NBC programmers again for not even airing the US game earlier.

The game was on NBC at 3, at least on the East Coast.

[chungasrevenge]

how much does America care, the Canada game wasn't on NBC it was on a cable news channel


the average sport fan "what the USA has a womens hockey team?..really"

The average sports fan in the US is an idiot.

The medal rounds are going to be on NBC. How can they show all of the 30 or so preliminary hockey games in prime time? Just about every sport has been covered on MSNBC, CNBC and NBC. How fucking hard is it to turn the channel? If you're a hockey fan, the games haven't been hard to find. Unless you don't have cable, but in that case you probably have bigger problems.

[chungasrevenge]

I can't believe the Russian coach didn't pull Nabby after the 1st! Any astute NHL observer could tell you that Bryzgalov has been the better goalie this year anyways - Nabokov just plays for a stacked team.

I couldn't believe he didn't pull him. The defense was soft, but you have to do something.

[johnk5150]

how much does America care, the Canada game wasn't on NBC it was on a cable news channel


the average sport fan "what the USA has a womens hockey team?..really"

The average sports fan in the US is an idiot.

I watched it. Does that make me smrt?

[chungasrevenge]

how much does America care, the Canada game wasn't on NBC it was on a cable news channel


the average sport fan "what the USA has a womens hockey team?..really"

The average sports fan in the US is an idiot.

I watched it. Does that make me smrt?

Yes. You should feel superior.

[Redman77]

USA needs Miller. Without him, they're nothing.

They need their goalie? Get the fuck outta here.

[Garbageman]

Damn Russia... show some Ivan fuckin' Drago pride!

And fuck the NBC programmers again for not even airing the US game earlier.

The game was on NBC at 3, at least on the East Coast.

It didn't air in L.A.. "Ellen" and "Days Of Our Lives" were on. They might have buried it on KNBC's digital channel, but local network Olympic coverage here hasn't started until 3 pacific on weekdays.

[TawnyVonJagger]

Congrats to Canada's Women's Hockey on the Gold.

[Punk]

Everyone's all up in arms at the Canadian women's hockey team because they smoked cigars and drank beer on the ice after the medal ceremony. I think it's FUCKING AWESOME, and to hell with these stuffy douchebags who think otherwise.

[Tenacious_Dio]

Everyone's all up in arms at the Canadian women's hockey team because they smoked cigars and drank beer on the ice after the medal ceremony. I think it's FUCKING AWESOME, and to hell with these stuffy douchebags who think otherwise.

Most people I've talked to think it was funny.

[Punk]

it wasn't a literal 'everyone', it was an 'everyone' meaning the Olympic bureaucracy. People are talking about banning them from the closing ceremonies and shit like that.

[Royal Dudeness]

Good on the Canadian women for knocking a few back after a well earned victory! The IOC is filled with a bunch of unrealistic morons that think any substance other than water is blasphemous. Here's a couple pics:





GM Place was completely empty while they were doing this and I for one applaud them.

On a side note, Women's hockey truly needs to go on hiatus as an Olympic sport. Besides Canada and the U.S., the skill level is absolutely dreadful. I say this with complete honesty that I could have been on any of the teams besides Canada/U.S. and I sure as hell ain't no Olympian

[Punk]

Too bad it was Coors Light.

[Redman77]

Too bad it was Coors Light.

No shit, they're in Canada for crying out loud.

[WOLF]

Good on the Canadian women for knocking a few back after a well earned victory! The IOC is filled with a bunch of unrealistic morons that think any substance other than water is blasphemous. Here's a couple pics:





GM Place was completely empty while they were doing this and I for one applaud them.

On a side note, Women's hockey truly needs to go on hiatus as an Olympic sport. Besides Canada and the U.S., the skill level is absolutely dreadful. I say this with complete honesty that I could have been on any of the teams besides Canada/U.S. and I sure as hell ain't no Olympian

Apparently, some of the flack is coming from the fact that one the girls drinking was Marie-Phillipe Poulin, who is 18. It is the legal drinking age in Quebec, but not BC. Also, Coors isn't an official sponsor of the games, so that's got some folks pissed off (hey - maybe we could get Ryan Miller banned).

People DO need to get a life, most of all the reporters and photogs, who were the only ones left in the building, and successfully tried to make a story of this. If they had just let the team have their moment, the world wouldn't know or care.

Finally, re Women's hockey: I agree that it needs to be removed from the Olympics until it's more competitive. There are three tiers - Canada/US, Sweden/Finland, and everyone else. Until other countries devote the resources to the sport, they won't develop and the results of any competition will be a foregone conclusion. You can't have Canada outscoring their opponents 18-0 in the Olympics - it's not what the games are about. They should have their World Championship yearly, and tournaments, but not the Olympics. Canada and the US, much like in Men's hockey, need to be allowed to send their people over to coach and play in the European leagues. Countries like Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Belarus et al are now much more competitive on the Men's side because of Canadian and American coaching.

Go Canada go!

[doctordestructo]

USA 6, Finland 1

See ya Sunday

[WOLF]

USA 6, Finland 1

See ya Sunday

Canada/USA is the way it should be. Now we just have to do our part to set-up the rematch. Ryan Miller scares the bejesus out of me. He's on fire. Canada played great against the US in the prelim round and they couldn't beat him. Now, he'll be in their heads....

[KillDevilHill]

Too bad it was Coors Light.

No shit, they're in Canada for crying out loud.

The only beer at any olympic event is ether molson canadian or coor light. Molson Candian is sour pee and coors is water, so water is the better choice.

[krazeebaybee]

Jesus, those last few minutes were beyond intense.

Seriously...I couldn't breathe!

Sunday's gonna be nuts!

[Royal Dudeness]

I'm hoping that the Olympics turn into a Mighty Ducks storyline where Canada comes back after losing from the States, faces them in the finals, and end up winning the whole thang.

With the winning goal coming by way of a penalty shot featuring the almighty triple deke!

[TawnyVonJagger]

Bring it, Canucks...

Fuck, I'm all jacked up nervous NOW! I'm gonna be a hot mess on Sunday!

[KillDevilHill]

Bring it, Canucks...

Fuck, I'm all jacked up nervous NOW! I'm gonna be a hot mess on Sunday!

Team Canada only features one Canuck, bring it blackhawks or ducks would be more fitting.

[Royal Dudeness]

Bring it, Canucks...

Fuck, I'm all jacked up nervous NOW! I'm gonna be a hot mess on Sunday!

Team Canada only features one Canuck, bring it blackhawks or ducks would be more fitting.

But what a Canucks he is!

I must agree though. The hawks and ducks players have stepped it up. The Sharks have done quite well too. Sunday is going to be out of control

[WOLF]

Scott Burnside from ESPN is such an idiot:

http://sports.espn.go.com/olympics/wint ... id=4950512

Please tell me, my American friends, that this isn't being protrayed in the US media as a "miracle on ice" scenario. 1980 was a bunch of college kids defeating a team of professionals who routinely beat NHL squads and ran roughshod over every other team in their era - truly the greatest sports upset in history IMO. 2010 is a bunch of millionaires playing another bunch of millionaires. One team is better on paper, but the game isn't played on paper. The US may very well win, and it won't be a miracle.

[Kid-Wicked]

Bring it, Canucks...

Fuck, I'm all jacked up nervous NOW! I'm gonna be a hot mess on Sunday!

Team Canada only features one Canuck, bring it blackhawks or ducks would be more fitting.

"canuck" is slang for "canadian". they're ALL canucks.

and the coors lite we have here is brewed here. it's not the same shit you get in the u.s.

i'm headed downtown sunday to watch the game. gonna be the biggest party this country has ever seen if canada can beat miller for the gold.

rumor has shania, buble, nickleback and some sctv stuff planned for the closing ceremonys

[Scatman]

Tomorrow is the game of 2010.

I must say, I underestimated USA. The beating they laid on Finland cannot be ignored.

That said, Go Canada!

[TawnyVonJagger]

I'm just so proud of this team. I'm still embarassed by the Ugly Americans fiasco at Nagano! Buncha fucksticks.

BRING HOME THE GOLD, BOYS! (Miracle on Ice II: Electric Boogaloo??)

[Kid-Wicked]

Tomorrow is the game of 2010.

I must say, I underestimated USA. The beating they laid on Finland cannot be ignored.

That said, Go Canada!

i missed the u.s. game. did they really beat finland that bad or was it shitty goaltending?

6 goals on 11 shots?

[Scatman]

Tomorrow is the game of 2010.

I must say, I underestimated USA. The beating they laid on Finland cannot be ignored.

That said, Go Canada!

i missed the u.s. game. did they really beat finland that bad or was it shitty goaltending?

6 goals on 11 shots?

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Man, I fuckin' turned off the game after the 1st period... the U.S. is for real.

We're better, but they're not the Russians God, I hate Brian Burke and Ron Wilson. Go back to the Maple Leafs.