RWG Technical Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Although I did play hockey as a kid, I am not a fan today due to the amount of violence, "I went to the fights, and a hockey game broke out..." Just finished watching the Junior gold medal match, and nice to see that we won GOLD for the 5th year in row. One of the players is the son of my old school chums, so that is really nice. Great game, and great sport when it's a sport and not a goon match. Tonight's game could teach a lot to what they call the "Professional NHL league". Well done Canada. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 it's always great to see canada leading the world in hockey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Congratulations! This past week my nephews were in the midwest playing a big tournament (Honey somethingorother Hams or something) and it's a pretty big deal... their team is the Alaska All-Stars. They won the tournament, and my nephew scored! Hopefully some day they can keep going and wind up at the level of play Ziggy's describing. And I'm all for the quality of play you see there, it's so much more fun to watch than the goon leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff g Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Ahh, the good ol' days. I used to play hockey in junior leagues. Goal. NO helmet...No facemask... got the scars to prove it. When ever any kind of fight would break out... the coaches would tear us apart and kick the [censored] out of us...themselves. Ahhh, the memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Yeah baby! THOSE are memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoesmith Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 This reminds me of: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hockey = best sport in the world. And the only North American sport (besides basketball) that really matters outside the US/Canada. Say what you want about NHL... but it might be the best and most international sports league in the world. I was rooting for my fellow Scandos, but congrats to Canada anyway. Well deserved... that semifinal against Russia was a thriller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demsey Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Jesus Saves! Passes to Gretzky..............Gretzky shoots.............HE SCORES! I wore that T-Shirt out. In Florida. That's below the Bible belt. You get looks. Hockey Rulz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Canada rules at hockey. Its nice to see that after a few "lean" years, Hockey Canada has started to take these international tournaments seriously again. We used to win all the time, but when we started allowing the europeans to play in our junior leagues, our dominance slipped. With the Olympics putting international hockey back in the spotlight, we decided to put more resources behind our teams, both junior and pro, and the results speak for themselves. Congrats Team Canada, you played as expected, with pride, heart and true grit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Well, in my mind Canada = Hockey. Congrats on the win! And hey, the Bruins are winning again Not as much fighting in the NHL as there used to be but hey, hockey fights are part of the NHL and always will be. It sells tickets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 @dluddy: You have outdated information Bruins is a great team. Not so many superstars but they've been very effective. It's nice to see traditional teams like Bruins and Blackhawks doing well again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 @dluddy: You have outdated information Yea, I know it is on the rise. A few years back they moved to a more Euro style of play and it didn't go over well so the "goon" and fighting have been moving back onto the scene... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XWORD Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Right on The Zigmeister, nice to see our country excel internationally in any sport especially hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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