Winter Olympics Hockey.

***Hibbie_Cameron*** · 21-02-2010 08:53 PM

Its about 00.45

I thought it was on last night, gonna miss it now

**~~ArabHibee~~** · 21-02-2010 09:48 PM

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Its about 00.45

I thought it was on last night, gonna miss it now

Hmmm. That's late. Not sure if I can stay awake until then. We'll see as I would rather watch it live. Cheers for letting me know.

**Calvin** · 22-02-2010 12:04 AM

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No chance of getting a ticket for any of Team Canada's games but I'm going to see Belarus v Sweden on Friday and looking forward to it immensely.

How was the game?

I don't generally like Ice Hockey, especially the Icing rule, but I'm gonna watch this game.

**Marabou Stork** · 22-02-2010 12:25 AM

The Canadian defence has been atrocious. Brodeur is trying his best to hand the game to the yanks, but it's not over yet by any stretch. I'm fancying Canada to come back into this.

**Marabou Stork** · 22-02-2010 12:29 AM

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There's an old Canadian joke: I went to a fight and a hockey match broke out.

There's as much skill and judgement in a clean hit - especially an open-ice hit - as there is in puck handling. One of the things that impresses me most about hockey players is the skill set they possess. Not only do they have the hand-eye co-ordination and touch to pass and shoot with high accuracy; not only are most of these guys world-class skaters; but they can do it all with a 220lb defenceman hanging off them.

There's nothing quite like seeing a big open ice hit.

Ovechkin's destruction of Jagr earlier is one of the best I've seen in quite a while.

YouTube - Ovechkin Destroys Jagr

***Part/Time Supporter*** · 22-02-2010 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by Marabou Stork

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The Canadian defence has been atrocious. Brodeur is trying his best to hand the game to the yanks, but it's not over yet by any stretch. I'm fancying Canada to come back into this.

Canada deep in the **** now

Has to beat Germany (which they should), just to play Russia in the 1/4 final and possibly Sweden in the 1/2 final, all that just to reach the gold medal match. Ouch.

Getting taken to OT by the Swiss is really coming back to bite them on the arse, because if they had won that in regulation (or taken the States to OT) they would have replaced Finland as the best runner up and gone straight through to the 1/4 final.

***Sylar*** · 22-02-2010 08:43 AM

Brilliant game - wasn't expecting a win, but we thoroughly deserved it!

**~~PC Stamp~~** · 22-02-2010 09:43 AM

Mike Isacock, sorry Babcock looks way out of his depth .... just like his Redwings team has for most of the season. He has NO idea who to match up on his lines. He persists for example with the Sharks line which has done hee haw and drops a netminder who would be on top of his game in front of his own crowd in Vancouver after a shut out against Norway. After a pish poor first period against Norway he teams up Crosby & Iginla and wallop - hat trick for Iggy and 3 assists for Sid the Kid! Then he goes back to the same failed lines for Switzerland & USA - a spawny win and a boots in the baws defeat!

I did say Canada would struggle!

Then again maybe they could lodge a protest about the American team's helmets?

***Hibbie_Cameron*** · 22-02-2010 03:35 PM

Were the flames representing Canada last night

**Higgy115** · 22-02-2010 07:31 PM

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Mike Isacock, sorry Babcock looks way out of his depth .... just like his Redwings team has for most of the season. He has NO idea who to match up on his lines. He persists for example with the Sharks line which has done hee haw and drops a netminder who would be on top of his game in front of his own crowd in Vancouver after a shut out against Norway. After a pish poor first period against Norway he teams up Crosby & Iginla and wallop - hat trick for Iggy and 3 assists for Sid the Kid! Then he goes back to the same failed lines for Switzerland & USA - a spawny win and a boots in the baws defeat!

I did say Canada would struggle!

Then again maybe they could lodge a protest about the American team's helmets?

You did warn us PC....

Hopefully now it is straight knock out they will wind their necks in and start playing. Has Brodeur been injured, just seemed very lethargic/slow last night.

***Part/Time Supporter*** · 22-02-2010 08:05 PM

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You did warn us PC....

Hopefully now it is straight knock out they will wind their necks in and start playing. Has Brodeur been injured, just seemed very lethargic/slow last night.

The excuse du jour is that the ice is too rough (due to playing 2/3 matches per day) for a goaltender who likes to come out of his net and pass it around a bit. Normally the Olympics / World Championship rules would favour a goaltender like Brodeur because they aren't restricted in the areas they can play the puck (no trapezoid thingy as in NHL games). I think it helped the Americans that they had a couple of players who played with Brodeur a long time in New Jersey (ie Rafalski and Langenbrunner), who were able to read what he was going to do, this particularly applied to the US second goal.

***Part/Time Supporter*** · 23-02-2010 03:21 PM

Brodeur dropped; Burke unhappy with US performances

**GhostofBolivar** · 24-02-2010 01:06 AM

Holy netbursting shot, Batman!

Shea Weber is amazing

**scott7_0(Prague)** · 24-02-2010 07:33 AM

Keep an eye on the Czechs, they nearly ****ed it up this morning, but when they are under pressure they sometimes can produce the goods, Jagr is hitting form and we might stand a wee chance.

Cesi do toho!!

Incidentally, did you see the Slovak player Luboš Bartečko hit the ice this morning?

OUCH.....

***Part/Time Supporter*** · 24-02-2010 08:54 AM

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Holy netbursting shot, Batman!

Shea Weber is amazing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olym...ey/8534017.stm

I just saw it, but how is that phsyically possible?

***Sylar*** · 24-02-2010 01:03 PM

I'm fancying a USA vs Canada rematch for the Gold - here's hoping for the same outcome too

**Higgy115** · 24-02-2010 01:21 PM

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I'm fancying a USA vs Canada rematch for the Gold - here's hoping for the same outcome too

Certainly looks like USA v AN OTHER, what time is final on over here, middle of night?

**Russian Hibs Fan** · 24-02-2010 01:44 PM

Russia v Canada tonight! All Russian will be watching it from the 3.30 russian time. Hockey is a very popular here. Come on Russia!!!!!!

**~~PC Stamp~~** · 24-02-2010 04:47 PM

Well darn me .... Iginla & Crosby on the same line and a double for Iginla.
Someone must have banged Bigcock I mean Babcock on the heid!
OK it was only the Germans but the fact is they created the chances!

**GhostofBolivar** · 24-02-2010 05:59 PM

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Certainly looks like USA v AN OTHER, what time is final on over here, middle of night?

8.30 or there abouts.

**GhostofBolivar** · 24-02-2010 06:18 PM

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olym...ey/8534017.stm

I just saw it, but how is that phsyically possible?

Apparently it happened during the NCAA tournament last year. Last night it happened because Weber's a beast who has a cannon of a shot.

He's 6'4", 230. The butt-end of the stick he uses would come up to my shoulder. According to someone who has one of his sticks there is absolutely no flex in it at all.

That puck would have been doing well over 100 mph. The twine didn't even slow it down.

Astonishing.

**--------** · 24-02-2010 09:31 PM

ABTY.

***Part/Time Supporter*** · 24-02-2010 09:50 PM

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Apparently it happened during the NCAA tournament last year. Last night it happened because Weber's a beast who has a cannon of a shot.

He's 6'4", 230. The butt-end of the stick he uses would come up to my shoulder. According to someone who has one of his sticks there is absolutely no flex in it at all.

That puck would have been doing well over 100 mph. The twine didn't even slow it down.

Astonishing.

And now we have the Yanks not scoring a goal that crossed the line with literally 0.0 seconds remaining (of the second period). I thought it was going to be the night for the Swiss to pull off the upset until they had a puck bounce out from the inside of the post.

**--------** · 24-02-2010 10:03 PM

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And now we have the Yanks not scoring a goal that crossed the line with literally 0.0 seconds remaining (of the second period). I thought it was going to be the night for the Swiss to pull off the upset until they had a puck bounce out from the inside of the post.

SWMBO was watching that match and SHE says the puck crossed the line just out of time.

And SWMBO is always right.

**--------** · 24-02-2010 10:22 PM

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There's nothing quite like seeing a big open ice hit.

Ovechkin's destruction of Jagr earlier is one of the best I've seen in quite a while.

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The IOC seem to have stopped that link, Stork.

However, a YouTube search on "Ovechkin Hits" will lead to an entertaining 15 minutes or so.

Alexander Ovechkin -the thinking man's Terminator.

Not that he couldnae score a goal or two as well ....

YouTube - Alexander Ovechkin hits and goals

**scott7_0(Prague)** · 25-02-2010 03:28 AM

7-3 Canada over the Ruskies, they look strong, currently 0.0 with us Czech's into the 3rd period, USA wait for the winners of Czechs/Finland!

Come on CZ.

**GhostofBolivar** · 25-02-2010 05:21 AM

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Alexander Ovechkin -the thinking man's Terminator.

No. That's Wendel Clark.

YouTube - A tribute to Wendel Clark - All Heart!

**--------** · 25-02-2010 08:20 PM

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No. That's Wendel Clark.

YouTube - A tribute to Wendel Clark - All Heart!

I stand corrected.

I see what you mean.... All heart.

**~~PC Stamp~~** · 25-02-2010 08:38 PM

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The IOC seem to have stopped that link, Stork.

However, a YouTube search on "Ovechkin Hits" will lead to an entertaining 15 minutes or so.

Alexander Ovechkin -the thinking man's Terminator.

Not that he couldnae score a goal or two as well ....

YouTube - Alexander Ovechkin hits and goals

Didn't see him terminating any Canadians Doddie.

They are starting to look like a team at last.
Mind you, Kipper looks in good form for the Finns.