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Chief
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Feb 24, 2010 - 02:00pm PT
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Geez Anders, what a fun wrecker anecdote!
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Mighty Hiker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 24, 2010 - 03:07pm PT
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Well, as with the medals/nation numbers, I'd rather see things as they were, without contrived rosiness. The 1970s were a particularly ugly era for gratuitous violence in hockey, and Bobby Clarke and the Philadelphia Flyers epitomized it. There will always be an asterisk beside the 1972 series win because of the things that he and other Canadian players did. Ironically, the original name for it was the "Friendship Series".
Canadian hockey didn't restore its tarnished reputation until the Canada Cup of 1987.
Interestingly, during the 1960s Canadian teams in the world championships and Olympics were truly amateur, for the most part university students. They were coached by David Bauer, who was a Catholic priest, and renowned for their sportsmanlike behaviour. The Canadian teams usually came in second or third or fourth, with the entirely professional Soviets winning. But they certainly stood for the supposed ideals of the Olympics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bauer_(ice_hockey);
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Mighty Hiker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 24, 2010 - 03:25pm PT
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The Canadians in 1972 simply weren't able to acknowledge to themselves or others that the Soviets were a better team, and so hacked them into submission. It has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with fair play and sportsmanship - the Canadians were poor losers, and even poorer winners.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Feb 24, 2010 - 03:39pm PT
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According to a quote from that article, if he hadn't learned how to play dirty, he never would have left "Flin Flon". Which apparently is a real city in Manitoba and is now known for being the initial home of Canada's govt sponsored medical marijuana farm.
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Mighty Hiker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:21pm PT
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Reilly, real Canadians climb, and mountaineer. Though I did once participate in an athletic event which half-plausibly billed itself as a world championship.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:34pm PT
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Holy frig! Your hockey team JUST GOT ROBBED!
Clearly that was a goal. The puck BARELY crossed the line with 0.1 seconds left on the clock. Amazing. What a tough break. I'm very sorry.....
KNOTT!!!!!
GO SWISS!
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nature
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Tucson, AZ
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:36pm PT
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it wasn't a goal. It was clear from the overhead camera.
the puck has to be completely across the line. clock was at 0.0 when the puck started crossing the line.
32 shots on goal to 8 shots on goal.
WTF?
oh yeah... GO RUSSKIES GO!!!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:42pm PT
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Wow! He's right. That's amazing. The "world feed" camera showed the time at 0.0, but the puck not completely across the line. It might have been a goal had the clock not run out.
It doesn't get any closer than that! Thank goodness they made the right call. You'd hate to go down for a bad referee decision.
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nature
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Tucson, AZ
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:45pm PT
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I'm glad they got it right.
Still 32 shots on goal vs 8 shots on goal. WE'll only need one goal. That Heller is a good goalie.
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pc
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:46pm PT
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- No live NBC TV coverage that I can see of the US/Swiss game. Lame.
for later today...
Go Russia! I'm almost as sick of north american hockey today as I was back in the mid/late 70s. The game needs to be changed. Bigger rink, harsher penalties. Get asshats like Pronger out of the game.
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pc
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:51pm PT
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Thanks for the link Nature. I'd checked it out but couldn't see the puck with the shitty resolution/connection I got.
Still 0-0?
edit, guess not looking above again.
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:51pm PT
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that move by Ryan! whoa!
1-0 USA USA USA!
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:52pm PT
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Hit the post. hmmmm
uh oh... did they get robbed. hmmm
2-0.
doh!
guess not
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:53pm PT
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Holy frig! Can't you guys have any ROUTINE goal??? Gads, what a nailbiter.
GO SWISS!!!
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nature
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Tucson, AZ
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:54pm PT
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whoa... off the post for the swiss. Dang....
BS penalty.
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Feb 24, 2010 - 04:58pm PT
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killed!
how many shots on goal with that power play?
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Feb 24, 2010 - 05:01pm PT
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GO RUSSKIES GO!!!111169
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Mighty Hiker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 24, 2010 - 05:04pm PT
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It's just a game.
Isn't it?
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