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Post by fatboy aphex on May 2, 2005 15:38:43 GMT -5
You really need to check out 'Winnis show' on the right.
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 6, 2005 14:19:04 GMT -5
Tomorrow 20.15 CET, it's pay-back time Team Canada!
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 6, 2005 21:49:08 GMT -5
And on Sunday it's the US
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 7, 2005 16:37:55 GMT -5
Tomorrow 20.15 CET, it's pay-back time Team Canada! Sweden won 5-4 after trailing 1-3! ;D Probably the same old, same old Swedish disease, playing well before it really mattters and then lose to the Czech Rep. 1-6 at home in the QFs.
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 8, 2005 17:46:09 GMT -5
Team USA brought Sweden back down to earth with a 5-1 spanking . Prabably for the best
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 10, 2005 13:26:40 GMT -5
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 10, 2005 16:25:22 GMT -5
Well, surprise, surprise, the usual 8 teams face off in the QF's. Only warm-ups until now really. The proper tournament starts now.
Thu May 12
Russia-Finland Czech Rep-USA Canada-Slovak Rep. Sweden-Switzerland
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Post by Lee on May 13, 2005 21:51:54 GMT -5
Canada squeeze past Slovak Any chance vs Russia? I do doubt it.
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 14, 2005 0:47:41 GMT -5
QFs: Russia-Finland 4-3 Czech Rep-USA 3-2 Canada-Slovak Rep 5-4 Sweden-Switzerland 2-1 SFs(today): Canada-Russia Sweden-Czech Republic A friend of mine who loves international level ice-hockey says there are new conspiration theories involving Canada. Apparently there have even been articles in the Swedish tabloids.
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Post by The Chloe on May 14, 2005 9:58:29 GMT -5
Elaborate please
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 14, 2005 12:32:17 GMT -5
Elaborate please I better ask him later. He was so upset after the Russians' loss to Canada, he was only muttering: "They're all evil. Nuke Canada and the US. They should be ashamed of themselves. Fucking cheaters." ;D So in a couple of days maybe. Or maybe I'll do some research myself.
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 14, 2005 12:33:41 GMT -5
SFs(today): Canada-Russia 4-3 (Canada's fourth straight international final!) Sweden-Czech Republic
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 14, 2005 13:30:51 GMT -5
Nope, I find nothing.
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Post by Lee on May 14, 2005 13:46:37 GMT -5
from tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_story.asp?ID=124892&hubName=canadian_hockeyCanada holds off furious Russian rally Canadian Press 5/14/2005 12:53:26 PM VIENNA (CP) - Canada is going for the three-peat. Canada jumped out to a four-goal lead and then held off a feverish Russian rally for a 4-3 semifinal win Saturday at the IIHF world championship. Alexander Ovechkin's goal at 6:27 of the third period cut Canada's lead to one but Martin Brodeur held the fort with several outstanding saves, including one on Alexei Kovalev with five seconds left. In the final on Sunday (TSN, 2 p.m. EDT), Canada plays the winner of the second semifinal later Saturday between Sweden and the Czech Republic. Canada beat Sweden in the last two world championship finals. "It's exciting," said Brodeur. "The fans in Canada miss hockey so much, so for us to be able to give them a gold medal game and hopefully bring the gold medal back to Canada, it's like a gift we're giving back to them. "Hopefully, we'll be able to do it. We've put ourselves in the situation to do it and we'll definitely try to make the best of it." Wade Redden, Sheldon Souray, Dany Heatley and Ed Jovanovski scored for Canada. Alexei Yashin, who was without a point in Russia's first seven games, scored and set up Alexander Semin's goal. Ovechkin's third-period goal had the crowd of 7,500 at the Stadehalle arena on the edge of its seat, but Brodeur shut the door. "A 4-0 score is too much of a lead to give them," said Russia's Pavel Datsyuk, who was checked all game by Detroit teammate Kris Draper and didn't get a point. "We tried to tie it, but we needed more time. Another 10 minutes and we score once, maybe twice." "My goodness, we were shaky in the first 10 minutes (of the third period), but we picked it up from then on," said Joe Thornton, who had three assists. "It was a fun game. "It's a good thing we've got Marty Brodeur in net." The Canadians came out looking to shoot at every opportunity at shaky Russian goaltender Maxim Sokolov and it paid off 1:38 into the game when Redden got a big rebound on a shot from the slot and banged in the second chance. Souray, who spent Canada's 5-4 quarter-final win over Slovakia on the bench, trailed in to fire Joe Thornton's pass into an open side at 5:46. Canada was on a two-man advantage when Dan Boyle sent a pass across the crease for Heatley to bank in off Sokolov at 10:37. Would this be what your friend call the conspiracy?Finnish referee Hannu Henriksson then took centre stage. He called nine minor penalties in the period, many of them dubious, including a diving penalty against Russia's Andrei Markov that had the crowd jeering. "Today, Canada was better, but the power play was the only reason," said Russian forward Viktor Kozlov. Added Ovechkin: "The referee gave more penalties to us and Team Canada has a very good power play. That's how they scored the goals - on the power play." Oddly, Henriksson called nothing until the final minute of a second period in which Canada went up 4-0 on a power play when Jovanovski shot a Rick Nash pass into an open net at 1:40. Brodeur made a handful of smart saves as the Russians cranked up their attack before Semin finally scored at 14:22, firing a wrist shot from the left circle after Yashin won a faceoff. Yashin's shot along the ice went in off defenceman Chris Phillips' skate at 19:18, giving new life to the boisterous Russian contingent in the crowd. Notes - Mike Fisher, benched for the game against Slovakia, was used as a penalty killer against Russia. . . . Canada went into the game on a four-game winning streak over Russia at the world championship, with wins in 1996, 1997, 2001 and 2003. . . . Before the game, Canada had only one goal from its defence corps, but three blue-liners scored against Russia.
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 14, 2005 16:30:09 GMT -5
The evil Czechs got us Again. Lee, I think it was something else from earlier in the tournament. I should ask him cause I don't remember.
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 14, 2005 16:31:34 GMT -5
SFs(today): Canada-Russia 4-3 (Canada's fourth straight international final!) Sweden-Czech Republic 2-3 after sudden death (no pay back. again )
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 14, 2005 16:33:41 GMT -5
Final: Canada - Czech republic (tomorrow)
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Post by Lee on May 14, 2005 21:32:06 GMT -5
The evil Czechs got us Again. Sorry about Sweden's lost. I think Canada has a better chance vs Sweden the the Czechs. ;D Another incident I can recall is during the Canada vs Sweden round robin game. Canadian Rick Nash made contact with an official but no penalty or whatever was called as it seemed that both parties didn't really aware of this. But Sweden's coach or GM sent the tape to ITF officials and no action was taken or required according to ITF.
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 15, 2005 0:36:11 GMT -5
The evil Czechs got us Again. Sorry about Sweden's lost. I think Canada has a better chance vs Sweden the the Czechs. ;D Another incident I can recall is during the Canada vs Sweden round robin game. Canadian Rick Nash made contact with an official but no penalty or whatever was called as it seemed that both parties didn't really aware of this. But Sweden's coach or GM sent the tape to ITF officials and no action was taken or required according to ITF. That's the one! "Contact" as in pulling down the assistant ref and punching after another one of the refs(I saw this on TV) And no penalty or punishment whatsoever!!! Why did he get away with it? Why do always Canadians get away with it? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 15, 2005 12:16:12 GMT -5
3rd place play-off: Sweden-Russia 3-6
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 15, 2005 17:26:25 GMT -5
Final: Czech republic-Canada 3-0 Sorry Canadians. You can't win everything. That'd be boring. For us non-Canadians
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Post by Lee on May 15, 2005 21:50:30 GMT -5
That's the one! "Contact" as in pulling down the assistant ref and punching after another one of the refs(I saw this on TV) And no penalty or punishment whatsoever!!! Why did he get away with it? Why do always Canadians get away with it? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY? I didn't have any coverage so, no comment
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Post by Lee on May 15, 2005 21:52:13 GMT -5
Final: Czech republic-Canada 3-0 Sorry Canadians. You can't win everything. That'd be boring. For us non-Canadians Well, the team is not THAT good this year but I'm sorry for Ryan Smyth and Shane Doan.
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Post by Vera on May 16, 2005 0:14:25 GMT -5
Congrats Czech.
Well, I hardly know the championship was playing, and over. Why isn't CBC showing instead of TSN? Oh well.
Oh, and I wish Patrik Elias gets well soon. I heard he had hepatitis A and lost 30 lbs. Ouch. Hope he gets better very quickly in case there is a season in coming fall.
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Post by fatboy aphex on May 16, 2005 0:36:28 GMT -5
Final: Czech republic-Canada 3-0 Sorry Canadians. You can't win everything. That'd be boring. For us non-Canadians Well, the team is not THAT good this year but I'm sorry for Ryan Smyth and Shane Doan. Take into account 16-17 of the Canadian players had played very little or nothing this season before the World Championships and it's more impressive.
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Post by Lee on Jun 23, 2005 18:39:36 GMT -5
phoenix.cox.net/cci/sports/topstory?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D8ATJ8FO0Penguins Owner-Player Lemieux Says NHL Players Should Have Taken Owners' Offer in February 06-23-2005 3:14 PM By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer PRESTO, Pa. -- Pittsburgh Penguins owner-player Mario Lemieux said NHL players are all but certain to get a much worse deal in the soon-to-be-approved labor agreement than they would have gotten by accepting the owners' offer in February. "Back in February, the cap was at $42.5 million, that was the offer from the owners, now it looks like it's going to be a lot less than that," Lemieux said Thursday at his charity golf tournament. Lemieux said he was contacted Wednesday by Wayne Gretzky about attending a Team Canada camp in August _ a sign that an Olympics break in February will be included in the new NHL labor agreement. "I think they're getting very, very close, and it's going to be a deal that allows all the markets to be successful, allow the owners to have a fair chance to make money," Lemieux said Thursday. Previously, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman suggested a labor deal was needed months ago for the league to shut down again for the Olympics, as it did in 1998 and 2002. But, despite being the first major American pro sports league to lose an entire season to a labor dispute, the NHL apparently believes another Olympics tournament is needed to help revive interest in the sport. Hockey's TV ratings during the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics were its highest in the United States since the 1980 U.S. Olympic "Miracle on Ice" team and were many times greater than Stanley Cup playoff games draw. "I never thought, in 2002, I would play in this one, but time moved pretty quickly and we're there already," Lemieux said. "It was a great experience to play in the Olympics, a totally different game and a different pace, and I really enjoyed it." Lemieux, playing despite a serious hip injury that allowed him to play only one more NHL game that season, was the captain of the 2002 Canadian team that beat the United States in the gold medal game. Gretzky served as Canada's executive director, a post he will retain in these Olympics. "If there is a CBA in the next few weeks, they're trying to get a camp together sometime in August, so he (Gretzky) was just asking me if I would be interested," said Lemieux, who will be 40 in October. Lemieux, decidedly downbeat at this time a year ago as the NHL lockout neared and the Penguins remained without a new arena deal, was clearly more optimistic about the league's and his team's future Thursday. Though he is selling the Penguins to William "Boots" Del Biaggio, a San Jose, Calif., businessman, Lemieux will remain as the Penguins' chief executive officer and retain a 5 percent stake in the franchise. He also is optimistic new legislation permitting slot machines in Pennsylvania will generate revenue that can be used for a new Pittsburgh arena. Lemieux also expects the Penguins, the NHL's worst team during the 2003-04 season, to be markedly improved under the NHL's new economic system. The Penguins are all but certain to have more salary cap room than any other team _ they have only about $10 million committed in 2005-06 salaries _ and Lemieux expects them to add several upper-tier free agents once the deal is completed. "With the gap (in NHL payrolls) not being what it was before, we'll have a better chance to compete every year," he said. "With the new owners coming in, spending more money on payroll, and finding the right free agents, I think we're well positioned. ... We're going to change the face of this team."
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Post by Francine on Jul 14, 2005 5:18:30 GMT -5
I know little to nothing about icehockey, but I heard that the NHL problems have been solved and the competition will start again after 11 months of no hockey. Good news, no
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Post by Lee on Jul 14, 2005 12:12:33 GMT -5
Yes, the season is back and draft will be on July 30 (or 31). I'm not so sure that all the fans will be back
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Post by Vera on Jul 16, 2005 1:59:04 GMT -5
Heard about the players were giving in like a month ago in Vancouver's paper. Still it took them almost a month to come to this point. And I'm still pissed, the deal was better in Feb and the season could have been saved. Oh well, I'm sure I won't be able to hold my grudge when the season comes again. Sadly, my team just won't be the same.
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Post by Lee on Jul 16, 2005 16:52:01 GMT -5
And I read in local newspaper that the deal may not be rectified by the players.
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