vanDoug Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Starts here in Vancouver today. A very big event. And you guys, yep the Americans, are the huge fav to win it all. Most of the Canadian team that won it last year turned pro and we have a very young team this year. Good luck to you. Is this even a story in the U.S.? Or on TV? cheers, d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Thanks van Doug- I have not seem anything on this in coverage here in my area- sadly Any prospects that are worth noting about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 For us? Off the top of my head... Phil Kessel. He's supposed to be the next big thing, American Style. I believe that U of M defenseman (and Carolina defensive prospect) Jack Johnson is on the team, but I'm not entirely sure who's on the roster or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 Don't know much about the players yet, but suspect we will as the next few days happen. Here's a link for you. http://www.usahockey.com/ d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 just like everything else here in the USA, USA hockey is only big in the traditional hockey markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Good luck to the U.S....They should have a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Bobby Ryan is another name I also recognize. He was in the recent draft, along with Jack Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jetstone Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Last year this event was held in Grand Forks, ND (the hometown of Jets QB Brooks Bollinger) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 Update from Yesterday. USA 11 Norway 2 Canada 5 Finland 1 Your US team is scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jetstone Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Why were the fans there cheering so vociferously for Norway? Was it "We like these Norwegains" or "We dislike these Americans?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Why were the fans there cheering so vociferously for Norway? Was it "We like these Norwegains" or "We dislike these Americans?" The games are in Vancouver. It's the "We hate America" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 The games are in Vancouver. It's the "We hate America" thing. Chill, guys. Yeah, there's been some assholes in this country that have boo'd things American. They are the minority. Hockey is about the only thing that we can compete with the U.S. in and have a chance of winning. In this case, it's like cheering against a better team and hoping they lose to make it easier for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 Chill, guys. Yeah, there's been some a$$holes in this country that have boo'd things American. They are the minority. Hockey is about the only thing that we can compete with the U.S. in and have a chance of winning. In this case, it's like cheering against a better team and hoping they lose to make it easier for you. Side note from that last post is there ARE a lot of people here from the competing countries as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Chill, guys. Yeah, there's been some a$$holes in this country that have boo'd things American. They are the minority. Hockey is about the only thing that we can compete with the U.S. in and have a chance of winning. In this case, it's like cheering against a better team and hoping they lose to make it easier for you. Which I'd understand, if the American anthem hadn't been boo'ed in Vancouver before. I've got no hard feelings about it. I understand that the United States isn't exactly the most popular thing in the world. Or in hockey. Just how it goes, sometimes. Besides Doug... I know a few bad apples spoil the whole bunch. No hard feelings at all. And those American kids are going to run away with the WJC :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 And those American kids are going to run away with the WJC :wink: New Years Eve at 6:30 Eastern. Canada vs. U.S. Should be fun. :wink: d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 New Years Eve at 6:30 Eastern. Canada vs. U.S. Should be fun. :wink: d Kinda wish the game would be on locally. I doubt anyone is carrying it. CBC, maybe... but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 Kinda wish the game would be on locally. I doubt anyone is carrying it. CBC, maybe... but I doubt it. Canada's TSN has the rights here. They are affiliated with ESPN (owned I think) so you may find it on ESPN 2 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Canada's TSN has the rights here. They are affiliated with ESPN (owned I think) so you may find it on ESPN 2 or something. Not on the Duce. They're carrying college basketball and the world series of poker... ESPN has the Giants and Raiders.... and CBC has the Leafs and Devils. And the Oilers and Flames. damn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 2-0 U.S. beats Finland at world juniorsAssociated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- University of Minnesota forward Blake Wheeler scored two goals to help the United States beat Finland 6-5 on Wednesday night in the world junior hockey championships. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Wheeler, drafted fifth overall last summer by the Phoenix Coyotes, made a pretty play on his second goal to put the United States up 5-3 with 42 seconds left in the second period. Wheeler took a pass from Bobby Ryan on his backhand, neatly pulled it to his forehand, then beat goalie Karri Ramo. Ryan, who plays for Owen Sound in the Ontario Hockey League, had a power-play goal and two assists for the Americans (2-0 in Group A play). Tom Fritsche (Ohio State), Brian Lee (North Dakota) and Kevin Porter (Michigan) also had power-play goals for the United States. Rob Schremp, the leading scorer in the OHL for London, added three assists. Minnesota freshman star Phil Kessel, projected to be the first pick in the next NHL draft, had two assists, giving him seven for the tournament. Mikko Alikoski, Aki Seitsonen, Lauri Tukonen, Henri Heino and Teemu Laakso scored for Finland (0-2). In the other Group A game at PNE Coliseum, Dustin Boyd and Steve Downie each had a goal and an assist in Canada's 4-3 victory over Switzerland. Tom Pyatt and David Bolland also scored for Canada (2-0), which had a 4-1 lead midway through the second period. Julien Sprunger had a goal and an assist for Switzerland (1-1), and Eric Blum and Yannick Weber also scored. "We've got to get better and we will get better," Canada coach Brent Sutter said. "That being said, our opponent was a tough opponent. At the end of a day, it's a win." Justin Pogge made 17 saves for his second straight victory for Canada, 16-0 against Switzerland in tournament history. In Kamloops, Sebastian Karlsson, Johannes Salmonsson and Oscar Hedman scored goals in Sweden's 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic in Group B. Tomas Kana and Vladimir Sobotka scored for the Czech Republic. Both teams are 1-1. In Kelowna, Evgeni Malkin scored once and set up another goal in Russia's five-goal first period in a 6-2 victory over Slovakia in Group B. Gennady Churilov, Nikolai Lemtyugov, Enver Lisin, Ilia Zubov and Alexei Emelin also scored for Russia (2-0). Andrej Sekera and Stanislav Lascek scored for Slovakia (1-1). USA and Canada looks like battle of unbeatens on New Year's Eve-too bad no channel I get will show it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 Big game today. All the bars here will be switching from NFL to junior hockey at 3:30 west coast time. Here's come TV news copied from the U.S. hockey site. Team USA (2-0-1) faces Canada (3-0-0) Saturday at 7 p.m. EST in a game that can be seen live primarily on FOX Sports Net North and heard on usahockey.com. Might want to check that time, seems to be some confusion. Maybe the 3:30 local start is the pregame stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Big game today. All the bars here will be switching from NFL to junior hockey at 3:30 west coast time. Here's come TV news copied from the U.S. hockey site. Team USA (2-0-1) faces Canada (3-0-0) Saturday at 7 p.m. EST in a game that can be seen live primarily on FOX Sports Net North and heard on usahockey.com. Might want to check that time, seems to be some confusion. Maybe the 3:30 local start is the pregame stuff. VanDoug I would not get that station -question what country did USA play a tie with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 VanDoug I would not get that station -question what country did USA play a tie with? Here you go. The U.S. may have been looking past Switz to the Canada game. VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Switzerland scored a pair of third-period power play goals to gain a 2-2 tie with the 2006 U.S. National Junior Team before 12,130 spectators at the Pacific Coliseum in its third game at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jetstone Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 nOBODY SLASHEs jOHNSON AND GETS AWAY WITH IT. dON CHERRY SAID HE WON'T BE BANNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 Semi Finals today. Canada vs Finland at 4 PM Pacific U.S. vs Russia at 8 PM Pacific Finals on Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Semi Finals today. Canada vs Finland at 4 PM Pacific U.S. vs Russia at 8 PM Pacific Finals on Thursday. Stop me if you've heard this one before. The US has to beat the Russians in the semis to face Finland in the finals for the gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Team USA = Choke Job - No Medals Hey, at least it's good practice for us when Turin comes around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Team USA = Choke Job - No Medals Hey, at least it's good practice for us when Turin comes around You mean, besides the five US hockey fans on this board, people noticed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.