@fornichessate removed their quoted post@fornichessate,
Got nothing to do with foreigners most of who don't play hockey in case you don't know.
Canada use to be Powerhouse the rest of the world have caught up and many of the juniors play here in Canada to get some of the best coaching in the world, then wind up in the NHL. You will find if you do a little background check that a lot of the European players did play in Major Junior Hockey League the next best hockey you will see next to the NHL.
Toronto even had a Swedish Captain for years who was superstar in the league. You will see in the Olympics no one Country dominates anymore in Hockey men's or women's.
-VR
@fornichessate removed their quoted post@fornichessage,
You are just plain RUDE and not worth my time.
You always seem to have a chip on your shoulder or stick up you butt.
-VR
@fornichessate removed their quoted post@fornichessate
Stop you name calling and try and do your self a favor by not trying to start silly arguments, when you don't know what you are talking about.
-VR
@Very-Rusty saidEveryone knows by now what happened and there is proof too. But apparently this is not something new, similar situations have happened many times and still do and the Swedish Curling Committee have criticized the Swedish player (whatever his name is) for choosing a bad moment to protest, bad timing.
@Torunn,
I believe the Canadian Curler gave an apology and said it was not showing a good example for other younger players who may have been watching. I believe the argument got overly heated. He was not found at fault even after they looked at replay so you saw things much differently than the Olympic committee did.
-VR
@Torunn said@Torunn,
Everyone knows by now what happened and there is proof too. But apparently this is not something new, similar situations have happened many times and still do and the Swedish Curling Committee have criticized the Swedish player (whatever his name is) for choosing a bad moment to protest, bad timing.
It was just an unfortunate moment that got overly heated, which can happen in sporting events. Not the first or the last that will happen I am sure. Everyone is guilty at one time or other I am sure.
-VR
@Ghost-of-a-Duke said@Ghost,
Well played Canada in the Ice Hockey.
Further on the hit on Sid Crosby I thought was a clean check wasn't. I didn't see there was a smirk on the guys face who hit him and then landed on top of him. Appear now it was intent to injure at the Olympics. I know when Czechs went up by 1 there was too many men on the ice. I've watched Hockey for a lot of years and I think this is a first for a hit intended to injure. I believe he is the Captain of the Ducks, so he just might be a marked man now. Especially when playing Pittsburg. Looking like the possibility exists that Crosby could be out for the rest of the games, sad this had to happen, especially at the Olympics level with the best of the best playing each other. I believe this will be looked into more at this time.
-VR
Two great hockey games today.
Canada won 4-3 in overtime, and the US won 2-1 in overtime, as well.
I wish I could say the same for women's curling. Just wow, the games lost on bad play was astounding. Here's one:
GBR v. US. Did you ever see such ineptitude?
The score was US 7 - 4 GBR in the 9th side, and the US held the hammer.
Good lord, didn't the US find a way to blunder it away.
@Torunn saidNo, it's not nice.
I understood it that the film showed the Canadian player touching the stone again right after pushing it. The Swiss team protested also. And the Canadian player told the Swedish player to f*** off. Not nice.
But I bet he can play chess 🙂
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@Earl-of-Trumps saidIs it hard for him being both, you think? 🙂
No, it's not nice.
But I bet he can play chess 🙂