Originally Posted by transjen (Post 134204)

I just need to learn how to iceskate
:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134230)

You're probably a better skater than I am.:blush::lol:

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134233)

It is true that knowing how to skate is a definite plus for playing hockey. However, as Jen surely knows from the days of her beloved Broad Street Bullies, as long as you can get from one end of the rink to another with a high stick, ready to slash or body check, you don't need to be too good at the actual skating part. ;)

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134235)

I can trip with the best of them!:lol:

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134236)

Yes, but can you trip head first into the U.S. goal in the Olympics? Then you would be tripping with Sidney Crosby.

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134313)

8-2 Canadian victory. They now go on to face the Russians.:)

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134233)

It is true that knowing how to skate is a definite plus for playing hockey. However, as Jen surely knows from the days of her beloved Broad Street Bullies, as long as you can get from one end of the rink to another with a high stick, ready to slash or body check, you don't need to be too good at the actual skating part. ;)

Originally Posted by transjen (Post 134331)

Are you saying i play like Dave Schultz?
:eek: Jerseygirl Jen

Originally Posted by transjen (Post 134344)

Rember i skate lousy and carry a big hockeystick
:lol: Jersygirl Jen

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134386)

End of 1st period, Switzerland 0-0 USA. The Swiss has been a stubborn team during the Olympics.


Will Canada start with Luongo or Brodeur tonight against the Russians?

Brodeur's Dual Citizenship was obviously affecting his mind on Sunday night, he didn't know which team he was playing for.;)
But Luongo conceded 2 goals on only 23 shots against the weak Germans last night.:confused:

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134387)

If the Swiss can beat the US(perhaps if they got cocky after their win against Canada), then that would make our road to the gold a little easier.;)

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134386)

Brodeur's Dual Citizenship was obviously affecting his mind on Sunday night, he didn't know which team he was playing for.;

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134392)

Doesn't look like that's going to happen. The United States is now up 1-0, but there's still 15:53 left in the third period.

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134403)

An interesting conversation at work today. One of the guys mentioned how piss poor and disinterested Brodeur is in the net. All bets are on Luongo for the rest of the Olympics.

Another interesting point, shadows. I mentioned to one of the guys at work today your comment about Pronger. I said I couldn't remember the name and before I could describe your post anymore the guy said "Pronger, he shouln't even be on the team." That's the general feeling around where I work. So you are not alone in your opinion, shadows.

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134421)

4-1 Canada after 1 period!:)

Two things of note. Luongo is playing well and the offense is alive for the second straight game. This bodes well if it continues.:)

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134422)

I hope they keep it up. It's about time they showed their true potential.

Luongo always puts his full effort into every game that he plays.:respect:

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134410)

The US team ended up winning 2-0(the second goal was an empty netter). Hiller was great for the Swiss, and he totally kept them in the game. A little more luck for the Swiss and they just might have pulled off the upset victory. Alas...

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134421)

4-1 Canada after 1 period!:)

Two things of note. Luongo is playing well and the offense is alive for the second straight game. This bodes well if it continues.:)

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134439)

I even watched the Czech Rep beat Latvia last night on the BBC, they aired it without, yes without, any commentary. No there wasn't a technical hitch. It was the oddest experience, watch live sport on TV with all the crowd noises but no one describing the game.:confused:

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134439)

Looks like the USA were wrong to have a dig at Canada for only narrowly beating the Swiss last week. They're a tough team to beat with Hiller in the side.
And it's unlucky the Swiss drew the USA in the quarterfinals, I wonder how well they would've done against Russia, Sweden or Finland?



Even after Sunday's loss to the USA, it never looked like Canada couldn't still win the gold. They just needed to be more positive and hope Brodeur stopped making odd mistakes or go for Luongo. I can't see them losing a repeat match against USA.

BBC are going to show Canada-Russia from 2:30 AM GMT (in about 40 mins), I thought they'd give us highlights of the 1st period and then go live for the rest of the game. Wrong.

So I tried to avoid the score and then the man on the public address system at the short track skating said, "Canada 7, Russia 2." This was followed by a huge cheer from the crowd.

:no: When have you ever been able to clearly hear anything that anyone says over a public address system, especially when it's transmitted via the television?:p:frown:

So I gave up trying to avoid the score and knowing you'd post in-game updates here, I no longer needed to avoid the hockey thread.


I even watched the Czech Rep beat Latvia last night on the BBC, they aired it without, yes without, any commentary. No there wasn't a technical hitch. It was the oddest experience, watch live sport on TV with all the crowd noises but no one describing the game.:confused:

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134444)

I've seen part of a game without any commentary, due to technical problems. The best description I can think of is it was somewhat eerie.

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134446)

Kind of feels like you might have gone deaf, eh Ila? Eerie feeling is correct.:eek:

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134448)

I am deaf, but only when certain individuals are talking. :lol:

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134445)

... or they didn't have any english speaking commentators that knew who the heck was playing. It wouldn't be much fun to hear "And...somebody passes to...er, well someone else!" "And he makes the save!" "Wow! That goalie is great! I just wish I knew his name!".;)

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134460)

:yes::lol:You may jest, but on Sunday during the Canada-USA game the 2-man commentary team consisted of 1 Englishman and 1 North American (not sure if he was from north or south of the border), and I swear from the mid-point of the 2nd period the American's voice just vanished.

It sounded like he'd had enough of all the novice crap his English colleague was churning out, and he'd left the commentary box and gone to the bar.

For all I know it was probably the Englishman's first week describing hockey games.:no:

If they use him for the final it will be a disaster.:(

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134444)

I've seen part of a game without any commentary, due to technical problems. The best description I can think of is it was somewhat eerie.

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134460)

:yes::lol:You may jest, but on Sunday during the Canada-USA game the 2-man commentary team consisted of 1 Englishman and 1 North American (not sure if he was from north or south of the border), and I swear from the mid-point of the 2nd period the American's voice just vanished.

It sounded like he'd had enough of all the novice crap his English colleague was churning out, and he'd left the commentary box and gone to the bar.

For all I know it was probably the Englishman's first week describing hockey games.:no:

If they use him for the final it will be a disaster.:(

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134463)

A shame that the Englishman's first week describing hockey games was also his last.;):lol::p

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134467)

No, I think his 'hockey commentary career' will last a whole two weeks.;):lol:

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134465)

I feel your pain, dauls. You should hear some north americans trying to describe a football (soccer) game. In short, the commentary is usually a disaster.

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134472)

.....Only thing is I'm relieved I've never heard an Englishman cover baseball. We'd all be phoning/e-mailing the stadium/TV company to explain the game to him. He'd make Joe Morgan look good.:eek::p:lol:

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134472)

Yep, too true.:lol::lol::lol:

Only thing is I'm relieved I've never heard an Englishman cover baseball. We'd all be phoning/e-mailing the stadium/TV company to explain the game to him. He'd make Joe Morgan look good.:eek::p:lol:

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134474)

Nothing can make Joe Morgan's commentary look good.:p

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134476)

He comes across as a nice guy, but when I first heard him commentate he knew less (only just, got in there before you could:p) about the game than I did.

How does Jon Miller survive working next to him?

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134483)

GAME OVER!!!!!!

7-3 Canada:cool:

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134484)

Good. I hope Luongo gets the nod for the next game.

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134476)

He comes across as a nice guy, but when I first heard him commentate he knew less (only just, got in there before you could:p) about the game than I did.

How does Jon Miller survive working next to him?

Originally Posted by Captn Sacto (Post 134495)

Oh and Finland is ahead 1 to 0 with 5:30 to go. Great goal tending on both sides.

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134490)

Jeez, nearly an entire page while I'm logged out, nearly a play-by-play of the Canada victory over Russia!

I think it's funny that Jon Miller and Joe Morgan have come up. One thing you have to give Joe Morgan credit for: there is no other baseball broadcaster I know of who routinely gets away with saying the same thing twice, again and again and again and again, over the course of a game. Jon Miller is a horse's ass, too, however, so they are made for each other!

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134590)

A couple of the results from last night could be considered upsets. Slovakia beating Sweden(defending champs) and Finland beating the Czech Republic!

So it will be Finland vs US and Slovakia vs Canada in the two semi-final games on Friday.

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134592)

Everyone at work is saying that Canada will be beat Slovakia. They will, too if they play like they did last night. There is also complete agreement that Luongo should have been the starting goalie right from game 1.

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134594)

Yes, but one thing that Slovakia has that is a plus for them is Halak for their goaltender. He is been pretty good in the Olympics so far(and he's been good for your team most of the season).

I imagine that this will be the one time that you want to see Halak get shelled?:eek:

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134595)

It is over!

The Canadian women have captured Olympic gold! They beat the US 2-0 for their third straight gold medal.:)

Congratulations ladies!:respect:

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134596)

Yep, I wouldn't mind seeing Halak letting a lot of pucks past him.

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134599)

As long as it doesn't continue past the Olympics, eh Ila?;)

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134600)

Definitely. Every goalie has his off games and the Olympics is the time for Halak to have his off games. When he gets back to Montreal he has to start getting shutouts again.

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134595)

It is over!

The Canadian women have captured Olympic gold! They beat the US 2-0 for their third straight gold medal.:)

Congratulations ladies!:respect:

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134678)

Good game, and a deserved win. But no one could score on powerplays. It was predictable that the Canadians would open the scoring soon after surviving that first 5-on-3. The Canadian goalie had a really good game.

Their post match boozing and smoking on the ice was bound to upset :frown::( the IOC suits. I suppose they'd have gotten away with just drinking champagne, but 6-packs and cigars was going too far. :lol:

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134680)

All we're left with are the mumbles of the crowd and a long shot of the Zamboni machines circling the ice.:frown:

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134678)

Their post match boozing and smoking on the ice was bound to upset :frown::( the IOC suits. I suppose they'd have gotten away with just drinking champagne, but 6-packs and cigars was going too far. :lol:

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134709)

I don't see anything wrong with having beer and champagne after winning. I thought it was rather stupid to start smoking; they are after all athletes and smoking is not conducive to athletic performance.

I see that Hockey Canada apologized to the IOC for the women's team. To me it seems stupid to apologize for the actions of someone else. I don't see what there was to apologize for either. They won the game, let them have their celebration. :censored::censored: Hockey Canada and IOC; grow and get a life.

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134711)

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134724)

Only a few moments to opening face-off.

Who is watching? ila, I know you're around.

shadows, are you stuck at work?

dauls, are you up in the middle of the night with those wacko BBC guys?

Go Canada!

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134724)

Only a few moments to opening face-off.

Who is watching? ila, I know you're around.

shadows, are you stuck at work?

dauls, are you up in the middle of the night with those wacko BBC guys?

Go Canada!

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134678)

Good game, and a deserved win. But no one could score on powerplays. It was predictable that the Canadians would open the scoring soon after surviving that first 5-on-3. The Canadian goalie had a really good game.

Their post match boozing and smoking on the ice was bound to upset :frown::( the IOC suits. I suppose they'd have gotten away with just drinking champagne, but 6-packs and cigars was going too far. :lol:

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134680)

Sorry fellow hockey fans, but I've been watching the Six Nations Rugby (Wales-France) on BBC, and at half time (France leading 20-0 in Cardiff) I realised the USA-Finland hockey had started.

So I switched over to the BBC's extra channel only to catch the deathly silence that filled the airwaves during the break between the 1st and 2nd periods of the hockey.:no:

The BBC and their now infamous hockey-novice commentator have a habit of walking away from the mic at the end of the period and leaving dead air. All we're left with are the mumbles of the crowd and a long shot of the Zamboni machines circling the ice.:frown:

There wasn't even a caption on the screen to show the USA lead 6-0. The BBC can be really crap sometimes.:yes:

I had to return to the rugby because a demolition of the Welsh is simply too entertaining for me to miss. :lol:

I hoped the French would totally humiliate the Welsh in the second half, but the Welsh fought back to 20-13, before a couple of French penalties and a last minute Welsh try meant the game ended 26-20. Still I'm happy the Welsh lost.:) Tomorrow it's England-Ireland, should be a close game.

Now the rugby has finished it's back to the hockey for the 3rd period. How the hell did the second period remain scoreless?:confused:

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134767)

If Canada let the moment get to them on Sunday they can kiss the gold medal goodbye. Team USA appears to be showing no fear.

Originally Posted by dauls (Post 134678)

......Their post match boozing and smoking on the ice was bound to upset :frown::( the IOC suits. I suppose they'd have gotten away with just drinking champagne, but 6-packs and cigars was going too far. :lol:

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134775)

As was said by one of the Canadian hockey players, if it had been the men who had done it there would have been a heck of a lot less hooplah about it. It was not a big deal to me, but of course the IOC will overreact.

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134804)

I read in the paper this morning that the IOC are going to do an investigation of this incident. I also read that the celebration took place after all the spectators had left the arena and that the incident was reported to the IOC by a member of the media. It looks like people really are making a big deal out of nothing and that the IOC members really don't have a life. After all, one of the most heinous crimes that one can commit is to celebrate a win in a sports competition. :p:eek::confused:

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134805)

I have a theory. This investigation is being pushed behind the scenes by jealous, vindictive Americans who think the cigars being smoked were Cuban and who can't stand the fact that Canadians can get them while Americans cannot. It's a proxy for all the many other things about Canada that are better than the United States.

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134807)

It's interesting that you should mention Cuban cigars. The latest political cartoon about the incident had one of the hockey players saying almost the same thing that you wrote.

It's still much ado about nothing.

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134839)

I assure you I thought of that all by myself. :yes:

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134840)

Oops, sorry, I wasn't trying to infer anything. The political cartoon that I was referring to was published in a local newspaper and created by the artist at that paper.

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134804)

I read in the paper this morning that the IOC are going to do an investigation of this incident. I also read that the celebration took place after all the spectators had left the arena and that the incident was reported to the IOC by a member of the media. It looks like people really are making a big deal out of nothing and that the IOC members really don't have a life. After all, one of the most heinous crimes that one can commit is to celebrate a win in a sports competition. :p:eek::confused:

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 134920)

Sounds like it's a case of the Media wanting to sell more papers with a "created controversy".:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134949)

Just over two hours before the Canada - US game. Have all the hockey fans got their spot in front of their tv reserved?

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134951)

I wish all of us hockey fans on this Forum who are rooting for Team Canada -- including this American -- could watch together. I would have gladly hosted. I have a feeling that it would end up being a really great afternoon, regardless of the outcome.

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134953)

That would be a great afternoon; hockey, friendship, and refreshments.

Originally Posted by ila (Post 134982)

^ The game is on CTV so no Don Cherry. Although I wouldn't mind listening to Don Cherry's analysis of the game.

Originally Posted by smc (Post 134984)

Listening, yes, but seeing ... oh my god, ila, the sheer horror of his jacket and tie!