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From: Rob Kleinschmidt on 23 Feb 2010 09:48 On Feb 21, 7:18 pm, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > 5-3 and hosuers with catcalling whiny fans LOST to their neighbors > from down south...oh well at least the canadian curling teams are > doing okay, I guess. 8^) Maybe Canada lost a hockey game, but they won big time in ice dancing I guess.
From: don (Calgary) on 23 Feb 2010 10:58 On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:39:44 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >On Feb 22, 2:52�pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: >> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:20:49 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" >> >> >> >> >> >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >On Feb 22, 8:28�am, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: >> >> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:18:04 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" >> >> >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >5-3 and hosuers with catcalling whiny fans LOST to their neighbors >> >> >from down south...oh well at least the canadian curling teams are >> >> >doing okay, I guess. 8^) >> >> >> That was just the preliminary round. The real games start later this >> >> week. Canada's road to the gold now has to go through Russia. >> >> >> Win or lose it was a great game. Hockey the way it should be played. >> >> >agreed...though honestly, I'm more surprised america beat Canada >> >(ever) than the times they've the Russian's/Soviets. <shrug> I dunno >> >why, it just surprises me more. >> >> It's not like the old days Keith. All of these guys now play in the >> same league, the vast majority of them paid their dues in the Major >> Junior A hockey leagues, they all receive the same coaching and >> training. They all play the same system. There is very little >> difference in the players, the coaching or the system. >> >> And at the end of the day, when your goaltender is your best player >> you stand a very good chance of winning. > >Like I said... I mean, Canada has all the GOOD goalies! You need to check out the goalie wearing the US uniform. He plays for Buffalo and is in the top five of the league in almost all goaltender categories. He is a good one. >All america >has/had was...hell even Gordie was Canadian iirc. Yup Gordie is a Canadian, but his sons who also played top level pro hockey are US citizens.
From: S'mee on 23 Feb 2010 11:13 On Feb 23, 8:58 am, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:39:44 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" > > > > > > <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >On Feb 22, 2:52 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:20:49 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" > > >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >On Feb 22, 8:28 am, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> >> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:18:04 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" > > >> >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >5-3 and hosuers with catcalling whiny fans LOST to their neighbors > >> >> >from down south...oh well at least the canadian curling teams are > >> >> >doing okay, I guess. 8^) > > >> >> That was just the preliminary round. The real games start later this > >> >> week. Canada's road to the gold now has to go through Russia. > > >> >> Win or lose it was a great game. Hockey the way it should be played.. > > >> >agreed...though honestly, I'm more surprised america beat Canada > >> >(ever) than the times they've the Russian's/Soviets. <shrug> I dunno > >> >why, it just surprises me more. > > >> It's not like the old days Keith. All of these guys now play in the > >> same league, the vast majority of them paid their dues in the Major > >> Junior A hockey leagues, they all receive the same coaching and > >> training. They all play the same system. There is very little > >> difference in the players, the coaching or the system. > > >> And at the end of the day, when your goaltender is your best player > >> you stand a very good chance of winning. > > >Like I said... I mean, Canada has all the GOOD goalies! > > You need to check out the goalie wearing the US uniform. He plays for > Buffalo and is in the top five of the league in almost all goaltender > categories. He is a good one. heh, if I'd have grown up in hockey playing country...I'd likely have made it my goal to get at lead 3 "Gordie Howe hat tricks" a season...maybe more. 8^) Would you believe it wasn't until the US beat the USSR for the gold that I found out fights weren't common in hockey. Well that's all they seemed to show on the boob tube when I was still in short pants. > >All america > >has/had was...hell even Gordie was Canadian iirc. > > Yup Gordie is a Canadian, but his sons who also played top level pro > hockey are US citizens. iirc didn't they all play in the NHL at the same time or am I misremembering?
From: don (Calgary) on 23 Feb 2010 12:19 On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:13:04 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >On Feb 23, 8:58�am, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: >> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:39:44 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" >> >> >> >> >> >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >On Feb 22, 2:52�pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: >> >> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:20:49 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" >> >> >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >On Feb 22, 8:28�am, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: >> >> >> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:18:04 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" >> >> >> >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >5-3 and hosuers with catcalling whiny fans LOST to their neighbors >> >> >> >from down south...oh well at least the canadian curling teams are >> >> >> >doing okay, I guess. 8^) >> >> >> >> That was just the preliminary round. The real games start later this >> >> >> week. Canada's road to the gold now has to go through Russia. >> >> >> >> Win or lose it was a great game. Hockey the way it should be played. >> >> >> >agreed...though honestly, I'm more surprised america beat Canada >> >> >(ever) than the times they've the Russian's/Soviets. <shrug> I dunno >> >> >why, it just surprises me more. >> >> >> It's not like the old days Keith. All of these guys now play in the >> >> same league, the vast majority of them paid their dues in the Major >> >> Junior A hockey leagues, they all receive the same coaching and >> >> training. They all play the same system. There is very little >> >> difference in the players, the coaching or the system. >> >> >> And at the end of the day, when your goaltender is your best player >> >> you stand a very good chance of winning. >> >> >Like I said... I mean, Canada has all the GOOD goalies! >> >> You need to check out the goalie wearing the US uniform. He plays for >> Buffalo and is in the top five of the league in almost all goaltender >> categories. He is a good one. > >heh, if I'd have grown up in hockey playing country...I'd likely have >made it my goal to get at lead 3 "Gordie Howe hat tricks" a >season...maybe more. 8^) Would you believe it wasn't until the US beat >the USSR for the gold that I found out fights weren't common in >hockey. Well that's all they seemed to show on the boob tube when I >was still in short pants. Say what you will about fighting in Hockey, but a fight still gets everyone up and out of their seats. The bench clearing brawls are gone, but until someone dies on the ice, fighting will be part of the game. Back when I played rarely did anyone get hurt in a fight. Now the goons are capable of inflicting serious injuries and often do. > >> >All america >> >has/had was...hell even Gordie was Canadian iirc. >> >> Yup Gordie is a Canadian, but his sons who also played top level pro >> hockey are US citizens. > >iirc didn't they all play in the NHL at the same time or am I >misremembering? I know they all played together in the WHA, Houston or Hartford I think, but I am not sure about the NHL. I think Gordie was well past his prime by that time, and the NHL player rights for his kids were owned by different teams. I could be wrong though. Strange things happened right after the NHL/WHA merge.
From: S'mee on 23 Feb 2010 13:36
On Feb 23, 10:19 am, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:13:04 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" > > > > > > <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >On Feb 23, 8:58 am, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:39:44 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" > > >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >On Feb 22, 2:52 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> >> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:20:49 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" > > >> >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >On Feb 22, 8:28 am, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> >> >> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:18:04 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" > > >> >> >> <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >5-3 and hosuers with catcalling whiny fans LOST to their neighbors > >> >> >> >from down south...oh well at least the canadian curling teams are > >> >> >> >doing okay, I guess. 8^) > > >> >> >> That was just the preliminary round. The real games start later this > >> >> >> week. Canada's road to the gold now has to go through Russia. > > >> >> >> Win or lose it was a great game. Hockey the way it should be played. > > >> >> >agreed...though honestly, I'm more surprised america beat Canada > >> >> >(ever) than the times they've the Russian's/Soviets. <shrug> I dunno > >> >> >why, it just surprises me more. > > >> >> It's not like the old days Keith. All of these guys now play in the > >> >> same league, the vast majority of them paid their dues in the Major > >> >> Junior A hockey leagues, they all receive the same coaching and > >> >> training. They all play the same system. There is very little > >> >> difference in the players, the coaching or the system. > > >> >> And at the end of the day, when your goaltender is your best player > >> >> you stand a very good chance of winning. > > >> >Like I said... I mean, Canada has all the GOOD goalies! > > >> You need to check out the goalie wearing the US uniform. He plays for > >> Buffalo and is in the top five of the league in almost all goaltender > >> categories. He is a good one. > > >heh, if I'd have grown up in hockey playing country...I'd likely have > >made it my goal to get at lead 3 "Gordie Howe hat tricks" a > >season...maybe more. 8^) Would you believe it wasn't until the US beat > >the USSR for the gold that I found out fights weren't common in > >hockey. Well that's all they seemed to show on the boob tube when I > >was still in short pants. > > Say what you will about fighting in Hockey, but a fight still gets > everyone up and out of their seats. > > The bench clearing brawls are gone, but until someone dies on the ice, > fighting will be part of the game. > > Back when I played rarely did anyone get hurt in a fight. Now the > goons are capable of inflicting serious injuries and often do. Agreed, though the most grievous injuries seem to accidents or they didn't mean to cause THAT kind of injury...I still shudder over the goalie that had his throat layed open. <shudder I'm still glad the ambulance was behind his goal, after that those little beard/bibs became real common for goalies to wear. <shudder> > > >> >All america > >> >has/had was...hell even Gordie was Canadian iirc. > > >> Yup Gordie is a Canadian, but his sons who also played top level pro > >> hockey are US citizens. > > >iirc didn't they all play in the NHL at the same time or am I > >misremembering? > > I know they all played together in the WHA, Houston or Hartford I > think, but I am not sure about the NHL. I think Gordie was well past > his prime by that time, and the NHL player rights for his kids were > owned by different teams. I could be wrong though. Strange things > happened right after the NHL/WHA merge.- Hide quoted text - Okay, I can buy that. |