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General => Sports => Topic started by: daigong on April 20, 2009, 08:22:20 AM
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(http://www.imgur.com/files/090420/COW.jpg) (http://www.iihf.com)
Get your bets on!! This years championship is in Berne and Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland. Games start April 24 (this Friday). :cow:
Official site: http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home-oc/tournament-information.html (http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home-oc/tournament-information.html)
Go Roloson and Horcoff!! Time to lay down the Canada vs Finland smack! Cuz at JPHIP, we get serious about hockey.
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Srsly. It's our turn now. All our youngins are gonna step it up. I CAN FEEL AN UPSET!
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Team :finland:
Goalies
- Juuso Riksman (Jokerit)
- Pekka Rinne (Nashville)
- Karri Rämö (Tampa Bay)
Defensemen
- Teemu Aalto (Linköping)
- Topi Jaakola (Södertälje)
- Ville Koistinen (Nashville)
- Mikko Lehtonen (Timrå)
- Janne Niinimaa (Langnau)
- Janne Niskala (Frölunda)
- Petteri Nummelin (Lugano)
- Anssi Salmela (Atlanta)
Forwards
- Juha-Pekka Hytönen (JYP)
- Jarkko Immonen (JYP)
- Niko Kapanen (Kazan)
- Tommi Santala (Kloten)
- Niklas Hagman (Toronto)
- Hannes Hyvönen (Minsk)
- Sami Kapanen (KalPa)
- Kalle Kerman (Jokerit)
- Leo Komarov (Pelicans)
- Antti Miettinen (Minnesota)
- Tuomas Pihlman (JYP)
- Mika Pyörälä (Timrå)
- Jarkko Ruutu (Ottawa)
- Ville Vahalahti (TPS)
THE. WORST. ROSTER. EVER. :thumbdown:
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All the good Finns are still in the playoffs?
Roster: Team :canada: - http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/61218/la_id/1.htm (http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/61218/la_id/1.htm)
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whoa jaane ninimaa is still playing??
me and sev bet buying each other drinks in LA :lol:
GO CANADA!!!!!!!!
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^ You got it wrong bra. YOU buying me drinks when we win. The chance that I'll buy you a drink is close to none. If Canada cheats, bribe the ref and kill our team MAYBE.
Nuff said.
Preliminary Roster:
GOALIES
1. Stefan Liv
30. Johan Holmqvist
50. Jonas Gustavsson
DEFENDERS
2. Nicklas Grossman
4. Johan Åkerman
6. Magnus Johansson
11. Carl Gunnarsson
18. Oscar Hedman
28. Dick Tärnström
29. Kenny Jönsson
39. Tobias Enström
FORWARDS
9. Tony Mårtensson
10. Martin Thörnberg
12. Christian Berglund
14. Niklas Nordgren
15. Rickard Wallin
16. Johan Andersson
17. Mathias Tjärnqvist
20. Joel Lundqvist
21. Loui Eriksson
22. Niklas Persson
23. Linus Omark <-- :pimp:
24. Johan Harju
26. Marcus Nilson
80. Mattias Weinhandl
from: http://www.swehockey.se/t2.asp?p=65501&x=1&a=1167794 (http://www.swehockey.se/t2.asp?p=65501&x=1&a=1167794)
I just realized I don't know who anyone of these fools are (more or less). :thumbdown:
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^ You got it wrong bra. YOU buying me drinks when we win. The chance that I'll buy you a drink is close to none. If Canada cheats, bribe the ref and kill our team MAYBE.
lol if sweden did win, im going for the underage scheme LOL. i think its 21 to legally drink over there. sucks
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NO EXCUSES! I'll buy it and sell it to you on a corner worst case.
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IT'S GAME TIME! :twothumbs
Antero Mertaranta - Ihanaa Leijonat Ihanaa! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuepTJC0IDc#lq-hq)
GO FINLAND! :finland:
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^ Lol! We were actually discussing that song today at lunch.
Here's something better:
nu tar vi dom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYIwun7pajc#lq-lq2-hq)
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You're all going DOWN!
Even our shitty team is gonna wipe the floor with all of your other puny teams!
FUCK YEAH! GO FINLAND! :finland: :finland: :finland: :finland:
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Here's something better:
Nothing beats this legendary song:
Den Glider In 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h74RbOkOcBk#lq-lq2-hq)
:lol:
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:canada: For some weird reason I can't hear the audio on those Youtube links. I've got the volume maxed on the Youtube control and my speaker volume is maxed too. Ah well... go Canada :lol:
[edit] Firefox's being a pain.. I can hear the audio in IE :thumbdown:
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Day 1
Canada - Belarus 6-1
Russia - Germany 5-0
Switzerland - France 1-0
Slovakia - Hungary 4-3
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very nice. expected the swiss to blow out france by more though
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Finland - Norway 5-0
Decent beginning, but I wanted something like 10-0 to be sure of our chances of winning this whole thing... guess we'll see later on.
Our goalie seems pretty awesome.
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GJ SUOMI! :finland:
Day 2
Finland - Norway 5-0
USA - Latvia 4-2
Sweden - Austria 7-1
Czech - Denmark 5-0
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Roli shape the fuck up!! Letting in 1 goal.
(http://www.imgur.com/files/090425/r1526666272.jpg) (http://canada.com)
Backstrom got the goose egg!! So should you man!! GO CANADA!! :canada: beat dem Hungarians!
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Day 3
Belarus - Slovakia 2-1
Canada - Hungary 9-0
Switzerland - Germany 3-2
Russia - France 7-2
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Day 3
Canada - Hungary 9-0
RAPED
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Canada - Hungary 9-0
RAPED
Hungary, who were playing for the first time in the A league after a 70 (!) year absence, had nothing to offer...
Gotta give props to the Hungarian supporters though... when Canada was going for the 10th goal like nuts in the closing minutes of the match, the Hungarian crowds were still loudly chanting their goalie's name - who did prevent the score from becoming a double digit shutout with some nice saves! Dedicated folk! :lol:
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Speaking of the Hungarian supporters, saw this article in the local paper today:
IIHF world hockey championship Team has no prayer, but fans don't care
By: Wayne Scanlan
27/04/2009 1:00 AM | Comments (0)
ZURICH-KLOTEN, Switzerland -- You've heard of the dump-and-chase strategy.
Hungary's plan was to "dump and pray" against Canada at the 2009 IIHF world hockey championship.
Of course, they had no real prayer of a chance. Confronted with huge deficits in size, strength and skill, 20th-ranked Hungary swallowed a predictable deficit on the scoreboard, losing 9-0.
Despite the rout, their loyal, and not entirely sober, fans chanted and sang throughout the evening at the Zurich-Kloten Arena, long after the players had left the ice. They were the real heroes of the night, these remarkable Hungarian fans. Canadian and Hungary players saluted them right back.
"Nothing against our fans in Nashville, I love 'em to death," said Canadian defenceman Shea Weber, who scored two goals on blasts from the point. "But this is different, this is something special to be a part of -- it's really neat."
"Unbelievable," said Canadian goaltender Chris Mason, making his first start at the worlds after being a backup in 2006 and '07. "They didn't stop the whole game. It's like a soccer/football atmosphere. It's awesome. And that team over there didn't stop working all game. It says a lot about the pride they have in their country."
Martin St. Louis led the relentless Canadian attack with three goals and Weber had the pair. Singles went to Derek Roy, James Neal, Mike Fisher and Jason Spezza. Mason made 16 saves for the shutout, including a couple of legitimate scoring chances.
Fans roared to every Hungarian shot and whistled to boo every Hungarian penalty. After Hungary had spent 70 years on the outside looking in at the elite division of the tournament, they were just happy to be here.
Captain Balazs Kangyal praised the more than 5,000 fans in attendance, including Canadian supporters, and suggested there was one other presence in the building.
"It was a special situation," Kangyal said, his eyes wearing emotion. "We had a player (Gabor Ocskay) die before the tournament. He was my best friend, and he was the best player in Hungary. His dream was to go to the A Pool. I believe he was here, with the team."
On the Hungarian bench, goaltender Levente Szuper sat stunned, dejected after giving up six goals by the midpoint of the game, pulled at that point in favour of 21-year-old backup Zoltan Hetenyi.
Szuper, a former fourth-round draft choice of the Calgary Flames, still dreams of reaching the NHL for more than just nine games as a backup, which he was in 2002-03.
Canada showed some mercy, at least in deployment of personnel. By the second period, head coach Lindy Ruff started using third and fourth line players on the power play.
-- Canwest News Service
ONLINE ARTICLE LINK (http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/iihf-world-hockey-championship-team-has-no-prayer-but-fans-dont-care-43759932.html)
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Day 4
Czech - Norway 5-2
USA - Austria 6-1
Finland - Denmark 5-1
Latvia - Sweden 3-2 :twothumbs
Speaking of the Hungarian supporters, saw this article in the local paper today:
Props! I watched the game and the Hungarian fans were truly amazing. Hockey's huge in Finland but unfortunately our fans are nowhere near that enthusiastic :thumbdown:
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Latvia - Sweden 3-2 :twothumbs
what happened SEV???!!
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A gay sport happened. We don't wanna be on top in gay sports. D:
I'm glad I didn't watch the game. I'd probably be destroying my apartment in anger if I did.
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Day 5
Belarus - Hungary 3-1
Canada - Slovakia 7-3
Russia - Switzerland 4-2
France - Germany 2-1
A gay sport happened. We don't wanna be on top in gay sports. D:
I thought Swedes were all about gay sports XD
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A gay sport happened. We don't wanna be on top in gay sports. D:
I'm glad I didn't watch the game. I'd probably be destroying my apartment in anger if I did.
lol guess you'll be buying me drinks :cow: :thumbsup
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IT AINT OVER BITCHES! Rangers are out. We got Lundqvist, Näslund + More guys from NJ.
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Lundqvist confidence has been shot like his name was Tommy Salo! 9 goals in 4 periods! HA!!
2009 is ROLI TIME!! :tama-mad:
(http://www.imgur.com/files/090429/ROLI_slovakia_canada_jqb112.jpg) (http://dwayneroloson.com)
Srsly! Slovakia ain't no pushover. Great offense by the Canadians. :canada:
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Day 6
Finland - Czech 4-3 :twothumbs
Norway - Denmark 5-4
Latvia - Austria 2-0
Sweden - USA 6-5 :thumbdown:
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WOOHOO!!! FINLAND WINS GROUP D!!! :finland:
What an absolute thriller it was. Czech was leading 3-1, but we came back strong and eventually won. Mostly Finnish domination, some stupid mistakes, and Czech players going for some kind of penalty record. That sure helped.
And LOL at Sweden doing their Swedish thing... rising from the jaws of defeat when USA was leading 5-2. BOO! HISS! xD
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Finland v Czech - World champs 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B02hpUnf7YA#ws-lq-lq2-hq)
Man, what a thriller.... :sweatdrop:
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Czechs are gonna get clowned tonite!! Fucking Hemsky and Jagr ain't got no chance against the Mighty ROLI!!
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Day 7
Russia - Sweden 6-5 (OT)
Belarus - Norway 3-2 (OT)
Canada - Czech 5-1
Latvia - Switzerland 2-1 (OT)
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Day 8
Finland - Slovakia 2-1 (OT)
USA - France 6-2
Denmark - Germary 3-1
Austria - Hungary 6-0
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Day 9
Belarus - Finland 2-1 (OT) :banghead:
Czech - Slovakia 8-0
Latvia - France 7-1
Russia - USA 4-1
Tomas Surovy slashes Jaroslav Halak (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0emzMJ6FiwQ#ws-lq-lq2-hq)
:lol:
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Day 10
Sweden - Switzerland 4-1
Russia - Latvia 6-1
Canada - Norway 5-1
Czech - Belarus 3-0
Austria - Germany 1-0
Denmark - Hungary 5-1
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IT IS ON!! TEN HOURS UNTIL WORLD WAR V!!! :angry:
FACT!! Canada has outscored its opponents by a combined score of 32-6 and has yet to trail at any point of the tournament. The first strong challenge could come Monday when Canada wraps up the qualification round with a game against Finland.
(http://www.imgur.com/files/090504/heatley6a.jpg) (http://tsn.ca)
Make Backstrom look like a bitch like his name was Pal Grotnes!!
Smooth sailing to the GOLD BABY!! :canada:
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Day 11
Finland - Canada 4-3 (OT) :finland:
Slovakia - Norway 3-2 (OT)
Sweden - France 6-3
Switzerland - USA 4-3 (OT)
Germany - Hungary 2-1
Denmark - Austria 5-2
GG Canada & Finland! Finland won the game. Canada won the qualifying round. But I ain't mad cause it was definitely the most entertaining game so far. IMO it was a good result for both teams: Finland finally proved that they can beat any team and Canada mos def won't underestimate their opponents again (Canada had gotten cocky after winning 5 games straight). I gotta give mad props to Team Canada for making today's game a real hockey game. Our player Hannes Hyvönen said that every game should be as tough and entertaining and I definitely agree :yep:
Some notes about the game:
- Both teams play similar kinda hockey: physical & entertaining
- Surprisingly Finland played more physical than Canada
- Finland dominated the game and Roloson had 50(!) saves :shocked:
- Canada was kinda weak on 5-5 but...
- ...their powerplay is deadly (3 pp goals)
- Canada will be in deep shit once they face a team that stays out from the penalty box
- Both goalies were solid
- Jarkko Ruutu is fucking awesome :lol:
I wouldn't be surprised if Canada and Finland played against each other again in the finals :)
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Jääkiekon MM 2009 Kanada - Suomi [CAN - FIN] maalikooste (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVXp2ryfC-w#ws-lq-lq2-hq)
IIHF Switzerland 2009: Canada-Finland - Shootout, 7 series (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHzJr6A7hhs#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
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Gj Masanen.
It's all starting to wrap up. Let's see if the Swedish ladies can beat y'all. :sweden:
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I wouldn't be surprised if Canada and Finland played against each other again in the finals :)
I wouldn't doubt it, such a fucking tightly called game. WTF couldn't get shit started with all the PK. WOW!! What a drainer...Bring on the REAL DEAL. Roloson been playin like this all season for Edmonton, no surprise he had to do everything by himself for nearly 2 periods.
(http://www.imgur.com/files/090505/20090504_roloson-480.jpg) (http://oilers.com)
Ruutu is a fucking flopper btw XD
:canada:
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Day 12
Russia - Belarus 4-3
USA - Finland 3-2
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Day 13
Canada - Latvia 4-2
Sweden - Czech 3-1
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oh, Canada won
Canada and Finland in the finals...
if that happens, i'll just be waiting for the results to see who disses who between daigong and Masa XD
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Lol we beat the Jagr's. :twothumbs
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Day 14
Russia - USA 3-2
Canada - Sweden 3-1 :twothumbs
if that happens, i'll just be waiting for the results to see who disses who between daigong and Masa XD
Maybe next year... :doh:
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BRING IT U DAMN COMMIES!
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GJ Canada. No surprise in the result really. Russia vs USA was one heck of a game tho. Glad to have seen it. Feel bad for the yanks tho. They kinda deserved winning that. But now atleast the final will be a close one.
Regardless of the outcome of this tourny, one thing was important. Placing higher than lil bro Finland. And we did. Phew.
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Congrats, Russia!
Day 15
Russia - Canada 2-1 (Final)
Sweden - USA 4-2 (Bronze medal game)
Final Standings:
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. Sweden
4. USA
5. Finland
6. All the other losers
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dang!! roloson choked! as usual
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Lol. We beat the yanks with 4 - 2. Not 3 - 2.
Also. Good Job Aedons. Only got to watch highlights of 2 first periods since i was playing football. Third was intense however! Couldnt have asked for more. Although OT and Penalties woulda been sweet. :D
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VITUN kusipää runkkari saatanan PASKA!!!!! :angry: :angry:
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Ah well, silver's a nice color too :lol: :canada:
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THE rivalry in hockey has returned, bitches! :canada: