2007 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship

[Paul B]

anyone else watching? Go Canada!

Canada's games available online broadband with abouta 30 second delay: http://www.tsn.ca/

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/

[squisher]

I ain't watching but hell ya, GO CANADA :D .

[squisher]

Paul you been working out over the holidays?:P

[Paul B]

SQuish. not much. taking time out till the 2nd of Jan. maybe longer if the young men can manage a medal round game ;)

[squisher]

I meant your new avatar pic there big guy, looks like you've been hitting the iron hard.:lol: I totally slacked er over the holidays this year but got a couple easy jobs lined up this week.8)

[Paul B]

first game, CAN 2 - Sweden 0
todays game is in about 20 minutes, TSN and on TSN.ca broadband so anyone in the world can watch... Can vs US of A. Should be a hoot since US of A lost to germany in their first game, oops.
http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/ for the broadband hookup

[Paul B]

okee dokee, 6-3 Canada over the US of A. a good game overall. whos next? :)

[Paul B]

Canada 3 Germany 1.
Czechs are next, 330AM PST Sunday.

[Paul B]

CAN 3 Slovakia 0. we get a bye in the semi finals and have a spot in the quarter finals starting Wednesday.

[Rborist1]

Canada's game + Canada dominates = happy Canadians!

[Rborist1]

Go Canada Go!

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2007/01/03/canada-worldjunior.html

[Paul B]

F@#$ YEAH! just watched the taped game from this morning. dang, tied to overtime, overtime no goals, 9 shots each side in the shootout and CANADA WINS YAHOO! GOIN FOR GOLD!

ahem. we now return to regular programming. :) a good game overall.

[Paul B]

One day a long time ago.... the punch up in Piestany. I remember watching this in the wee hours with my best bud at the time, what a crazy time.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/288762/the_biggest_hockey_fight/

lets have Russia, bring it on! Friday, 9:30AM PST. TSN or tsn.ca

Hockey rules!

[roller]

Go Canada go,i'll support yers..

[Paul B]

Thanks Lee, I knew you would come around for the commonwealth. :)

[roller]

well done guys.....:thumbup: :beerchug: :big-bow: now could you get your hockey team to give our cricket team some tips...:(

[Paul B]

-ahem- ok, I thought I posted this yesterday but I either put it in an entirely different thread or I hit the wrong button...


:D YAHOOO!! Canada wins gold! again! 3rd in a row! 13th time since 1978 when the tournament began! beat the Russkies! 17 games won in a row without a tie or loss! Seeya next year in Czech Republic!

The Russkies take home silver and USA takes home Bronze, well done lads. A lot of talent and hard work the last couple weeks.

[Paul B]

:D YAHOOO!! Canada wins gold! again! 3rd in a row! 13th time since 1978 when the tournament began! beat the Russkies! 17 games won in a row without a tie or loss! Seeya next year in Czech Republic!

The Russkies take home silver and USA takes home Bronze, well done lads. A lot of talent and hard work the last couple weeks.

:D YAHOOO!! Canada wins gold! again! 4th in a row! 14th time since 1978 when the tournament began! beat the Swedes in overtime! Seeya next year in Ottawa, Ontario!
ps. the gold and silver medal game tix are already sold out.

The Swedes take home silver and Russia takes home Bronze, USA is fourth. well done lads. A lot of talent and hard work the last couple weeks.

http://www.mtscentre.ca/events/2007/070410/image4.jpg

[squisher]

Paul you're likely to get banned for that anti-american talk :lol: .

Gooooooo CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup:

[stehansen]

We have to give you guys hockey. What is the age of the players?

[squisher]

15-20 and I'm a Canadian who's not even into hockey.:D

[stehansen]

Isn't that treason?

[Paul B]

its the under 20 group, 16 to 20 is eligible I believe.

[squisher]

I thought 15 could play junior too, but I wouldn't be willing to bet on it or nothing.

[stehansen]

The only hockey we have around here is the San Jose Sharks and the Stockton Thunder a minor league team. I am thinking about checking out a minor league game. Tickets are 25 to 7 dollars.

I'm assuming up there you have high school teams and city rec. dept. teams and the such.

[squisher]

Not through the schools until university level, around here atleast. But every type of league/class for all age groups guys and girls around here. Hockey is everywhere as it should be. I played as a kid but it became a financial burden on my family so I stopped, and as a youngster all the nasty rich kids used to make fun of me in my swap meet mixmatched gear which wasn't to much fun either. Frig ignorant rich kids.

[stehansen]

Not through the schools until university level, around here atleast. But every type of league/class for all age groups guys and girls around here. Hockey is everywhere as it should be. I played as a kid but it became a financial burden on my family so I stopped, and as a youngster all the nasty rich kids used to make fun of me in my swap meet mixmatched gear which wasn't to much fun either. Frig ignorant rich kids.

Football is gear intensive also, so the boosters club for the school used to buy it all. All the player has to provide is his cleats.

[squisher]

That would be sweet, hockey is pretty expensive now here from what I understand, but doable for most.

[Paul B]

wasnt do-able for my parents back in the day. I remember when I was in my early twenties and went to the sports store to kit myself up from head to toe, I think I dropped near $1000 or so, some of the gear was not new either. cant imagine trying to outfit a growing child repeatedly with gear.
my stuff is well preserved now, in the inlaws crawlspace for a few years, hasnt seen the light of day :(