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So who is watching [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon10.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon10.gif[/img]

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Go Canada!!!

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Isn't it a bit soon after the olympics to have a world cup for hockey?.

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It's never too soon for hockey!

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Well, Canada topped USA 2-1. Sweden 5-2 over Germany and the Finns beat the Czechs yesterday 4-0!

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What about Australia?, we won the Olympics (or came second I think)

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You folks came fourth in overall medal standings. The Americans came first, then the Chinese second, then Russia, then Australia.

http://www.athens2004.com/en/OlympicMedals/medals

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Sorry my mistake. I meant we won the mens Hockey and our women came second in the womens hockey.

Edit: TerranCs' link says we won gold in mens hockey but our women didn't win any medals

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Well, that's was FIELD hockey. We're talking about real hockey or ICE hockey as you'd probably call it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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What you call field hockey we call hockey. What you call hockey, we call Ice hockey. Since the Olympics calls it Hockey I put forward the supposition that it is Ice Hockey fans who have it wrong. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif. But its hardly worth arguing about. Just be glad we're not talking about Football, which can mean 4 different games to my knowledge.

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Yes, the confusion between Ice fotball and regular fotball is way to common! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I don't know what the americans do when they play that game called soccer, we prefer to play fotball!

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When americans play soccer, wait we don't play soccer, we play football. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif But when we see other people playing soccer we think to ourselves "play a real sport where you can use your hands and hit people." http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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Anyone else find Canada's jersey color a little...different?

Can't say I like it much...but good hockey http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

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The yellow uniforms that Canada wore yesterday were a homage to the 1920 olympic gold champions (which was a team called the Winnipeg Falcons). Anyways - there back to normal colours today as they lead Slovakia 2-0 early in the 2nd period!

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Well, Canada beat Slovakia 5-1 - while Sweden edged the Czechs 4-3 in a close game. We'll see how the Russians do tomorrow...

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It's a tribute. So what if the're ugly and the wrong color?

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[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Sweden.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon48.gif[/img]

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Yawn http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/yawn.gif

Hockey stopped being fun to watch when they started to wear helmets http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Love to play a bit myself during winter though.

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Ruatha, we have some debt to pay to your country from Last World Championship. Beware, for this time there is no miracle that can save you... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Finland.gif[/img]


... Why I feel myself as Evil Overlord at the time http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

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The Russians zapped US 3-1, while Finland shut out Germany 3-0!

Geez, those Finns (well, Kiprusoff) haven't allowed a goal yet and they were suppose to be weak defensively!

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They haven't met us yet.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif
(admittedly you do play much better against us than against anyone else though, why is that Karibou??)
Saturday: [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Sweden.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Finland.gif[/img]

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GO CANADA!! [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Canada.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Canada.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Canada.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon44.gif[/img]

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Darned Soumi...

4-4

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Canada also took out Russia 3-1!

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At least they salvaged a tie!

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Ouch! The Czech's bounced Sweden 6-1 today to eliminate them in one of the quarter-final games. Finland just edged Germany 2-1 on Monday in a closer than expected game.

The lemon that accompanies this post is for the Swede's sour performance yet again. Too bad for Mats Sundin. [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Cold.gif[/img]

The US plays Russia tonight and Canada takes on the Slovaks tomorrow in the other two quarter-final games.

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The U.S. beat Russia 5-3 on Keith Tkachuk's 4 goals. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

I think they'll play Finland in the semi-finals.

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That was a depressing game, just awful.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rant.gif

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I was surprised to see how things ended in Czech-Sweden -game. Sweden is better than that, we know it. Sadly, I wish there would have been Finland and Sweden in Final, but I guess we have to settle that with Canada. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

It was perhaps 1997 or 1998 when Finland and Canada were in Final also and we played the game time even, the continuation time even and it had to be settled with penalty shot competition. Sadly, after 7 or 8 shooter Canada got one goal more than us. But that was unarguably the best game ever I have seen.

Well, good luck for everyone. You are going to need it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Well, now Finlands cause is ours, go [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Finland.gif[/img]

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Yes, we must not allow the Championship to go into north America, outside of Europe http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Finland.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_USA.gif[/img] + [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Canada.gif[/img] !!

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If the Finns can use their speed and Kiprusoff has a good game - they can certainly take out the US in the semis. But if they go on and meet Canada in the final - I'm sorry to say they'll be second best. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Canada.gif[/img] Go Canada! [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Canada.gif[/img]

That's all I have to say http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Canada knocked out Slovakia with a big 5-0 win.

So the semis are:
Canada vs. Czech Republic
Finland vs U.S.

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what does he know... kiwi wanta bee.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Okay, next match is... [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Finland.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Grenade.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_USA.gif[/img]. One team will go to http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image.../beerglass.gif after match and one will get some cold [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Waterdrop.gif[/img] on their heads. How will it end. I say that Finland wins 3-2. Bets, anyone?

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[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Finland.gif[/img]

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Finland 4 USA 2 ( empty net for the 4th goal )

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Finland upset the U.S. 2-1 with a late goal by Saku Koivu...

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Oh, look what my countrymen did. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Now there is still Canada to go. That will be a match of worth looking. In the morning news they described the victory over USA to be the most important of all time, for they had all the best players from NHL in their team. Well, so had we. You were a worthy opponent USA, but this time the master will be decided between North America and Europe, not inside North America. Perhaps the next game shall look like this?
[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Finland.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Grenade.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Canada.gif[/img] = [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Poison.gif[/img] + http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/skull.gif + http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif

I say the game will be 4-2 for Finland. Bets are taken in this thread http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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canada still has a very tough game to play before it gets the chance to play finland...

And finland increases from a Bronze http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Congrats to finland. They a great team And the final will be great... NHL rules no stupid shoot outs...

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Whoo. Canada defeated the Czechs 4-3 in overtime! A great game all around!

...and I get to hear crazy kids honk their horns all night now!

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The game is just underway. I think the Finns will be hard pressed to defeat Canada, they just much firepower after thier first line. I predict the final score will be 5-2 for Canada! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

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Canada scores in the first minute! 1-0!

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Canada wins 3-2 in a great game! Better luck next time Finland!

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It was a tough game and I hoped to see 2 more goals. But who could be sad to be defeated by so great team as Canada had? 2nd place in World cup is a good achievment. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Congratulations, Canada. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif