25-02-2002 10:00									#121
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Don Cherry is hilarious.

	25-02-2002 10:02									#122
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"And I do so look forward to Don Cherry... Canada's answer to Wiglaf"

LOL I loved when he was talking about what a genius mario is, then Mario lets that one go by....TV got a great shot of it, especially Mario's "eyyy' gesture...

	25-02-2002 10:24									#123
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No, Chretien didn't really make any gaffes; he just mumbled for a few minutes. I managed to pick out the words "proud" "gold medal" and "congratulations".

	25-02-2002 11:05									#124
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I don't know if any one mentioned it or not but NBC really pissed me off. They would constantly cut to commercials during the 15 second breaks; meaning I kept losing parts of the game. Of course they had to run commercials so I guess, I'm more pissed about the 15 second face off rule.

	25-02-2002 11:10									#125
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CBC did the same thing during previous games, but I didn't seem to notice it during the final. If they'd missed a goal then we might have reinstated the death penalty specifically for them...

	25-02-2002 11:37									#126
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Congratulations.
Well done Canada.

	25-02-2002 11:37									#127
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Oops, double post, sorry.
Anyway it was cool game.
Congratulations once again.

	25-02-2002 11:40									#128
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Hey, Serb:did you hear about this?

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/news/muehlegg020224

EDIT: congrats to the Russians for taking it to the Belorussians.

	25-02-2002 12:59									#129
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quote: Originally posted by Juggernaut Sweden was the only team to beat Canada in the tourney... So you might as well say we are olympic champions...

Canada wasn't really playing that game. Who knows what happened.

The cool thing about the tourney was each game Canada got way better, up through this very last game.

It's going to be really hard to going back to watching regular NHL after this. Especially since Iginla and Turek (supposed to be the third goalie for Czech) are the only really "good" players on the local team.

	25-02-2002 13:05									#130
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quote: Originally posted by kassiopeia Oh, that's nice. Sleigh riding was a medal machine? I can't remember any other sports. Maybe Curling.

Canada got Golds in:

• Pairs Figure Skating (Pelletier and Sale)
  
• Men's Ice Hockey
  
• Women's Ice Hockey
  
• Men's 500m Shorttrack (Marc Gagnon)
  
• Men's 5000m Shorttrack relay
  
• Ladies 500m longtrack speedskating (Catriona Le May Doan)

We probably would have gotten 500m men's longtrack speedskating as well had Jeremy Wotherspoon not have fallen on the fourth stride.

And for some really odd reason our Curling teams both screwed up bigtime in the only games that really matter.

Every sport we do well in involves skates.

	25-02-2002 22:12									#131
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quote: Originally posted by Asher It's going to be really hard to going back to watching regular NHL after this. Especially since Iginla and Turek (supposed to be the third goalie for Czech) are the only really "good" players on the local team.

So what is it about the Czech Republic that produces good goalies? Hockey isn't even close to being the most popular sport there, but they pump out way more quality goalies than Sweden, Finland... hell, maybe even Russia and the U.S.

Anyway, huge congrats to Canada on a great Olympics. I remember watching CBC early on, they were having one of those "Bell Connection" thingies, and the question was "What do you think of Canada's showing thus far?" And the vast majority thought Canada had blown it, big time. I kept thinking, "Damn, it's still early folks..."

Way to turn it around.

	25-02-2002 22:22									#132
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quote: Originally posted by Guynemer So what is it about the Czech Republic that produces good goalies? Hockey isn't even close to being the most popular sport there, but they pump out way more quality goalies than Sweden, Finland... hell, maybe even Russia and the U.S.

You could easily ask the same question about French-Canadian goalies. It's bizarre sometimes to compare the number of goalies from quebec to the total number of players from quebec.

	26-02-2002 03:43									#133
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A couple of things

1. CBC played no commercials at all during the 15 second breaks-- it was one of the first things I noticed

2. The win prevents another round of examining the state of Canadian hockey by various critics and pundits as happened after the medal-less showing in Nagano. People forget how well Canada had played up until Hasek just beat them in a game Canada dominated

3. The premise that Sweden deserves some credit for beating Canada in the early round is idiotic. -- The set-up is such that to a large extent, the first 3 games were irrelevant-- To be a champion you have to win the games that matter.

4. herb Brooks derserves a lot of credit for his extended winning streak but at his after-game press conference he did say one thing that I didn't respect. Among some praise for Canada he mentioned how his players were pretty banged up after the Russia game and that " for the life of me I don't understand how they do the seedings"-- Canada had Finland- Belarus while the Us had germany -Russia- since Finland had finished ahead of Russia in the prelims, its hard to see his complaint.


5 Women's hockey-- I just can't wait for the next battles-- There is a greta rivalry there.

	26-02-2002 04:51									#134
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quote: Originally posted by KrazyHorse You could easily ask the same question about French-Canadian goalies. It's bizarre sometimes to compare the number of goalies from quebec to the total number of players from quebec.

Maybe it's because people are always taking shots at the french?

	26-02-2002 04:57									#135
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The seeding was correct. No one really expected Belarus to beat Sweden. That is the excitement of single elimination tournaments.

	26-02-2002 08:06									#136
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What a fantastic game. I stayed up overnight to watch it live at 4 am local time and it was worth every bit of sleep deprivation.

It was great seeing Iginla getting those goals. People were worried that Lemeiux was carrying the goal scoring and that overall, Canada is not producing great players anymore. Iginla shows that we have a lot of young guys who will become superstars.

Fleury was a surprise. I was one among those who thought he should have been dropped for Thornton, but the passion Fleury showed was incredible.

Gotta love the story about a Canadian gold-coloured $1coin being placed at centre ice. A very secret weapon.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020226/6/k30a.html

The unheralded players have to be the guys who shut down Hull and LeClair. The two top American players were almost completely neutralized.

CBC reports that 8.6 million Canadians watched the game with the audience peaking at 10.4 million as the game ended.

As Trudeau once said: The universe is unfolding as it should.

	26-02-2002 08:19									#137
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At Turin they should bury a toonie to represent a second straght gold medal.

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quote: Originally posted by Tingkai It was great seeing Iginla getting those goals.

Damn right. Good to see a young fella play so large, on so large a stage. As much as I'd like to see more NHL teams based in Canada, playing for the Calgary Flames just doesn't compare.

Also should be noted--Iginla was the first black man to win gold at the Winter Olympics. That is nothing short of fantastic news for the future of hockey. (Though tragic news of its past.)

	26-02-2002 08:21									#139
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quote: Originally posted by Juggernaut Sweden was the only team to beat Canada in the tourney... So you might as well say we are olympic champions...

If this is what you need to tell yourself to get to sleep!

	26-02-2002 08:29									#140
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quote: Originally posted by KrazyHorse At Turin they should bury a toonie to represent a second straght gold medal.

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I can't believe I haven't seen a newspaper or newscaster suggest this yet.

	26-02-2002 08:31									#142
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quote: Originally posted by Guynemer Damn right. Good to see a young fella play so large, on so large a stage. As much as I'd like to see more NHL teams based in Canada, playing for the Calgary Flames just doesn't compare. Also should be noted--Iginla was the first black man to win gold at the Winter Olympics. That is nothing short of fantastic news for the future of hockey. (Though tragic news of its past.)

Never thought of that. What about Kariya. First Japanese-descended player to win gold in hockey?

You're right about the future of hockey.

	26-02-2002 08:31									#143
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quote: Originally posted by Guynemer Damn right. Good to see a young fella play so large, on so large a stage. As much as I'd like to see more NHL teams based in Canada, playing for the Calgary Flames just doesn't compare. Also should be noted--Iginla was the first black man to win gold at the Winter Olympics. That is nothing short of fantastic news for the future of hockey. (Though tragic news of its past.)

Iginla is trully a classy gentleman, if he sticks around I can see him as being as popular as Lanny McDonald.

The one thing that I like about the news coverage around where I live is that, the fact that Iginla is black never comes up, it wasn't until this year that it has even been acknowledged. His race is a non-issue here.

	26-02-2002 08:38									#144
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Of course, congrats to Canada. Also to USA for beating Russia. But... now that I think of it, it seems to me that the final Canada-Russia would have been much more interesting. After all, hockey-wise, the Americans are only junior partners to Canada and therefore have an inherent inferiority complex. This felt very much during the game.

	26-02-2002 08:43									#145
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quote: Originally posted by November Adam The one thing that I like about the news coverage around where I live is that, the fact that Iginla is black never comes up, it wasn't until this year that it has even been acknowledged. His race is a non-issue here.

I saw a story in the Globe about his family background and what it means to black people, or at least the writer who is black. Not a very good article. The writer didn't know much about hockey. (He suggested that Gomez was Canadian )

I don't know if it is a good or bad thing that his race is never mentioned. I don't like the idea of constantly mentioning his race, but at the same time he is a role model for black kids who want to play hockey just as Kariya is for Asian-Canadians.

	26-02-2002 08:44									#146
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quote: Originally posted by KrazyHorse At Turin they should bury a toonie to represent a second straght gold medal.

On second thoughts, maybe not. Would we want a coin that is gold in the middle and silver on the outside?

	26-02-2002 08:52									#147
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I already thought of that. Paint it yellow o fool the gods?

	26-02-2002 08:53									#148
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We are going to have to come out with a 3 dollar coin... ugh no more coins!

	26-02-2002 08:56									#149
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I'm waiting for the day the 20$ coin comes out. It'll be 24 inches across, purple, and will feature a lifesize bust of Jean Chrétien.

*Sigh*

If only I could live to see the day, my life would be complete.

	26-02-2002 09:01									#150
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We could use it to hit any trespassers! A true J.C. legacy coin it would be then. Well it would have to squirt out pepper spray if you squeeze its middle though.