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..... deathfromafar
Charter Member
Congrats to team Canada! Great job guys! I am very proud of the outstanding effort our team made as well!
Thanks goes to Canada for hosting a great Winter Games! Salute to all the Olympic Athletes both medal winners and competitors in all their efforts! :salute:
Thanks goes to Canada for hosting a great Winter Games! Salute to all the Olympic Athletes both medal winners and competitors in all their efforts! :salute:
As I said in another forum, if the US had to lose, I'm glad Canada won BOTH Hockey Golds.
They have always been good neighbors to us.
You like to see good things happen to your friends.
I thought it was great they gave our goalie, Ryan Miller, a very heartfelt ovation when he received his medal.
That just tells everyone how honorable and classy Canada's citizens can be.
Both Men's and Women's torunaments were awesome.
And also amazingly, both tournaments ended with the same countries in the exact same orders.
This has truly been a great Winter Games, one of great memories.
They have always been good neighbors to us.
You like to see good things happen to your friends.
I thought it was great they gave our goalie, Ryan Miller, a very heartfelt ovation when he received his medal.
That just tells everyone how honorable and classy Canada's citizens can be.
Both Men's and Women's torunaments were awesome.
And also amazingly, both tournaments ended with the same countries in the exact same orders.
This has truly been a great Winter Games, one of great memories.
jmig
SOH-CM-2025
I too want to wish Canada congratulations. Not being a hockey fan, I still have my fingernails and my blood pressure isn't off the chart. As others have said, if the USA couldn't win I am glad it was Canada. I know how important this was to them.
Congratulations to all the countries who participated in the games. Your sports heroes gave their all and will come home as winner, with and without medals.
Congratulations to all the countries who participated in the games. Your sports heroes gave their all and will come home as winner, with and without medals.
Cloud9Gal
~Fury of the Winds~
In the end, that's what it's all about...
USA fan Steve Vargas, left, gets a hug from a Canada fan as they celebrate on Robson Street after the men's gold medal ice hockey match between Canada and the USA at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
USA fan Steve Vargas, left, gets a hug from a Canada fan as they celebrate on Robson Street after the men's gold medal ice hockey match between Canada and the USA at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
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Ken Stallings
Guest
That photo really kind of says it all, doesn't it!
It wouldn't have been nearly as much fun, nor remained in the memories nearly as long if the US beat anyone else for the gold as going to overtime to lose to Canada ended up meaning.
I watched a lot of the Olympic hockey matches. No doubt about it -- none of the other matches had nearly the same intensity. There also wasn't a lick of dirty play. The best description was made by the NBC announcers, who said it was going to be "black and blue hockey!"
I really thought the US might pull it off, and the funny thing is I really firmly believed the Americans were going to send it into overtime with a 6 on 5 play at the end. Wasn't any case of prescience so much as an observation that the teams were playing so evenly and well that an extra attacker would end up working.
Wayne Gretzky before the first match played said he was hoping for a US versus Canada matchup. It was the game everyone in the North American hemisphere wanted. Every single member of each team sincerely thought they could win this game and no quarter was given. Add in the obvious regional rivalry, and it's a receipe for a game folks will be talking about many decades from now.
I suppose the next games in Russia will carry the same intrinsic meaning for the Russian players. And I am more than confident that the quality of this gold medal game will force the NHL to continue their cooperation. What I don't understand is what matchup could mean the same as this one tonight. Russia versus Canada doesn't seem to come close. I cannot see a natural geographical rivalry that comes close, which is, I guess, what made tonight so special.
Cheers,
Ken
It wouldn't have been nearly as much fun, nor remained in the memories nearly as long if the US beat anyone else for the gold as going to overtime to lose to Canada ended up meaning.
I watched a lot of the Olympic hockey matches. No doubt about it -- none of the other matches had nearly the same intensity. There also wasn't a lick of dirty play. The best description was made by the NBC announcers, who said it was going to be "black and blue hockey!"
I really thought the US might pull it off, and the funny thing is I really firmly believed the Americans were going to send it into overtime with a 6 on 5 play at the end. Wasn't any case of prescience so much as an observation that the teams were playing so evenly and well that an extra attacker would end up working.
Wayne Gretzky before the first match played said he was hoping for a US versus Canada matchup. It was the game everyone in the North American hemisphere wanted. Every single member of each team sincerely thought they could win this game and no quarter was given. Add in the obvious regional rivalry, and it's a receipe for a game folks will be talking about many decades from now.
I suppose the next games in Russia will carry the same intrinsic meaning for the Russian players. And I am more than confident that the quality of this gold medal game will force the NHL to continue their cooperation. What I don't understand is what matchup could mean the same as this one tonight. Russia versus Canada doesn't seem to come close. I cannot see a natural geographical rivalry that comes close, which is, I guess, what made tonight so special.
Cheers,
Ken
Well I am not what anyone could call a sports fan, I hardly watched any of the Olympic's, but I felt connected to mens Hockey last night, and it was an excellent game all around. Yeah I am proud to be Canadian (always have been tho) after seeing the boys and girls get Gold, and it is a little extra special when it happens on home turf. Oh that personal connection, "Sid the Kid" his dad Troy was the Operations Manager for the Law Frim my wife worked for, we used to get to follow Sid's career up close in the beginning from his High School and Jr hockey days, everyone always knew he had what it takes to be a Hockey Hero.
I haven't seen Troy or Sid since he left Dartmouth for the NHL but he was (and still appears to be) a great kid, and Sid along with the rest of the Mens & Womens Teams made Canada proud last night.
This was a great finish and what an excellent game, both sides of the rink and the border got what they came for "GOOD HOCKEY"!
:salute:
I haven't seen Troy or Sid since he left Dartmouth for the NHL but he was (and still appears to be) a great kid, and Sid along with the rest of the Mens & Womens Teams made Canada proud last night.
This was a great finish and what an excellent game, both sides of the rink and the border got what they came for "GOOD HOCKEY"!
:salute:
