Posts Tagged as ‘Ice Hockey’

January 10, 2009

Settling the dust from the WJC’s

After a fun and controversial couple weeks of talking and watching the World Junior Championships from Ottawa its time to let the dust settle and think back with a more rational, and maybe less biased, view.
I’d first like to tab a player I like a lot but who I haven’t heard much about – Radko [...]

January 5, 2009

Game Blog – Canada/Sweden

warning;  the host is very biased against…uh, you’ll know.
In a few hours we’ll know who are champions.
Will it be Sweden, will it be Canada.  
I’m no fool, so I’ve got money on Canada.  How could they not have brought the dough to pay for the final, too?  hee hee.
Just Kidding, I didn’t place a bet.  But [...]

January 4, 2009

Russians Tired-Out…

There are valiant efforts and there are cryin’ shames.  And, its a cryin’ shame that Russia iced the puck with just a dozen or so ticks of the clock left in regulation; or, that they couldn’t get it past Subban(?) with just over 10 seconds to go – twice. 
But fatigue plays a factor in these [...]

January 3, 2009

Americans Lose To The Slovaks 3:5…

Has Ron Rolston Ever Heard of John the Baptist?  His head may soon be on a platter.
I haven’t watched the game, yet, but the knives are out.  I’ll have more later after I watch the game, but I’m hoping that USAHockey doesn’t cow-tow to the forces that want more aggro in the game.  
Instead of [...]

January 1, 2009

Dirty Canadians Steal The Day

What a game!
Nothing like the officials, both on ice and off, helping their boys back into this game. I’ve never seen worse officiating in a game. The “chippiness” of the Canadians was downright disgraceful. In youth tournaments you’re not supposed to let Canada throw hits after the whistle, attempt to paralyze one of our best [...]

December 30, 2008

LA Kings Shutout Again…

The LA Kings were shutout by Columbus in Los Angeles 0-2.  The second goal for Columbus was an empty netter that sealed the victory by Rick Nash with approximately half a minute left in the game.
The shutout was the King’s 6th shutout loss of the season.

December 29, 2008

USA vs. Czech Republic 4:3 – final.

There were a few times when the US was scrambling, but over all they were controlled and controlling the game. 
I think the Czech team played a lot better against us than they did Canada. I haven’t seen any of the buildup games before the weekend, but the Czechs looked mentally beaten and, I thought, gave [...]

December 27, 2008

Khabs over Labs?

Pro’s and Con’s in the Chicago Blackhawks/Los Angeles Kings Khabibulin trade talks.