In Siberia, hockey is a summer sport (IIHF, NHL, KHL, Europe, NCAAs)

Discussion in 'Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, & the former Soviet Repu' started by Real Corona, May 13, 2011.

  1. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He missed most of the season this year with a concussion and his brother is projected as a top pick this summer. (1st to 2nd round).
     
  2. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    Russia's done. This is why it's bad to play Canada so early.
     
  3. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    I don't mind the loss so much as I do the first goal they scored on us.
     
  4. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    They got screwed by terrible refereeing and an out of this world goal.
     
  5. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    Everyone and their mama should have seen this loss coming, Canada always feels like a gold medal game and the team just couldn't get up for Finland. Hell I wasn't even that interested in the game.
     
  6. goliath74

    goliath74 Member

    May 24, 2006
    Hollywood, FL, United States
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    Reminded me of the Olympics in Torino: Russia disposes of Canada in the quarters and then get blanked in the semis. Back then they lost the match for bronze as well. Let's see if the similarity is complete.
     
  7. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    Man both the Canadian and American teams in Turin were just bad. I remember going to Canada-Switzerland and two USA games, and I can't lie that that stained my memory for years afterwards. Suffice to say, there is a reason that the 2010 team which was completely overhauled, did so much better than 2006, which was a terrible construction and an embarrassment. It's one thing for USA hockey to be embarrassed in the World Championships, where the majority of top players say no, but to play like that in the Olympics was just painful to see. Interestingly enough when one thinks about Sochi in two years, assuming the NHL lets the players go, which I think they will, Canada and the US have both put out miserable performances in Japan and Italy, while both taking gold and silver in Utah and Vancouver.
     
  8. goliath74

    goliath74 Member

    May 24, 2006
    Hollywood, FL, United States
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    Do the geographical locations of the North American National Teams' successes and failures shock you?
     
  9. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    I can't get enough of this goal. It's one of those things that when you see it live you just start laughing because it's so sick.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjOtNsCxMok"]YouTube - Ice Hockey WC 2011: Amazing goal by Sergei Zinovjev[/ame]
     
  10. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    I don't think shock is the appropriate word.
     
  11. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Kyrgystan was officially accepted as a member of the IIHF. They have their own national league, but if my info is correct they are going to try and play in the Kazakhstan league, where one of their junior teams already play.

    In other news, there is a real, strong concerted effort by the EU and United States to get the IIHF to move the 2014 World Championships out of Belarus. Peter Stasny (an EU parliament member and hockey superstar) is leading the effort.
     
  12. goliath74

    goliath74 Member

    May 24, 2006
    Hollywood, FL, United States
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    Late in second period, the Czechs are leading Russia, 5-3, in the bronze medal game.
     
  13. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well so far this tournament has come pretty close to copying the 2006 Olympics.


    The Czechs seem on course for Bronze, beating the Russians, just like they did in 2006. The RUssians that year beat Canada and lost to Finland, who will play Sweden for Gold, just like 2006. If Sweden wins, it would complete the deja vu.
     
  14. goliath74

    goliath74 Member

    May 24, 2006
    Hollywood, FL, United States
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    As far as Russia is concerned, this IS exact copy op Torino. 4-7 for the bronze. It's like they had been thoroughly squeezed like lemons after beating Canada
     
  15. yasik19

    yasik19 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Chelsea
    Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2004
    Daly City
    Man, Sharks sucked yesterday. Worst game since Game 2 againt LA.
     
  16. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't know why you think that. It was a tight checking game that turned on two mistakes, a spectacular shot and special teams.
     
  17. yasik19

    yasik19 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Chelsea
    Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2004
    Daly City
    They had nothing in the 3rd and they made way too many mistakes, and no control in the neutral zone. Just not the way I'm used to seeing Sharks play.
     
  18. FootyFan365

    FootyFan365 Member

    Jun 23, 2008
    Indy
    Club:
    FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    Re: Don't play hooky, play hockey: IHF, NHL, KHL, NCAA, CHL etc

    Stylin on boys...Finland takes the cake though lol
     
  19. Zenit

    Zenit Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 3, 2000
    Above the Tear Line
    Club:
    Zenit St Petersburg
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Party time in Finland....yet another Cup takes a beating, this time from the extremely drunk goalie coach falling on top of it.

    http://news.tut.by/sport/227181.html

    Apparently this might be the greatest holiday ever in Finland. The team jet was escorted for the final leg of its journey through Swedish airspace by two Finnish Air Force F-18 fighter jets - insult, meet injury ;)
     
  20. Zenit

    Zenit Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 3, 2000
    Above the Tear Line
    Club:
    Zenit St Petersburg
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I get why, as Lukashenko would make a meal out of hosting the WC, somethin HE and his cabal of crooks doesn't deserve, but I still think it would be a shame if it gets moved. In teh end, moving it isn't going to do anything towards influencing Lukashenko - all it really does is punishes your average Belarusian sports fan who might be lucky to see world-class competition in person mayble only once or twice in a lifetime.
     
  21. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Several of the top ten highest rated tv programs in Swedish and Finnish TV history are world championship games. So yeah this tournament is a really big deal to just about everybody outside this continent.
     
  22. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    25 year old defenseman Alexei Emelin of Ak Bars Kazan signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens.
     
  23. Chacal

    Chacal Member

    Oct 11, 2010
    California
    Club:
    FC Porto
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is he better than Andrei Markov?

    BTW, what jersey are you gonna wear tonight?
     
  24. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    I don't see Russia having a defenseman anywhere close to Markov's quality for a long time.
     
  25. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No Markov is one of the best. Emelin interestingly enough signed a two way deal.
     

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