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If you go with "former", then Petr Nedved, Ondrej Nemec, Konstantin Koltsov, Tomas Surovy, Janne Pesonen, Alex Goligoski,
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I thought Tomas Surovy would be a perfect wing for Sidney. so wrong.
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Brutal hit on Roman Starchenko of Kazakhstan by Sasha Treille of France
Brutal hit on Roman Starchenko of Kazakhstan by Sasha Treille of France
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Surprised nobody commented on that hit. Brutal elbow, awful hit.
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See how easy it is when you kick people out for hits like that?
I'm curious to see how liong the IIHF suspends him.
I'm curious to see how liong the IIHF suspends him.
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4 games (i.e. the rest of the tournament, unless France makes it to the quarterfinals - which is extremely unlikely)MRandall25 wrote:See how easy it is when you kick people out for hits like that?
I'm curious to see how liong the IIHF suspends him.
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4 games for a "first time offender"Tomas wrote:4 games (i.e. the rest of the tournament, unless France makes it to the quarterfinals - which is extremely unlikely)MRandall25 wrote:See how easy it is when you kick people out for hits like that?
I'm curious to see how liong the IIHF suspends him.
Take notes, NHL
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Paging Barry Trotz:
http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/e ... in-finland" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/e ... in-finland" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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and with 1 arm tied behind his back.Getzlaf was alleged to have waved his fist at the Finns and said that “you do not want this” of his fist.
Another report said proclaimed himself as “the captain of the Anaheim Ducks” and that he “threatened to knock everyone out in three minutes.”
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Mirtle tweeted this the next day:Tomas wrote:Paging Barry Trotz:
http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/e ... in-finland" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Then act like it, Ryan.When asked if the team had a curfew, Getzlaf replied "No. We're grown men."
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This is a picture of a Czech WC Team rookie, who just scored his very first WC goal (on Thursday against Latvia):
And yes, he is 40-years old, and this is his first-ever WC.
And yes, he is 40-years old, and this is his first-ever WC.
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Kazakhstan/USA spoiler
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I thought Nedved represented Canada early in his career? How is he playing for the Czechs now?Tomas wrote:This is a picture of a Czech WC Team rookie, who just scored his very first WC goal (on Thursday against Latvia):
And yes, he is 40-years old, and this is his first-ever WC.
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why isn't the great patrick kane working his magic in sweden. I'm sure he could clear a bar in 2 mins.
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I would love to be in a bar with Swedish Women.penny lane wrote:why isn't the great patrick kane working his magic in sweden. I'm sure he could clear a bar in 2 mins.
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I believe the requirements for switching countries within IIHF sanctioned tournaments (if the player already played for a different country) are:mikey287 wrote:I thought Nedved represented Canada early in his career? How is he playing for the Czechs now?Tomas wrote:This is a picture of a Czech WC Team rookie, who just scored his very first WC goal (on Thursday against Latvia):
And yes, he is 40-years old, and this is his first-ever WC.
- a passport (Nedved never lost the Czech citizenship)
- playing in the league of the "new" country for X (2?,3?) consecutive(?) years. Nedved just completed his 4th consecutive season in the Czech Extraleague.
For non-IIHF sanctioned tournaments, none of this matters, so Nedved - just 2 years after playing for Canada at the OG - skated in the Czech jersey at 1996 World (Canadian?) Cup.
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Every point in Helsinki group is huge, because there are basically 3 teams (USA, Slovakia, Switzerland) fighting for the 2 QF spots (assuming that Finland and Canada beat their "gimmies" and advance). If USA beats Finland on Sunday, they are in no matter what (Switzerland won't be able to catch them thanks to the extra point earned today). If not, then it's going to be a huge fight until the last game, and USA will very likely have to beat Swiss to advance.mikey287 wrote:Kazakhstan/USA spoiler
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The official user-unfriendly stats and standings are here:
http://www.iihf.com/competition/272/statistics.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you are OK with just country flags, then pretty user friendly standings (updated immediately):
http://isport.blesk.cz/mshokej" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(you can toggle between "Moje tabulky" - count the in-progress games vs. "Oficialni tabulky" - count only finished games)
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Now that you mention it, Tomas, I believe it's four consecutive years. Which is why I had half a thought that the USA would employ Anze Kopitar at this coming Olympics as their ace in the hole. That's right he did play in the World Cup in 1996 with the Czechs...I forgot about that. But as you note, it was a non-IIHF event.Tomas wrote:I believe the requirements for switching countries within IIHF sanctioned tournaments (if the player already played for a different country) are:mikey287 wrote:I thought Nedved represented Canada early in his career? How is he playing for the Czechs now?Tomas wrote:This is a picture of a Czech WC Team rookie, who just scored his very first WC goal (on Thursday against Latvia):
And yes, he is 40-years old, and this is his first-ever WC.
- a passport (Nedved never lost the Czech citizenship)
- playing in the league of the "new" country for X (2?,3?) consecutive(?) years. Nedved just completed his 4th consecutive season in the Czech Extraleague.
For non-IIHF sanctioned tournaments, none of this matters, so Nedved - just 2 years after playing for Canada at the OG - skated in the Czech jersey at 1996 World (Canadian?) Cup.
I thought, in most circumstances, that once you represent a country in the IIHF, it was very difficult to switch. I seem to recall Evgeni Nabokov being rejected by the IIHF the first time he tried to switch from Kazakhstan to Russia - but I could be just muddling two different circumstances together. So, I take it that he rejected Canada's invitations for the WC's in recent years? That is, years from 1996-2006 or thereabouts. Or was he just not considered good enough?
Thanks for the links in the second post! The IIHF website is quite difficult to navigate!
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Re: World Championships 2012
Germany 0 Norway 6. After half an hour. Oy...
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Shame on salmela for that hit on goligoski--he should be suspended for the duration of the tournament
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Ovechkin+Semin to join Team Russia for the QF game.
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Norway is the next hockey superpower??
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It's being reviewed, so this could be a possibility.canaan wrote:Shame on salmela for that hit on goligoski--he should be suspended for the duration of the tournament
Whatever happened to Anssi Salmela? Is he playing in Europe? Last thing I remember about Salmella:
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Salmela got 3 games.
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Suspensions and bad hits in international hockey? What's up with that? Fighting has never been a staple in international hockey, so the arguement that "on ice policing" is not valid in this case. What does that say about the respect level that "pro - calibre" players have for each other?