The Official Olympic Hockey Thread

[mikey287]

Game. Swiss lead 1-0. If the game goes another 45 minutes like this (possible), that'll be three straight 1-0 games involving the Swiss in pool play...small flashes from the Czechs here, but a lot of Swiss control...

[superconan]

Game. Swiss lead 1-0. If the game goes another 45 minutes like this (possible), that'll be three straight 1-0 games involving the Swiss in pool play...small flashes from the Czechs here, but a lot of Swiss control...

Right after Jagr had a couple chances, including hitting the crossbar.

[MRandall25]

Latvija scores to tie it. Pretty nifty goal.

[PghSkins]

Liking what I see out of teams with disadvantages in number of NHL players.

[mikey287]

Game. Swiss lead 1-0. If the game goes another 45 minutes like this (possible), that'll be three straight 1-0 games involving the Swiss in pool play...small flashes from the Czechs here, but a lot of Swiss control...

Right after Jagr had a couple chances, including hitting the crossbar.

Yup, you're right on. Hockey Gods not friendly to Jagr on his 42nd birthday here...

Slick play by the Latvians, former Florida Panther Janis Sprukts with the dish...

[npv708]

Game. Swiss lead 1-0. If the game goes another 45 minutes like this (possible), that'll be three straight 1-0 games involving the Swiss in pool play...small flashes from the Czechs here, but a lot of Swiss control...

Right after Jagr had a couple chances, including hitting the crossbar.

Yup, you're right on. Hockey Gods not friendly to Jagr on his 42nd birthday here...

Slick play by the Latvians, former Florida Panther Janis Sprukts with the dish...

Everytime I hear his name, I think of:

[MRandall25]

Sprukts scores on the PP.

[PghSkins]

Latvia goes ahead..... someone call the Swedish Bikini Team

[Pitts]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 39m
Check the dumpsters... RT @drosennhl: According to translator, Bilyaletinov just said Radulov needs to be scratched "among other things."

Wow, I wonder what the other things are!

[PghSkins]

Imagine how good Sweden would be in this tourney if they had a shut down goalie.

[pcm]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 39m
Check the dumpsters... RT @drosennhl: According to translator, Bilyaletinov just said Radulov needs to be scratched "among other things."

Wow, I wonder what the other things are!

Strange feeling to worry for a player's safety watching him take a seat in the penalty box.

[columbia]

No chance to stop that one.

[MRandall25]

What a bomb from Alfie. You could see that coming a mile away.

[PensFanInDC]

Ted Nolan is Latvian?

[MRandall25]

They hired him. I don't think the coaches NEED to be from that country to coach, and I'm sure there aren't many Latvian coaches.

"We were looking for a neutral, authoritative coach with lots of experience and good hockey knowledge," said Lipmans (head of Latvia hockey body). "This is exactly what we found with Ted Nolan."

[MRandall25]

... Did Dan Patrick just call Joe Pavelski, "Pavlovski"?

[columbia]

Given the percentage of German sounding names on the Swiss roster, it seems like they should have gone with "Schweiz", instead of "Suisse", on their jerseys.

[profpolisci]

Where's Germany?

[PensFanInDC]

Where's Germany?

North of Switzerland and west of Poland. Why?

[pressure=9Pa]

Where's Germany?

North of Switzerland and west of Poland. Why?

Although historically the Germans think Germany includes Switzerland and Poland. And France.

[MRandall25]

Where's Germany?

Didn't qualify.

[profpolisci]

Where's Germany?

Didn't qualify.

No Marcel Goc then

[profpolisci]

No Hans Hockeypans either

[Tico Rick]

Given the percentage of German sounding names on the Swiss roster, it seems like they should have gone with "Schweiz", instead of "Suisse", on their jerseys.

Should we call them all Schweizkopfs?

[Gaucho]

Luca Cunti. A shame that Adrian Wichser isn't there.