Let's start a hockey thread!

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I'm listening to the Canucks game right now on the Internet...ain't it great? (Anyone know where I could find streaming video; that would be even better!:))

How did you all do?

Edit: YVR scored 1-0:)

[skooooo]

1. love the picture of Kerry playing hockey

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2. Me too

Maybe he'll put an ice rink in the White House and declare Hockey Appreciation Week:)

[drumwolf]

3. I love hockey and I'd gladly contribute to this thread....

...but as a Sharks fan I'm not sure how much you'd be interested in hearing me gloat. :evilgrin:

Anyone want to make any predictions as to who'll actually win the Cup? As per my grossly uninformed opinion, my money's on Tampa beating Detroit in 7 games.

[PittPoliSci]

5. I don't think Tampa will be able to get passed the flyers.

In all honesty, the Flyers style will grind down Tampa's offense. My prediction will be Flyers over Detroit in 5 games.

[ornotna]

19. Really?

Just How many times did The Flyers beat Tampa during the regular season?
Perhaps......zero! The Flyers are toast.

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6. I've gotten over it. Go ahead.

Now that the Blues are out, though, I desire for either YVR or TPA to win.

Edit: spelling

[PittPoliSci]

4. i'm pleased about the flyers

I'm an East Coast hockey fan, and would rather not ever see a southern or west coast team ever win the Cup. Since Pittsburgh isn't in the running (hahaha, maybe we'll have better luck next year), i'm really pulling for the Flyers, since they're cross-state, and I think they work really hard and deserve it.

[Kool Kitty]

20. Pittsburgh had better have

more luck next year. They did end the season pretty well, though. They are my faves and I always have hope.

[Lefty48197]

7. Yoopers call it Hawkey. Dey also say Chicawgo.

Kerry looked pretty good on the ice for an old dude. In fact, he looked pretty athletic on the slopes too.

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8. YVR scores again!!!!!!! :-) (4-0) Paging HEyHEY

It looks like YVR finally woke up!:D

Edit: they scored their third goal while I was updating for their 2nd; 2 goals within a minute of each other!:bounce:

And another goal five minutes later!:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

YYC is SUCKING tonight!!!!

[SmileyBoy]

9. The new MTS Centre in Winnipeg is opening soon...

15,015 seats, 48 luxury suites, club seating, bar/microbrewery, team store, restaurant, automated club-seat ordering, etc. A real state-of-the-art moneymaker.

I can't wait for the Jets to come back. Rumour has it that the owner of either the Hurricanes or the Panthers wants to relocate their team. And with the new CBA being discussed (revenue sharing, salary caps), hockey in a smaller market like Winnipeg will be able to survive. There's already a hardcore fan base there.

BRING BACK THE JETS IN 2006!!!

(From a former... and current, Jets fan)

[ironflange]

10. Hoo boy, Flames are sucking tonite

This does not bode well.

[DEM FAN]

11. YES. L E T S G O F L Y E R S.

:bounce:

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12. Well, YYC finally scored

still 4-1 in favor of YVR though.

The officials let it count.

Edit: They scored again:evilfrown:, but YVR still leads 4-2. This is an interesting game.:)

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13. YYC scored (again) to make it a one-goal game

YVR 4, YYC 3

This is an interesting game...

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14. YYC tied it

oh, no, the Canucks blew a 4-goal lead:grr:*sigh*

[ZenLefty]

15. They blew a four goal lead?

They're fighting for survival and they blew a four goal lead? Shit, they'll be lucky to win the plastic dixie cup this year. :eyes:

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16. Yes, read the scoring summary and weep

http://www.canucks.com/
:evilfrown:

[ZenLefty]

17. I stopped watching when it was 3-0

At that time, the Home & Garden channel became more interesting than the game. Figured I could just catch game 7. :shrug:

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18. Well, it became interesting...

Are you going for YVR or YYC? You might want to catch the overtime;-)

Edit: Nice avatar.:)

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21. 2nd OT (YVR/YYC) coming right up...

YVR will start shorthanded.x(

[kevinam]

22. did something happen at a Boston/Montreal game this week???

I heard someone on the radio say something about a game played in Canada, and that the fans booed the US National Anthem. I know that had happened atleast once last year. Did it happen again this year?? Other than the one guy on the radio, I haven't heard anyone else talk about it. Granted, living in the south, hockey news tends to be a bit lacking. I love hockey, and am somewhat enjoying the playoffs, but a little disappointed the Thrashers didn't make it again this year. Hopefully they will make the playoffs soon!!!...Kevin.

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23. I didn't see it, but I wouldn't doubt it, either

From what I understand, Canadians hate the shrub.

[kevinam]

27. Yea, I think you are...

probably right about Canadians not liking shrub*. However, I don't agree with, and think it is in poor taste to boo the National Anthem. Sure, it is just a song, but I think it is a bit insulting. Also, one reason many folks watch sports is an escape from the stuff going on in the real world, like family problems, job problems, or political problems....and I think that kinda mixes them. Frankly, I think Canadians can, so to speak, get away with more things than Americans typically can. As an example, during the winter olympics in Salt Lake City a couple years ago. Apparently, the Canadian womens hockey team knew the person that poured the ice surface. While pouring the ice, they had him embed a Canadian coin (loon maybe) in the ice at center ice. I think that had that happened in Canada, and a USA coin was put in the ice, there would be an enormous uproar, and probably offical appologies would have to be made. If I went to a hockey game, and booed the Canadian national anthem, because of policies that country made, I think there is a strong chance a person from Canada would probably want to fight. Just my two and a third cents worth...Kevin.

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24. ESPN 2 technical difficulties

:grr::mad::grr::mad::grr::mad::grr::mad:

Edit: Fortunately, they didn't last too long...

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25. 3OT! Oh my! (coming after intermission)

nt

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26. YVR SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Paging HEyHEY

series now tied 3 all. Game 7! Woo Hoo!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

This makes up for their ineptitude during the 3rd...