Other Sports ****Official Canada vs United States Gold Medal Hockey thread **** - Page 26

The_Doctor10 · 02-27-2010, 08:18 PM

I know there's a Winter Olympics thread, but this is the premiere event of the Olympics, and it's the matchup VANOC hoped they'd get when they spent how many billions of dollars to get the Games. NBC wanted this, and there's a chance that the American viewing audience of this game surpasses the population of Canada. It deserves it's own chuffing thread for ****s sake!

To analyze the game some, Ryan Miller could very well be his generation's Mike Richter... the dude plays lights out in big games. Meanwhile, Canada's throwing Roberto Luongo in net who seems more likely to follow Russia's Evgeni Nabokov and Finland's Miikka Kiprusoff as high-profile tenders who have completely shit the bed when it mattered most. Personally, Luongo has been average at best, though better than Fatso Brodeur, which isn't saying much. It boggles my mind that Marc-Andre Fleury, Canada's most prolific big-game goalie of the past 2 years, did not see one second of ice time, as he's probably the best-suited to take on the Americans.

For the US team... there was a lot of shit heaped at the feet of GM Brian Burke after he picked his team... picking Komisarek, Drury, Langenbrunner among others led to his being raked across the coals by many in the hockey world. Injuries prevented Komisarek from making the trip to Vancouver and that was probably a blessing as he likely would've lost America a game or two on his own.

We can debate forward matchups in perpetuity... Canada has a more skilled group, but you can't undersell how well the US forwards have played as a group.

Regardless this should be one for the ages, and hopefully it does a lot for the popularity of hockey in the United States. Though I'm still gonna say 4-3 Canada.

Good luck ladies and gents!

KC_Connection · 02-28-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Drew

KC connection: what equipment was Miller wearing? his sabres gear. what he knows and what he's comfortable in. Not luongo. he's out there in brand new stuff, droppin puck after puck with his NEW glove. biggest game of his career and hes breaking new gear in and for what? so white looks better than canucks green and blue? what a fool! he dropped that easy wrister in the last minute , they never got the puck back til it was in the net. he dropped 4-5 glove saves and crosby bailed his ass out. media sayin he was fightin the puck- uhhh, yeah, thats what happens when you break new gear in. jack ass luongo- what a chump.

I never said Luongo played that well in this game. That was probably one of the reasons.

Goldmember · 02-28-2010, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Let's simmer it down a bit, I don't think he was trying to downplay the win. He's just saying Miracle on Ice was bigger, and I would agree. Just as Canada's win over the Soviets in 1972 was probably bigger than this.

Well, it's huge for Canada and if the US couldn't win it, I'm glad it was Canada that did. Congrats

Drew · 02-28-2010, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I never said Luongo played that well in this game. That was probably one of the reasons.

I'm not on the attack-just an observation. also closing ceremonies suck-unless your a chick

teedubya · 02-28-2010, 10:54 PM

This was a great historical event. Canada deserved it. Good shit.

Just think Crosby and the Penguins were [thisclose] to moving to Kansas City

Goldmember · 02-28-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

This was a great historical event. Canada deserved it. Good shit.

Just think Crosby and the Penguins were [thisclose] to moving to Kansas City

You really think KC had a legit shot? I think Lemieux used KC as leverage.

The_Doctor10 · 02-28-2010, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Goldmember

You really think KC had a legit shot? I think Lemieux used KC as leverage.

The Penguins would've moved to Hamilton before they moved to KC... take heart though, the Thrashers are for sale and whoever gets them isn't going to have to pay Ilya Kovalchuk 110 million dollars! Great for a franchise in a new market

eazyb81 · 03-01-2010, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

You keep saying that, but you're 1-1 against the U.S. Not only that but the game you won was in overtime with a rules change. Quit acting like Canada was just the far superior team. Whether that's the truth or not, America gave them all they could handle and then some.

Canada was the far superior team, it's not even debatable. That doesn't mean the victory by the US doesn't count, but Canada had way more talent.

Mr. Laz · 03-01-2010, 10:46 AM

i think all the bastards that make money playing in the U.S.A but turn around and stab us in the back by helping cananda beat us should be pummeled in the nuts with a frozen sea bass.

Over-Head · 03-01-2010, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

The difference is the World Series and the Super Bowl are actually watched around the world.

Both self proclaimed "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" winning events, but other than the NFL going to Mexico once, England a few times it's just the USA who plays in the league (NFL Europe is just that) Still can't understand how a ONE country sport creates WORLD championships???
As for baseball, only 2 countrys playing for the "WORLD SERIES" are teams from Canada, and USA,
Again, How do you get "WORLD" champions from this?
Our boys played hard, gelled in 2 weeks, and beat people from OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

I may hate hockey, but don't be dissen us cuz we smoked yer azz's. I can only wonder how much friggen crow would have been slug on this board if Your Red/white & Blue boy's had won.

BTW
Joking or not all them "F**K Canada" remarks a few pages back can be shoved right back up the chit chutes they came out of

ArrowheadHawk · 03-01-2010, 12:35 PM

If Canada is so great why do most of their players work in the U.S.?

Over-Head · 03-01-2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

If Canada is so great why do most of their players work in the U.S.?

Because you havent got enough players down there to make a team

JD10367 · 03-01-2010, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

If Canada is so great why do most of their players work in the U.S.?

Hey, I like watching the Winnipeg Jets and the Quebec Nordiques and... uh, never mind.

KC_Connection · 03-01-2010, 01:01 PM

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Sunday's game drew a higher overnight rating than every World Series game since 2004 (including every game of Yankees/Phillies last year), every NBA Finals telecast since 1998, and every NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four game since at least '98.
Excluding the NFL, the 17.6 overnight for the game is the second-highest of the year for any sporting event, behind only the Texas/Alabama BCS National Championship Game in January (18.2).

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This is up 46% from the 2002 USA/Canada showdown, and will very likely be the highest-rated hockey game since 1980. The share means that 1 in every 3 Americans with a TV were watching the game. This is, to put it professionally, out of this world.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puc...urn=nhl,224998

**DaFace** · 03-01-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puc...urn=nhl,224998

Cool. Hope it translates to at least a short-term jump in overall hockey viewership, but I wouldn't count on it.

tk13 · 03-01-2010, 02:36 PM

You want to see something else interesting... when you break it down by individual markets, it's amazing how well it did. It got a 50+ share in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Minneapolis. That means over half of the TV's that were watching TV were tuned to the game.

But also, the game did tremendously well in KC... 12th highest in the country.

http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/20...ld-medal-game/

02-27-2010, 08:18 PM
The_Doctor10 Everyone else is 'peasants' Join Date: Nov 2008 Casino cash: $9914900	**Official Canada vs United States Gold Medal Hockey thread I know there's a Winter Olympics thread, but this is the premiere event of the Olympics, and it's the matchup VANOC hoped they'd get when they spent how many billions of dollars to get the Games. NBC wanted this, and there's a chance that the American viewing audience of this game surpasses the population of Canada. It deserves it's own chuffing thread for **s sake! To analyze the game some, Ryan Miller could very well be his generation's Mike Richter... the dude plays lights out in big games. Meanwhile, Canada's throwing Roberto Luongo in net who seems more likely to follow Russia's Evgeni Nabokov and Finland's Miikka Kiprusoff as high-profile tenders who have completely shit the bed when it mattered most. Personally, Luongo has been average at best, though better than Fatso Brodeur, which isn't saying much. It boggles my mind that Marc-Andre Fleury, Canada's most prolific big-game goalie of the past 2 years, did not see one second of ice time, as he's probably the best-suited to take on the Americans. For the US team... there was a lot of shit heaped at the feet of GM Brian Burke after he picked his team... picking Komisarek, Drury, Langenbrunner among others led to his being raked across the coals by many in the hockey world. Injuries prevented Komisarek from making the trip to Vancouver and that was probably a blessing as he likely would've lost America a game or two on his own. We can debate forward matchups in perpetuity... Canada has a more skilled group, but you can't undersell how well the US forwards have played as a group. Regardless this should be one for the ages, and hopefully it does a lot for the popularity of hockey in the United States. Though I'm still gonna say 4-3 Canada. Good luck ladies and gents!
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tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $-1947500	You want to see something else interesting... when you break it down by individual markets, it's amazing how well it did. It got a 50+ share in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Minneapolis. That means over half of the TV's that were watching TV were tuned to the game. But also, the game did tremendously well in KC... 12th highest in the country. http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/20...ld-medal-game/
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