Hockyeypalooza: 21 FEB 2010
What an epic day of hockey. I was able to catch the end of the Russia/Czech game and all of the USA/Canada and FIN/SWE games.
-Game with the most intensity? Russia vs. Czech Republic. For these two teams, it's proxy for war - lots of history between the two countries. You would have thought USA vs. Canada was the game that shook the foundation of Canada Hockey Place, but the US goal in the opening minute silenced the crowd and the Canadian fans never really recovered.
-Game that was the biggest mismatch? As much as it pains me to say, Finland vs. Sweden. Finland is a very skilled team, but they are not bruisers and got bullied by the bigger, more physical Swedish team. What makes it even more painful for me personally is that a bunch of the Swedes play for the hated Detroit Red Wings (Zetterberg, Lindstrom, etc). With Canada and the US getting all the local attention and Russia fielding a crazy-talented team that includes the baddest hockey player on the planet, Sweden is getting overlooked and that would be a mistake for any team facing them.
-Game that had the greatest impact on the tournament? USA vs. Canada. With the win, the US earned the top seed and easiest path to the gold medal game. Canada, on the other hand drew the toughest road to the gold medal game with their loss. I'm going on record to say Canada doesn't make it to the gold medal game. Here is the mens hockey bracket.
-Luckiest team after yesterday's results? Finland. The got smoked by Sweden but still managed to get the fourth bye and got a relatively friendly draw.
-I burned up 40GB of memory shooting USA/CAN and FIN/SWE so it'll take me a little while to sort through and post pics. In the meantime, Smiley made damn-near a perfect picture after the final goal scored by the US.
-Game with the most intensity? Russia vs. Czech Republic. For these two teams, it's proxy for war - lots of history between the two countries. You would have thought USA vs. Canada was the game that shook the foundation of Canada Hockey Place, but the US goal in the opening minute silenced the crowd and the Canadian fans never really recovered.
-Game that was the biggest mismatch? As much as it pains me to say, Finland vs. Sweden. Finland is a very skilled team, but they are not bruisers and got bullied by the bigger, more physical Swedish team. What makes it even more painful for me personally is that a bunch of the Swedes play for the hated Detroit Red Wings (Zetterberg, Lindstrom, etc). With Canada and the US getting all the local attention and Russia fielding a crazy-talented team that includes the baddest hockey player on the planet, Sweden is getting overlooked and that would be a mistake for any team facing them.
-Game that had the greatest impact on the tournament? USA vs. Canada. With the win, the US earned the top seed and easiest path to the gold medal game. Canada, on the other hand drew the toughest road to the gold medal game with their loss. I'm going on record to say Canada doesn't make it to the gold medal game. Here is the mens hockey bracket.
-Luckiest team after yesterday's results? Finland. The got smoked by Sweden but still managed to get the fourth bye and got a relatively friendly draw.
-I burned up 40GB of memory shooting USA/CAN and FIN/SWE so it'll take me a little while to sort through and post pics. In the meantime, Smiley made damn-near a perfect picture after the final goal scored by the US.
posted by huja at 3:10 AM
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