Hyvä Suomi (Go Finland!) and other hockey thoughts
-Switzerland's Jonas Hiller is one of the top five players in the tournament.
-I'm not sure which is more shocking: Slovakia upsetting Sweden or the mismatch between Canada and Russia. Canada winning was not a shock. Canada having the game wrapped up before the first intermission was the shock.
-The Canadian fans lustfully booed Team USA, any time a US fan was shown on the Jumbotron and cheered Switzerland.
-There were empty seats in the stands for the USA vs. Switzerland game.
-Not impressed by the yappiness of the Canadian players toward the Russians when the game was out of hand in the third period.
-The Finland vs. Czech Republic game was played at the University of British Columbia (where the women played hockey in the preliminary round) 35 minutes away from Canada Hockey Place where the other three quarterfinals were played.
-Smiley caught a puck in during the Canada vs. Russia game and gave it away to a fan.
-The price for a slice of pizza at Canada Hockey Place is $6 Canadian
-The Skytrain stops at Canada Hockey Place. There is one exit/entry that takes you right to the media entrance. Yesterday for the first time, that exit/entry was closed, forcing people to walk around the block, up steps and down Escalators to enter and exit the station. Yet another head-scratcher during this logistically challenged Olympics.
-Time required to take official Olympic transportation from my hotel to Canada Hockey Place: at least 45 minutes
-Time required to walk five blocks from my hotel and take Skytrain to Canada Hockey Place: 20 minutes
-Number of security checks required if taking official Olympic transportation from my hotel to Canada Hockey Place: 2
-Number of security checks required if I take the walk/Skytrain route: 1
-Teams I'm rooting for in the Semifinals: Finland and Slovakia (NBC's worst nightmare).
-Teams I think win: USA and Canada. (Somewhere in the basement of the NBC offices, an intern has been instructed to stick needles into Finnish and Slovakian dolls).
-Team I think wins the gold. USA. Just can't count on which version of the Canadian team will show up. If they play as they did vs. Russian, they'll win. But I don't think they will.
-Team I think wins the bronze. Finland.
-I'm not sure which is more shocking: Slovakia upsetting Sweden or the mismatch between Canada and Russia. Canada winning was not a shock. Canada having the game wrapped up before the first intermission was the shock.
-The Canadian fans lustfully booed Team USA, any time a US fan was shown on the Jumbotron and cheered Switzerland.
-There were empty seats in the stands for the USA vs. Switzerland game.
-Not impressed by the yappiness of the Canadian players toward the Russians when the game was out of hand in the third period.
-The Finland vs. Czech Republic game was played at the University of British Columbia (where the women played hockey in the preliminary round) 35 minutes away from Canada Hockey Place where the other three quarterfinals were played.
-Smiley caught a puck in during the Canada vs. Russia game and gave it away to a fan.
-The price for a slice of pizza at Canada Hockey Place is $6 Canadian
-The Skytrain stops at Canada Hockey Place. There is one exit/entry that takes you right to the media entrance. Yesterday for the first time, that exit/entry was closed, forcing people to walk around the block, up steps and down Escalators to enter and exit the station. Yet another head-scratcher during this logistically challenged Olympics.
-Time required to take official Olympic transportation from my hotel to Canada Hockey Place: at least 45 minutes
-Time required to walk five blocks from my hotel and take Skytrain to Canada Hockey Place: 20 minutes
-Number of security checks required if taking official Olympic transportation from my hotel to Canada Hockey Place: 2
-Number of security checks required if I take the walk/Skytrain route: 1
-Teams I'm rooting for in the Semifinals: Finland and Slovakia (NBC's worst nightmare).
-Teams I think win: USA and Canada. (Somewhere in the basement of the NBC offices, an intern has been instructed to stick needles into Finnish and Slovakian dolls).
-Team I think wins the gold. USA. Just can't count on which version of the Canadian team will show up. If they play as they did vs. Russian, they'll win. But I don't think they will.
-Team I think wins the bronze. Finland.
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