Canadians good sports about women's hockey, less so for mens hockey....

[Captain Hilts]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/26/AR2010022605610.html

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They turned out Friday for the men's semifinal between the United States and Finland -- not in droves, but in respectable numbers for a game in which Canada was not involved. And these were not fans who arrived early to the Canada- Slovakia game; the arena is completely emptied between games.

Nope, these were folks who had tickets and a dream -- a dream of seeing the United States lose to Finland. And my, were they unhappy for much of the day, until Antii Miettinen ruined Team USA's shutout with 5 minutes 14 seconds to play. Then Canada Hockey Place erupted.

Team USA's first-period barrage began so early and lasted so long that the hometown fans never even had time to put together a good "We want Finland" chant. Instead, they sat, stunned, silent and somewhat sullen, as the Americans scored six unanswered goals and held on for a 6-1 victory and a berth in Sunday's gold medal game.

...the Canadians have a lot of stars, and a lot of expectations. Their fans certainly expect nothing less than a gold medal here, a burden the U.S. team didn't face when this tournament began last week. They also expect Team Canada to avenge last Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Americans in pool play, a stunning result that left the entire nation deflated and more than a little angry.

[HeresyLives]

1. I think you're giving this far more importance

than Canadians do. It's just a game, and the country won't fall apart if we lose. Millions of us have no interest whatever in hockey.

[Captain Hilts]

5. That's not my impression from my years living in Canada. nt

[polly7]

6. You say that on every thread you start with the subtle anti-Canada *.

Some of us have lived here all our lives. Your impression just may not be 100% correct.

[HeresyLives]

8. Yes, some of us have lived here all our lives.

And some of us are also older than you.

[polly7]

9. LOL

Now that was important information.

[Captain Hilts]

13. Just providing the contrast with behavior at the winning women's game...

My maternal grandfather landed in Montreal in...1895 and paternal grandparents in 1930....

[polly7]

17. Well, as it's impossible to contrast the behaviour for something

that hasn't happened yet ........ I really don't know why you're trying to ramp it up yourself.

[Captain Hilts]

21. The US already played Finland. nt

[polly7]

24. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ,,,,,,,,, I meant the Gold medal game. n/t.

[Captain Hilts]

29. The article is about Canada's game with Finland. We'll see what folks

do at the next game tomorrow.

[polly7]

30. sigh. delete.

[HeresyLives]

32. It's just entertainment, don't worry about it.

[polly7]

33. LMAO. No worries here.

I think some of your anti-Canadian Olympics posts on the other board though might need your attention.

[HeresyLives]

34. LOL whatever for?

I'm not anti-Olympics, they're meant to take the place of war, and that's a good thing.

Why are you always looking for a fight?

[polly7]

35. Oh it wasn't just me replying to all your posts stating how horrible

we were doing at hosting these Olypmics. They're all still there, go have a look. The only 'fight' I'm in is the one defending Canadians trying their hardest. Just like I do for anyone else.

[HeresyLives]

37. And I would care, why?

Maybe you were an only child, and don't realize there are other opinions in the world than yours.

Either way, it's your problem, not mine.

[polly7]

38. No, just one of nine children.

I didn't post them, so I'm not worried. Your dissing Canadians and Canada for these Olympics though got out of hand, as others had told you. On numerous threads.

[HeresyLives]

39. Then stop pretending I'm one of them.

I'm not interested in these childish fights and fantasies you're always geared up for.

I give my opinion. If it's different than yours I'm afraid you'll just have to live with it.

[polly7]

40. Buh byeee ....... carry on. Not interested in your games. I already

know your opinion on the Olympics, don't pretend it was me who posted that crap and got all the nasty replies you did.

:thumbsdown:

[HeresyLives]

41. But you never STAY gone.

:rofl:

[polly7]

42. Oh sure I do, but when someone twists and spins with insults and innuendo,

........one minute saying one thing, posting on other threads the exact opposite, it's just a waste of IQ to stay. I'll come and go as I please, but really .............. in this case, carry on,

[HeresyLives]

43. LOL See?

Still looking for a fight, and unable to comprehend that I'm not interested. Save the nyah nyah stuff for someone else.

[polly7]

36. "Canadians good sports about women's hockey, less so for mens hockey...."

That was your title.

The article in question has no bearing on how the reaction will be in a game that hasn't happened yet in comparison to one that has.

[muriel_volestrangler]

44. You still haven't explained why you think supporting Finland is bad

Have you got something against Finland? Do you think the USA is automatically entitled to the support of any Canadian when they're not playing Canada itself?

[HeresyLives]

7. It's not a big deal to most Canadians.

There are always some people that are sports-mad, but there are millions of others that never bother with it.

Sunday afternoon in February, not much else to do unless people want to shovel their driveways... so people may well watch the Olympics...but that's it.

There's far more concern about the upcoming budget.

[PassingFair]

10. Voted 7th Greatest Canadian:

:hide:

:hi:

[HeresyLives]

11. LOL only by people with no taste.

He's why we weren't impressed by the Norwegian curling pants. :rofl:

[polly7]

14. Those pants were great.

Nice to see some humour at what's supposed to be a friendly event.

[PassingFair]

22. LOL!

Someone should send a pair to Don!

[polly7]

12. LOL

Love the combo.

[Captain Hilts]

15. I prefer his floral patterns more. nt

[HeresyLives]

16. One of our 'colourful characters'

Most of them are in the Con party, you'll note. :)

[Captain Hilts]

20. That was quite the row he had on-air with his co-host. I remember the first time

I turned on my TV and saw him. I was dumb-founded.

Recently, at a party here in DC, a friend who has uber-cable for hockey and I were trying to describe him to other folks at the party, so we tuned in Coach's corner and her did not disappoint! "Now, you kids watching at home, you don't hold someone down on the ice to punch them...."

[polly7]

26. He's hilarious.

He and Ron McClean have been entertaining hockey fans for years. Sort of like Letterman and Shaffer, but sometimes funnier.

[HeresyLives]

27. The skits are part of the game.

Only problem is when he gets off message, and offends people, but it's all part of his schtick.

[Captain Hilts]

28. I was thinking of the Iraq War row. nt

[HeresyLives]

31. Yeah, part of the 'redneck' persona.

Cherry does the redneck bit, and Maclean is the straightman.

[givemebackmycountry]

2. The game last Sunday between USA and Canada was the...

most widely viewed program in Canadian history.
Take it from me, the game tomorrow will make that game look like a scrimmage.

[polly7]

3. Maybe they read the articles where the American player said he 'hates'

the Canadian team, and another 'oh yes, we dislike them'. Brodeur's response was to laugh and call hate a pretty strong word, saying it would all work itself out on the ice. But, how do you know the fans were even from Canada?

[Kermitt Gribble]

4. GO TEAM CANADA!!! n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

18. When did supporting Finland become a problem?

Jeez, why is cheering the US after a game 'being a good sport', but supporting Finland during one not?

Ever heard of supporting the underdog? It would seem not.

[polly7]

23. A+

They may not even have been Canadians (though that makes no difference, they're free to cheer anyone they like). There are hundreds of thousands of fans there from all over the world.

[4lbs]

19. Canada almost screwed the pooch versus Slovakia. They got out to a 3-0 lead, and then with about

9:30 remaining in the final period, they allowed Slovakia to gradually get 2 goals, to narrow it to 3-2 with a few minutes remaining.

Slovakia outshot Canada 14-2 in the final 9 minutes, and almost tied it in regulation.

I don't know if Canada slacked off and began looking ahead to the final, but they barely averted a disaster.

[polly7]

25. They sure did.

I think they were in panic mode for the last few minutes. It was :scared:

[Darth_Kitten]

45. I didn't see much deflation...........

:D