Olympics: Belarus aims to wreck Canada's ice hockey dream

[Rooooooooooxxxanne*]

http://international-ice-hockey.suite101.com/article.cfm/2010_olympic_mens_hockey_preview_belarus

After pulling out a quarterfinal upset over Sweden at the 2002 Olympics, Belarus will be hoping to be a hockey story again at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.

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[LickTheEnvelope]

 

[Never]

Good luck. Tommy Salo's not Canadian.

 

[Brent Burns]

 

[Analyzer*]

Unless I'm mistaken, Belarus' best player, Andrei Kostitsyn might not even be there.

 

[Steveio*]

Unless I'm mistaken, Belarus' best player, Andrei Kostitsyn might not even be there.

And Grabovski will also not be joining them. Another NHL Belarussian player.

 

[Zen Arcade]

I remember in Salt Lake City (I think) the Germans saying they were going to surprise Canada with their super double secret unheard of strategy, the 1-4.

 

[Analyzer*]

And Grabovski will also not be joining them. Another NHL Belarussian player.

Their two best players will be missing. So, if they do pull off a victory against Canada, it will be even more impressive.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Good luck. Tommy Salo's not Canadian.

but luongo is, and he gives up worse stinkers.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

I remember in Salt Lake City (I think) the Germans saying they were going to surprise Canada with their super double secret unheard of strategy, the 1-4.

it almost worked.

 

[smitty10]

And Grabovski will also not be joining them. Another NHL Belarussian player.

I thought they both had timelines of 4-6 weeks? There is a chance that they will both be there still, it would be nice for Belarus.

 

[Jacob]

SO IT IS WRITTEN

Konstantin Koltsov: Destroyer of dreams

 

[malkinfan]

Is there actually no chance that theses guys wont be back for the olympics? Maybe they are just pretending and are all 3 training in Belarus crazy military training camp, and will come out like gangbusters and beat Canada at the games

 

[Ty Webb*]

So, Belarus is going to try to win?

 

[Moobles]

"Hockey development in Belarus has really kicked off since they finally realized the goal of the game was actually to win".

 

[Zaphod]

Legendary goaler Andrei Mezin. You never know.

 

[Skobel24]

but whats that, out in the horizon? Its Germany!

A new challenger appears.

 

[Sergei Makarov]

The sky is the limit for us!!!