GDT: Group B • Dec. 31 • Canada 5, Sweden 6 (SO) • Part 2

[Levizk]

You also forget about how much money is pumped into the US hockey program from the NHL because of how sad it was in the 90s.

The NHL pumping that money in goes directly to the fact that the sport is 4th on the totem pole. The NHL needs customers, to get those customers they need to make them care about the sport. The best way to do that is to get people playing it which isn't cheap as everyone knows.

 

[Slimmy]

I'll swap you Crosby & Stamkos for the gal in your avatar

No deal :p

 

[Kamal007]

Canada historically has been better, but Canada focuses their top athletic talent on hockey while the US has it fourth on the totem pole. The US can field a top level team in several sports and is slowly growing the talent to challenge Canada at hockey while maintaining their dominance in many other leagues. The fact that the US can even compete with Canada let alone win when our nation puts so little focus on the sport should say something.

Canada= Country of 30 million people
USA= Country of 300 million people

 

[Confucius]

USA > Sweden > Canada

HAHA

Stay tuned, if you lose tonight it could very well be
Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, U S

 

[Meganuck*]

Which do you think matters most? Olympics or this tournament?

Stanley Cup

 

[Franck]

Lol have a great new year Franck

It has certainly been great so far!

Hope you have a good one too!

 

[dr-nix]

I was surprised to see Sweden win this one. Sure Sweden was the better team (only the most extreme Canadian homer would disagree with the fact that Sweden overall was the better team today). But i'm the first to admit that the goals on the scoreboard is the only thing that counts and Lehner had an awful game (he admitted as much in the post-game interview, well he was better in the second half of the game).

Lehner can't have a weak game like that again in this tournament (if Sweden wants any chance at the gold), it's like Canada is Swedish goalies kryptonite when it comes to the WJCs.

 

[Klaus]

Which do you think matters most? Olympics or this tournament?

SC>Olympics>WJC> everything else imo

 

[Denny47]

Robin Lehner is too good, that'll be the difference come semis time...
can't wait for him to crack the sens

 

[Muuri]

Stanley Cup

That doesn`t have anything to do with international hockey.

 

[adsfan]

Yea for the 2nd time in the preliminary round in.... what did they say 30 games?

USA - 1 Gold Medal since 2005

Canada - 5 Gold Medals since 2005


You decide who is the best nation.

Canada is #1 at producing quality players. You need to take into account that they play at home every other year. Buffalo is about an hour from Toronto, so that is almost like playing in Canada. You get a big home field advantage, especially from the hockey mad fans of Canada. Maybe if more WJCs were in Europe, you wouldn't have 5, maybe 3 instead.

 

[Meganuck*]

The NHL pumping that money in goes directly to the fact that the sport is 4th on the totem pole. The NHL needs customers, to get those customers they need to make them care about the sport. The best way to do that is to get people playing it which isn't cheap as everyone knows.

Essentially because nobody was going to watch or cheer for a team that isnt good enough to compete. The NHL decided to help out a program that wasnt producing many NHL players and was also producing subpar teams for international competition.

 

[Scottrockztheworld*]

Which do you think matters most? Olympics or this tournament?

NHL
Olympics
World Juniors


but that doesn't mean we don't take the WJC very seriously, we ALWAYS want to be #1 at hockey.

 

[oilerfanatic]

Canada= Country of 30 million people
USA= Country of 300 million people

ahhahahaha i think they forget this little fact. And the fact that half the sports they play have no international scope.

 

[Franck]

Robin Lehner is too good, that'll be the difference come semis time...
can't wait for him to crack the sens

It's certainly a strange time to be hyping up Lehner, he even admitted himself that he had a poor game.

Did you watch the game at all?

 

[Meganuck*]

LOL. they're showing the Crosby goal in different languages on TSN right now. The Spain commentators were easily the worst.

 

[Klaus]

LOL. they're showing the Crosby goal in different languages on TSN right now. The Spain commentators were easily the worst.

France was the best, although they had a Canadian with them so it makes sense I guess. Roch Voisine I think it was

 

[BlackAces*]

The Americans in this thread are hilarious. I can't wait until we play them and 75% of the building is cheering for Canada.

 

[adsfan]

Canada= Country of 34 million people
USA= Country of 310 million people

I put in the latest population numbers for you.

Okay, let's play in soccer instead!

 

[icing]

This is sport. What Schenn, and myself, mean is...The round robin determines positioning, very important for your road to the gold medal match. Even in the NHL, 82 regular season games are played to determine who makes the playoffs. But when the season/tournament is on the line, and teams put their best foot forward, that is what these tournaments are about. I would have been as happy as you are if Canada had won, but I would be far happier with a win in the medal round (not sure about you). Didn't really think it was that complicated, but I'll gladly explain things for you when you don't understand them. Cheers!

Oh such knowledge. You have to be Canadian right?

But if the real tounament starts now, a game that lets you skip the quarters straight in to the semis has to be worths something?

Wait! I got the answer to that:
Naaah, Canada lost so it doesnt matter.

 

[timmeh]

Actually you're wrong.

Group games are group games.

Elimination games are elimination games.

We've lost to Norway in the World Championships in the group stages.

They mean nothing provided you are still moving on in the tournament.

See, if Canada had won this game you'd say "OMG Canada won a group game CANADA IS AWESOME EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD STOP PLAYING HOCKEY CAUSE THEY SUCK SO BAD!"

 

[Alex87]

LOL. they're showing the Crosby goal in different languages on TSN right now. The Spain commentators were easily the worst.

Just saw that... praying it'll be up on YT soon, cause I thought it was pretty cool.

 

[Smif]

Canada is #1 at producing quality players. You need to take into account that they play at home every other year. Buffalo is about an hour from Toronto, so that is almost like playing in Canada. You get a big home field advantage, especially from the hockey mad fans of Canada. Maybe if more WJCs were in Europe, you wouldn't have 5, maybe 3 instead.

What a load...

 

[Muuri]

Canada= Country of 30 million people
USA= Country of 300 million people

90% of Americans don`t give a rat`s ass about hockey.

 

[vwg*]

The Americans in this thread are hilarious. I can't wait until we play them and 75% of the building is cheering for Canada.

If only they awarded medals based on attendance...