GDT: Group S • May 6 • Russia 4, Norway 2

[BalticWarrior]

Belgium beat Denmark 8-3 in WC 1949 i think. Fair to say Denmark got better since, Belgium perhaps not. Denmark also lost 47-0 to Canada. Now that is a blow-out!

You don`t say?

 

[Justinov]

Volden what a beast

But even a beast have holes so I'll take a stonewall any time for goalie!

 

[Acquizitor*]

Belgium beat Denmark 8-3 in WC 1949 i think. Fair to say Denmark got better since, Belgium perhaps not. Denmark also lost 47-0 to Canada. Now that is a blow-out!

funny how some people here derive their ego from the way their national team is playing

 

[kp61c]

What is BEERka?

dried fish

 

[BalticWarrior]

funny how some people here derive their ego from the way their national team is playing

Go troll somewhere else.

 

[Justinov]

You don`t say?

Belgium has won division 2B and is promoted to 2A. Winning over China, Mexico, Bulgaria, Israel and South Africa! Not bad

Upgraded to the company of Spain, Croatia, Serbia and Iceland. Estonia was promoted from 2A - too much heavyweight for this bunch.

 

[Mara]

Why such a small crowd? Ticket prices again?

Probably partly that, but only Canadians care enough about hockey to fill large arenas for every game. The advantage of holding the WC in one country is that some of the games can be played in a smaller arena so the atmosphere is a bit more intense even in games that don't draw a big audience.

 

[DegenX]

dried fish

Thanks!

 

[Justinov]

funny how some people here derive their ego from the way their national team is playing

I actually take pride in that Denmark for years had the world record in hockey loss. 47-0 is kind of stylish! But I never went in saying the WC is irrelevant. It's super important for all countries to improve their game!

 

[member 116805]

Oh post was it?

 

[BalticWarrior]

Belgium has won division 2B and is promoted to 2A. Winning over China, Mexico, Bulgaria, Israel and South Africa! Not bad

Upgraded to the company of Spain, Croatia, Serbia and Iceland. Estonia was promoted from 2A - too much heavyweight for this bunch.

Hey estonians are our neighbours,i`m happy for them

 

[Namejs]

some people here derive their ego from the way their national team is playing

Well, you obviously don't.

 

[Den]

4000 spectators.... How did they count that?

 

[member 116805]

4000 spectators.... How did they count that?

They have a guy that walks around and counts. He is the count of Globen

 

[BalticWarrior]

They have a guy that walks around and counts. He is the count of Globen

That would be hilarious.

 

[Justinov]

Hey estonians are our neighbours,i`m happy for them

Im actually always been very surprised that Latvia is so much better than Lithuania and especially Estonia (basically same number of people...probably least for Latvia?) Well why can these southern finno-ugric not play like their northen cousins Finland????

 

[Den]

They have a guy that walks around and counts. He is the count of Globen

OK... My first encounter with Nor humor

 

[Justinov]

Damn Norway lost. I think it's a bit unfair. They deserved at least an overtime.
If Russia want to beat the better nations they need better defence....they can't play Malkin everywhere.

 

[BalticWarrior]

Im actually always been very surprised that Latvia is so much better than Lithuania and especially Estonia (basically same number of people...probably least for Latvia?) Well why can these southern finno-ugric not play like their northen cousins Finland????

Well first off Latvia has more people than Estonia and less than Lithuania. The problem for hockey in lithuania and estonia is that its not sport number 1 or even number 2 or 3. See for lithuania number one is basketball for estonia its skiing and biathlon,they really don`t care enough about hockey to build any real programme.

 

[member 116805]

OK... My first encounter with Nor humor

And not very good at all I must admit, lol.
Anyway, they scan tickets when people enter. Thats how they count

 

[Den]

OK... this excitement is over...

 

[AwesomePanthers]

They have a guy that walks around and counts. He is the count of Globen

I think you could count the attendance on two hands.. so it's not that big of a job..

 

[member 116805]

Kind of a bitter loss after not getting that goal, and then Russia scored right after.
All in all, not too bad though I guess. Volden played well, just ****ed up on that one goal

 

[TollefsenFan]

Im happy with the game we played. Very good PP and 5 on 5 looked rly good. I also think our pk looked okey. Forsberg blocked some shots and did what expected of him. Volden played very well. Its amazing that we got a 19 year old goalie that can play so well vs russia.

Tomorrow Haugen will be back so i expect a little better goaltending, but im very happy with todays game. Only thing that still bothers me is how much the refs suck, but we were lucky vs sweden last year and today russia is lucky. So okey **** happens...

 

[Justinov]

Well first off Latvia has more people than Estonia and less than Lithuania. The problem for hockey in lithuania and estonia is that its not sport number 1 or even number 2 or 3. See for lithuania number one is basketball for estonia its skiing and biathlon,they really don`t care enough about hockey to build any real programme.

But there must have been some left over from the Sovjet period or what? Even an old rink is better than nothing. In Denmark people played for years in something that look like ancient relics.