Thailand vs Kuwait. Hockey. 57-0

[Davo Ikinzom]

These blowouts happen all the time in N-Z group qualifying rounds.

 

[hangman005]

These blowouts happen all the time in N-Z group qualifying rounds.

I like how NZ is on there twice

 

[95Tal]

 

[Petey O]

The shots were 122 to 1?

How is that even possible? Kuwait likely barely touched the puck. This is like junior A vs beer league levels.

 

[Musampa]

These guys simply can’t skate

 

[Albatros]

At this year's PRC Winter Games in China the Beijing team massacred their beer league opponents from hockey hotbeds like the Anhui province with a bunch of former NHLers.

 

[Tryblot]

I like how NZ is on there twice

Thailand now on it 3 times with this game. At least they're on the other side this time.

 

[PocketNines]

If the shots are 122 to 1 ... it's kind of like the 1 is actually a huge failure by the powerhouse to have surrendered, if you think about it

 

[Reality Czech]

The darkest day in Kuwait since 1991.

 

[mundyc3]

Who is the biggest hero for Kuwait, the guy with the only SOG or the goalie being able to walkout of that game after facing that many shots without proper skill?

 

[Terry Yake]

any future NHL-caliber talent coming out of thailand?

 

[dukedukowski]

Everyone reading this thread is good enough to play for Kuwait.

Ok.. how much would a high school team from Minnesota or Toronto lose by?

 

[dukedukowski]

There's a whole forum section for international games.

Those are lesser forums . buried way below. This is far too humorous and somewhat sort of unique thing lol. I mean, if a radio station in Portland spent a good 5 minutes on talking about it..... It's news!

 

[BB79]

I can already hear the goalie calling home after the game...

"Hey Mom, Dad, I had a 63 save performance in goal tonight against Thailand!"

"That's great son!"

"The bad news is I still let in 51 goals"

"Oh. "

 

[HanSolo]

Mercy rule is for wusses.

 

[JoVel]

This is why I don't respect the Thai national team. Good Canadian kids would've taken the foot off the gas at 4-0.

 

[alko]

Everyone reading this thread is good enough to play for Kuwait.

Im not.

 

[FissionFire]

This is why I don't respect the Thai national team. Good Canadian kids would've taken the foot off the gas at 4-0.

According to that graphic, more like 47-0.

 

[philip]

I dunno I think there's something a bit unbecoming smashing a team like this. Surely at like 10-0 you can say, OK we've obviously won let's save these fellow humans a bit of humiliation

 

[Dirty Dan]

Team Thailand is probably just a bunch of kids born from Canadian expats , and Kuwait is a bunch of guys trying to cool down and get some moisture down in the desert , Arizona tier team

 

[BB79]

This is why I don't respect the Thai national team. Good Canadian kids would've taken the foot off the gas at 4-0.

That was probably 1 and a half minutes into the game lol

 

[Arthur Morgan]

They are new to the U18 level. Likely kids that have not been playing very long. Thailand U18 themselves lost to South Korea 92-0 back in 1998. It happens with these brand new teams.

thats crazy though. like these are like NHL24 numbers 20min periods on Rookie lol

 

[Reddawg]

I'd like to see Celebrini out there with them lol what's the world record for hat tricks in a game again?

 

[cowboy82nd]

I don't know, maybe.

Back in 1993, Australia's U18 team played a tournament called the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Tournament against China, Japan, Kazakhstan, and South Korea. They lost all 4 games and finished with 1 goal scored and 151 goals surrendered (-151). They lost to Kazakhstan 57-0.

Less than a year later, an Australian kid named Nathan Walker was born. He lived and started playing hockey in Australia (and eventually moved when he was 13 to pursue higher competition). He has gone on to play 156 games in the NHL, including 45 this most recent season.

These things are part of the process for countries just dipping their toe into the pond.

That would put them at a -150.

 

[beowulf]

Digging inside the numbers reveals some absolutely ludicrous stats.

• Natapat Patong led all skaters with 13 points, made up of 7 goals and 6 assists
• Natchayatorn Yannakornthannapunt plays defense, and still finished with 11 points — 7 goals and 4 assists
• Kuwait’s poor goalie Faisal Allenqawi was kept in all game and to his credit managed to actually make 65 saves (along with the 57 he let in)
• Thailand have a player named Kenneth Nathan Thongsong, which I mention as as excuse to post this photo of Sisqo.