GDT: [WJC] Latvia vs. Finland, 6pm EST 9/8/22

[ijuka]

Craig Button "There's no doubt that the puck went in"

Honestly didn't even look like it went in live, a bit unsure about how Button was so sure about it.

 

[jj cale]

The play by play guy...."the beautiful city of Edmonton!!"

This guy sure is a sport.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Honestly didn't even look like it went in live, a bit unsure about how Button was so sure about it.

He was having a flashback to the blizzard on the Mackinaw Bridge and it obscured his vision.

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Tickets for these games are like 50 bucks!?

they were only 10 when I went in 2017. No wonder theres like 2 people there lol

 

[SI90]

Raty snipe!!!!

 

[Bounces R Way]

Honestly didn't even look like it went in live, a bit unsure about how Button was so sure about it.

Just loves putting his foot in his mouth. Always has.

 

[Jukurit]

MY MAN AATU RÄTY!

 

[snipes]

Outdoor rinks? Relevant to hockey prowess in 1930.

Outdoor rinks I think are completely relevant to hockey strength and fostering a hockey culture in a society.

Younger kids get a chance to play shinny against older boys and adults. It’s where you can work on different shooting angles, etc.

Freezing your face and limbs off on an outdoor rink builds mental and physical fortitude. Learning the value of service work can happen on an ODR (shovelling the rink, keeping the fire going in the evening, help new comers learn about the sport, etc.).

Most importantly though, the outdoor rinks are where you just have fun and fall in love with the sport.

 

[kendoman]

Tickets for these games are like 50 bucks!?

they were only 10 when I went in 2017. No wonder theres like 2 people there lol

That is so stupid

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

This goalie is getting shelled, seems like it’s par for the course for Latvian goalies in international competition lol

 

[jj cale]

that would have been a beautiful goal, just missed.

 

[ijuka]

Tickets for these games are like 50 bucks!?

they were only 10 when I went in 2017. No wonder theres like 2 people there lol

Incompetence at its finest.

Tickets are supposed to be priced so that you just barely fill the arena, or get very close to it. If it would oversold, they're too cheap, if you leave tons of empty seats, it's overpriced. If there's like half a dozen people then it's a gross failure.

For some reason, overpricing the tickets is very common in these tournaments. Is it really ideal to have empty arenas? Stuff like parking, fan gear, food and drinks etc. should always make it ideal to fill the arena.

 

[Jukurit]

Lambert not playing anymore

 

[Kryten]

Save of the game

 

[Jukurit]

Another Hirvonen gem of a play

 

[kendoman]

Must be Puutio's family in the stands.

 

[gritdash60]

Thank god these kids spent time on those irrelevant outdoor rinks, they are looking good!

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Outdoor rinks I think are completely relevant to hockey strength and fostering a hockey culture in a society.

Younger kids get a chance to play shinny against older boys and adults. It’s where you can work on different shooting angles, etc.

Freezing your face and limbs off on an outdoor rink builds mental and physical fortitude.

Most importantly though, the outdoor rinks are where you just have fun and fall in love with the sport.

You're conflating the romance of the outdoor rink, which I totally appreciate, and its value in producing skilled hockey players.

I doubt NHL players from the unrivaled hockey factory of the GTA acquired any meaningful portion of their hockey skills on outdoor rinks. I concede there are more outdoor rinks in the area than I expected.

 

[Jukurit]

Best players for Finland (IMO):
1. Hirvonen
2. Räty
3. Meriläinen
4. Kemell

 

[ijuka]

So I had as my benchmark, if Finland wins 6-0 or better, it's a good game. Finland won 6-1, so it's not quite ideal but it's alright.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Just for @snipes . Now *this* would be fun.

 

[ijuka]

Best players for Finland (IMO):
1. Hirvonen
2. Räty
3. Meriläinen
4. Kemell

4 players did pretty well when Kemell with 2 goals and 2 assists is not a top 3 player.

 

[snipes]

You're conflating the romance of the outdoor rink, which I totally appreciate, and its value in producing skilled hockey players.

I doubt NHL players from the unrivaled hockey factory of the GTA acquired any meaningful portion of their hockey skills on outdoor rinks. I concede there are more outdoor rinks in the area than I expected.

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Toronto also doesn’t get the same type of cold weather that Western Canada and Finland do. It’s nowhere near as cold.

Outdoor rinks are a big part of the culture in Western Canada particularly on the prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) and parts of interior mainland British Columbia. It’s the same for Finland, the climate is conducive to that type of love of outdor hockey.

For Toronto, the GTA’s greatest advantage for kids is the quality and quantity of competition packed in a small geographic area. There are so many teams in the GTA that travel for competitive games is minimal. Whereas, if you’re from say Regina to play the best competition you’ll have to play teams from Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, etc.

 

[snipes]

Just for @snipes . Now *this* would be fun.

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Alberta ODR hockey in the Rockies.

That’s on Lake Louise, it’s fun when they clear it off I’ve played on there a couple times.

@starkravingsabres if you ever come to Alberta in the winter from the USA, I’ll take you for a skate brother.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Finns looked decent against a team they probably weren't really "up" to play against, and Latvia gave a good account of themselves.