I was thinking that too. Against Latvia and Norway they are not supposed to defend only... But we will see.Latvia and maybe Norway too will give Austria trouble. When Austria isn't the big underdog anymore, things may change.
I was thinking that too. Against Latvia and Norway they are not supposed to defend only... But we will see.Latvia and maybe Norway too will give Austria trouble. When Austria isn't the big underdog anymore, things may change.
I was thinking that too. Against Latvia and Norway they are not supposed to defend only... But we will see.
For 25 years guys like this pop up out of nowhere after every single goddamn upset.I think that we have to start betting money for Austria's wins or draws (OT) now lol.
This is pretty impressive what they have done so far against 3 top teams:
AUT 1-3 SWE
AUT 1-2 (OT) - USA
AUT 2-1 (SO) - CZE
Based on that it won't be easy for Finland either. Against Norway and GBR Austria should be the big favorite. Against Latvia it might be another OT game?
This is good for ice hockey if Austria can slowly become like Germany and Switzerland. I know that Austrian ice hockey league which is shared with some other countries isn't a bad league. Austria has a history as a strong winter sport nation so they should try to get there with ice hockey as well.
Wait five or six years, according to some people, Austria will eventually have a very promising young group of players, it will no longer be just Rossi and Kasper.I think that we have to start betting money for Austria's wins or draws (OT) now lol.
This is pretty impressive what they have done so far against 3 top teams:
AUT 1-3 SWE
AUT 1-2 (OT) - USA
AUT 2-1 (SO) - CZE
Based on that it won't be easy for Finland either. Against Norway and GBR Austria should be the big favorite. Against Latvia it might be another OT game?
This is good for ice hockey if Austria can slowly become like Germany and Switzerland. I know that Austrian ice hockey league which is shared with some other countries isn't a bad league. Austria has a history as a strong winter sport nation so they should try to get there with ice hockey as well.
I do not think they only defended in this game. They did not dominate but were far away drom turtling it up. This is a very different team than former teams. It is built on speed an athleticism with a relentless will to compete. That will to compete has been absent so so many times in the past when more experienced players just couldn't be bothered to give 100% every shift.I was thinking that too. Against Latvia and Norway they are not supposed to defend only... But we will see.
Hopefully more to come.I do not think they only defended in this game. They did not dominate but were far away drom turtling it up. This is a very different team than former teams. It is built on speed an athleticism with a relentless will to compete. That will to compete has been absent so so many times in the past when more experienced players just couldn't be bothered to give 100% every shift.
Considering this fact I am actually looking forward to the games against the weaker opposition (than the top nations). The game they play could translate very well to that kind of opponent.
Just to put this win into perspective: this is only the second time in 75 years Austria won against a top nation (other being against USA in 2001) on senior tournament level.