Imagine the team Czechoslovakia could have if they were still a country…

[PapaBear*]

I have mentioned this before to. I believe if they were still one country they would be pretty dominate internationaly. probably better than us. or at least very very close. How crazy would that team be to play against lol. Who do you think would win? Canada or USSR

Elias Lang Jagr
Nagy Straka Hossa
Gaborik Vyborny Demitra
Satan Havlat Hejduk

Bondra, Svatos

Chara Visnovski
T. Kaberle F. Kaberle
Zidlicky Kubina

Malik

Hasek
Vokoun
Budaj

I just roughly threw those lines together (Havlat and Satan are out of position for starters), but as you can see, Czechoslovakia would be fierce.

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[e-e]

I have mentioned this before to. I believe if they were still one country they would be pretty dominate internationaly. probably better than us. or at least very very close. How crazy would that team be to play against lol. Who do you think would win? Canada or USSR

Elias Lang Jagr
Nagy Straka Hossa
Gaborik Vyborny Demitra
Satan Havlat Hejduk

Bondra, Svatos

Chara Visnovski
T. Kaberle F. Kaberle
Zidlicky Kubina

Malik

Hasek
Vokoun
Budaj

I just roughly threw those lines together (Havlat and Satan are out of position for starters), but as you can see, Czechoslovakia would be fierce.

during every international tournament we have this thread.

 

[thenextone]

they are not a country for good reason.

 

[Jazz]

during every international tournament we have this thread.

Yep, we do...

Want better hockey teams, let's put the Soviet Union back together....or the entire British Empire...

 

[Nemchinov13]

Yep, we do...

Want better hockey teams, let's put the Soviet Union back together....or the entire British Empire...

It's a OT, but imagine how good the Yugoslavian basketball team would be?

 

[shawn_kemp*]

Maybe Czechoslovakia would have beaten Switzerland with that fantastic roster?

 

[e-e]

It's a OT, but imagine how good the Yugoslavian basketball team would be?

how?

 

[shawn_kemp*]

Yep, we do...

Want better hockey teams, let's put the Soviet Union back together....or the entire British Empire...

Lecavalier and Brodeur should play for France!!!!!!!!

 

[yarre]

Think how great the romans would have been if they took over the whole world, they would have dominated every olympics!

 

[shawn_kemp*]

Think how great the romans would have been if they took over the whole world, they would have dominated every olympics!

Or how good Germany would be if the 3rd reich lasted more than a few years!

Germany would win every gold medal by default!!!

 

[yarre]

Or how good Germany would be if the 3rd reich lasted more than a few years!

Germany would win every gold medal by default!!!

I was thinking about taking that one first but I thought it might be touchy subject for some people maybe. The "What if"-threads are fun but they are quite weird too, I mean, what if Alexander the Great (not Ovechkin), didn't die at such a young age, maybe he would have invaded Egypt, crushed the romans, slained the barbarians in the north and we might have never had any hockeyteams... Or what if Sweden would have remained in control of Finland, then we would have a team like:

Selänne - Koivu - Lethinen
Alfredsson - Forsberg - Jokkinen
Zetterberg - Sundin - Näslund

as the top three lines. Excellent defense with Öhlund, Norström, Lidström, Timonen, Pitkänen, Lydman etc. (sorry if I am missing some finn's, not an expert on them)

And goalies like Kipper, Lundqvist, Lethonen and Toivonen.

Would be a decent team as well I believe.

 

[jaydub*]

It's a OT, but imagine how good the Yugoslavian basketball team would be?

they would still be nowhere close to the USA's top team.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

If Czechslovakia was still one country, They would be the favourite in every international tournament

 

[willie]

If Czechslovakia was still one country, They would be the favourite in every international tournament

I don't buy it. Most creative team? Sure. Most well rounded team? Not a chance.

 

[Raider917]

the Czech Republic team should be good enough to be winning convincingly now but arent. Playing like this, it wouldnt matter a whole lot if they still were Czechkoslovakia and had a better team on paper.

 

[kingsfan25]

I hear that was the main sticking point for most people who were against Slovakian independence.

 

[Nemchinov13]

I was thinking about taking that one first but I thought it might be touchy subject for some people maybe. The "What if"-threads are fun but they are quite weird too, I mean, what if Alexander the Great (not Ovechkin), didn't die at such a young age, maybe he would have invaded Egypt, crushed the romans, slained the barbarians in the north and we might have never had any hockeyteams... Or what if Sweden would have remained in control of Finland, then we would have a team like:

Selänne - Koivu - Lethinen
Alfredsson - Forsberg - Jokkinen
Zetterberg - Sundin - Näslund

as the top three lines. Excellent defense with Öhlund, Norström, Lidström, Timonen, Pitkänen, Lydman etc. (sorry if I am missing some finn's, not an expert on them)

And goalies like Kipper, Lundqvist, Lethonen and Toivonen.

Would be a decent team as well I believe.

Now how about if the Great October Revolution of 1917 would've never happened and the Grand Duchhy of Finland would've still remained part of Russian Empire with Czar's heir being the Grand Duke of Finland?

Olympic Imperial team Russia:

Kovalchuk-Koivu-Kovalev
Ovechkin-Datsyuk-Lehtinen
Frolov-O. Jokinen-Sellane
Malkin-Yashin-Afinogenov (Tuomo Ruutu)

Volchenkov-Pitkanen
A. Markov-D. Markov
Tyutin-Timmonen
Salo-Vishnevski

Nabokov
Lehtonen

How about that?

 

[Radulov for Czar*]

What about if the USA invaded Canada? Our roster would look like this:

2006 Men's Olympic Team - Goaltenders



Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Martin Brodeur L 6'2 210 5/6/72 Montreal, QC New Jersey
Roberto Luongo L 6'3 205 4/4/79 Montreal, QC Florida
Marty Turco L 6'0 171 8/13/75 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Dallas




2006 Men's Olympic Team - Defence



Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Rob Blake R 6'4 225 12/10/69 Simcoe, ON Colorado
Jay Bouwmeester L 6'4 220 9/27/83 Edmonton, AB Florida
Adam Foote R 6'2 215 7/10/71 Whitby, ON Columbus
Bryan McCabe L 6'2 220 6/8/75 St. Catharines, ON Toronto
Scott Niedermayer L 6'1 200 8/31/73 Cranbrook, BC Anaheim
Chris Pronger L 6'6 218 10/10/74 Dryden, ON Edmonton
Wade Redden L 6'2 205 6/12/77 Lloydminster, SK Ottawa
Robyn Regehr L 6'2 226 4/19/80 Rosthern, SK Calgary

2006 Men's Olympic Team - Forwards

Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Todd Bertuzzi R 6'3 245 2/2/75 Sudbury, ON Vancouver
Shane Doan R 6'2 216 10/10/76 Halkirk, AB Phoenix
Kris Draper L 5'11 190 5/24/71 Toronto, ON Detroit
Simon Gagne L 6'0 190 2/29/80 Ste-Foy, QC Philadelphia
Dany Heatley L 6'3 215 1/21/81 Calgary, AB Ottawa
Jarome Iginla R 6'1 208 7/1/77 St. Albert, AB Calgary
Vincent Lecavalier L 6'4 207 4/21/80 Ile Bizard, QC Tampa Bay
Rick Nash L 6'3 188 6/16/84 Brampton, ON Columbus
Brad Richards L 6'1 198 5/2/80 Murray Harbour, PEI Tampa Bay
Joe Sakic L 5'11 195 7/7/69 Burnaby, BC Colorado
Ryan Smyth L 6'1 190 2/21/76 Banff, AB Edmonton
Martin St-Louis L 5'9 185 6/18/75 Laval, QC Tampa Bay
Joe Thornton L 6'4 220 7/2/79 St. Thomas, ON San Jose

2006 Olympic Team - Reserves
Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Dan Boyle R 5'11 190 7/12/76 Ottawa, ON Tampa Bay
Jason Spezza R 6'3 211 6/13/83 Toronto, ON Ottawa
Eric Staal L 6'4 205 6/29/84 Thunder Bay, ON Carolina



Pretty good team, eh?

 

[Nemchinov13]

they would still be nowhere close to the USA's top team.

Well, Serbia beat USA in the WC and won gold medal. Countries like Croatia and Slovenia are producing NBA talent as well. Well, it's moot point. Yeah, when properly coached and playing like a team, nobody can come close to team NBA (USA)

 

[Nemchinov13]

What about if the USA invaded Canada? Our roster would look like this:

2006 Men's Olympic Team - Goaltenders



Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Martin Brodeur L 6'2 210 5/6/72 Montreal, QC New Jersey
Roberto Luongo L 6'3 205 4/4/79 Montreal, QC Florida
Marty Turco L 6'0 171 8/13/75 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Dallas




2006 Men's Olympic Team - Defence



Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Rob Blake R 6'4 225 12/10/69 Simcoe, ON Colorado
Jay Bouwmeester L 6'4 220 9/27/83 Edmonton, AB Florida
Adam Foote R 6'2 215 7/10/71 Whitby, ON Columbus
Bryan McCabe L 6'2 220 6/8/75 St. Catharines, ON Toronto
Scott Niedermayer L 6'1 200 8/31/73 Cranbrook, BC Anaheim
Chris Pronger L 6'6 218 10/10/74 Dryden, ON Edmonton
Wade Redden L 6'2 205 6/12/77 Lloydminster, SK Ottawa
Robyn Regehr L 6'2 226 4/19/80 Rosthern, SK Calgary

2006 Men's Olympic Team - Forwards

Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Todd Bertuzzi R 6'3 245 2/2/75 Sudbury, ON Vancouver
Shane Doan R 6'2 216 10/10/76 Halkirk, AB Phoenix
Kris Draper L 5'11 190 5/24/71 Toronto, ON Detroit
Simon Gagne L 6'0 190 2/29/80 Ste-Foy, QC Philadelphia
Dany Heatley L 6'3 215 1/21/81 Calgary, AB Ottawa
Jarome Iginla R 6'1 208 7/1/77 St. Albert, AB Calgary
Vincent Lecavalier L 6'4 207 4/21/80 Ile Bizard, QC Tampa Bay
Rick Nash L 6'3 188 6/16/84 Brampton, ON Columbus
Brad Richards L 6'1 198 5/2/80 Murray Harbour, PEI Tampa Bay
Joe Sakic L 5'11 195 7/7/69 Burnaby, BC Colorado
Ryan Smyth L 6'1 190 2/21/76 Banff, AB Edmonton
Martin St-Louis L 5'9 185 6/18/75 Laval, QC Tampa Bay
Joe Thornton L 6'4 220 7/2/79 St. Thomas, ON San Jose

2006 Olympic Team - Reserves
Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Dan Boyle R 5'11 190 7/12/76 Ottawa, ON Tampa Bay
Jason Spezza R 6'3 211 6/13/83 Toronto, ON Ottawa
Eric Staal L 6'4 205 6/29/84 Thunder Bay, ON Carolina



Pretty good team, eh?

It's not so much if USA invaded Canada, it's what if USA never existed because the British managed to drown the American Revolution in blood of the patriots? Then the roster that you just put out is that of the Olympic Imperial British hockey team, which is pretty good.

 

[Chootoi]

i'd love to see the roster for team pangea

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

I have mentioned this before to. I believe if they were still one country they would be pretty dominate internationaly. probably better than us. or at least very very close. How crazy would that team be to play against lol. Who do you think would win? Canada or USSR

Elias Lang Jagr
Nagy Straka Hossa
Gaborik Vyborny Demitra
Satan Havlat Hejduk

Bondra, Svatos

Chara Visnovski
T. Kaberle F. Kaberle
Zidlicky Kubina

Malik

Hasek
Vokoun
Budaj

I just roughly threw those lines together (Havlat and Satan are out of position for starters), but as you can see, Czechoslovakia would be fierce.

Gte rid of F.Kaberle insert Roman Hamrlik.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

What about if the USA invaded Canada? Our roster would look like this:

2006 Men's Olympic Team - Goaltenders



Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Martin Brodeur L 6'2 210 5/6/72 Montreal, QC New Jersey
Roberto Luongo L 6'3 205 4/4/79 Montreal, QC Florida
Marty Turco L 6'0 171 8/13/75 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Dallas




2006 Men's Olympic Team - Defence



Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Rob Blake R 6'4 225 12/10/69 Simcoe, ON Colorado
Jay Bouwmeester L 6'4 220 9/27/83 Edmonton, AB Florida
Adam Foote R 6'2 215 7/10/71 Whitby, ON Columbus
Bryan McCabe L 6'2 220 6/8/75 St. Catharines, ON Toronto
Scott Niedermayer L 6'1 200 8/31/73 Cranbrook, BC Anaheim
Chris Pronger L 6'6 218 10/10/74 Dryden, ON Edmonton
Wade Redden L 6'2 205 6/12/77 Lloydminster, SK Ottawa
Robyn Regehr L 6'2 226 4/19/80 Rosthern, SK Calgary

2006 Men's Olympic Team - Forwards

Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Todd Bertuzzi R 6'3 245 2/2/75 Sudbury, ON Vancouver
Shane Doan R 6'2 216 10/10/76 Halkirk, AB Phoenix
Kris Draper L 5'11 190 5/24/71 Toronto, ON Detroit
Simon Gagne L 6'0 190 2/29/80 Ste-Foy, QC Philadelphia
Dany Heatley L 6'3 215 1/21/81 Calgary, AB Ottawa
Jarome Iginla R 6'1 208 7/1/77 St. Albert, AB Calgary
Vincent Lecavalier L 6'4 207 4/21/80 Ile Bizard, QC Tampa Bay
Rick Nash L 6'3 188 6/16/84 Brampton, ON Columbus
Brad Richards L 6'1 198 5/2/80 Murray Harbour, PEI Tampa Bay
Joe Sakic L 5'11 195 7/7/69 Burnaby, BC Colorado
Ryan Smyth L 6'1 190 2/21/76 Banff, AB Edmonton
Martin St-Louis L 5'9 185 6/18/75 Laval, QC Tampa Bay
Joe Thornton L 6'4 220 7/2/79 St. Thomas, ON San Jose

2006 Olympic Team - Reserves
Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Dan Boyle R 5'11 190 7/12/76 Ottawa, ON Tampa Bay
Jason Spezza R 6'3 211 6/13/83 Toronto, ON Ottawa
Eric Staal L 6'4 205 6/29/84 Thunder Bay, ON Carolina



Pretty good team, eh?

No, replace Draper with Modano.

 

[Yayo]

What if, Papabear...what if.

 

[BruinsGirl]

Yep, we do...

Want better hockey teams, let's put the Soviet Union back together....or the entire British Empire...

Actually russian hockey didn't suffer much (except for discipline and such).... much less than russian football (soccer)