Most Important Wins by Country

[Reks]

Russia (not Soviet Union) won World Championship in 1993
and lots of World Juniors.

 

[Victory Ali*]

Germany in the 2002 Olympics going on the run they did beating Slovakia and some other good countries with Marc Mother****ing Seliger in net. Watching their games on television back in the day did a lot to make me a hockey fan.

 

[Karamahti*]

Russia (not Soviet Union) won World Championship in 1993
and lots of World Juniors.

Whoa...they are they greatest hockey nation in the world. Ever.

 

[Terrier66]

Sweet mother of werner, how could anyone NOT have the 1980 Olympic Gold as the USA's most important win?

I think (I'm pretty sure) it was voted by ESPN (take it for what it's worth) to be the most important thing to happen to America due to sports in the past 20-something years.

I think it has been voted the most important American sporting event in the 20th century.

 

[MXD]

Switzerland : Torino olympics vs. Canada...

 

[Transported Upstater]

I think it has been voted the most important American sporting event in the 20th century.

GREAT avatar!!!

While we're on the subject of Slayer, "Reign in Blood" is probably my favorite metal album of all time.

 

[HVPOLARBEARS19]

How bout Belarus over Sweden in 02' or whenever it was.
And yeah, no way anything tops the 1980 US over U.S.S.R. and then Finland run.

 

[Paxton Fettel]

World Cup 98

 

[VladNYC*]

Those were won by soviet union. Has russia won anything? Ever?

Russia won:

U-20:
99, 2002, 2003

U-18:
2001, 2004

WC:
93

If you count the CIS team after the break up of the soviet union:

U-20:
92

Olympics:
92

So that's 8 gold to Finland's 4 since the break up of the Soviet Union.

Way to be a troll.

 

[Roughneck]

Sweet mother of werner, how could anyone NOT have the 1980 Olympic Gold as the USA's most important win?

You clearly need a refresher in U.S. hockey history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey5c9j2wbaM

 

[Psycho Papa Joe]

Those were won by soviet union. Has russia won anything? Ever?

Since the fall of the USSR and the end of the hodgepodge known as the CIS, I think they have 2 or 3 victories in the WJHC.

 

[VladNYC*]

Since the fall of the USSR and the end of the hodgepodge known as the CIS, I think they have 2 or 3 victories in the WJHC.

Wait who did Canada lose to this olympics 2-0 besides Switzerland ANF Finland ofcourse?

 

[Psycho Papa Joe]

Wait who did Canada lose to this olympics 2-0 besides Switzerland ANF Finland ofcourse?

Your point?

He asked a question and I answered it. What does Canada have to do with the question?

 

[Heat McManus]

You clearly need a refresher in U.S. hockey history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey5c9j2wbaM

Effin' Iceland.

 

[VladNYC*]

Your point?

He asked a question and I answered it. What does Canada have to do with the question?

Sorry thought you were being a jerk. Misread that.

 

[God Bless Canada]

Russia won:

U-20:
99, 2002, 2003

U-18:
2001, 2004

WC:
93

If you count the CIS team after the break up of the soviet union:

U-20:
92

Olympics:
92

So that's 8 gold to Finland's 4 since the break up of the Soviet Union.

Way to be a troll.

I wouldn't count the CIS wins for Russia. Essentially, that was a USSR entry. In fact, at the 1991-92 WJC, they were the USSR until January 1. But I don't think anyone in Russian hockey would look you in the eye and tell you that they're happy with the way the program has fared, especially at the World Championship and Olympic levels, since the break-up in 1992. Russia carries that same attitude towards silver and bronze medals that Canada does.

Two wins that haven't been mentioned yet for the USSR/Russia: the 1955 Worlds (I think) and Game 1 in 1972. The 1955 Worlds were, I believe, the USSR's first world championship. It really was the point in which they said "we've arrived" to the rest of the world. It was validation for Tarasov and the way he coached/handled the team.

Game 1 in 1972 is one of the most important hockey games ever played. It shut people up. People realized how good the Soviets really were. Nobody was questioning Tretiak, Kharlamov et al after that game. The Soviets were for real. Reporters who predicted a 7-1 or 8-0 series result looked foolish. When Canada scored the first goal 30 seconds into the game, everyone thought that Canada would steamroll their opponents. But even before the 2-0 goal, the Canadians were scrambling to contain the Soviets, and Canada knew they were in big trouble.

 

[Karamahti*]

Russia won:

U-20:
99, 2002, 2003

U-18:
2001, 2004

WC:
93

If you count the CIS team after the break up of the soviet union:

U-20:
92

Olympics:
92

So that's 8 gold to Finland's 4 since the break up of the Soviet Union.

Way to be a troll.

Why would cis count? Besides I haven´t been preaching Finnish hockey supremacy all over the board so I don´t understand what Finlands golds matter when discussing russias plethora of great triumphs. Btw, were you calling me a troll?

 

[Jazz]

....Two wins that haven't been mentioned yet for the USSR/Russia: the 1955 Worlds (I think) and Game 1 in 1972. The 1955 Worlds were, I believe, the USSR's first world championship. It really was the point in which they said "we've arrived" to the rest of the world. It was validation for Tarasov and the way he coached/handled the team.

Just a small correction, but that was 1954. Canada won Gold in 1955.

 

[Den]

Those were won by soviet union. Has russia won anything? Ever?

That's academic (and worthy of a troll). The only non-Russian (meaning somebody who would not end up in Russia had the break up occured in 81) on the 79 rosters was Balderis and nobody on the 81 roster.

 

[Den]

To me Russian wins or losses in CCup, WCup or Superseries are of moderate value because of the format/location of the tourney.

I'd say the OG 92 win, or one of the earlier OG's with a decider against the Czechs are quite big. The 76 especially, although Czechs were weakened by the flue, but the 4:3 final game was quite big.

 

[Karamahti*]

That's academic (and worthy of a troll). The only non-Russian (meaning somebody who would not end up in Russia had the break up occured in 81) on the 79 rosters was Balderis and nobody on the 81 roster.

Really? No Kazaks, Belorussians or Ukrainians?

 

[Den]

Really? No Kazaks, Belorussians or Ukrainians?

No

 

[Karamahti*]

Thanks. The reason for asking is that there has been plenty of players from forementioned countries playing for russia during the past 15 years.

 

[Den]

Thanks. The reason for asking is that there has been plenty of players from forementioned countries playing for russia during the past 15 years.

Plenty is an overstatement. Those who made the WC or the OG team were Balderis, Petrenko (borderline, a Dynamo player), Khristich, Irbe. I may be forgetting somebody, but we are talking about 4-7 players over the span of 30 years or so.

 

[Karamahti*]

Kasparaitis, Zubrus, Zherdev, Zhitnik and Mikhnov came to mind in about 2 seconds