Great Britain: Olympic Qualifiers (Latvia)

[villevalo]

Well that's game over now, and tournament over for GB.

 

[ukyote]

What a shame, sounds like they should install a revolving door on the penalty box.

 

[AlanHUK]

Shields in the bin for slashing......

Dowd looked to be hauled down from a Lachowicz pass....

2nd time this game a poor decision has led to a goal against.

Combine that with not taking our chances in the first and that's GB out.

 

[Like Wall]

If Brits don't score soon, it will make Latvia look bad. Please, score!!! France looks better than Latvia.

 

[Call me Suds]

1.quality of our prospects is improving,for example for 2014 we have 2 possible 1st round talents and several 2nd /3rd round talents,i wont go into details,thats why there is section "latvian prospects" by this i mean there is a clear progress to have high hopes for future
2. I dont see any improvent in GB hockey,small number of rinks,almost no exposure and lack of popularity,also small number of reg. Players for country with 60 mil. ppl

That isn't proof, that is hypothetical.

 

[BMann]

What a shame, sounds like they should install a revolving door on the penalty box.

They could. Hewitt delayed 2 minutes for slashing Lhenry.

 

[Siamese Dream]

You're always going to take lots of penalties against a superior team

 

[AlanHUK]

Owen just got slashed when killing a penalty, no call.

think I can hear 'bull ****' chants coming from the crowd as well.

 

[BalticWarrior]

That isn't proof, that is hypothetical.

For 1st point yes maybe but it still beats GB hopes of supertalents comming out of nowhere.
and you still didnt answer my 2nd point

Disclaimer-I have no negativity towards GB hockey and wish them all the best.

 

[BMann]

2nd time this game a poor decision has led to a goal against.

Combine that with not taking our chances in the first and that's GB out.

And again a missed slashing call on Owen. Lyle stops a Fleury rocket on the breakaway.

If we had the right programme and facilities in place there is no reason one day we could be a top hockey nation.

Period 2 3-0 to France. It's going to take a miracle, a couple of lucky bounces for us to get anything out of this one.

 

[BMann]

Owen just got slashed when killing a penalty, no call.

think I can hear 'bull ****' chants coming from the crowd as well.

I didn't like the referee yesterday and I don't much like this one either....

 

[AlanHUK]

And again a missed slashing call on Owen. Lyle stops a Fleury rocket on the breakaway.

If we had the right programme and facilities in place there is no reason one day we could be a top hockey nation.

Period 2 3-0 to France. It's going to take a miracle, a couple of lucky bounces for us to get anything out of this one.

I've pretty much accepted it's over.

a few players lost their heads after the bad calls. If that kill with Owen and Myers was mid-period instead of at the end it could have given them a chance to build momentum though.

 

[villevalo]

And again a missed slashing call on Owen. Lyle stops a Fleury rocket on the breakaway.

If we had the right programme and facilities in place there is no reason one day we could be a top hockey nation.

Period 2 3-0 to France. It's going to take a miracle, a couple of lucky bounces for us to get anything out of this one.

It's over.

To keep it respectable, get a goal, that'll be all there is.

 

[BMann]

It's over.

To keep it respectable, get a goal, that'll be all there is.

Well given the number of players we have, the rinks and everything else I think this is still a pretty creditable effort.

But as I said earlier if we could see the way other sports have moved forward and which we are now the world power at , no reason we couldn't repeat the dose with ice hockey.

Given time of course.

 

[Like Wall]

You're always going to take lots of penalties against a superior team

Not always. A half decade or more ago (I can't remember) we had a very well disciplined hockey team, not necessarily good, but a well disciplined one. And we even managed to be one of the top or top team with least penalty minutes during a World Championship (can't remember the year). That changed soon. Now we are back on making penalties all the time, especially on teams like Canada, Finland, who simply punish you for every folly you make. I believe discipline was very strong in 2009, when we beat Sweden. The key success of weaker teams is a completely stoic gameplay.

 

[BMann]

Puck loose in the crease but Peacock cannot capitalize.

Clarke hooked by Morant. PP for us. Farmer with a real chance in the slot takes too long. Saved by Lhenry.

Peacock scores...... Yessssss.

 

[AlanHUK]

another great chance not taken ****

 

[Siamese Dream]

#GBinLatvia trending again on twitter

 

[AlanHUK]

PP goal for peacock

 

[Siamese Dream]

Powerplay goal!

 

[BMann]

Near thing for Dowd with the wraparound.....

 

[ukyote]

C'mon boys.......

 

[AlanHUK]

another one! Lacho

huge shift from Myers & Lacho there Clarke was also on the ice.

 

[BMann]

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you Robert Lachowicz....

Goooooaaaaallllllllllllllll

 

[Siamese Dream]

another one! Lacho

My stream is behind, **** you