XploD
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIHF_World_ChampionshipsWhat the Heck are you talking about? Canada is the hockey nation. Hockey was invented in Canada & has been THE major sport there since the 19th century. Until 1972 we kept our best 100+ players at home & sent amatuers to the world champion ships and still were competitive & won more often then not. Russia has really only been a legitimate hockey power since 72. Camada has been a hockey power since the 19th century & you are telling us that 20% pf the top players of all time are Russian?
What about 63 to 72 then?
I think you're still the only one saying that anyone have claimed that the Soviets dominated the best Canada could throw at them.Hard to believe fans from there don't get it eh? Even with the advantages for Canada at the Canada cup (and the Soviets had those advantages just as much at the worlds,even more when you consider the competition from Canada's teams they had to face) The Canada cup was the REAL testing ground for the Soviet teams and it showed. No domination yet neck and neck with their equals. Again......that's still great,why bring the farceical worlds into it? It cheapens their argument,an argument they don't need to impress me and others anyway. It's their work in the only top level international competitions that impresses us and that sure as hell was'nt the world championships in those days.
sigh............has'nt happened yet. But i remain undaunted!! One of these days i'm going to get one to just snap and admit it.
Who's penalizing Canada for it? They won but it wasn't against their best, anything you say won't change that.The Soviet regime in athletics did some strange things in those days to keep up appearances of superiority due to the political situation in those days .Would'nt surprise me that was the motive behind that move.If so,then you can't blame anyone for that,least of all Canada.They were invited to bring their best so theres no excuse and victory in that tournament can be looked upon by us with pride.Theres no honour in not accepting the challenge is there? and no honour for the fans in fluffing it off as not having their best team and penalizing Canada for it!!
I don't think they neglected to bring their best for the worlds and olympics (where they knew it would contain inferior Canadian squads) That tourney was made to be a stranglehold for them in every way.
Fishy stuff.But that's THEIR fishy stuff and not our problem as they had the same right and ability to bring their very best as anyone else.
This is EXACTLY the same thing as Canada not sending their best to the WC. So it's okay when Canada faces bad teams and wins but when the Soviets does it then it can't be counted? At least the Soviets showed up with their best on foreign ground with foreign rules.
You're calling it "inferior Canadian squads" with no regret but the Soviets are being all political about it when not sending their best. I still don't understand how you think the WC's was made for the Soviets to win, the Canadians had every right to send their best if they dared to play on international ice with international rules (the only country taking a hit by this is Canada). The Soviets at least dared to play on Canadian ice with Canadian rules (this benifits one country, all the other countries were taking hits from it). What's the difference? Your rules are better?
Again, you're the only one saying that anyone has claimed that the Soviets were better than the best of Canada. So now that we're all on the same ground, is it still outrageous to call a top player of a team that skated neck and neck with teams of Gretzky, Bossy, Bourque, Dionne, Trottier, Messier, Coffey and Lemieux a top 10 player of all time?But we've all come to the conclusion that the Soviets were basically Canada's equals so i don't see why they would have to cling to it. We admit they had great teams,as good as ours. it's time for them to come clean,it's good for their soul!!
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