When?

[wilka91*]

When are Canadians going to realize and accept the fact that Canada is not THE dominant hockey Nation?

I mean is it so hard to be objective? Canada was 4th in Nagano, Canada finished only 3rd in their group at Salt Lake City ... and the only thing that Canada seems to remember, is that they won the gold medal in 2002, as if nothing else mattered.

Usually a champion shows his greatest face in defeat ... that does not seem to apply to hockey.

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[Reilly311]

don't even bother, it's like trying to explain directions to a blind man.

 

[wilka91*]

that makes me laugh though

 

[nomorekids]

do NOT start threads to provoke people. it's called baiting, and it will get you banned.

 

[Preds666]

Wilka, if Canada is not currently the dominating nation internationally, which is it?
They have won 2 straight World Championships and the Olympics.
While I certainly don't think Canada is in a league of its own (which some here may seem to think) I also think that they have in fact been the most dominant nation the last 2-4 years or so.

World Championhips
1994) 1) Canada 2) Finland 3) Sweden
1995) 1) Finland 2) Sweden 3) Canada
1996) 1) Czech Rep 2) Canada 3) USA
1997) 1) Canada 2) Sweden 3) Czech Rep
1998) 1) Sweden 2) Finland 3) Czech Rep
1999) 1) Czech Rep 2) Finland 3) Sweden
2000) 1) Czech Rep 2) Slovakia 3) Finland
2001) 1) Czech Rep 2) Finland 3) Sweden
2002) 1) Slovakia 2) Russia 3) Sweden
2003) 1) Canada 2) Sweden 3) Slovakia
2004) 1) Canada 2) Sweden 3) USA

Olympics
1992: 1) OSS 2) Canada 3) Czechoslovakia
1994: 1) Sweden 2) Canada 3) Finland
1998: 1) Czech Republic 2) Russia 3) Finland
2002: 1) Canada 2) USA 3) Russia

World Cup
1996) 1) USA 2) Canada