We aren't alone in dumping on ourselves when it comes to hockey, it's fans nature to do that, it just is more intense with us considering it's cultural significance here.I know we Canadians dump on ourselves but we REALLY are good at hockey <-- at the risk of stating the obvious.And being good at hockey makes me HAPPY.
Not sure why WJ never made a WJR team.
He made the winter 2022 team. He had a long season with Windsor that year and had wrist surgery after, and missed the summer tournament. After that he was in the NHL for 2023
Just be thankful that our best athletes don't play hockey or it would be a bloodbath.
Just be thankful that Canada doesn't have a population of 333,000,000 or we'd be the best at every sport.
Well, I am sorry if you are uncomfortable with the idea that you are competing with our 3rd/4th/5th rate athletes. I can't help that, I wish more Americans would play hockey, but they don't.
Well, I am sorry if you are uncomfortable with the idea that someone else is better than you at something - even though you have a large population advantage. I can't help you with that.
He is no more uncomfortable with that then you are with the fact you have a population of over 300 million.He's right........if we had a population that big with the hockey culture we have and our hockey infrastructure you could forget about the U.S ever having even the wildest chance of taking the heavyweight championship from Canada in hockey.
PLEASE don't respond to him and give him a reason to come back.
It will ruin what's turned into a pretty good thread among Canadian posters.
PLEASE don't respond to him and give him a reason to come back.
I know but, as @jj cale said, he's just trying to antagonize.I'm a sucker for the ones that respond to me! I try to respond back.
I know but, as @jj cale said, he's just trying to antagonize.
I'm just a little sick of that tired old line about " if only we had our best athletes" it's an excuse of course and it's not always as cut and dry as it seems. Take basketball for instance, you won't find any better rate of athlete they have then what is playing that sport and just this past WC they couldn't even medal. Of course they always say...." but it's not our best playing" that one sound familiar to you? I'm sure it does. But as fans from other countries always say to us when we lose and don't have our best teams we should have the depth to cover. Fair enough................then the U.S in basketball SHOULD REALLY have the depth to cover. And yet they can't be better then........get this, France!! in fact, they can't even be better then little old Canada who took them out!! and Canada didn't even have it's best team there for gods sake.I know but, as @jj cale said, he's just trying to antagonize.
Girls are playing now, and they are in tough.I've put him on IGNORE so...
Anyway, boys, let's get back to the topic at hand, PLEASE....
It's nice to see Women's Hockey being more competitive - TBH. As for this game, we'll be fine.
In my opinion Canada doesn't have much if any of a skill advantage at this point. I also don't think the respective U.S. and Canadian rosters will be all that physical. Canada does have more depth, but I'm not sure that will make much of a difference this go around in a best on best.
Newhook has been o.k for us this year, we have a lot more work to do though. What has been really great has been the emergence of Slafkovsky can't believe people were writing that guy off after one 18 year old season. I knew he would show them, just had to figure things out with his size and skillset.It's nice to see Women's Hockey being more competitive - TBH. As for this game, we'll be fine.
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So many Canadian kids from the 2019 Draft have disappointed. Alex Newhook, however, is making a comeback at 23 and playing really well - now that Montreal is giving him a chance.
Everyone wants to be the FIRST person to say someone is a bust - if it comes true, it's some kind of badge of honour at HF.
