WC: GOLD: Finland vs Canada

[jj cale]

Mr jj cale, i really enjoy your posts. Always on the point and never any bias. Keep up the good work sir.

Thanks man!!

 

[Backcheckmonster3]

Wow, just watch the tsn presentation of the game.. embarrasing bias. They can´t handle that we won. We broke their soul.

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

I dont think you can look at this objectively unfortunatley. Quite clearly a dive. If you watch the replay.


When has Finland ever won a best on best?

I don’t think either one of us can objectively conclude anything, but men getting surprise taps on sensitive areas do react like that. The timing of the fall is natural.

 

[Necrobutcher]

I'm drunk, i'm high and now i'm now gonna get even more drunk and more high. This is what the world championships are all about. A good time and enjoying every moment! SUOMI!!! NYT VITTU LÄHTEE!!!!!!

 

[Sentinel]

Congratulations to Finland!

 

[garbageteam]

Am Canadian. Finland won the game fairly. I don’t see any serious ref bias. That’s just the way calls go sometimes. It was still a very exciting watch and I’m glad I made time for it.

See you at the Final again in 2023 and hopefully we will even up the series

 

[FiLe]

Thank heavens, that quote already needs to go the way of the do do bird, everyone and their pets are using it these days.

I just searched around this forum with several words in that phrase, and the only posts I came across over the course of this tournament were *my own*. Other people were clearly amused by it when I used it for the first time, so I decided to turn it into a running joke every time Finland wins a game.

Turns out they won a fair bit of them.

But, like I said, the tournament is over now, so I'll retire it. Rest easy.

 

[jj cale]

I just searched around this forum with several words in that phrase, and the only posts I came across over the course of this tournament were *my own*. Other people were clearly amused by it after I used it for the first time, so I decided to use it as a running joke every time Finland wins a game.

Turns out they won a fair bit of them.

But, like I said, the tournament is over now, so I'll retire it. Rest easy.

I saw some canadian poster making one during the quarter or semi game too, and I've noticed it going on here at several tournaments during the past couple of years.

Hey, it's cute and feel free to use it, but it's going to wear out it's welcome really quick.

Nothing to worry about or anything, I just hate cliches, especially when they've been ripped off from another sport about another team.

But that's just me, I'd like to put the words "huge" and "unbelievable" in a rocket and blast them to the moon.

Man, that investigation must have took some time.................shouldn't you be partying? I figured all you guys would be up to the neck in vodka all night.

 

[Orr Fourever]

Finnish player in overtime dropped like a Costa Rician soccer player...

Hahahahaha

 

[Snowsii]

You're somehow equally as blind as the refs are. Its a meaningless tournament, all that really matters is best on best but its unfortunate for the players and their families when the reffing is this bad. Diving to get calls too.... Its a tough look. Anyway im sure its a way bigger deal in Finland than it is in Canada so enjoy.

Buhuu... Cry me a river, sore loser..

 

[therealdeal]

The worse team won today because of completely terrible officiating.

Tainted gold.

 

[FiLe]

Hey, it's cute and feel free to use it, but it's going to wear out it's welcome really quick.

The likes I received reposting it over and over again tell another story.

Man, that investigation must have took some time.................shouldn't you be partying? I figured all you guys would be up to the neck in vodka all night.

It's 6AM on Monday morning. Unlike hockey players, some of us have to get up early and haul butt to this activity called "work".

 

[therealdeal]

What a joke. Getting tired of this tournament. This is why people don’t watch this.

 

[jj cale]

The likes I received reposting it over and over again tell another story.


It's 6AM on Monday morning. Unlike hockey players, some of us have to get up early and haul butt to this activity called "work".

And thats sad isn't it?

Ah, to be a hockey player.

 

[BTO]

To be fair they had their backs against everyone, was hard to see whos stick hit Heiskanen's face.

Then don't call it.

 

[FiLe]

And thats sad isn't it?

My empirical experience indicates that some people also found it funny. But as usual, it's a matter of individual perspective.

It might be sad if I consider those nanometers of fingertip skin I wasted posting it over and over again. But, then again, I've heard that the stuff regenerates.

 

[jj cale]

My empirical experience indicates that some people also found it funny. But as usual, it's a matter of individual perspective.

It might be sad if I consider those nanometers of fingertip skin I wasted posting it over and over again. But, then again, I've heard that the stuff regenerates.

I meant it's sad we must get up for work. I'd rather be doing a million different things.

 

[therealdeal]

Sad that the gold medal game was determined by the refs. It does happen though.

 

[DuckJazz]

If you don't want bad calls, don't give the refs a reason to blow the whistle. Chabot with his stick rearranging Björninen's testicles is a prime example of this. The high sticking call was weak, but so was not calling the crosscheck on Heiskanen, where he dislocated the net with his face.

 

[FiLe]

I meant it's sad we must get up for work.

That I can easily agree on. Especially on a day like this.

Luckily, I got this nifty device that fits in my hand; I can use it to sneak in a ton of idle diversions (such as browsing HFBoards) while pretending to do something productive.

 

[Halberdier]

Sad that the gold medal game was determined by the refs. It does happen though.

One weak high stick call on the third doesn't warrant for that claim on an OT win/loss, sorry.

Chabot got a textbook penalty after putting his stick between the legs of an opponent. Filppula had an identical penalty on the game. Also there was zero doubt which team was better on OT. Heiskanen almost scored on 3v3, and only quick stick ksave by Chabot kept the game alive.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

All teams do that though,Canada does it, it's a tactic unfortunately.

Some teams are more adept at it for sure. But if all teams do it, I would like to see the Refs call both, the penalty and the dive, this might just stem the diving culture. Then maybe we can watch hockey as it was meant to be played. Fighting through checks, winning on skill and coaching. Not theatrics, when a player feels a stick on them, falling like they were shot. This is hockey not soccor, Nothing to do with the result. Congrats to the Finns. Game is over, but this is one reason why I never put the World championships on the top of my watch list. The willingness of the IIHF and the refs to constantly fall for embellishment makes me long for NHL referring. And I am hardly a fan of our refs, but they are infinitely better over here.

 

[jj cale]

Some teams are more adept at it for sure. But if all teams do it, I would like to see the Refs call both, the penalty and the dive, then this might just stem the diving culture. Then maybe we can watch hockey as it was meant to be played. Fighting through checks, winning on skill and coaching. Not theatrics, when a player feels a stick on them, falling like they were shot. This is hockey not soccor, Nothing to do with the result. Congrats to the Finns. Game is over, but this is a reason why I never put the World championships on the top of my watch list. The willingness of the IIHF and the refs to constantly fall for embellishment makes me long for NHL referring. And I am hardly a fan of our refs, but they are infinitely better over here IMO.

I hear you,I'd love a diving free hockey world, sadly it's never going to happen.

Players are always going to engage in it to a certain degree.

 

[thenextone]

3v3 sudden death to determine a gold medal

 

[HecticHockey]

As a Finn I'm devastatingly ashamed of Björninen's dive which led to our powerplay. That should have never been a penalty! Also, why didn't Canada get PP after our challenge in 3-2 goal by Canada? One other note: 3v3 should never be the solution in overtime, it's ridiculous.

Wait. We have never had a final where refs have somewhat favored us, this is our first time ever. Usually it has been the opposite. Maybe it's our rank 1 that affects now or home tournament? I remember 2014 final against Russia when the refballing was even worse than in this last final game. Nevertheless, I still am ashamed of what happened in the game, not really sure if we deserved to win, propably not. If I was Canadian I would propably shittalk here about the refs.

Here is a video of what happened in 2014. Btw, Rene Fasel (who was IIHF head in 2014) is a friend of Putin and he was shown sitting next to Putin in the crowd during the final in 2014.