TSN made the game unwatchable

[SwisshockeyAcademy]

Your credibility does not go further than your fellow biased canadian hockey fans. The only reason you enjoyed he game is because Canada won. If this was a different result you would have been singing a different tune. There was nothing good about that specific hockey game because it was flat out dirty. Boarding, hacking, clutching and grabbing, slowing down the game, I can't believe some people actually saw any flow in this game - there was none.

So the Norway /Can game was a better game?

 

[Jet]

I said going in that this tournament was going to be interesting because it was being used as a IIHF guinea pig for the Olympics. If you guys think the noise coming out of here is loud over the WJC game calling, wait until Turin because if this is a hint of things to come, well, you ain't seen or heard nothin yet.

hey Bob... a question and a comment... firstly, what happened to the IIHF using NHL officials for Turin - I heard it's not happening?

Also, don't you think that the Olympics will be at least marginally better with regards to penalty calls as a vast majority of the participants will be NHL'ers and familiar with zero tolerance on obstruction and interference?

also... been watching your coverage of the World Junior tournament for many years now and have always enjoyed it and appreciated the insights.

For those who complaining about homerism on TSN... let's see, a Canadian network, broadcasting to Canadians, featuring a Canadian team on Canadian soil! I would be upset if you didn't cover the games with a Canadian bias. For fans of other countries, I suggest you try to find the game on that countries' network

 

[Metallian*]

Well I guess its hard for me to question what you call good, perhaps you like different things about the game than i do.

Once again, I never said it was good in the sense that it was 'good hockey', just that I enjoyed the game and found it more fun than the slow pace of the Can/US game

With that said, this Fin/Swede game is awesome!

The only problem? Pierre Mcguire and his incessant whining about calls is just becoming too much to bear. I mean he was literally groaning into his microphone at the end of the 3rd period while the ref was talking to the Finnish coach. It's ridiculous and TSN needs to talk to this guy about it, because his personal vendetta against the officiating isn't doing us viewers any good.

 

[SwisshockeyAcademy]

Once again, I never said it was good in the sense that it was 'good hockey', just that I enjoyed the game and found it more fun than the slow pace of the Can/US game

With that said, this Fin/Swede game is awesome!

The only problem? Pierre Mcguire and his incessant whining about calls is just becoming too much to bear. I mean he was literally groaning into his microphone at the end of the 3rd period while the ref was talking to the Finnish coach. It's ridiculous and TSN needs to talk to this guy about it, because his personal vendetta against the officiating isn't doing us viewers any good.

Awesome like a game of chess- minus the excitement. I heard an announcer say that. I watch too many games to remember who.

 

[Metallian*]

Awesome like a game of chess- minus the excitement. I heard an announcer say that. I watch too many games to remember who.

70+ shots on net, fantastic goaltending, OT thriller

no excitement?

Oh sorry, are you one of the people who like 8-5 goal games, all goals on special teams, and 60% of the goals involving running the goalie? If so then....I think i see where you're coming from..

 

[BCCHL inactive]

I found the Canada-USA game as boring as it gets. I watched TBS' "Worlds Funniest Commercials 2005" for the first hour of the game. It was seriously bad.

I prefered the Canada-Norway and Canada-Swiss games over the USA matchup BY FAR.

I can't tell you your opinion is wrong. I will just say that you are in the vast minority in your opinion. Even the IIHF admits the officiating was terrible in those games, by their own fault too.

I liked the Can/Swiss game as it was really tight all the way through and kept me on the edge of my seat.

What do you do? Bet money on how long it'll take until the next penalty is called? Even better, double or nothing if you can guess what the call is within 30 seconds of the previous penalty?

I can't believe some people actually saw any flow in this game - there was none.

And there was in the CAN-SUI and CAN-NOR games?

 

[Metallian*]

Once again: Don't blame the referee's because the Canadian's like to take a lot of boneheaded penalties


There were a lot of non-calls made in todays Finn/Swede game that really ticked me off because when a referee turns a blind eye for the sake of "flow" or in this case, TV ratings, it ruins the integrity of the game.

 

[SwisshockeyAcademy]

70+ shots on net, fantastic goaltending, OT thriller

no excitement?

Oh sorry, are you one of the people who like 8-5 goal games, all goals on special teams, and 60% of the goals involving running the goalie? If so then....I think i see where you're coming from..

The game started out ok but both teams were trapping by the third. Not many decent passing plays, and when there was the Swedes went tick , tack, ****. The Finns never even got the tic tac. They were horrid. We have vastly differing ideas on what a good game is and is not. I do not need goals but I want to see players making plays, some big hits and some nice saves. The Swedes ran up a shot count but were really feeble when it counted.

 

[SwisshockeyAcademy]

Once again: Don't blame the referee's because the Canadian's like to take a lot of boneheaded penalties


There were a lot of non-calls made in todays Finn/Swede game that really ticked me off because when a referee turns a blind eye for the sake of "flow" or in this case, TV ratings, it ruins the integrity of the game.

On one hand this game was full of shots and excitement, on the other too much let go to appease us boneheaded Canadians. Which is it? Was it a great game or did the ref ruin it in your opinion? Maybe both.

 

[Metallian*]

The game started out ok but both teams were trapping by the third. Not many decent passing plays, and when there was the Swedes went tick , tack, ****. The Finns never even got the tic tac. They were horrid. We have vastly differing ideas on what a good game is and is not. I do not need goals but I want to see players making plays, some big hits and some nice saves. The Swedes ran up a shot count but were really feeble when it counted.

Fair enough.

I still liked it better than the Can/US game where I nearly fell asleep (partly due to boredom, partly due to drinking & chinese food)

 

[Metallian*]

On one hand this game was full of shots and excitement, on the other too much let go to appease us boneheaded Canadians. Which is it? Was it a great game or did the ref ruin it in your opinion? Maybe both.

I think they need to make up their mind of whether its going to be 'zero tolerance' or not. Near the end of the game at one point a Finn is blatantly hooking and grabbing at a Swede, no call. The following play (or was it the same play?) Sweden gets called for a penalty and it results in them losing the game.

Non-calls = Bad officiating

 

[Metallian*]

I'll use the Swiss game as an example:

there were 21 penaltys all game, 3 were for charging (which I guess Pierre finds "good Canadian hockey"), 2 elbowing, 1 USC, and the rest were obstruction.

I don't see how the refs were taking the physicality out of the game.

It seems to me that the TSN staff condone charging, cross-checking, and boarding for the sake of viewer ratings

 

[BCCHL inactive]

During the first few days of this tournament, the referees were calling penalties on what were nothing but clean bodychecks.

Players were afraid to throw their weight around because they were scared of getting a penalty that wasn't warranted. I don't know about you, but I like some grit in the game. It's not fun to watch if there's no hitting, or if every bodycheck is a penalty of some kind.