WC GOLD MEDAL GAME: MAY 9 GDT - CANADA vs. SWEDEN (5-3)

[Swedish Bolt Fan]

Smyth scores, 2-1 Sweden. Bonehead play by the Swedish defense there.

He is used to play suck with Pittsburgh. Must have thought he was still with the Pens

 

[Foppa_Rules]

yes on forsberg!

How DARE he!!!! And on top of that the score is now 2-1!!!

 

[incawg]

Canada's only chance, Headhunt other teams stars. So typical

This coming from a fan who thinks there is a north american ref conspiracy against europe

 

[Alfons]

scott niedermayer, high elbow on andreas johansson

 

[Bud The Spud*]

another damn penalty

 

[incawg]

scott niedermayer, high elbow on andreas johansson

clean hit, but they called it high sticking

now forsberg gets called, 4 on 4

 

[mackdogs*]

All shoulder, weird...

 

[zecke26]

both nieds with dirty plays. what's up with these dudes?

 

[SergeiK]

clean hit, but they called it high sticking

This is not NHL. You have to keep your hands against your body when giving such hits.

 

[Swedish Bolt Fan]

when did canada do this last to make it so typical.

How about starting at the Summit series in 1972 when Bobby Clarke was head hunting Kharlamov

QUOTE

am convinced that Bobby Clarke was given the job of taking me out of the game," said Kharlamov. "Sometimes, I thought it was his only goal. I looked into his angry eyes, saw his stick which he wielded like a sword, and didn't understand what he was doing. It had nothing to do with hockey."

End QUOTE

 

[Bacchus]

clean hit, but they called it high sticking

It was not clean, but it was no high sticking either. It was a dirty elbowing hit and should have been called as such.

 

[zecke26]

clean hit, but they called it high sticking

a very clean hit with the elbow...oh yeah!

 

[Alfons]

clean hit, but they called it high sticking

now forsberg gets called, 4 on 4

Not clean, borderline i´d say

 

[Swedish Bolt Fan]

This coming from a fan who thinks there is a north american ref conspiracy against europe

Thats a proven fact if you have watched hockey for more than last 5-6 years, make it 30+ yrs and you will know it

 

[Epsilon]

Brewer is handling the puck like a grenade.

 

[windowlicker]

How about starting at the Summit series in 1972 when Bobby Clarke was head hunting Kharlamov

QUOTE

am convinced that Bobby Clarke was given the job of taking me out of the game," said Kharlamov. "Sometimes, I thought it was his only goal. I looked into his angry eyes, saw his stick which he wielded like a sword, and didn't understand what he was doing. It had nothing to do with hockey."

End QUOTE

You might want to cool it with the anti-Canadian sentiment, Sweden hasnt lost yet.

 

[Foppa_Rules]

when did canada do this last to make it so typical

Hmmm....does the 1972 Summit Series ring a bell? Just to name one example.

Oops...Swedish Bolt Fan already said it.

 

[Swedish Bolt Fan]

a very clean hit with the elbow...oh yeah!

With a USA ref i am sure it is a CLEAN HIT. Thank god we didnt get one of those refs this year

 

[flamesfan01800]

How about starting at the Summit series in 1972 when Bobby Clarke was head hunting Kharlamov

QUOTE

am convinced that Bobby Clarke was given the job of taking me out of the game," said Kharlamov. "Sometimes, I thought it was his only goal. I looked into his angry eyes, saw his stick which he wielded like a sword, and didn't understand what he was doing. It had nothing to do with hockey."

End QUOTE

I was not watching the game when the incident happened in todays game but im pretty sure it wasnt as bad as the bobby clarke incident that happened 32 yrs ago. I am also pretty sure in international competition that before a team plays canada the opposing team tells each other to keep there head up cause these canadians there headhunters. I am pretty sure that does not go on

 

[Swedish Bolt Fan]

You might want to cool it with the anti-Canadian sentiment, Sweden hasnt lost yet.

He was asking like headhunting have never been done by a canadian. He is probably too young to remember what happened back than. and how Canada got the reputation of headhunting

 

[windowlicker]

Brewer is handling the puck like a grenade.

Nothing new there.

 

[incawg]

Thats a proven fact if you have watched hockey for more than last 5-6 years, make it 30+ yrs and you will know it

Do you have any idea what the phrase "proven fact" means? Your conspiracy theory is nothing more than petty excuse-making.

 

[Foppa_Rules]

The point is that certain members that Team Canada, over the last several decades, has chosen to play for the team have a history of these kinds of acts. Many of the players who intentionally injure other players are Canadian. That's not what hockey is about. Team Canada's GM and coach need to execise more discipline in both choosing and training their players to avoid such incidents in the future.

 

[incawg]

The point is that certain members that Team Canada, over the last several decades, has chosen to play for the team have a history of these kinds of acts. Many of the players who intentionally injure other players are Canadian.

This is true. Canadians play a rougher game. Just as Europeans tend to dive more. It doesn't mean all Canadians are dirty or that all Europeans dive though.

 

[Swedish Bolt Fan]

The point is that certain members that Team Canada, over the last several decades, has chosen to play for the team have a history of these kinds of acts. Many of the players who intentionally injure other players are Canadian. That's not what hockey is about. Team Canada's GM and coach need to execise more discipline in both choosing and training their players to avoid such incidents in the future.

And it might also do good in trying to fix the image of Headhunting goons in a National team jersey.