Well...it will be all NHL this year...
Canada and Russia struggle but win tonight...
and the US...with a bunch of non-stars..but good players...go up against Slovenia tomorrow...
I'm curious to see what this team will do without a major star playing for them...
That being said....they have a bunch of scrappy NHL players...so we shall see...maybe we'll see a team effort this year...
"Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."
Well...Modano is the captain...but he's past star status at this stage of his career...
Stinks not having the NHL around this past year--actually had to resort to getting season tickets for the lacrosse team
Here is this year's roster...
2005 United States Men’s National Team Roster
GOALTENDERS (3)
30 Ty Conklin Edmonton Oilers
29 Rick DiPietro New York Islanders (NHL)
73 Tim Thomas Boston Bruins
DEFENSEMEN (7)
25 Hal Gill Boston Bruins
2 Brett Hauer Zug (LNSw)
4 Jordan Leopold Calgary Flames (NHL)
8 John-Michael Liles Colorado Avalanche
10 Paul Martin 6-1 (185) New Jersey Devils
3 Aaron Miller Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
6 Andy Roach St. Louis Blues
FORWARDS (13)
21 Erik Cole Carolina Hurricanes
17 Matt Cullen Carolina Hurricanes
14 Brian Gionta New Jersey Devils
28 Adam Hall Nashville Predators
11 Jeff Halpern Washington Capitals
26 Mike Knuble Philadelphia Flyers
19 David Legwand Nashville Predators
9 Mike Modano Dallas Stars (NHL)
18 Richard Park Minnesota Wild
37 Mark Parrish New York Islanders (NHL)
22 Yan Stastny Boston Bruins
39 Doug Weight St. Louis Blues
16 Mike York Edmonton Oilers
TEAM STAFF
Head Coach: Peter Laviolette, Franklin, Mass.
Associate Coach: John Tortorella, Val Rico, Fla.
Assistant Coach: Keith Allain, Worcester, Mass.
Laviolette is the head guy...again...
head coach of the Canes here in town...
and Tortorella is the associate...from the stanley cup winning Lightning...good staff...
I see Doug Weight is on the team as well...a couple of name guys...and a bunch of good players that have either been around the block...or are newbies...all are either NHL players...or affiliated...
so it should be an interesting team...
they split with Canada earlier in the year...actually...a coupla weeks ago...
Here are the brackets...we're in group B with Canada...
and the schedule for the first round...
2005 IIHF Men's World Championship
Group A
Team GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA PCT STK P10
SVK 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1.000 W1 1-0-0
RUS 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 2 1.000 W1 1-0-0
BLR 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 L1 0-1-0
AUT 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0.000 L1 0-1-0
Group B
Team GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA PCT STK P10
CAN 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 4 1.000 W1 1-0-0
SLO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 - -
USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 - -
LAT 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 0.000 L1 0-1-0
Group C
Team GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA PCT STK P10
FIN 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1.000 W1 1-0-0
SWE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 - -
UKR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 - -
DEN 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 L1 0-1-0
Group D
Team GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA PCT STK P10
CZE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 - -
GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 - -
KAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 - -
SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 - -
Master schedule for 2005 IIHF Men's World Championship
Game Time Rink Home Score Visiting Score
Game date 04/30/2005
1 10:15 am RUS 4 AUT 2 Final
2 10:15 am LAT 4 CAN 6 Final
3 02:15 pm SVK 2 BLR 1 Final
4 02:15 pm FIN 2 DEN 1 Final
Game date 05/01/2005
5 10:15 am SUI CZE
6 10:15 am USA SLO
7 02:15 pm GER KAZ
8 02:15 pm UKR SWE
Game date 05/02/2005
9 10:15 am SVK RUS
10 10:15 pm FIN UKR
11 02:15 pm BLR AUT
12 02:15 pm SWE DEN
Game date 05/03/2005
13 10:15 am KAZ SUI
14 10:15 am CAN SLO
15 02:15 pm CZE GER
16 02:15 pm USA LAT
Game date 05/04/2005
17 10:15 am RUS BLR
18 10:15 am DEN UKR
19 02:15 pm AUT SVK
20 02:15 pm SWE FIN
Game date 05/05/2005
21 10:15 am CZE KAZ
22 10:15 am SLO LAT
23 02:15 pm GER SUI
24 02:15 pm CAN USA
The US plays Canada on May 5th...should be fun...hope they both get there undefeated...
Cool, any hockey is good hockey at this point, I watched it last night, was strange watching it again, its been too long....
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I haven't checked out the US score from today...anyone know it?
The US beat the snot out of Slovenia 7-0.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=2051152
A tougher matchup in two days against Latvia...who put up 4 against Canada...
a win there wraps up a birth into round 2...
Dick Park for the Wild is Awesome...that guy is strong on his feet for a little guy.
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Originally posted by fuckhowardstern - dude - you sounded cool as a cucumber - totally relaxed and spoke with authority - must say I was a bit surprised but you sounded really at ease - super cool-like.
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Originally posted by Jérôme Frenchise - BTW, bravo NATE! Soon Dave will mention the Army by himself!
Originally posted by franksters Have you heard Nate properly, We now moved up to an ''Organisation'' Awesome man!!
Roth army....more than an army....it's a gr8 Organization!!
Originally posted by Northern Girl
Nate, so cool. I'm listening to the Dallas feed, so it'll be coming up in a while. Can't wait!
Anyone watching the USA Canada game today at 2:00? Looking forward to a great game....
I'll watch it if I can.
CANADIAN Junior Championship at the end of the month, playing for the Memorial Cup. Plenty of hockey out there.
Bump!
Tune in to watch Canada's greatness....
Damm, USA is out of it, WHAT A SHAME.....
Canada is going to the final, what a shock....
The US team has been lucky to win much of anything given the competition on the world stage. They have fielded some decent teams and have some pretty good players but the reality is they are are second rate team. On most of their teams they have the typical selfish mouthpiece (Roenich, Tkachuk, Chelios to name but a few) and the "team" concept is lost on them.Originally posted by POJO_Risin
Well...it will be all NHL this year...
Canada and Russia struggle but win tonight...
and the US...with a bunch of non-stars..but good players...go up against Slovenia tomorrow...
I'm curious to see what this team will do without a major star playing for them...
That being said....they have a bunch of scrappy NHL players...so we shall see...maybe we'll see a team effort this year...
Here is to them continuing to suck
BAM
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BAM!!Originally posted by Thorman
The US team has been lucky to win much of anything given the competition on the world stage. They have fielded some decent teams and have some pretty good players but the reality is they are are second rate team. On most of their teams they have the typical selfish mouthpiece (Roenich, Tkachuk, Chelios to name but a few) and the "team" concept is lost on them.
Here is to them continuing to suck
BAM
Wot a faggot!!
Alright...I'm going to tune in...Originally posted by Full Bug
Bump!
Tune in to watch Canada's greatness....
oh...wait...
even though it was offered to ANY US station for free...none accepted...
it's not televised in the states...
I forgot, bowling gets higher ratings then hockey there....Something is very wrong with that picture....Originally posted by POJO_Risin
Alright...I'm going to tune in...
oh...wait...
even though it was offered to ANY US station for free...none accepted...
it's not televised in the states...
Yeah...to many damn foreigners
The US likes bowling that is what is wrong with them...CVH is Sammy and dont forget it... Nice hockey team boys!! Better luck next decade
BAM
Been a few years since a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup, huh asswipe?
Don't bring your gay little act in here.
The Stanley Cup has absolutely NOTHING to do with the quality of players coming from Canada. So dont even start that you ignorant fool. Canada supplies most players to the league, even your precious US teams.....It is all about economics. Nice try homoOriginally posted by ALinChainz
Been a few years since a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup, huh asswipe?
Don't bring your gay little act in here.
BAM
Take a look at the rosters cum drip.
The Stanley Cup has absolutely everything to do with it asshole ...
Canada? Stanley Cup?
DUH?
Are you even Canadian there fruity?
Dude you are such a loser it isnt even funny....The fact that there are more then double the teams from the US, the economic factor, the ability to pay larger salaries all contribute to US teams being more competive. Let us not forget, those US teams are made up of mostly Canadians so if there was parity in the league (i.e an even playing field) you would see a number of different teams (US and Canadian) winning the cup.
Know your facts before you try and talk hockey douchebag
BAM
So no Swedes, no Russians, or any other foreign countries but Canadians ... you're a tool. Made up mostly of?
Any numbers of that?
And you said Stanley didn't mean anything, not me.
You know less about hockey than VH.
Besides, a salary cap is coming, there is your level playing field.
And we are already seeing a number of different teams winning the cup, none of them have been Canadian in the last what, 11 years?
Dont make me rehash it for you dude....you obviously dont get the economic factors which are crippling the game. Yes there are Swedes, Russians, etc playing in the league what is your point about that. At the end of the day, a salary cap will not level the playing field when a team like Detroit will continue to pay the luxury tax or whatever you want to call it for their high priced players.Originally posted by ALinChainz
Besides, a salary cap is coming, there is your level playing field.
And we are already seeing a number of different teams winning the cup, none of them have been Canadian in the last what, 11 years?
It is irrelevant who wins the Cup, whether it be a Canadian or US team.
You really are an idiot. go back to baseball and your pretzels and leave hockey for the real men
BAM
Winning the Cup doesn't matter.
Becasue we don't have the money, it doesn't matter. We've only been playing for it forever and is a major part of the league's history and lore.
Detroit wasn't always the Yankees of the NHL.
Ask those Canadian players coming out if the Cup doesn't mean something.
Montreal wouldn't think it was important, they are the real Yankees in terms of championships.
To YOU ... it doesn't matter. BTW, you said real men, and yet you are a Sammy fan.
Sorry dude ... you lose.
Maybe 50% of the guys in the league are Canadian. Maybe.
The days of 80% Canadian players is LONG GONE.
Besides, doesn't matter if the teams where 100% Canadian players. ALL THE TEAMS are gonna be in the USA eventually!!!
He Shoots! He SCORES!!!!!!!!!
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