More stuff happened this morning, and now everyone is imbued with patriotism.
Another day, another round of games that are over by lunchtime here stateside.
That was an epic: USAHOCKEY
Pros and Cons of larger ice: Chicago Tribune InfoGraphic
New Goals: Chicago Suntimes
If he isnt, I know someone who is: CBC
Who will be in goal for Canada? Sportsnet.Ca
Quick decison for USA ? ESPN
Darryl Katz did what Charles Wang couldn’t: NHL.Com
Well now we know the official numbers of Hawks and who’s going and who’s not. The Hawks will have 10 Olympians in Sochi, barring injury to either them or someone else causing yet another Hawk to fill in (Seabrook and Saad could both be first call-ups in that situation, as could Crawford I suppose but doubt). They are:
Slovakia – Hossa, Handzus
Czech Republic – Rozsival
Sweden – Hjalmarsson, Oduya, Kruger
USA – Kane
Canada – Keith, Sharp, Toews
WE DON’T HAVE ANY COMMIES CUZ WE DON’T NEEDS ‘EM TAKE DAT POO-TIN!
Anyway, some random thoughts:
Today, the hockey world began to stir anew with Canadian and American orientation camps hilariously practicing without ice due to insurance restrictions. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg (pun fully intended) as to why I really have zero investment Olympic competition.
Today, the hockey world began to stir anew with Canadian and American orientation camps hilariously practicing without ice due to insurance restrictions. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg (pun fully intended) as to why I really have zero investment Olympic competition.
With the NHL season still about two months away from starting in earnest, and the the Olympics in Sochi still six months away, here in the down-iest of summer down time feels like a good enough time for this subject to be addressed now that the dust has settled from the release of the national team roster invite lists. It’s been bubbling under the surface for a while, and is only sure to boil over as time inches closer to the opening ceremonies, and that’s Russia’s flagrant LGBT rights violations, and how it’s going to affect the NHL’s participation in the Sochi games.
Ovi and Caps get to watch a Banner Raising: Comcast Chicago AP
Best Games: Chicago Tribune
February Break: NHL
Who Team USA should take to Russia: PuckDaddy
Who Team Canada should take to Russia: PuckDaddy
Certain Stats are more than meets the eye: http:Backhand Shelf
