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Post by franko on Apr 9, 2005 22:16:15 GMT -5
Canada loses hockey gold in shootoutCanadian Press LINKOPING, Sweden (CP) - Canada didn't give up a goal in regulation time or overtime during the world women's hockey championship, yet saw its dynasty come to an end.the whole sad story
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Post by jkr on Apr 10, 2005 12:07:27 GMT -5
I agree that shootouts are not the way to decide championships. They should play until someone scores.
I really have a problem with this tournament though. For years the participants in the final game has been known before the games begin. They should skip the round robin & go right to the final.
Women's hockey has progressed in the USA & Canada but nowhere else. Yes, Canada did not allow a goal in the tournament but their opposition until yesterday was vastly inferior.
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Post by franko on Apr 10, 2005 14:42:38 GMT -5
The only way for the other teams to improve is to play, play, and play their “betters”. These past years the two finalists have been guaranteed . . . but it shouldn’t be too much longer until the rest of the world starts to catch up. And as for “the finalists were never in doubt”, I seem to recall a Calgary team that everyone had written off just a year ago . . . one never knows when an upset will happen. Only on the international stage can a team sport be decided in an individual competition  |
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Post by jkr on Apr 10, 2005 15:56:22 GMT -5
The only way for the other teams to improve is to play, play, and play their “betters”. These past years the two finalists have been guaranteed . . . but it shouldn’t be too much longer until the rest of the world starts to catch up. And as for “the finalists were never in doubt”, I seem to recall a Calgary team that everyone had written off just a year ago . . . one never knows when an upset will happen. Only on the international stage can a team sport be decided in an individual competition The other teams have been playing but the lopsided scores indicate that some teams just aren't progressing. True, there are no guarantees and the finalists aren't known. But in women's hockey the guarantee is as close as it comes. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Apr 10, 2005 16:03:04 GMT -5
True, there are no guarantees and the finalists aren't known. But in women's hockey the guarantee is as close as it comes. Is that not what we wish for the Habs? |
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