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J. Stephen McDonald · February 20th, 2006, 10:42 PM

It was wonderful this afternoon, to see a Canadian hockey team finally win an Olympic gold medal. Thanks, Canucks, for sparing us this fate. Think how insufferable it would be in the U.S.A., if our own team had scored this victory. We'd be hearing little else for months, than about the "Miracle in Torino". In Canada, they'll be raving about this all year and loving every bit of it.

A U.S. gold medal would have resulted in even more Yanks playing the game. Remember how our women's gold medal in soccer expanded that sport here? What could be more fitting than to have the country that inflicted this thing on the world, to have to suffer through this?

Dylan Couper · February 20th, 2006, 10:46 PM

Then give us the Stanley Cup back too.

Jipsi Kinnear · February 21st, 2006, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

Then give us the Stanley Cup back too.

I 2nd that. I live down the street from the hockey hall of fame, the rightful home of Lord Stanley's Cup. I'm aware that there is two cups but Tampa is not the place for it, bring it back to TO. Sorry Dylan, Canucks suck and Bertuzzi is a thug/slug. Go Leafs Go... (I know, we suck too)...

PS: do you guys want Pat Quinn back because I think he will be out of a job once the Olympics in Turin are done.

Oops...congrats ladies.

Dylan Couper · February 21st, 2006, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Jipsi Kinnear

Sorry Dylan, Canucks suck and Bertuzzi is a thug/slug. Go Leafs Go... (I know, we suck too)...

Nice try, but I'm originally from Toronto. :)

Actually, most of the fans out here know the Canucks suck. Biggest bandwagon city ever. I kind of like the Canucks though, being a fan keeps you on your toes.

Jipsi Kinnear · February 22nd, 2006, 10:19 PM

Yea to the ladies because our men sucked BIG time today. Go from gold to no medal at all, for shame. Not all bad though, the camera work for the hockey games sucked on my tv and even more so on a 15' high HD screen set up at the CBC's broadcast centre. 2010 for you Vangroovy people.

Dino Santoro · February 24th, 2006, 10:59 PM

I think Pat Quinn transfered his bad luck to the Canadian olympic team. The combined salary of the Canadian team was pretty close to the GDP of the teams that beat them in the olympics...okay I exagerate, but I do think Quinn has something to do with the fact that the leafs and the olympic team suck. And I'm a leaf fan!

Mark Utley · February 25th, 2006, 12:51 PM

It's a real shame. I was at my friend's house watching the game and our friends (a band from Vancouver) were over. It was still 0-0 in the 3rd period and I was telling one of the guys in the band that they should write a song about how I hate Ovechkin.

Literally 30 seconds later, he scored.

Keith Loh · February 25th, 2006, 01:25 PM

So it was YOU!

February 20th, 2006, 10:42 PM	#1
J. Stephen McDonald Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 909	Thanks to Canada It was wonderful this afternoon, to see a Canadian hockey team finally win an Olympic gold medal. Thanks, Canucks, for sparing us this fate. Think how insufferable it would be in the U.S.A., if our own team had scored this victory. We'd be hearing little else for months, than about the "Miracle in Torino". In Canada, they'll be raving about this all year and loving every bit of it. A U.S. gold medal would have resulted in even more Yanks playing the game. Remember how our women's gold medal in soccer expanded that sport here? What could be more fitting than to have the country that inflicted this thing on the world, to have to suffer through this? __________________ Steve McDonald https://onedrive.com/?cid=229807ce52dd4fe0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/22121562@N00/ http://www.vimeo.com/user458315/videos

February 20th, 2006, 10:46 PM	#2
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Then give us the Stanley Cup back too. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

February 25th, 2006, 12:51 PM	#7
Mark Utley Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 479	It's a real shame. I was at my friend's house watching the game and our friends (a band from Vancouver) were over. It was still 0-0 in the 3rd period and I was telling one of the guys in the band that they should write a song about how I hate Ovechkin. Literally 30 seconds later, he scored. __________________ Mark Utley

February 25th, 2006, 01:25 PM	#8
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	So it was YOU! __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

February 22nd, 2006, 10:19 PM	#5
Jipsi Kinnear Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 107	Yea to the ladies because our men sucked BIG time today. Go from gold to no medal at all, for shame. Not all bad though, the camera work for the hockey games sucked on my tv and even more so on a 15' high HD screen set up at the CBC's broadcast centre. 2010 for you Vangroovy people.

February 24th, 2006, 10:59 PM	#6
Dino Santoro Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada Posts: 82	I think Pat Quinn transfered his bad luck to the Canadian olympic team. The combined salary of the Canadian team was pretty close to the GDP of the teams that beat them in the olympics...okay I exagerate, but I do think Quinn has something to do with the fact that the leafs and the olympic team suck. And I'm a leaf fan!