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GO CANADA GO!

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Well I'll be damned. We've gone and done it again (and when I say 'we', I mean hockey players). Gone and proved yet again that we are the best damn hockey nation on the face of the earth. Way to go boys, you played a hell of a game.
I was lucky enough that the third period coincided (more or less) with my supper break at work. I think going back from my break 15 minutes late is more than excusable, considering the reason. The fact that the Finns brought forth a really, really good game on their part makes the victory even sweeter, though not as sweet as had we vanquished the U.S. in the final game. They were one hell of a fast team, with some downright amazing puck handling skills.
Brodeur, as he always is, was stellar. Injured hand and all. In the 5 games he played of the series, he let in 5 goals. He simply is the best goaltender in the world. In his last 10 major international tournament games (2002 Olympics, and 2004 World Cup) He is 9-0-1. Wow.
How about that DDT line (Doan, Draper, and Thornton)? In the prior game, those boys (our checking line) held Jagr to 0 points. Then, against the Finns they held the speedy Saku Koivu to a whopping 0 points. They even managed themselves to get 4 points in each of the last two games.
I have a feeling this game might be the last we'll see of Mario playing hockey, especially if there's a lockout this NHL season. He had one hell of a series, and is just an amazing player to watch. He doesn't have the best skills, or the fastest skates anymore, but my god is he ever a smart player. The smartest player in the game by far. We really saw a lot of him in this last game, which really is a good thing.
I heard some conflicting reports regarding Canada's 6-0 record in the tournament. First I heard that it was the first time in the history of the Canada Cup, or the World Cup (same thing, really). Then I heard that it hadn't been done since 1991. But I think that guy was just confused with the name change.
God damn it's always so awesome watching Canada win a major hockey tournament.

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