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Exactly. Preliminary round was virtually meaningless.

Canada is 2 and 0 vs the USA in Gold Medal games in the

last 8 years. We got it on lock.
No it does. Even when you beat a team that's alot better than u.
 

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No it does. Even when you beat a team that's alot better than u.
No, the preliminary round is relatively meaningless. Every team advances past it. Winning unimportant games don't matter, especially when you fail to win the games that are important.

Good for you, you played well and won a game that didn't affect anything. Whereas Canada played well and sent the USA home with 2nd place.
 

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IS there a decoder ring I can buy or something?

Just what the heck are you trying to say here?
I think if you send in enough boxes of fruit loops they'll send you one. :laugh:
 

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No, the preliminary round is relatively meaningless. Every team advances past it. Winning unimportant games don't matter, especially when you fail to win the games that are important.

Good for you, you played well and won a game that didn't affect anything. Whereas Canada played well and sent the USA home with 2nd place.
It was all over the news:beer
 

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We beat u in Olympics to. so that puts your national sport in the soil,:laugh:
That little win Vancouver was called a charity win. It's alright though. You got your Golden Miracle. in 1980 even though it was the first team Canada sent in 12 years and Russia Choked. That fact it was so rare they had to call it a miracle and still talk about it 30 years later.

While up here in Canada our Hockey team wins gold enough. We don't feel the need to Call it a miracle. A beer and the next days newscast replays suffices.

Our Nation Sport would actually be Lacrosse. However in 1994 bill c-212 officially declared Hockey as our national sport. Until it was amenended to recognize both sports. In layman's terms LaCrosse is the national sport because of history and Hockey his our national sport because of a history of kicking everyone's Ass.
 

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That little win Vancouver was called a charity win. It's alright though. You got your Golden Miracle. in 1980 even though it was the first team Canada sent in 12 years and Russia Choked. That fact it was so rare they had to call it a miracle and still talk about it 30 years later.

While up here in Canada our Hockey team wins gold enough. We don't feel the need to Call it a miracle. A beer and the next days newscast replays suffices.

Our Nation Sport would actually be Lacrosse. However in 1994 bill c-212 officially declared Hockey as our national sport. Until it was amenended to recognize both sports. In layman's terms LaCrosse is the national sport because of history and Hockey his our national sport because of a history of kicking everyone's Ass.


Oh canada is so big. ain't it. I bet u i can beat canadians at lacrosse i'm the best!
 

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Oh canada is so big. ain't it. I bet u i can beat canadians at lacrosse i'm the best!
That alone screams I suck at Lacrosse. But don't worry I find it very amusing. You know reading what whiney kid has to say about hating Canadians.
:bt Good Job kiddo! While your buisy generalizing and sterotyping Canadians I'd rather be playing some Puck.
 

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That little win Vancouver was called a charity win. It's alright though. You got your Golden Miracle. in 1980 even though it was the first team Canada sent in 12 years and Russia Choked. That fact it was so rare they had to call it a miracle and still talk about it 30 years later.

While up here in Canada our Hockey team wins gold enough. We don't feel the need to Call it a miracle. A beer and the next days newscast replays suffices.

Our Nation Sport would actually be Lacrosse. However in 1994 bill c-212 officially declared Hockey as our national sport. Until it was amenended to recognize both sports. In layman's terms LaCrosse is the national sport because of history and Hockey his our national sport because of a history of kicking everyone's Ass.
I'm not sure you understand the significance of that win for our country. The U.S.A was in bad economic times and they rallied around this team of college kids who just seemed to be beating everyone, and then when they beat Russia, a team of men who were "amateurs" when the reality is they were the cream of the crop from the country. Then when we beat them it really was a miracle. How isn't it? If you beat them in the 80 olympics it would have been too. That was by far the most dominant team in the world at that time.

And Canada proved they were the best team this year. But don't rip on America for achieving something great, that you actually didn't do. from 56 to 92 during the soviet unions run. The U.S.A was the only team to beat them. Not only in 80 but in 60 as well. So you can make fun of America all you want, but we were the only country to beat them during there run.
 

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I'm not sure you understand the significance of that win for our country. The U.S.A was in bad economic times and they rallied around this team of college kids who just seemed to be beating everyone, and then when they beat Russia, a team of men who were "amateurs" when the reality is they were the cream of the crop from the country. Then when we beat them it really was a miracle. How isn't it? If you beat them in the 80 olympics it would have been too. That was by far the most dominant team in the world at that time.

And Canada proved they were the best team this year. But don't rip on America for achieving something great, that you actually didn't do. from 56 to 92 during the soviet unions run. The U.S.A was the only team to beat them. Not only in 80 but in 60 as well. So you can make fun of America all you want, but we were the only country to beat them during there run.
I don't make fun of the USA. I don't go out of my way to rip on a country. I will rip on the country of a person. Who doesn't only banter about my country but insults it. The same reaction I'd expect from anyone else having the tables be turned.
I don't discredit the miracle of 80. It was what it was and I get the significance. The dvd movie miracle is proudly displayed in my room. I also don't discredit the forgotten miracle of 60 where the american manage to beat all four of the top teams during the round robin play. Which was almost unheard of because at the time American hockey was weak.
They way sabers is getting on he isn't bantering but being an ASS. He actually insults Canada and talks about America putting our sport in the soil.
Canadians no matter what will claim Hockey as there game. Face it history and statistics say it all. But it just happens to literally be our game. Just like baseball happens to be Americas.
Doesn't mean there are not greatin canadian baseball players or great american hockey players.
I hold no bad blood.
The highlight of watching the olympics and most world stage hockey games for me. Is personally bantering about it with any of my american friends with hockey knowledge.
However its easy how Canada is always discredited in beating the USSR during thier heat. 72 summit Ring a bell?
Beat uhm 3 times one series.
But anyways I got no bad blood
 

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I don't make fun of the USA. I don't go out of my way to rip on a country. I will rip on the country of a person. Who doesn't only banter about my country but insults it. The same reaction I'd expect from anyone else having the tables be turned.
I don't discredit the miracle of 80. It was what it was and I get the significance. The dvd movie miracle is proudly displayed in my room. I also don't discredit the forgotten miracle of 60 where the american manage to beat all four of the top teams during the round robin play. Which was almost unheard of because at the time American hockey was weak.
They way sabers is getting on he isn't bantering but being an ASS. He actually insults Canada and talks about America putting our sport in the soil.
Canadians no matter what will claim Hockey as there game. Face it history and statistics say it all. But it just happens to literally be our game. Just like baseball happens to be Americas.
Doesn't mean there are not greatin canadian baseball players or great american hockey players.
I hold no bad blood.
The highlight of watching the olympics and most world stage hockey games for me. Is personally bantering about it with any of my american friends with hockey knowledge.
However its easy how Canada is always discredited in beating the USSR during thier heat. 72 summit Ring a bell?
Beat uhm 3 times one series.
But anyways I got no bad blood


First of all I'm not insulting Canada. I'm just saying we beat u in a round. Which you guys take it so seriously say it wasn't a big win and it was for our country!
 

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First of all I'm not insulting Canada. I'm just saying we beat u in a round. Which you guys take it so seriously say it wasn't a big win and it was for our country!
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We beat u in Olympics to. so that puts your national sport in the soil,

Didn't feel like hitting an old quote for the dark red. When someone says something like that. Putting our national sport in the soil. It's an insult to the country.
Hockey is an integral part of Canada and to say it was put into the soil because of a foriegn win. Is an insult to our country. Weather it was indirect,Direct or un-intended. You say something like that involving hockey and canadians. There will be Canadians who'll dish back.

Hockey is just something you don't really mess with when it comes to Canucks. I got no direct problem with you or your Americaness. If i think your being an Ass I'll tell you during the situation. Saying something like putting our sport into the soil. Yeah it's a jerk thing to do. It's something you'd expect from a 7 year old who doesn't know much better.
 

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We beat u in Olympics to. so that puts your national sport in the soil,

Didn't feel like hitting an old quote for the dark red. When someone says something like that. Putting our national sport in the soil. It's an insult to the country.
Hockey is an integral part of Canada and to say it was put into the soil because of a foriegn win. Is an insult to our country. Weather it was indirect,Direct or un-intended. You say something like that involving hockey and canadians. There will be Canadians who'll dish back.

Hockey is just something you don't really mess with when it comes to Canucks. I got no direct problem with you or your Americaness. If i think your being an Ass I'll tell you during the situation. Saying something like putting our sport into the soil. Yeah it's a jerk thing to do. It's something you'd expect from a 7 year old who doesn't know much better.
How about an 11yr old?
Cut the kid some slack. He's still trying to figure out why there's no team in Iowa. ;)
 

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How about an 11yr old?
Cut the kid some slack. He's still trying to figure out why there's no team in Iowa. ;)
OMFG! Charlio when you see this go to the forum where we were talking about buying a team.
 

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Not trying to sound jerkish...but....IOWA doesn't seem to be a hot spot for what you'd call the "IT" in professional sports. Outside of things like USHL and so forth in Hockey. I can't recollect weather Iowa currently has a professional team in ither the NHL,MLB,NFL or NBA.
Outside of the Iowa energy. The feeders for the Bulls and the Suns in the NBA. It would be like the NHL farm teams in the AHL....Marlies to Maple leafs, Bulldogs to Habs ect.
However NCAA and college teams Iowa is pretty strapped on that.
 

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LOL I saw.

Iowa will never die. :laugh:
Man,if I weren't here today at this minute, there would be no Iowa :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:LmAO!
 
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