Is anyone else watching the World Cup of Hockey?  I just got to see the US
vs. Canada yesterday..pretty good game with the ref taking a shot in the
nose :)

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i am watchin it...i mentioned it in another item in this cf....

I liked the game, pretty exciting, (considering a fight broke out in the
first 20 seconds..) Go Us!

I watched the Russian, Canadian game last weekend...Sergie was all over Claude
Lemieux...Claude is gonaa have a tough go at the Wings this year...

USA Rocks in the world cup. I need some data though. I have been away from
Grex and Hockey for the last two weeks.

OK. I have doped out the World cup situation. The first round ended
with the USA and Sweden winning their respective divisions.
They thus earn a bye in the second round.

Canada beat Germany in the second round Thursday to advance to the 3rd round
(semi-finals). Russia beat Finland (convincingly 5-0) to advance on Friday.

So the third round began tonight. No world cup games have been carried by any
american TV, broadcast or cable as far as I know. Fortunately for us living
near the border, we can pick up the CBC broadcasts.

The first semifinal pitted Canada against Sweden. This game was played tonight
in Philadelphia, and ended less than a half hour ago, as Paul Coffee of Canada
rushed up the ice after Canada nearly gave up the game on four great chances
by the Swedes. Coffee dished off to Theoren Fleury, who scored as the puck
bounced over Tommy Salo's outstreched arm.

This happened with 12.5 seconds left in the second overtime period.
It was a very exciting game, although I missed a great deal of the beginning
of it because we follishly had college football on the tune. Doh!

Tomorrow The USA will face Russia at 8PM, The game WILL BE CARRIED by CBC.
The winner will play for the cup against Canada in a three game series to
begin on Tuesday.

I will be rooting for USA, but it's a hard call, with all those RedWings on
the Russian team. The Russians played and beat the USA earlier in the
tournament in a game in Detroit, in which it was not at all clear who the home
team was. Sunday's 8PM game will be in Ottawa, and there the USA will have
a stronger backing from the crowd, I'll warrant, than in Detroit.

All 4 of these teams in the semifinals are tremendous ice hockey teams.

U S A !  U S A !  U S A !   etc.

Last nites game was a doozie thats for sure...
ESPN has carried some world cup action not much but some as well as PASS..
Tonight should be USA vs. Russia on PASS...The Winner of that game will go
on to meet Canada on Tuesday...

 <bops srw with a hockey stick>

  Where is your loyalty Steve? REDWINGS first, then Team Russia (contains
REDWINGS), then Team USA. ;)

<omni yells go russia>

Well, last night's Game 1 of the finals was a classic to me.  USA was down
by one goal with under a minute to play.  They pulled the goalie and 
poured on the offense.  Canada cleared the puck, but the guy went for the
goal and missed, resulting in a icing call.  With under 10 seconds left,
the USA scored when one of Canada's players accidentally pushed the puck in
to the net :)  3-3 at the end of regulation.  In overtime the two teams were
still very intense as the action was non-stop.  But, Red Winger Steve Yzerman
go the puck, came down the left side, fired a wrist shot on a bad angle.
Mike Richter got a glove on it, but the puck still rolled in to the net and
Canada won game 1 4-3 in overtime.  Next game will be played in Canada, but
hopefully the USA will rebound.

Game 2 looked like a good one as well...I had to get the information while
at work as my wife sat at home and watched the game....Saturday nites game
should be a GREAT one!!!!

I really wish they would show the games around here. (It would save me from 
sitting on ESPNet's chat room for three hours..) That way I could see how
great they were. Unbelieveably I think they are showing the game
tonight. (It's a miracle!) GO USA!

I Don't know about your local coverage Hematite, but my TV book only shows
the game on CBC...I don't alhtough normally show anything for ESPN@ in my book
so good luck in catching the game tonite it should be a great one...

I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be on Sports Channel (either at 8 or 11,
I have two TV giudes that say two different things! <exasperated sigh>)
p

USA! USA! USA!  Hahaha..I love it when we win! :)  Another great game 
game 3 was :)  I must say that I enjoyed watching the fast paced games..
a lot better than the slow NHL games.  Action was non-stop, but the 
US came from behind to tie and win it in the third.

The only thing that I really disliked was when some of the fans were booing
when they announced, and began to play, the US National Anthem.  That was
uncalled for.

Yeah there has been a problem with that..I was watching CBC one nite for the
games and Don Cherry had made a remark that that was the most distastefull
thing a fan could do...It only degrades one's country...I could never imagine
doing that..it just rude....
Did anyone catch the Wings first preseason game Sunday nite....WooHoo...
Hockey time BABY!!!! Erikkson looked really good as well as Pushor..and
Knublefrom right here at the U of M looked fantastic....

Nope..didn't see the game 'cuz..ew..don't have cable :(  But all the guys
fighting to make a spot on the team are sure doing one helluva job!

World cup was great. This item is not really of any further use, now, though.
The NFL should start soon. That's what I'm waiting for. THat and to see who
actually puts on a Redwing uniform this year. This probly should go in another
item. 

How often do they play the world cup, anyway? every 2 years?

Well this is actually the first yearof the World Cup, although it was renamed
from the Canada Cup...It happens I bleieve every 4 years...

I think it's scheduled for '98, because I heard some spec of if they
were still going to play it that year, since the Oympics and all that..

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