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Rampant Anti-Americanism at the W.J.H.C. in Canada?
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JMO



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bangbayed wrote:
JMO wrote:
bangbayed wrote:
JMO wrote:
Americans watch hockey?

Canadians can be as anti american as they like when it comes to hockey. it is a highly irrelevant sport.


Don't be so sure about that, especially this year:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/NHL-vs-NBA-Hockey-winning-in-attendance-fan-e?urn=nhl,123904


What about the tv ratings for the respective playoffs?

NHL stanley cup from 2003-2008..2.9,2.6,2.3,1.6,3.2.

NBA from 2004-2008..11.5,8.2,8.5,6.2,9.5.

http://andrewsstarspage.com/NHL-Business/NHL-TV-Ratings.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Nielsen_ratings


Oh, I know traditionally the NBA kicks hockey butt year round, but I guess this season it seems a little different. I'm sure a certain poster smitten with the governor of Alaska will credit it to her interest in the sport, though. Wink

http://www.populationstatistic.com/archives/2009/01/03/2009-winter-classic-ratings-approaching-bigtime/


lol possibly. I generally watch alot of NBA and read alot of blogs about it. The consenus seems to be that the big popularity drop has been in the over 30s market due to the whole 'hip hop culture' prevalency. I have to say the whole league seems to be tatted out.
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riverboy



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The Canadians on their home ice were allowed to do whatever they wanted to do against the U.S. For instance, a Canadian player was allowed out of the penalty box with 5 seconds left in his penalty.


Too bad I missed that. Of course the worst job I've ever seen officiated was the womens gold medal game in Salt Lake. Talk about biased against the Canadians. But the girls still came out on top. Yeah!

Hockey is just about the only thing that gets me patriotic!
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who doesn't love the goons?
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mises



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gopher wrote:
Sports fans are generally jerks.


I agree. There is nothing else to say on this subject.
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sharkey



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Donald Frost wrote:
sharkey wrote:
ive been watching the WJHC and i would say that although there probably would have been anti-US feelings, the american team only amplified the feeling because of their hot dog antics and cocky attitudes on the ice when they were beating canada 3-0 in the first period. Skating by the canadian bench with their gloves to their ears, and then again when the canadians tied it up 3-3 and were skating past the american bench to get to their bench, some american douche bag jabs the goalscorer with his stick. I know we are talking about kids, but, come on, very unprofessional. And, then the rant, by the American coach after the lost, only put the cherry on the top of the completely unprofessional and sore loser bowl of crap that was the american team this year.

i think canadians dont like the americans because the americans have gotten really good at WJHC, so we need to hate our rivals. But clearly, there is a lot of political and personal hatred at the games, for whatever reason.


The several cheap shots by Della Rovere, et-al, from the opening face off and the crowd booing from the start of the tournament may have prompted Tancredi to chop the guy in his face. Tancredi should have been penalized for this cheap shot. Yet, Della Rovere, who epitomizes what Canadians often call "grit" but what should be known as dirty or unsportsmanlike behavior, attacked Van Riemsdyck and injured him.


i hate that guy, all he did was hurt canada the whole game, and yes, he does play dirty and this is not usually the way canadians play. But, when we do have a player like him, its not hard for me or others to admit he is dirty and shouldnt be on the ice at all.
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sharkey



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mises wrote:
Gopher wrote:
Sports fans are generally jerks.


I agree. There is nothing else to say on this subject.


gopher and yourself are two peas in a pod eh? nothign wrong with sports fans, something wrong with men who dont like sports. Usually the men who dont like sports are generally fat, weird and brutal with girls. I think that explains you two to the nines.
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mises



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sharkey wrote:
mises wrote:
Gopher wrote:
Sports fans are generally jerks.


I agree. There is nothing else to say on this subject.


gopher and yourself are two peas in a pod eh? nothign wrong with sports fans, something wrong with men who dont like sports. Usually the men who dont like sports are generally fat, weird and brutal with girls. I think that explains you two to the nines.


Yeah, something like that.

Or.. I get little satisfaction from watching grown men play a game.
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sharkey



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

T-J wrote:
sharkey wrote:


DID YOU GUYS SEE THE RUSSIA VS CANADA GAME ? THE BEST GAME OF HOCKEY I HAVE EVER SEEN.. WWOWOOW



Yea, hockey is huge in Korea. All the networks, SBS, MBC, KBS, carried the game live.


its called streaming from the internet..... again, youre wrong
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Kuros



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, sports is boring.
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Gopher



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mises wrote:
I get little satisfaction from watching grown men play a game.


Or cars drive in circles all day long? Morons. Unimaginative morons who will pass a significant portion of their lives as spectators.
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riverboy



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You guys sound bitter.
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Ilsanman



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seen it? Or heard it?

I am from Saskatoon, and I have never heard us boo any foreign country's national anthem. We cheer a little, but much more for Oh Canada.


mindmetoo wrote:
Yeah, no doubt there's a lot of anti americanism, especially in hockey. WE are dealing with a hockey mentality. Canadians boo the American anthem. But I've also seen Americans boo the Canadian anthem.
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sharkey



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kuros wrote:
Yes, sports is boring.


ARE
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Pligganease



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sharkey wrote:
Kuros wrote:
Yes, sports is boring.


ARE


sharkey wrote:
gopher and yourself are two peas in a pod eh? nothign wrong with sports fans, something wrong with men who dont like sports. Usually the men who dont like sports are generally fat, weird and brutal with girls. I think that explains you two to the nines.


Gopher and yourself are two peas in a pod, eh? Nothing wrong with sports fans. Something is wrong with men who don't like sports. Usually the men who don't like sports are generally fat, weird and brutal with girls. I think that explains you two to the nines.

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bangbayed



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gopher wrote:
mises wrote:
I get little satisfaction from watching grown men play a game.


Or cars drive in circles all day long? Morons. Unimaginative morons who will pass a significant portion of their lives as spectators.


Insert typical Gopher strawman retort. Rolling Eyes Most sports fans I know abhor NASCAR. I consider it pure torture.
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