2018 Olympics

[Zee]

Can Justin Pogge make team Canada?

 

[cabber24]

Canada's Men's 2018 Olympic hockey squad  will have Wilie Desjardins as it's bench boss and Sean Burke as GM, as annoinced by Hockey Canada.  Desjardins will have assistant coaches Dave King, Scott Walker, and Craig Woodcroft (KHL & Swiss League-experienced).  Martin Brodeur will also be a part of the management team.

As for rosters, in light of the fact that the NHL has effectively closed the door on Olympic participation by it's players, Team Canada will need to look elsewhere, and by that Hockey Canada will evaluate the players as per the following rosters that will be participating in a total of five tournaments -- starting from next month (early August), and culminating with the Spengler Cup Tournament in December.

View roster for The Sochi Open (August)
https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/National/2017-18/sochi-hockey-open/stats/team-rosters?teamid=533

View roster for Tournament of Nikolai Puchkov (Augiist)
https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/National/2017-18/nikolai-puchkov/stats/team-rosters?teamid=546

Lots of work yet ro be done.

Story:
http://globalnews.ca/news/3623015/hockey-canada-to-announce-2018-olympic-mens-coaches-and-schedule/

Brutal... the hockey fans are getting robbed here. I am positive we will be forced fed the World Cup. As a fan of the Maple Leafs, the only meaningful winning I have experienced has come via Team Canada. Sakic/Kariya/Lemeuix, the release of the caged gorillas for the Canada 7 Russia 3 game in Vancouver, the Golden Goal, the 2014 defense... I am totally bummed about this.

The World Cup better move from it's crappy all star team format to country versus country.

 

[Kin]

The World Cup better move from it's crappy all star team format to country versus country.

Of all the things I didn't like about the World Cup, the format wasn't one of them. Team North America was a blast to watch.

 

[herman]

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2017/7/25/16015916/team-north-america-under-23-what-would-roster-look-like-today-mcdavid-auston-matthews-marner-eichel

I need a Team Europe/Asia U24 and just have those two teams go best of 7.

 

[cabber24]

The World Cup better move from it's crappy all star team format to country versus country.

Of all the things I didn't like about the World Cup, the format wasn't one of them. Team North America was a blast to watch.

You have zero patriotism, you cannibal.

 

[ZBBM]

Time moves on.  I no longer watch/care about football because of the appalling head injury incidence.  I no longer watch or care about the Olympics because of the appalling commercialism.

 

[Kin]

You have zero patriotism, you cannibal.

Or, you know, I'm more into entertaining hockey than I am national chest thumping.

 

[Kin]

Time moves on.  I no longer watch/care about football because of the appalling head injury incidence.  I no longer watch or care about the Olympics because of the appalling commercialism.

I'd take it even a step further. The evidence that hosting the Olympics does real legitimate harm to economies, and in particular the poorer parts of the host cities, has long had me teetering on the edge of thinking they're really something that should be actively boycotted.

That combined with their history of really appalling apolitical decisions and willingness to operate as propaganda arms of fascist regimes(read up on the history of the torch relay) make it a pretty tough moral decision to defend.

 

[herman]

Time moves on.  I no longer watch/care about football because of the appalling head injury incidence.  I no longer watch or care about the Olympics because of the appalling commercialism.

I'd take it even a step further. The evidence that hosting the Olympics does real legitimate harm to economies, and in particular the poorer parts of the host cities, has long had me teetering on the edge of thinking they're really something that should be actively boycotted.

That combined with their history of really appalling apolitical decisions and willingness to operate as propaganda arms of fascist regimes(read up on the history of the torch relay) make it a pretty tough moral decision to defend.

Don't forget the exploitative sex trafficking surrounding the whole event.

 

[ZBBM]

Time moves on.  I no longer watch/care about football because of the appalling head injury incidence.  I no longer watch or care about the Olympics because of the appalling commercialism.

I'd take it even a step further. The evidence that hosting the Olympics does real legitimate harm to economies, and in particular the poorer parts of the host cities, has long had me teetering on the edge of thinking they're really something that should be actively boycotted.

That combined with their history of really appalling apolitical decisions and willingness to operate as propaganda arms of fascist regimes(read up on the history of the torch relay) make it a pretty tough moral decision to defend.

Don't forget the exploitative sex trafficking surrounding the whole event.

And the environmental damage.

I mean, I used to love watching the Winters.  The last one I really enjoyed was Lillehammer in 1994 -- that was pretty low-key.  The Summers, not for decades.

Now?  Blech.

 

[cabber24]

What about the athletes? Focus on them, their athletic ability and devotion to their craft and country is real.

 

[Kin]

What about the athletes? Focus on them, their athletic ability and devotion to their craft and country is real.

If you genuinely care about what these athletes are doing, whether it's figure skaters or shot putters or whatever, then all of those sports have World Championships that you can enjoy without supporting a corrupt, crypto-fascist organization.

 

[Bender]

What about the athletes? Focus on them, their athletic ability and devotion to their craft and country is real.

If you genuinely care about what these athletes are doing, whether it's figure skaters or shot putters or whatever, then all of those sports have World Championships that you can enjoy without supporting a corrupt, crypto-fascist organization.

I was gonna say Kylie Masse just set a world record yesterday in the backstroke. It's a shame what the Olympic Games have become.

 

[Kin]

You can officially kill any "Maybe Ovechkin will go anyway?" speculation:

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/statement-from-alex-ovechkin-on-2018-winter-olympics/c-291068310

 

[Arn]

What about the athletes? Focus on them, their athletic ability and devotion to their craft and country is real.

If you genuinely care about what these athletes are doing, whether it's figure skaters or shot putters or whatever, then all of those sports have World Championships that you can enjoy without supporting a corrupt, crypto-fascist organization.

Interestingly for my sport (rowing) the Olympics is 100% seen as the pinnacle. In the year of the Olympics the World Championships basically becomes an u23 and reserves event. The entire sport is based on 4 year cycles around Olympics, coaches tend to get 4 year contracts etc.

I don't think that's the case for hockey at all, the Stanley Cup is probably the pinnacle with World Championships being similar to the rowing events with only those out of the Stanley Cups going. So I actually see why the Olympics SHOULD be the pinnacle  in a similar kind of way...

 

[hockeyfan1]

It's Morphin time!

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[hockeyfan1]

Earlier this week, the Nike Olympic hockey jerseys were unveiled for all the participating countries:

Team Canada's for both men and women's hockey, as well as sledge hockey:

Team USA's men and women's hockey, as well as sledge hockey:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/nike-unveils-remaining-olympic-hockey-jerseys-pyeongchang-games/

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/hockey-canada-unveils-olympic-uniforms-2018/

 

[Kin]

I'll never really understand the need to constantly be screwing around with the Maple Leaf. There's one on the flag. Use it.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Team Canada Men's Olympic hockey roster is now official.  Here are the players who will be representing the country in PyeongChang 2018:

Forwards                Defencemen
Rene Bourque        Stefan Elliott
Gilbert Brule          Chay Genoway
Andrew Ebbett      Cody Goloubef
Quinton Howden  Marc-Andre Gragnani
Chris Kelly              Chris Lee
Rob Klinkhammer Maxim Noreau
Brandon Kozun    Mat Robinson
Maxim Lapierre    Karl Stollery
Eric O?Dell   
Mason Raymond   
Derek Roy 
Christian Thoms
Linden Vey
Wojtek Wolski

Goaltenders
Justin Peters
Kevin Poulin
Ben Scrivens


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