US-Canada Gold Medal Game on

[Tingkai]

What a fantastic game. I stayed up overnight to watch it live at 4 am local time and it was worth every bit of sleep deprivation.

It was great seeing Iginla getting those goals. People were worried that Lemeiux was carrying the goal scoring and that overall, Canada is not producing great players anymore. Iginla shows that we have a lot of young guys who will become superstars.

Fleury was a surprise. I was one among those who thought he should have been dropped for Thornton, but the passion Fleury showed was incredible.

Gotta love the story about a Canadian gold-coloured $1coin being placed at centre ice. A very secret weapon.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020226/6/k30a.html

The unheralded players have to be the guys who shut down Hull and LeClair. The two top American players were almost completely neutralized.

CBC reports that 8.6 million Canadians watched the game with the audience peaking at 10.4 million as the game ended.

As Trudeau once said: The universe is unfolding as it should.

[KrazyHorse]

At Turin they should bury a toonie to represent a second straght gold medal.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by Tingkai
It was great seeing Iginla getting those goals.

Damn right. Good to see a young fella play so large, on so large a stage. As much as I'd like to see more NHL teams based in Canada, playing for the Calgary Flames just doesn't compare.

Also should be noted--Iginla was the first black man to win gold at the Winter Olympics. That is nothing short of fantastic news for the future of hockey. (Though tragic news of its past.)

[November Adam]

Originally posted by Juggernaut
Sweden was the only team to beat Canada in the tourney... So you might as well say we are olympic champions...

If this is what you need to tell yourself to get to sleep!

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
At Turin they should bury a toonie to represent a second straght gold medal.

[KrazyHorse]

I can't believe I haven't seen a newspaper or newscaster suggest this yet.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Guynemer


Damn right. Good to see a young fella play so large, on so large a stage. As much as I'd like to see more NHL teams based in Canada, playing for the Calgary Flames just doesn't compare.

Also should be noted--Iginla was the first black man to win gold at the Winter Olympics. That is nothing short of fantastic news for the future of hockey. (Though tragic news of its past.)

Never thought of that. What about Kariya. First Japanese-descended player to win gold in hockey?

You're right about the future of hockey.

[November Adam]

Originally posted by Guynemer


Damn right. Good to see a young fella play so large, on so large a stage. As much as I'd like to see more NHL teams based in Canada, playing for the Calgary Flames just doesn't compare.

Also should be noted--Iginla was the first black man to win gold at the Winter Olympics. That is nothing short of fantastic news for the future of hockey. (Though tragic news of its past.)

Iginla is trully a classy gentleman, if he sticks around I can see him as being as popular as Lanny McDonald.

The one thing that I like about the news coverage around where I live is that, the fact that Iginla is black never comes up, it wasn't until this year that it has even been acknowledged. His race is a non-issue here.

[The Vagabond]

Of course, congrats to Canada. Also to USA for beating Russia. But... now that I think of it, it seems to me that the final Canada-Russia would have been much more interesting. After all, hockey-wise, the Americans are only junior partners to Canada and therefore have an inherent inferiority complex. This felt very much during the game.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by November Adam
The one thing that I like about the news coverage around where I live is that, the fact that Iginla is black never comes up, it wasn't until this year that it has even been acknowledged. His race is a non-issue here.

I saw a story in the Globe about his family background and what it means to black people, or at least the writer who is black. Not a very good article. The writer didn't know much about hockey. (He suggested that Gomez was Canadian )

I don't know if it is a good or bad thing that his race is never mentioned. I don't like the idea of constantly mentioning his race, but at the same time he is a role model for black kids who want to play hockey just as Kariya is for Asian-Canadians.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
At Turin they should bury a toonie to represent a second straght gold medal.

On second thoughts, maybe not. Would we want a coin that is gold in the middle and silver on the outside?

[KrazyHorse]

I already thought of that. Paint it yellow o fool the gods?

[November Adam]

We are going to have to come out with a 3 dollar coin... ugh no more coins!

[KrazyHorse]

I'm waiting for the day the 20$ coin comes out. It'll be 24 inches across, purple, and will feature a lifesize bust of Jean Chrétien.

*Sigh*

If only I could live to see the day, my life would be complete.

[November Adam]

We could use it to hit any trespassers! A true J.C. legacy coin it would be then. Well it would have to squirt out pepper spray if you squeeze its middle though.