ostap_bender_1900@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On Apr 24, 1:39 am, "captain." <spammersmust...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> russia can still be proud to have alexander ovechkin, in my opinion the
most
>> exciting russian NHL player since pavel bure and the best offensive
player
>> in the NHL today. if he keeps playing like he played this
season/playoffs,
>> that guy will fill stadiums in hockey towns. on top of that, he is a
great
>> s****tsman and is a really positive force on his team attitude-wise.
bure,
>> for all of his talent, was very reserved and moody.
>>
> What amazes me is that in junior competitions, Canada always finishes
> 1st, Russia - 2nd, and others never seem to be anywhere near. But when
> it comes to Olympics played on neutral ice - Russia finishes 4th way
> behind Sweden, Finland and Czech R, and Canada gets drubbed by
> Switzerland and Russia and funishes 8th. Weird.
>
Except for the juniors, you're making things up again:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Champion****ps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_Olympic_Games
Canada has one Olympic gold, and with four WC titles is tied for 1st
with the Czechs in number of champion****ps won for the last decade.
Russia has zero champion****ps during this same period. So does Finland,
by the way.
--
Anton
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