Ovy must have planted a coin in the ice

After the game was over Ovechkin went to the center ice and digged out something, probably a coin. I guess they learnt this from Canadians. Kind of a stupid thing to do, soon everybody will start planting the coins in the ice.

Maybe he found Jason Spezza's nuts?

Zinggggggggg

Ovechkin was digging out the lucky loonie planted at center ice.


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LOL, whatever works.

I can't blame him. The Canadian dollar's been doing pretty well these days.

i think he was trying to dig a spot to put the Russian flag at center ice.

It was actually a mini-bottle of stolichnaya he dug out of the ice.

Ovechkin was digging out the lucky loonie planted at center ice.


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My god, you would think they had won the Olympic gold.

I think that he planted his lost tooth

My god, you would think they had won the Olympic gold.
They won the next best thing.

They won the next best thing.

I would say the World Cup is the next best thing, since it is at least best on best. Then maybe the juniors, which again, are best on best.

They treat their flag with a ton of respect. I see them dropping it all over the place. But good for Russia, they played well.

My god, you would think they had won the Olympic gold.

Jealously rears its ugly head.

I would say the World Cup is the next best thing


Sure.



Just a little reminder for those who don't know what it is :

- a tournament where Canada plays all its games at home.

- the schedule is made by Canada.

- the referees and the governing body of the World Cup are Canadian.

I would say the World Cup is the next best thing, since it is at least best on best. Then maybe the juniors, which again, are best on best.
The world cup doesnt even exist anymore, the Jrs. are....well, Jrs.

It could have been lira and we still would have lost. Where in the bleep was the transition? :rant: Where was the even "failed attempt" to transition? :shakehead What the blazes! :madfire: I don't want to blame it all on Hitch :loony: but for freaks sake! GET THE 5TH GOAL. BURY 'EM!
But no..... :banghead:

We didn't lose because of the penalty to Nash. We dumped the bed!

Defending a lead is fine but good transition will bring the puck the other way and limit Russian scoring chances. DON'T JUST HOLD THE REDLINE! I'm one angry Canadian. :(

Jealously rears its ugly head.

There's no problem, as far as I know, with proudly showing your own faults to make a decent point.

I would say the World Cup is the next best thing, since it is at least best on best. Then maybe the juniors, which again, are best on best.

You are funny.. :nod:

World Cup is not even a proper international competition, since a Lithuanian can play for Russia; teams get there by invitation, and referees are Canadian and American.

Any former junior champion team would get ***** by a top 7 World Championship team.

Stanley Cup is not the best club competition because not all of the best are there?

My god, you would think they had won the Olympic gold.

No kidding, it's just the ****ing World Championships. I guess it actually means a lot to the Russians though.

No kidding, it's just the ****ing World Championships. I guess it actually means a lot to the Russians though.

It means alot to European countries. In NA we dont really care much for it but in Europe its the next best thing to the Olympics.

No kidding, it's just the ****ing World Championships. I guess it actually means a lot to the Russians though.

imagine if they acted like they were god's gift to earth because they won some puny JUNIOR world championship. hanging their pride no a bunch of 19 year olds. man would that be pitiful!!!!!

imagine if they acted like they were god's gift to earth because they won some puny JUNIOR world championship. hanging their pride no a bunch of 19 year olds. man would that be pitiful!!!!!

Yeah, it would be extremely pathetic if a country based a significant portion of its national pride on a tournament like that. It would be even more pathetic if fans of that country then attempted to disparage another nation for winning a more meaningful championship. It would be even more pathetic still if those same fans acted as if their country didn't take that tournament seriously despite sending a veritable all-star lineup.

We can all be thankful that sorry scenario hasn't occurred.

I would say the World Cup is the next best thing, since it is at least best on best. Then maybe the juniors, which again, are best on best.


I agree.

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Just a little reminder for those who don't know what it is :

- a tournament where Canada plays all its games at home. It held in Canada, duh. Games are held in Europe too. : )

- the schedule is made by NHL.

- the referees and the governing body of the World Cup are NHL.

By Canadian do you mean NHL then you are right.
And yes it is recognized by the IIHF very much so, read their bylaws,


Best on Best, like Fifa world cup. I would like to see it have a more international flavor maybe hold more games in Europe and maybe the championship game??? Still top-notch tourney that brings out the best of the best I hope they do another in 2012.

imagine if they acted like they were god's gift to earth because they won some puny JUNIOR world championship. hanging their pride no a bunch of 19 year olds. man would that be pitiful!!!!!

At least the best players go to the Jr's which cannot be said for the WC.

Till next World Jr's.

Stanley Cup is not the best club competition because not all of the best are there?

No, clearly the All Star Game is more significant than the Stanley Cup because it's best-on-best :sarcasm:

They treat their flag with a ton of respect. I see them dropping it all over the place.

it's just a flag...

I would say the World Cup is the next best thing, since it is at least best on best. Then maybe the juniors, which again, are best on best.


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The world cup is a half rate tourney and with the fact that the Olympics and WC are best on best now, is illegitimate and beyond irrelevant.

At least the best players go to the Jr's which cannot be said for the WC.

Till next World Jr's.

*best players not already good enough for the NHL and still under 21

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry: :cry:

The world cup is a half rate tourney and with the fact that the Olympics and WC are best on best now, is illegitimate and beyond irrelevant.

No it's not.

..and what is illegitimate? the World Cup? Depends on what side of the world you are on I guess.

*best players not already good enough for the NHL and still under 21

I guess I should have specified further, but yes.

No, clearly the All Star Game is more significant than the Stanley Cup because it's best-on-best :sarcasm:


Clearly the All-star game is more relevant then the WC. :sarcasm:

Okay i didnt follow the world cups this year, and I really dont care if Canada wins or not, but why are Russian fans SO proud, and why are Canadian fans STILL sour over the loss?

Let it go, wait till next year.

Okay i didnt follow the world cups this year, and I really dont care if Canada wins or not, but why are Russian fans SO proud, and why are Canadian fans STILL sour over the loss?

Let it go, wait till next year.

Russians and Canadians love their hockey, and hate losing to each other. Pretty sure it'd been a few years since the Russian team(In its many incarnations) has actually won a major tournament at the Senior level.

No it's not.

..and what is illegitimate? the World Cup? Depends on what side of the world you are on I guess.



I guess I should have specified further, but yes.

Why isn't it best on best? Because players from 4 NHL teams are missing? If team Canada had the players from those 4 teams, it still wouldn't have made a difference.

The world cup is illegitimate because it is a Canadian tourney, in Canada, under Canadian rules, reffed by Canadians and is by invite only.

I would say the World Cup is the next best thing, since it is at least best on best. Then maybe the juniors, which again, are best on best.

You are funny, a disfunct tournament where Canada gets its fair share of advantages(like they do in all tournamets but ^2) Ya thats funny. Who cares about juniors except Canada? Well sure many of us do but not even close to the WHC.

I would say the World Cup is the next best thing, since it is at least best on best. Then maybe the juniors, which again, are best on best.

the world cup is summer exhibition that isn't even a regular tournament. It is just held at random.

The world cup is illegitimate because it is a Canadian tourney, in Canada, under Canadian rules, reffed by Canadians and is by invite only.

So it is a best on best tourney when we have to play by your rules, in your countries, reffed by your countries and only invites certain countries, played during a period of time where most of our best players are unavailable, gotcha.

The Olympics are the only best on best because everyone stops to go play for them.

So it is a best on best tourney when we have to play by your rules, in your countries, reffed by your countries and only invites certain countries, played during a period of time where most of our best players are unavailable, gotcha.

The Olympics are the only best on best because everyone stops to go play for them.

What do you mean by "your" rules/refs/countries? Why are you lumping every non-Canadian country together?
How do the Russians benefit more from a tournament played in, say, Germany under a Finnish or American ref than the Canadians would?


Good lord, I could only imagine if the shoe were on the other foot and there was a "Russian Cup". I'm sure most Canadians would consider a best-vs-best tourney set up by the FHR, played in Russia with Russian refs real fair.:laugh:

no one really cares is there or not playing all the best players in World Championships.

its full of great players anyways and its very honourable and respected tournament especially in Europe and i bet canadians were very disappointed because of the loosing.

World Cup means what? World Cup of hockey is just fake, its not world championships and its not olympic, its like made from dust. no one should play that.

i bet canadians were very disappointed because of the loosing.

this is where you are wrong. In canada this tournament is only recognized when it is won by canada. Even a defeat in the finals is enough to disregard it entirely.

this is where you are wrong. In canada this tournament is only recognized when it is won by canada. Even a defeat in the finals is enough to disregard it entirely.

exactly, because you are so bad losers. you can only handle the win and when you lose you are just shut up. soon you will see what it is like to lose everytime.

My god, you would think they had won the Olympic gold.

Does tradition not ring a bell? Look, I'm Canadian and I'm really mad that our boys lost, but this tournament means so much more to Europe than it does to us. It's the biggest world wide hockey tournament, and has been around for 100 years. The European teams give all they can to win and the only people who will typically reject are those who had their hockey culture assimilated by the NHL. In Canada its no big deal, because we take it as "that thing thats on during the playoffs", and not as the event it really is.

In Russia, in Sweden, heck, even in Japan, this tournament means something. It doesn't in Canada. Let them enjoy their win and stop being such a sore loser about it.

I wonder if we ranked the importance of international tournaments and league championships for each country how they would pan out. Here is my guess for each continent.

NA
1 Stanley Cup
2 Olympics (if NHLers play)
3 World Cup / Canada Cup
4 World Juniors
5 Memorial Cup / NCAA (US)
6 World Championships / Olympics (without NHLers)
7 Calder Cup
8 Spengler Cup
9 Under 18 Worlds
10 European Domestic League Championships

Europe
1 Olympics (regardless of who is there)
2 World Championships
3 Domestic League Championships
4 Stanley Cup
5 World Juniors
6 World Cup / Canada Cup
7 Spengler Cup
8 Under 18 Worlds
9 Memorial Cup
10 Calder Cup

I am a born and raised canadian hockey fan and I personally rank it as the playoffs then olympics, then world cup then world championship.... thats just my personal preferance.

But to use the tournaments popularity as an excuss for losing is pretty weak sauce!!! we lost fair and square. The russians beat us!! they played very well, worked hard, and made the best of their chances.

Yes, this tourney isn't typically viewed as highly as some others by Canadians, but that doesn't mean our guys didn't try their hardest. Do you honestly think the canadian players were thinking "hey, i'll just dog it for a while cause its only the world championships." Give me a break. Our guys just got beat.... they put up a great fight but lost.

Some will also say because of the lack of popularity and timing (playoffs going on) some of the best players didn't play for their country.... well your right, some of the best didn't go. But that works both ways. Russia was missing Datsyuk, Malkin, Zubov, Gonchar (i am sure i also missed a couple).

bottom line is that Canada still iced an All-Star team that played their hearts out and lost. IT HAPPENS. I love my country and bleed maple syrup and beer, but I also realize other countries have pretty good teams too.

exactly, because you are so bad losers. you can only handle the win and when you lose you are just shut up. soon you will see what it is like to lose everytime.

No, it's because it's a minor tournament in the eyes of most Canadian fans who rate the NHL and Olympics higher because they see most of Canada's top players say no to the tournament. If Canada wins, they recognize it but it's never a big deal with big celebrations or anything. Few people care that much. If most of the top Canadian players don't think it's important enough to play for, then similarily, most Canadians don't consider it that important to care about. I don't know anybody that was really sad about Canada losing. Most Canadian fans I know or read on the web were actually praising Russia instead.

What do you mean by "your" rules/refs/countries? Why are you lumping every non-Canadian country together?
How do the Russians benefit more from a tournament played in, say, Germany under a Finnish or American ref than the Canadians would?


Good lord, I could only imagine if the shoe were on the other foot and there was a "Russian Cup". I'm sure most Canadians would consider a best-vs-best tourney set up by the FHR, played in Russia with Russian refs real fair.:laugh:

I lump the IIHF game together vs the NHL game not the countries.

In Germany you are still playing by the rules, rink size etc as you would in Russia, whereas the Canadians and Americans have to change to play by IIHF rules. I would call that an advantage especially with the rink sizes being drastically different.

I'm just think its sort of stupid that you don't acknowledge a best on best tournament played by North American rules on NA rinks like the World Cup and it only counts if its played by IIHF rules on IIHF rinks like the World Championships.

Its no excuse as there are players on European teams who play in the NHL and are aren't used to the rules either, we lost fair and square with the team we sent, but the only real best on best is the Olympics (and then again only when the NHL plays in it)

exactly, because you are so bad losers. you can only handle the win and when you lose you are just shut up. soon you will see what it is like to lose everytime.

what the hell are you talking about. Canada will never lose every time. Canada will always be one of, if not the top hockey nations in the world. The world championships never have, don't, and never will mean anything in this country. It has nothing to do with being sore losers, but everything to do with not caring about the tournament. When Canada underperformed at Nagano and Turin the fans certainly cared, and before Canada got the break of the century in Salt Lake the people sure as hell cared as well.

I lump the IIHF game together vs the NHL game not the countries.

In Germany you are still playing by the rules, rink size etc as you would in Russia, whereas the Canadians and Americans have to change to play by IIHF rules. I would call that an advantage especially with the rink sizes being drastically different.

I'm just think its sort of stupid that you don't acknowledge a best on best tournament played by North American rules on NA rinks like the World Cup and it only counts if its played by IIHF rules on IIHF rinks like the World Championships.

Its no excuse as there are players on European teams who play in the NHL and are aren't used to the rules either, we lost fair and square with the team we sent, but the only real best on best is the Olympics (and then again only when the NHL plays in it)

Rink sizes and rules may favor a country slightly, but most players nowadays are familiar with both (especially when teams can choose players suited for said type of style). It’s not like 15-20 years ago when those differences played a significant factor. It certainly hasn’t hindered the Canadian junior teams as of late, or prevented Russia from winning the recent WC.

However, the advantages Canada receives in the Canada Cup/World Cup goes waaayyy beyond rink size/rules and would be absolutely laughable if it was in any other sport.
For a supposed fair ‘world’ tournament, when a team is guaranteed home ice for every game, played in front of hometown fans, with home referees who are under the jurisdiction of an entity with a vested interest in seeing that hometown team win…it’s downright ridiculous.

In addition, it’s obvious many players use the World Cup just as a tune-up for the NHL season…..as opposed to the Olympics when players are in prime midseason form.

it's just a flag...

Every American has a huge flag-fetish. Every single one of them.

I wonder if it was just a shot at the Canadians? Haha oh well. He's A08; he can do whatever he wants.

It was actually the Canadians who planted it, Ovechkin simply saw it through the ice and dug it out. Him and Nikulin ended up getting that souvenir loonie melted down into two little pendants. :)

It was actually the Canadians who planted it, Ovechkin simply saw it through the ice and dug it out. Him and Nikulin ended up getting that souvenir loonie melted down into two little pendants. :)

Is that legal?