PGT: Russia Beats Canada 2-1, Defends Gold

Once again Russia proves that they are nr. 1.

Well deserved! :handclap:

Radulov interview on Swedish TV - what a clown :shakehead:sarcasm::yo:

But good hockey player :handclap:

One important discovery of 2009 WC:

Russia's KHL D-men can handle Canada's NHL offence.

They (+ Gonch, Markov, Voclh, etc.) should look good in Vancouver.

How was Doughty overall this tournament?

How was Doughty overall this tournament?

he was probably our best defensmen after Hamhuis/Weber

he was quite good

TSN cut out before the gold medal ceremony(Game 5 Wings /Ducks), did not air it on NHL on the Fly or TSN 2 like they sometimes would with other games.

Come on, people, some planning?:shakehead

Im impressed with Russia. Good Job well deserved

BTW, Congrats to Kovalchuk on being named MVP! He's one of favorites! Bravo, hopefully he sees the light very soon and GTFO of Atlanta, either via Hamilton :snide:, another NHL team or the KHL.:naughty:

Allstars:

Andrei Mezin
Shea Weber and Kenny Jönsson
Ilya Kovalchuk, Marty St. Louis, and Steve Stamkos

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Mezin does not belong there. I was hoping to see Radulov somewhere there though :(

Now, I have to say that the KHL is working. Bringing back players like Radulov, Tverdovsky etc tremendously helps the national team. The quality of the players is much higher and these players have a chance to gain chemistry during the Eurotour and then they just go out and win everything. Russia dominates in Eurotour and now in WC. Wow.

Good job boys. Golden again. Radulov with a very patient move for GWG.

Interestingly, Canada has been in the Finals for 6 of the last 7 WC tournaments.

Ever since Hockey Canada made it more of a priority, the teams we send have been stronger.

It's good for the tournament and it's good for international hockey.

Clearly Canada is the most consistent power in world hockey, and it's gratifying to see.

They'll always get another chance to win a Gold.

Radulov interview on Swedish TV - what a clown :shakehead:sarcasm::yo:


What did he say?

Spezza, Phillips played their ways off the 2010 team.

St.Louis and Weber have surely made it.:handclap:

Doughty, Stamkos, Roy have opened some eyes.

Per TSN:

The International Ice Hockey Federation has launched an investigation into allegations that president Rene Fasel was involved in a kickback scheme


:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:

What did he say?

Not important, usual stuff. But the body language, the outistic attitude, the white-blue-red wig - his stuff altogether.

Coburn is known for bad penalties though. Just read the Flyers board!

Under Bykov Russia finally has the heart and soul in their game again, and especially picking not just all the stars available from NHL. KHL lines showed they have what it takes again. Of cource some NHL reinforcements are great, but building a team out of NHL stars is not.
Before Bykov, Russia was basicly doing same for 2 decades, as Canada did in Torino 2006.

Under Bykov Russia finally has the heart and soul in their game again, and especially picking not just all the stars available from NHL. KHL lines showed they have what it takes again. Of cource some NHL reinforcements are great, but building a team out of NHL stars is not.
Before Bykov, Russia was basicly doing same for 2 decades, as Canada did in Torino 2006.

I take Bykov over Lindy Ruff any minutes of the day. What the heck has Ruff ever won?

Congrats Russia, you deserved this one!

Anyway, a good team can win on any rink size.

golden words.

Russia took the risk by taking their foot off the offensive pedal in the last 15 minutes, but it paid off and they ended up with the gold. Well done to team Russia.

Hats off to Dwayne Roloson though, what a tournament.

The Clown says hi BTW

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Highlights of final Russia - Canada (2:1) and postgame ceremony http://hksalavat.ru/e107_plugins/mediagallery/browse.php?387

The Clown says hi BTW

Only recently I learned that Radulov is half-Chechen.

This explains it all. This guy would do everything it takes to win.

Highlights of final Russia - Canada (2:1) and postgame ceremony http://hksalavat.ru/e107_plugins/mediagallery/browse.php?387

Do I click on the leftmost Russian flag?

Good job Russia, a well-deserved victory.

Some of the Canadian fans here need to get their heads around the fact that Canada is no longer the superpower it once was. Sweden and especially Russia are just as good, if not better. I think at this point Russia has to be the heavy favorite going into 2010.

I wish this happened yesterday, of course. Would have matched the the other festivities in Russia :nod:

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game highlights:

http://www.sports.ru/blog/icetv/8309773.html

Last video has the ceremony and celebration footage.

Go Russia!!!

This game was another nail-biter but I'm so happy!!! :D

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I find it amusing that you guys are more pissed off that we Canadians don't really care about the W.C or the end results.

Not me.

I am actually pissed off at the fact that it is 3 am in Moscow, and I cannot go to sleep because of some drunk dumbfugs chanting "Ko-val-chuk!" outside my window.

Last year they quit by 6 am, hope this time they wrap up before dawn :help:.

the hardest thing to believe is that the Russians actually won this tourney WITH Tverdovsky.

Not me.

I am actually pissed off at the fact that it is 3 am in Moscow, and I cannot go to sleep because of some drunk dumbfugs chanting "Ko-val-chuk!" outside my window.

Last year they quit by 6 am, hope this time they wrap up before dawn :help:.

why not cheer with them? :D

why not cheer with them? :D

I did last year, was totally wasted.

Actually I made a mistake by drinking too much beer while watching the game, otherwise I would drive to Tverskaya with the Russian flag hanging out...

:yo::yo::yo:

haha I saw videos of celebrations after our Euro 2008 and the World Championships from last year and they were amazing!

here in Toronto, all the people who I've encountered do not follow the team at all up until the gold medal game and then everyone is a big fan all of a sudden..

The celebrations after Euro 2008 win over Holland were even more insane.

I also witnessed another rare phenomenon: Moscow streets were absolutely deserted during the semifinal game vs. Spain. No pedestrians, and very few cars. Too bad we lost.

the hardest thing to believe is that the Russians actually won this tourney WITH Tverdovsky.

And Vishnevsky. And Kalinin.

Yes, RedMachine, keep posting pictures if you have anymore.:handclap:


:win::partytime::win:

celebrations in Moscow:
http://www.championat.ru/photo/cat/12/05-11_russia-champion_SA/46514.html

Hard to be too disappointed with the way Canada played today. They were the better team and deserved a better fate, but that's hockey. The better team doesn't always win. Canada was undone by some poor finishing at times, some very good Russian goaltending, and some bad luck. Overall, you have to feel pretty good about Canada's performance at this world championships and it's future with Canada performing well at the u17, u18 and u20 levels.

celebrations in Moscow:
http://www.championat.ru/photo/cat/12/05-11_russia-champion_SA/46514.html
My favourite is this one:
http://www.championat.ru/photo/albums/05-11_russia-champion_SA/11.05_RUSSIA_sf_08.jpg

Nothing fancy and right down to the point. :D

My favourite is this one:
http://www.championat.ru/photo/albums/05-11_russia-champion_SA/11.05_RUSSIA_sf_08.jpg

Nothing fancy and right down to the point. :D


I can't imagine what the celebration would be like if they win in Vancouver.

^^

Cripes people, can't you just say 'good game' and leave it at that? Being a sore loser or a sore winner is just lame.

My favourite is this one:
http://www.championat.ru/photo/albums/05-11_russia-champion_SA/11.05_RUSSIA_sf_08.jpg

Nothing fancy and right down to the point. :D

:laugh:

Oh come now, if he was a real fan, he would've spray-painted that on his car.

TSN extended highlights:

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TSN did this too, before the gold medal game. It's a feature of what they thought were the top 10 Canada vs Russia (well, really the USSR in some clips) moments of all time.

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TSN extended highlights:

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TSN did this too, before the gold medal game. It's a feature of what they thought were the top 10 Canada vs Russia (well, really the USSR in some clips) moments of all time.

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No 81' Canada Cup finals?!!! :D

congrats to the Russians. They'll be #1 favorites with Canada in the olympics imo. It'll be a scary team if their goaltender can hold the fort.

Even as a Canadian i've grown to be a fan of their team over the last few years..

There is to be no more "What if Russia had Ovechkin and Malkin" or "But Canada didn't have their best players" in this thread. It's been done.

I honestly think that Russia is going to win gold at the Olympics. Canada just can't compete with them in terms of overall skill, hockey sense and the technical aspects of the game. Russia has the 2 best snipers on the planet with Kovalchuk & AO. I think Russia A squad versus Canada A squad wouldn't be close as a matter of fact. Russia played this tournament with a majority of KHL players and beat out any and all other talent.

People can argue that Bryz stole one for the Ruskies, but I think they played a tremendous game. They played a composed game, a very smart skill, counterattack game and executed extremely well. I think for most of the game the shots Bryz was facing weren't that difficult. Made the big ones when it counted.

I know Canada didn't have a grade A squad, but they did have some future studs in their line up who played extremely well: Doughty, Stamkos in particular... and did have Heater, Spezza, St.Louis etc... maybe they aren't superstars but I'm sure one could make a case that they are, or played like superstars at some point in their careers.

There are no excuses, if Canada truly was the better team, they would've won the game.

Kudos to the Russians. Brilliant coaching and a very nice team effort, heart & soul like performance.

Congrats to the Russians, I'm glad they are sucessful since their style of talented players are the most fun to watch. They easily have the best top 6 in the world I'd say, definitely the most entertaining.

I can't wait for the Olympics in Vancity.

I honestly think that Russia is going to win gold at the Olympics. Canada just can't compete with them in terms of overall skill, hockey sense and the technical aspects of the game. Russia has the 2 best snipers on the planet with Kovalchuk & AO. I think Russia A squad versus Canada A squad wouldn't be close as a matter of fact. Russia played this tournament with a majority of KHL players and beat out any and all other talent.

People can argue that Bryz stole one for the Ruskies, but I think they played a tremendous game. They played a composed game, a very smart skill, counterattack game and executed extremely well. I think for most of the game the shots Bryz was facing weren't that difficult. Made the big ones when it counted.

I know Canada didn't have a grade A squad, but they did have some future studs in their line up who played extremely well: Doughty, Stamkos in particular... and did have Heater, Spezza, St.Louis etc... maybe they aren't superstars but I'm sure one could make a case that they are, or played like superstars at some point in their careers.


There are no excuses, if Canada truly was the better team, they would've won the game.

Kudos to the Russians. Brilliant coaching and a very nice team effort, heart & soul like performance.

that was POST of THE WEEK!!:handclap: well done!

Arrival at Sheremetyevo

http://www.life.ru/video/9687

Oh and I also gotta mention that Grebeshkov is going to be a complete stud for the Edmonton Oilers. Thank the Good Lord they got 'im. Had a wonderful WHCs. I'm a Canada fan by the way, just being completely 100% honest about it all.

I honestly think that Russia is going to win gold at the Olympics. Canada just can't compete with them in terms of overall skill, hockey sense and the technical aspects of the game.

Easy there, oh great prognosticator. :rolleyes:

If Brzs. didn't have a career game against Canada, Russia loses the game IMO. Canada was seriously pressing - one man won you that gold medal....

But hey - way to be a good winner... :)

Easy there, oh great prognosticator. :rolleyes:

If Brzs. didn't have a career game against Canada, Russia loses the game IMO. Canada was seriously pressing - one man won you that gold medal...

It's more like Canada didn't have Russia's finishing talent. Bryzgalov has nothing to do with Doan falling on his face during a breakaway.

Easy there, oh great prognosticator. :rolleyes:

If Brzs. didn't have a career game against Canada, Russia loses the game IMO. Canada was seriously pressing - one man won you that gold medal....

But hey - way to be a good winner... :)

Russians made a 2 goals against 1 by Canadians ,who did have a pressure on russians in third period but only because they were allowed to do so by russians. it was made only because they thought its best way to keep winning score !. however Brysgalov was good but not as good that you cant make a goals. bitter looser or what?:sarcasm:

Russians made a 2 goals against 1 by Canadians ,who did have a pressure on russians in third period but only because they were allowed to do so by russians. it was made only because they thought its best way to keep winning score !. however Brysgalov was good but not as good that you cant make a goals. bitter looser or what?:sarcasm:

Congrats on the win, I know this tournament means a lot to you. Don't get too ahead of yourself on the OG though. With the current OG format there will be 6 teams with an almost equal shot at the gold. Keep in mind there have been different finalists each of the last 3 OG. While I'm sure we would disagree who will have the best team on paper going into 2010, I think you would aknowledge that Canada had the best team on paper in '98, '02 and '06 and we only won once.

exactly, 6 finalists in 3 Olympics, it says it all. all 6 are equal.

Bryzgalov was the player of the game, but he didn't do it alone.

Russia played an EXCELLENT defensive game overall.

Bryzgalov was making good stops, but he was also leaving a lot of juicy rebounds.

Russian defenders did a great job of not allowing Canadians second chance opportunities.

A specific play that comes to mind is Bryzgalov leaving a rebound right to Heatley, who had a puck and a lot of net in front of him. Zinoviev made a GREAT play of taking the puck away before Heater could tie it.

exactly, 6 finalists in 3 Olympics, it says it all. all 6 are equal.

The OG format is an effective equalizer, which enhances the entertainment value. In terms of measuring equality player participation and number of indoor rinks is the root of it all.
%players, %arenas
CAN 37, 40
USA 31, 29
CZE 6, 3
RUS 5, 3
SWE 4, 5
FIN 4, 4
OTHER 12, 17

Russia should be the #1 favourite to win the gold in 2010. They are currently ranked #1. They have the most dynamic scoring forwards: Kovalchuk, Ovechkin, Semin, Radulov, etc. The only question mark is the goalie: if Varlamov can continue his great play, I honestly think he could make the 2010 team ahead of Nabokov and Bryzgalov. Varlamov has outplayed MAF so far in this series.

But in saying that, to ignore all other hockey nations is ignorant. ANYTHING can happen in single-elimination games. That's what makes the Olympics so exciting:handclap:

Any one of those top 6 nations could win the gold medal: I honestly feel the USA is the most underrated country, they have some great players in Kesler**, Parise**, Kane, the Johnson's, etc. They probably have as much speed as Russia up-front as we saw this year and at last year's world championship. Kesler and Parise have a lot of intangibles.

I hope Yzerman & staff are smart enough to let youth be on this roster. I want to see Keith, Carter, Richards**, Doughty, Toews**, Staal, and maybe Seabrook on this roster. Richards & Toews also have intangibles. --Please no Sakic, Thornton, Marleau, and other old guards out there. :help: We need some veteran experience but not too much.

In terms of measuring equality ... number of indoor rinks is the root of it all.

If you count the number of modern soccer arenas in Switzerland and Austria, you'll discover that it is more than in Brazil.

If you count the number of modern soccer arenas in Switzerland and Austria, you'll discover that it is more than in Brazil.

In soccer most games are played on outdoor fields, whereas in hockey most are played on indoor rinks. There is a direct corrolation between the number of rinks and players, so the two numbers verify each other.

I can't support that argument, Den.

You can't compare Brazil to Switzerland or Austria.

Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world (both in terms of size as well as population) and they are CRAZY about soccer.

Not to mention that the year-long warm climate allows kids to play soccer 24/7 and refine their skills.

[QUOTE=Philly85;19516433]Canada just can't compete with them in terms of overall skill, hockey sense and the technical aspects of the game.

I think Russia A squad versus Canada A squad wouldn't be close as a matter of fact. Russia played this tournament with a majority of KHL players and beat out any and all other talent.

I think for most of the game the shots Bryz was facing weren't that difficult. Made the big ones when it counted.

There are no excuses, if Canada truly was the better team, they would've won the game.QUOTE]

I couldn't disagree more with you on your assessment of Canada's team and their chances in the olympics. Stating that they can't compete in terms of skill after they dominate a game but fall one goal short is a pretty harsh statement. I believe Canada outshot them 2 to 1 for the game. And the comment about the shots not being difficult to make - man what game were you watching?? He certainly made the big ones when they counted, but you completely dismantle the Canadian team down to that of want-to-bees or boys next to men - which is ridiculous.

On your last comment, hockey is definitely one of those games where the best team doesn't necessarily win, and it certainly happened in the gold medal game. While shots doesn't necessarily reflect the stronger team on every night, in this game it was fairly evident that Canada was outplaying the Russians in all aspects of the game, save the goaltending. That was the deciding factor.

I look forward to a head to head at the olympics, where I would have no trouble betting on Canada to win gold on home ice.