Icehockey world championship in Germany

PhantomLord · 04-30-10, 01:43 PM

One week left before the US boys meet the german team in the opening game!

Hope this will be fun. My mind is a black disc for this 3 weeks.

ReallyDedPoet · 04-30-10, 01:53 PM

During an Olympic Year this is always a tough one to get up for....
But am looking forward to it all the same.

Like who is the GM for Team Canada.

None other than Mark Messier.

So going in the karma feels pretty good.
Nice article:Here

ReallyDedPoet · 04-30-10, 08:20 PM

Bump

Dan D · 04-30-10, 09:17 PM

We call it "ice-soccer world championships" here in Germany. It is played with "puck".
Puck is an inner moon of Uranus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck_(moon)

Dowly · 05-01-10, 10:55 AM

W00T!!! We beat Russia in the Euro Hockey Tour.

05-07-10, 05:47 AM

So, first match is the United States vs. Germany.

Now it is time for the Germans to finally show 'die Amerikaner' what 'Krupp Stahl' is all about. A ramrod backbone, etc.

Feuer Frei! · 05-07-10, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

So, first match is the United States vs. Germany.

Now it is time for the Germans to finally show 'die Amerikaner' what 'Krupp Stahl' is all about. A ramrod backbone, etc.

And the Germans will show die Amerikaner what Maybach is all about, and motor over the top of them

Dowly · 05-07-10, 06:12 AM

Go get them jarmins!

Skybird · 05-07-10, 06:52 AM

Only because it is the organiser of this championship and is one of the major financial investors in international ice hockey events makes Germany participating in this tournament. The times when the team was potent enough to allow chances for positively surprising against stronger teams, are over since 15 years ore longer. Today, it is B if not C grade only, and in principle should not play in the international top league. That it is a world record to have 76200 people as a life audience for a hockey game will not change the most likely outcome: that the biggest ice cream parlor in the world will be just the scenery for the other teams just rolling over the Germans at will.

I'm supporting the American and the Canadian team. Want to see them in final again.

The German matches I will not even watch.

Feuer Frei! · 05-07-10, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

The times when the team was potent enough to allow chances for positively surprising against stronger teams, are over since 15 years ore longer.

I do actually remember those times, when i was still living in Germany, watching them play with my Dad, they were a force to be reckoned with.

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I'm supporting the American and the Canadian team. Want to see them in final again.

The German matches I will not even watch.

Are you a German, sir? (living in Germany) Where is your parochial nature?

Skybird · 05-07-10, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

I do actually remember those times, when i was still living in Germany, watching them play with my Dad, they were a force to be reckoned with.

Yes, they were good for surprises and on good days could compete with other teams. Add the internal competition with the Eastgerman hockey team. But those days are long over.

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Are you a German, sir? (living in Germany)

Both yes.

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Where is your parochial nature?

Non-existent. I don't feel strong on nationality alone, and flags and anthems leave me totally unimpressed. But I can become adamant in making hierarchical statements when comparing two people, nations, cultures on the basis of cultural, legal, philosophical, material achievements. where some people feel strong on issues of nationality, I feel strong on cultural, supranational contents. Just being accused for the sins of Germans two and three generations back then, makes me angry - not for reasons of present nationalism, but for reasons of this accusation being idiotic all by itself.

Feuer Frei! · 05-07-10, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Just being accused for the sins of Germans two and three generations back then, makes me angry - not for reasons of present nationalism, but for reasons of this accusation being idiotic all by itself.

This i totally agree with!
I call it ignorance on the other's behalf.
Out of ignorance comes a lot of negative bad things.
So i take it you won't be following the Mannschaft at the World Cup in South Africa?

PhantomLord · 05-07-10, 07:49 AM

Oh dear... 5,5 hours to go... lets forget this political and socioligical stuff... just watching the game, having a bud

Under the eyes of over 70.000 people in stadium (and god knows how many out there on tv-screens) we´ll hopefully see a good promotion for german hockey.

Skybird · 05-07-10, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

So i take it you won't be following the Mannschaft at the World Cup in South Africa?

Oh I will, but not fanatically, more in a mood of relaxed entertainment and joking. After all, compared to the competition the German footballers are still more potent in their business than the German hockey players, so one might get more excitement from watching a football match with German participation, than from watching a hockey match that just sees the Germans getting plowed under.

Dowly · 05-07-10, 02:48 PM

Aww, they just showed clips from the 1995 hockey when we won our first gold. We might've not won any after that but that was a perfect victory, against sweden, in sweden, swedes had their victory song all ready. But how did it end? Finnish Lions singing the song with gold medals around their necks. Beautiful.

04-30-10, 01:43 PM	#1
PhantomLord XO Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 408 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Icehockey world championship in Germany One week left before the US boys meet the german team in the opening game! Hope this will be fun. My mind is a black disc for this 3 weeks. Clock is ticking __________________ ~^~ War does not determine who is right - only who is left. ~^~

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	During an Olympic Year this is always a tough one to get up for.... But am looking forward to it all the same. Like who is the GM for Team Canada. None other than Mark Messier. So going in the karma feels pretty good. Nice article:Here __________________ Back in the Day

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Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We call it "ice-soccer world championships" here in Germany. It is played with "puck". Puck is an inner moon of Uranus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck_(moon) __________________

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OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	So, first match is the United States vs. Germany. Now it is time for the Germans to finally show 'die Amerikaner' what 'Krupp Stahl' is all about. A ramrod backbone, etc. Last edited by OneToughHerring; 05-07-10 at 06:26 AM.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	W00T!!! We beat Russia in the Euro Hockey Tour.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Go get them jarmins!

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Only because it is the organiser of this championship and is one of the major financial investors in international ice hockey events makes Germany participating in this tournament. The times when the team was potent enough to allow chances for positively surprising against stronger teams, are over since 15 years ore longer. Today, it is B if not C grade only, and in principle should not play in the international top league. That it is a world record to have 76200 people as a life audience for a hockey game will not change the most likely outcome: that the biggest ice cream parlor in the world will be just the scenery for the other teams just rolling over the Germans at will. I'm supporting the American and the Canadian team. Want to see them in final again. The German matches I will not even watch. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-07-10, 07:49 AM	#13
PhantomLord XO Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 408 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Oh dear... 5,5 hours to go... lets forget this political and socioligical stuff... just watching the game, having a bud Under the eyes of over 70.000 people in stadium (and god knows how many out there on tv-screens) we´ll hopefully see a good promotion for german hockey. __________________ ~^~ War does not determine who is right - only who is left. ~^~

05-07-10, 02:48 PM	#15
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Aww, they just showed clips from the 1995 hockey when we won our first gold. We might've not won any after that but that was a perfect victory, against sweden, in sweden, swedes had their victory song all ready. But how did it end? Finnish Lions singing the song with gold medals around their necks. Beautiful.