Not many countries excel in a lot of sports (bar the americans and their money and their training programs). I mean you don't get many exceptional countries who kick ass at many sports. Hockey is life to Canadian born people, I grew up playing it and even tho I retired at age 18 from it, I've never given up the never say die attitude and the win at all costs that the National Hockey Program in Canada teaches kids (they lie about it, 2nd place is unacceptable). You love our country then great....but I seem to be accused of being a true homer about this game when I never enjoyed losing and still hate it. I'm convinced that if you are a male that is born in Canada, you play hockey early and just keep going with it.....it's LIFE.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH K...TT...shutup, honestly, you're making shit up right now. Nobody here is trashing the country here. If you need to vent cause you're pissed that Canada lost, then go for a jog or have a smoke, but don't come here and fuckin make shit up that somebody is trashing Canada; or that Canada has no place in hockey; etc etc etc. And dont' give me that shit that you have to be born here to "understand" hockey. I love hockey as much as the next guy. I love playing it, and I love watching it so don't say that you have to be Canadian to truly appreciate hockey cause it's not even Canada's national sport

Unofficially, hockey is our national sport. Actually, I seem to recall us having two national sports...hockey for the winter, and lacrosse for the summer.

But whatever...the important thing is that hockey is one of the few things that truly unites this country and it is a symbol of our culture. I don't care if you weren't born here or not, but it's a big offence when people start saying Canada isn't the best at hockey. (which we obviously ARE)

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sounds like it was a good game with a close score as is to be expected

canada definitely has it's place at the top of the hockey world...as a 'yank' (as you all like to refer to us as ) i won't argue with that...but there's nothing wrong with a little friendly competition

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Originally posted by Mosaic congrats USA you win this round... until next time!

thank you very much!!

....and bring it on....

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infinity high....you fail to understand it as well. I was saying that non Canadians don't realize the amount of pressure put on hockey players at an early age and when you play hockey from an early age, you understand the concept that our game is truly connected with life. Hard to explain but when you grow up doing this, you understand it better. Only other kids who grew up playing hockey in Canada understand truly what this game means. If you are not Canadian born then you don't truly understand it. I can't quite explain it but our country has molded many about this game. I may have been mean and jumped durafei but he jumped me and all the emotions are running in this thread but I do apologize, it was not my intention but losing in Hockey was taught to me at an early age as unacceptable and I've carried it to my mid 20's. I wish I had not learned that way of sports because it has taken the joy of it. One day, I shall try to explain the true mentality of hockey (when you are born here, you understand it) but if your not, you don't quite understand it. Closest example is the soccer mad countries in the World, they hate to lose and soccer is life...that's what hockey is like in Canada. Pathetic I know but no coach ever thought of that....they just wanted to win.

being half american (american mother) who rubbed it in badly just about 2 hrs ago....did not help

Proper football (soccer) is to England/Brazil/Germany etc what hockey is to Canada. It's part of our national character (those who were born here anyway)

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Nobody ever remembers the losers; and thats why people play sports (well, one of the reasons); is to leave a mark and be remembered. And you don't accomplish that by being in 2nd place.

As for Canada being the best in hockey, or not being, well, don't take it so harshly I think anyone that remotely follows hockey knows how big of a mark Canada, and Canadians players have in hockey. Definately number 1 as far as having the biggest hockey history; but they're/we're not always number 1. You can't win all the time.

I wouldn't compare hockey to soccer; soccer fans in England, Brazil and other parts of the world are a lot more crazy than Canadian hockey fans. We don't start riots in Toronto if the Habs beat the Leafs. lol

in the 50's they did but you understand it somewhat but I honestly think that if you are Canadian born and played hockey for a while....you truly understand it (or better than most what role that this game plays in this country's hearts and minds). I got so mad because we gave up 3 goals in one period and basically said No you take the Gold, we shall be happy with silver. Revenge will be taken because we hate to lose in Hockey. With the soccer example, it was the closest thing to it.....that's the bond with Canadians who played the game. I should have realized that so many of you lot on here are not Canadian born....many of you came to Canada seeking a better life or whatever oppt we have (dunno which tho....lol....seems the job market went to hell) and never grew up playing hockey like I and others did (I mean takes a true idiot to play shinny on a pond in -40C, so you must be addicted somehow). So I guess next year, we will win silver again and I'll go mad again and probably get told off for being a homer.....ah well c'est la vie. I hold nothing against no one for this thread, it shows the depth of different people from different countries (the melting pot that Canada has truly become).

It's all good...I know Canadians are passionate about hockey like Americans are passionate about bombing the crap out of stuff. It just irked me that you guys were taking this SO seriously and saying that we're trash-talking Canada, etc.

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Which was my initial point, you don't understand the true nature of taking it so seriously unless you are born here and played hockey growing up here. That's a part of the culture and the game which a lot of us wish, we never learned.

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Originally posted by torontotrance Which was my initial point, you don't understand the true nature of taking it so seriously unless you are born here and played hockey growing up here. That's a part of the culture and the game which a lot of us wish, we never learned.

I'm glad I played hockey as a kid. It's one violent, fast paced, emotionally charged game (and I was only 5'9...I used to get killed in high school hockey sometimes). I'm not sorry that Canadians put so much into us winning at hockey...I get mad when we lose (just as I hate seeing England lose in soccer), but cheering for Canada in international hockey is almost always better than the NHL.

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okay TorontoTrance if it makes u happy Poland sucks in hokey, probably any team from NHL could beat our national team so what I still cheer for them maybe one day we will be playin in some real tournament and not in those lower groups with other teams that aren`t hokey powerhouses

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