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zarathustra
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Calgary
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My fav. non-professional tournament is just around the corner:
The World Junior Hockey Championships
This tournament always delivers exciting hockey and gives us a glimpse of the future stars of the game. This time I won't have to get up at 7 AM to watch the games either, the tournament is being held in Halifax. I think that Canada can finally get their crap together and make another gold medal run. Since I don't know much about the other countries, I can't say with certainty who I think will do well. I figure that the Czechs and Slovaks will have a strong showing. The Russians might cheap their way to a good finish (and they better not rip Canada off this time either) but I find that the Fins are the up and comers. Their recent entries into this tournament have featured great goalies and tremendously talented players. Should be fun.
Let's go for another 5 in a row Canada!!!
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 Dec-16-2002 22:24 
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zarathustra
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Calgary
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| quote: | Originally posted by sebby
As for the World Junior Hockey Championship, I haven't followed much of that. What about the Swedes? Do they have a shot at winning?
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They do have a chance. Everyone does, that's why it is such a fun tourney to watch.
Hartley's gone, about damn time too. Maybe they can turn it around.
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Dec-19-2002 01:47
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w00h00
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Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Fond du Lac, WI, USA
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I hesitate on making early season calls, now we're getting into the part of the year that makes or breaks teams though. The middle of the year can be exceptionally boring hockey since there's no urgency like there is in the last month, but this also is when a huge winning or losing streak can totally change a team's momentum too, so it's perhaps even more important than that last month rush. Barring any real weirdness though I'm kinda' leaning towards Detroit since they seem to be working the rookies into the team better than early in the season. I love the canucks first line though, any given night any of those 3 guys can score. Right now they're my backup faves. Avs last few seasons though.. never count them out. They're a late-season team. They'll more than likely start winning games when they're most important and still will probably end up in the top 4 in the west. (I hate to admit it.. there's only a few teams I really dislike, mainly 'cuz I'm such a detroit fan... avs, stars and blues can all lick me.) And remember too, I'd have to say the NW division is the toughest one in all nhl right now
In the East I like Sens a lot. I hope montreal stays in the playoff picture, but I'd not be shocked if they just miss it. I hope Carolina just makes complete asses of themselves, but that's also the redwings fan in me talking. Boston and Philly are likely conference finalists, philly needs to make something happen on power plays a lot more though. My dream final would be wings/sens, but cannucks/sens would be amazing. Two Canadian teams.. now that would be an exciting finals. If all my hopes fall through my backup backup fave is Wild.
the one good thing I can say though is at least in the W, the last month of play is going to be phenomonal, just like last year. Spots will not be finalized until the last Western games are played I'm fairly certain. Things will get crazy after the all-star break, that's for sure.
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