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Sweden wins semifinal vs. Slovakia – 4-1

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Sweden wins the semifinal against Slovakia, 4-1, and will meet Canada in the final Sunday afternoon. This was a strange hockey game, at times the hockey was crap, at times Slovakia played with the Swedish team, and at times Sweden looked like they controlled the game totally and completely. The king of this game was … Read more

Bettman’s nightmare over?

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Unfortunately, for some at least, Gary Bettman’s nightmares are now probably over. Vancouver lost the 7th and decisive game vs. Minnesota at home last night, 2-4 (after being 2-0 up, almost like the FIN – SWE game in the WHC). Oh, well, Ottawa is still in play, albeit with less Swedish players.

Gary Bettman’s worst nightmare

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Found this in Usenet group rec.sport.hockey: Every phreakin night Gary Bettman wakes up in a cold sweat with his eyes bugging out of his head. Gary suffers through the agonizing recurring nightmare of an all-Canada Stanley Cup Final. The Canucks vs. the Senators would be a TV ratings disaster more horrifying than Michael Jackson’s face. … Read more

what a game…

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I still don’t know what to think or say, and it’s been almost an hour since the miracle ended.

The miracle in question is the just finished quarterfinal in the world championships of ice-hockey in Finland, between Finland and Sweden. Sweden won the game 6-5, after being down 1-5 6:44 into the second period.

What a game…

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