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Originally posted by Puckdrop14 View PostIt was tacky. If a US player did same, Canadians would be all over her.
It’s interesting because some people say looking devastated or not, taking a medal off or not, tells you how much a player cares. I don’t really see t that way. Some people are really in control of their emotions than others. Some people are more stoic than others. These players all have different life experiences which may fuel their reactions and perspectives.
I hope they all can take pride in their silver one day.
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Originally posted by Lindsay View PostI hope they all can take pride in their silver one day.
More like awe.
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Originally posted by Hockeybuckeye View PostLook at Olympic news coverage from countries around the world. The consensus was universal that Canada gave themselves a black eye internationally for their disrespectful attitude.
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Originally posted by Still Eeyore View PostI'm perfectly comfortable with the idea that people all over the world can be desperately wrong about something.
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Originally posted by ne7minder View PostLike blackbeard said, in a few years she will probably look back in pride and maybe even be a bit regretful that she could not enjoy what was a great experience over all even if it didn't end the way she had hoped.
An official apology: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...edal-1.4547807
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Originally posted by Blackbeard View PostWell, that didn't take long either.
An official apology: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...edal-1.4547807
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Originally posted by GTOWN View PostIt was one player who was upset after four years of building up to this moment. She didn’t throw it she didn’t disrespect anyone. She simply took the medal off her neck after allowing the ceremonial putting of the medal by the IOC officials.
I’m Canadian and I have no issue with that. I would much rather see a player who is emotional and upset after losing than a player with a big smile saying : oh well we gave it our best. No one can accuse any of these players (on either team) or not giving it everything they had.
To use an expression from the news: this is a nothing burger.
such a shame that this non-story has become a story. And shame on the team canada GM for folding so easily and forcing her to make a public apology when she was already getting murdered by media, strangers, randos.
tessa bonhomme on tsn radio in canada seems to think that only 3 of the defensemen on team canada could keep up with team USA and that hockey canada made mistakes with the roster with respect to the defence. i do not know if she still has an ax to grind over team canada for cutting her early in 2014 forcing her into retirement. Probably.
even though micah hart may be technically worse than ambrose and krzyzaniak, she looked like she cared and had great compete level all the time. ANd it is not like she was that much worse. Arguably, one can say she was not worse than those two. Maybe a smidge. But i would take her over them.Last edited by Chaffron; 02-24-2018, 09:08 PM.
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Should/will Hockey Canada consider Clarkson HC Matt Desrosiers as its National Team coach?CCT '77 & '78
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Originally posted by dd17 View PostTry more like 90%. And 75% of Colgate.
This was different 50-60 years ago when US boys were ignored in favor of Canadian talent. Then I think it was important to have a US first mindset even if it meant not winning as often. That attitude helped convince US boys they could play after high school & increased the talent pool a lot. Girls hockey has plenty of opportunities for kids from all over the world so nation of birth is less important (IMO)
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Originally posted by ne7minder View PostTo be fair, Clarkson is much closer to Canada than the majority of places hockey is regularly played in the US. Colgate is close to that too. If I lived in Toronto of Quebec I probably would have been happy to have my kid play at one of those because it would increase the chances we'd get to see her games.
When I covered the 2014 women's Frozen Four, and thus the Patty Kaz award when Jamie Rattray won, I interviewed her mother. Her mother told me about the whole recruiting process and decision making. It came down to two schools at the end -- Clarkson and Minnesota. Her mother told me she said to her daughter, "The decision is up to you, but remember, if you go to Clarkson, I can see all your games."
The rest, as they say, is history.Russell Jaslow
[Former] SUNYAC Correspondent
U.S. College Hockey Online
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Originally posted by Russell Jaslow View PostI think that does play significantly in their decisions.
When I covered the 2014 women's Frozen Four, and thus the Patty Kaz award when Jamie Rattray won, I interviewed her mother. Her mother told me about the whole recruiting process and decision making. It came down to two schools at the end -- Clarkson and Minnesota. Her mother told me she said to her daughter, "The decision is up to you, but remember, if you go to Clarkson, I can see all your games."
The rest, as they say, is history.
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