Serious Canada are world hockey champs - again!!!

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People the world over view things differently, depending on their cultures, history, geography. In Canada, the only thing that matters is - hockey, or ice-hockey if you prefer. Everything else is unimportant. If the home team wins a game, its a great day, if it loses, that day sucks! Well, yesterday was a great day for the Canucks! Canada is hockey world champ! Again. Beating Finland in the finals! The team was congratulated by none other than Ruskie bigwig, Mr. Putin! Wow! Beer sales is going to be high the next few days! I was raised on soccer and have a hard time comprehending ice-hockey, looks like a rather violent game. but as one neighbour was telling me, fighting just adds another dimension to the game, so its fair as both sides allowed to punch each other during the game!

Cheers!

https://www.rt.com/sport/344031-cana...rld-champions/

Canada becomes 2016 Ice Hockey World Champions, defeating Finland 2-0 in Moscow final

Published time: 22 May, 2016 20:00Edited time: 22 May, 2016 23:01

Canada becomes ice hockey’s world champions for the 26th time in its history, the second best record in the history of the Ice Hockey World Championships.
The first spot is still held by Russia, with 27 victories, if combined with the results of the Soviet national team.
Connor McDavid, the number one pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, had zero tournament goals going into the final game.
However, his only goal in the championship became the most important for his team.
With a 1-0 lead after the game opener in the middle of the first period, Canada was able to carry the advantage all the way to the end of the game.
Finland was forced to pull their goalie at the end of the third period, looking to capitalize on a one man advantage to score a goal, but Matt Duchene dashed those hopes, scoring on the empty net in the last seconds of the game.
Canadian players began celebrating immediately after the goal, even though there was still one second left in the third period.
He arrived at the sports venue during the third period to watch the final stages of the game.
“I thank Canada for giving the world this brilliant, extraordinary sport. I also thank Finland’s team for their beautiful, talented play,” President Putin said at the awards ceremony.


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