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anyone know of a twitter reporter or otherwise with hockey reports from vanc? USA has their first practice this morning and i'm curious to see if Miller gets the bulk of the time on ice..

 

NHL reporters in Vancouver (the best ones i know of)

 

Shawn Roarke... http://twitter.com/sroarke_nhl

Kevin Allen.... http://twitter.com/kausatoday

Bucky Gleason... http://twitter.com/bgleasonTBN

Craig Custance.... http://twitter.com/CraigCustance

John Wowrow.... http://twitter.com/john_wawrow (covers more then hockey)

Kevin Dupont... http://twitter.com/GlobeKPD

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I confirmed it myself, but it happened in 2008.

 

Right. Qualifying takes place way in advance.

 

Yesterday, USA 12, China 1.

 

I'm not the guy who thinks women's hockey sucks or that women shouldn't play the game or anything like that at all. But if it can't be more competitive than this, maybe it should not be an Olympic sport. I think they should give it one more chance in 2014, and if it's still as lopsided, they should consider that maybe this sport hasn't reached its time yet. I don't want to see 12-1 scores in international competitions, especially amateur international competitions. (Sabres 12, Flyers 1? All for it.)

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NHL reporters in Vancouver (the best ones i know of)

 

Shawn Roarke... http://twitter.com/sroarke_nhl

Kevin Allen.... http://twitter.com/kausatoday

Bucky Gleason... http://twitter.com/bgleasonTBN

Craig Custance.... http://twitter.com/CraigCustance

John Wowrow.... http://twitter.com/john_wawrow (covers more then hockey)

Kevin Dupont... http://twitter.com/GlobeKPD

 

Bucky is setting back mass communication by centuries.

 

  1. Off to women's hockey, chicks w sticks. US shud win by 15 or more. 9:58 AM Feb 14th from txt

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Good grief. The IOC is taking offense not only with the "Miller Time" slogan on the back, but with the "Matt Man" tagline he uses to honor his late cousin:

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/15/AR2010021503594.html

Ryan Miller knows all about rules barring unapproved corporate sponsorships at the Olympics.

 

He also isn't going to be pushed around.

 

The U.S. goalie, a newcomer to the Olympics, went ahead and had "Miller Time" painted on the mask he designed for the Vancouver Games.

 

"Just having fun," Miller said with a wink before practice Monday.

 

The International Olympic Committee doesn't see it that way. Miller said he's been informed the tag line needs to be covered or removed because it's a slogan for a beer maker.

 

Miller shrugs that one off, but he is upset that officials are also taking issue with the words "Matt Man" as part of the design. That's not a slogan but a tribute to Miller's cousin, Matt Schoals, who died of cancer in 2007.

 

"My aunt and uncle and my family, it's important to them, it's important to me," said Miller, who has "Matt Man" on his Buffalo Sabres mask. "I'm going to stand up for that."

 

 

 

FWIW, IOC is not saying ditch the whole thing - they just want the taglines covered up.

 

BTW, great reporting by John Wawrow.

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Right. Qualifying takes place way in advance.

 

Yesterday, USA 12, China 1.

 

I'm not the guy who thinks women's hockey sucks or that women shouldn't play the game or anything like that at all. But if it can't be more competitive than this, maybe it should not be an Olympic sport. I think they should give it one more chance in 2014, and if it's still as lopsided, they should consider that maybe this sport hasn't reached its time yet. I don't want to see 12-1 scores in international competitions, especially amateur international competitions. (Sabres 12, Flyers 1? All for it.)

I don't disagree with this, but I will say that I watched about half of the Canada-Switzerland women's game yesterday and I found it pretty entertaining. It wasn't hockey like we're used to seeing, but it was fast and skilled and very watchable. Imagine a game played by a bunch of Nathan Gerbes with no hitting. Good passing, good stickhandling, good skating -- it was entertaining. It gave me a little bit of a hockey fix until the men's games start, anyway.

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I've seen Miller's Olympic mask plenty of times, but I didn't notice until now that the bulldog on the back is in uncle Sam gear. That's a nice little touch.

 

 

 

edit: And it's strange that the IOC wants him to remove that stuff, yet all the jerseys will have those Nike swooshes on them. Nice work.

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I don't disagree with this, but I will say that I watched about half of the Canada-Switzerland women's game yesterday and I found it pretty entertaining. It wasn't hockey like we're used to seeing, but it was fast and skilled and very watchable. Imagine a game played by a bunch of Nathan Gerbes with no hitting. Good passing, good stickhandling, good skating -- it was entertaining. It gave me a little bit of a hockey fix until the men's games start, anyway.

 

I enjoy women's hockey for just those reasons. It might not be rough and tumble, but it's still fun to watch if you appreciate skilled hockey. The shots might not be quite as hard, and the players being smaller makes for a different on ice dynamic, but it's good hockey. Plus sometimes they do fight (we had one on Friday during an RIT Women's game against Cortland). :thumbsup: Plus the women I play with are the most talented players on the ice typically, which is always fun.

 

I love hockey.

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I enjoy women's ..for just those reasons. It might not be rough and tumble, but it's still fun to watch if you appreciate skilled. The shots might not be quite as hard, and the being smaller makes for a different on dynamic, but it's good. Plus sometimes they do fight.... :thumbsup: Plus the women I play with are the most talented players ... typically, which is always fun.

I love ey.

 

From the thoughts of Billy Bob Inkman (pennsyltuckian cousin) to your words. :nana:

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What could the IOC possibly see wrong with "Matt Man"? Making Miller cover it up is not only pointless, but douchey too. I don't get it.

 

Did they make him cover it up?

GRRRRRRRRRR

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