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Jeku
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Posted: 15th Sep 2004 12:50 Edited at: 15th Sep 2004 13:14
... of Hockey!

Canada beat the Fins 3-2 to prove that, once again, hockey is their game

They won all 6 of their games for a perfect record. They have the gold medals in both men and women hockey from the 2002 Olympics as well.

Trivia: What's Canada's national sport?

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I didn't know this, but as of 1994 Canada has 2 official national sports. Hockey is Canada's official winter sport, and ____________ is Canada's official summer sport.



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Posted: 15th Sep 2004 13:04
Quote: "What's Canada's national sport?"


Curling

But yet, 3/4's of the canadian team plays for american NHL teams. All because us americans gather up all the good players before any other country has a say in it.

Speaking of NHL, hows NHL 2005 coming along.

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Oh, ya VIVE LE CANADA! I AM CANADIAN! we won, yahoo!

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Quote: "Curling"


*BUZZ*

I'm afraid you are incorrect.

Quote: "Speaking of NHL, hows NHL 2005 coming along."


My contract expired at EA a few weeks ago so I'm not sure how it's coming along. Gamespot has its release at Sep. 20th, so I'm hoping that it meets expectations (and that I can at least get a free copy )

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Our national sport is hockey, everyone here likes hockey, even the french part. Ici, on joue le Hockey!

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Posted: 15th Sep 2004 14:38
Quote: " Our national sport is hockey, everyone here likes hockey, even the french part. "


Hockey is actually Canada's official winter national sport. But there's another sport that has been our official sport forever.

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Posted: 15th Sep 2004 16:41
They have a world cup in Ice Hockey?

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Posted: 15th Sep 2004 17:28
Yeah, it's not like the World Series where only merican teams take part .

You know we have a rink in my home town, yet I haven't been to a hockey game in years, It's quite popular in Scotland - like most major cities have a rink. Our local team is called the Fife Flyers.


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Muhahahahaha.
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Posted: 15th Sep 2004 17:37 Edited at: 15th Sep 2004 17:46
Our national sport is Hockey too... and Cricket... and Rugby... and about 100 other sports.

Oh, and I meant field hockey of course.




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Posted: 15th Sep 2004 18:04
Quote: "Yeah, it's not like the World Series where only merican teams take part ."


Haha, yes. That is very funny

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Posted: 15th Sep 2004 18:41
The other 'sport' is lacrosse which is one sport I just don't get.

So, what's my prize? You can send it to me in the UK, officially the world's best country.


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Posted: 15th Sep 2004 21:25
Quote: "So, what's my prize? You can send it to me in the UK, officially the world's best country. "

*COUGH* Sorry you misspelled France

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Posted: 16th Sep 2004 02:25 Edited at: 16th Sep 2004 02:26
Quote: "So, what's my prize? You can send it to me in the UK, officially the world's best country. "


You're absolutely correct! Lacrosse has been played in Canada even before Canada was discovered by the west! You win...

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Posted: 16th Sep 2004 02:35 Edited at: 16th Sep 2004 02:37
Quote: " They have a world cup in Ice Hockey?"


It used to be called the Canada Cup, but a few years ago it was changed--- apparently the name was too egotistical or something like that :p

Anyways, the countries that play for the World Cup are Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany, Canada, Russia, United States, and Slovakia. Not too shabby Of course there are several more teams that compete in the winter Olympics.

EDIT: Sorry about the double post---

Here's the new World Cup trophy:



Ugly, eh?

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Posted: 16th Sep 2004 02:43
Looks like one of those packets you get wine glasses in

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Quote: "2002 Olympics"


Oh yeah...... they were awesome.






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CRICKY, MATE! Why do those women have harry legs! Must be a European thing.... wait Autralia isn't in Europe! No offence but, I didn't know anyone even played feild hockey(I though it was just the losers in High schools). Anyway, must be pretty slow, with all that grass in the way.

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lol, ahhh the ignorance of youth...lol

field hockey, even though ive never played it properly, is, like exeat said, one of our gazillion national sports....

but nothing, NO NOTHING!! BEATS AUSSIE RULES FOOTY!!!

MWAHAHAHAHAHA we dont haveto wear all that pussy padding and stuff and its such an aweome game.

Aust. Convention...get there!! http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=38799&b=2&p=1
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Are you laghing at me? If you are then... lol Greenling..lol... Greenling naked... mmmmm.

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Posted: 16th Sep 2004 15:54
Quote: "CRICKY, MATE! Why do those women have harry legs! Must be a European thing.... wait Autralia isn't in Europe! No offence but, I didn't know anyone even played feild hockey(I though it was just the losers in High schools). Anyway, must be pretty slow, with all that grass in the way."


Crikey, I can't believe you didn't realise they were guys! Must be because we're all so good-looking down here. And yes, I play Field Hockey and no, it isn't played on grass, it's played an sand-based astroturf and the higher grades play on a water-based field.


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Quote: "it's played an sand-based astroturf"
A what?

Quote: "play on a water-based field"
You play hockey on unfrozen water, sorry, but that's just weird(no offence).

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Posted: 16th Sep 2004 16:05
Uhhh... how old are you? Your knowledge seems to be lacking considerably.


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I'm not telling you, It's between 15 and 15. I don't know much about many non-canadian sports.

I know water based means that it started as water and they screwed around with it. But, I just like the idea of some guys in shorts sloshing around in water saying things like "crickey!". I'm an artist and a coder, not a scientist. Those big words confuse me, my education is in french so I may know some of those words in french and not in english, and vice versa(Beacause I learnt french and english at about the same time(approx)).

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Quote: "CRICKY, MATE! Why do those women have harry legs! Must be a European thing.... wait Autralia isn't in Europe! No offence but, I didn't know anyone even played feild hockey(I though it was just the losers in High schools). Anyway, must be pretty slow, with all that grass in the way."


I play it The thing that puzzles me is I know of nobody who plays Ice Hockey.

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Quote: " The thing that puzzles me is I know of nobody who plays Ice Hockey."


Well there is a Great Britain ice hockey team that competes during the winter Olympics

@Manticore: Are you getting cabin fever?

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I live in Winnipeg, we never get hot foreheads.

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I am a Canadian, now a US Permanent Resident. I left Winnipeg (a.k.a. Winterpeg), because I did not like the job situation there, and more importantly, my wife lives in California. I graduated as a Computer Analyst/Programmer from Red River College, and found that myself and many of my classmates could not find decent jobs at all. Simply pathetic... Most of my life, I have been trying to leave Winnipeg because I absolutely hated it there. There are much nicer cities in Canada like Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. Been all over Canada, and I like those three cities.

I decided enough was enough, and I moved to the US to be with my wife. Since leaving Canada, I changed the direction of my life completely. Now, I am studying to become a Mathematics (5-12) teacher - a much more rewarding career choice I think.

Do I regret leaving Canada? Not really... I was there in Winnipeg during April to visit family and friends, and I wanted to get out of there after two weeks. Nothing has changed... Winnipeg will still be boring old Winnipeg. The weather was nice while I was there, but after I left it became colder for most of the summer. I would consider moving to Alberta if I was offered a teaching position there and so would my wife, but that would be the only place I would consider in a move back to Canada. Otherwise, it is Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2 years. That is where we have decided to move when I am ready for my demonstration teaching phase.

It gets hot in Winnipeg for one day a year... lol When you want to go camping and fishing on the weekend, it rains. Blah!

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Quote: "Well there is a Great Britain ice hockey team that competes during the winter Olympics "


There is a US cricket team - anybody heard of them?

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Yeah I think Australia opened a can of whoop-ass on them last week.
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Shows you how much Canada Rules.. .


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@James Rhodes - Unfortunately, the U.S. is where I will probably end up as well when I graduate with my bachelor in Computer Information Systems this April. While there are plenty more opportunities here in Vancouver than in Winnipeg, it's still pretty grim. I will *never*, however, give up my Canadian citizenship. When I eventually have kids, I want them to have all the benefits I have (free medicare, able to travel anywhere, etc.) Since my wife is from China, our kids will have many opportunities that most others don't

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Quote: "I am a Canadian, now a US Permanent Resident. I left Winnipeg (a.k.a. Winterpeg), because I did not like the job situation there, and more importantly, my wife lives in California. I graduated as a Computer Analyst/Programmer from Red River College, and found that myself and many of my classmates could not find decent jobs at all. Simply pathetic... Most of my life, I have been trying to leave Winnipeg because I absolutely hated it there. There are much nicer cities in Canada like Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. Been all over Canada, and I like those three cities.

I decided enough was enough, and I moved to the US to be with my wife. Since leaving Canada, I changed the direction of my life completely. Now, I am studying to become a Mathematics (5-12) teacher - a much more rewarding career choice I think.

Do I regret leaving Canada? Not really... I was there in Winnipeg during April to visit family and friends, and I wanted to get out of there after two weeks. Nothing has changed... Winnipeg will still be boring old Winnipeg. The weather was nice while I was there, but after I left it became colder for most of the summer. I would consider moving to Alberta if I was offered a teaching position there and so would my wife, but that would be the only place I would consider in a move back to Canada. Otherwise, it is Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2 years. That is where we have decided to move when I am ready for my demonstration teaching phase."


Christ, who asked for the life story?


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Got that right.

Quote: "I am a Canadian, now a US Permanent Resident. I left Winnipeg (a.k.a. Winterpeg), because I did not like the job situation there, and more importantly, my wife lives in California. I graduated as a Computer Analyst/Programmer from Red River College, and found that myself and many of my classmates could not find decent jobs at all. Simply pathetic... Most of my life, I have been trying to leave Winnipeg because I absolutely hated it there. There are much nicer cities in Canada like Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. Been all over Canada, and I like those three cities.

I decided enough was enough, and I moved to the US to be with my wife. Since leaving Canada, I changed the direction of my life completely. Now, I am studying to become a Mathematics (5-12) teacher - a much more rewarding career choice I think.

Do I regret leaving Canada? Not really... I was there in Winnipeg during April to visit family and friends, and I wanted to get out of there after two weeks. Nothing has changed... Winnipeg will still be boring old Winnipeg. The weather was nice while I was there, but after I left it became colder for most of the summer. I would consider moving to Alberta if I was offered a teaching position there and so would my wife, but that would be the only place I would consider in a move back to Canada. Otherwise, it is Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2 years. That is where we have decided to move when I am ready for my demonstration teaching phase.""


Have some patriotism, man! Winnipeg, is a good place to live. In the summer it's nice, and we have really neat things, like DNTO, and St.Boniface. We have such a diverse population, that we have everyone from, french canadians, to natives, to illegal immagrents.

And Canada is even more diverse. Why don't you get a job at EA, or... EA.

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