# Congratulations to teams USA and Canada! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033 "2006-02-11T22:00:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/1 "2006-02-11T22:00:10Z")
In Olympic women’s hocky, the Americans won quite handily against the Swiss, [6-0](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/olympics/2006/02/11/bc.eu.spt.oly.hky.united.ap/index.html), and the Canadians merrily stomped the Italians into the ice, 16-0 (can’t find a link, yet.) Now let’s do it against the Germans and the Russians! ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/2 "2006-02-11T22:01:09Z")
Whee! Excellent! 16-0?!? Was that a typo? Holy five-hole, Batman! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/3 "2006-02-11T22:01:14Z")
_wolf whistle, cheering_ Of course, you realize we may very well be facing each other in the finals… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/4 "2006-02-11T22:02:30Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > 16-0?!? Was that a typo? [Nope.](http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/icehockey/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/11/Sports/womenhockey_italy060211.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/5 "2006-02-11T22:04:21Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > Whee! Excellent! > > 16-0?!? Was that a typo? Holy five-hole, Batman! Nope, not a typo. When I was watching the game, it seemed like every time I got up and came back, the Canadians had scored another goal! ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/6 "2006-02-11T22:05:35Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia Of course, you realize we may very well be facing each other in the finals… ;)[/QUOTE] Oh, that’s okay. We’ll try not to hurt you too bad… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/7 "2006-02-11T22:09:18Z")
Women’s hockey? Are there fights? ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/8 "2006-02-11T22:28:53Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Women’s hockey? Are there fights? I don’t think there is even checking. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/9 "2006-02-11T23:38:40Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > [Nope.](http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/icehockey/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/11/Sports/womenhockey_italy060211.html) :eek: I got distracted when the score was 7-0! I know that the Italians aren’t known for their hockey, but damn! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/10 "2006-02-11T23:44:00Z")
There was an article in the paper about women’s hockey. IIRC someone asked the Gereman team if they had a chance to beat USA or canada. they said no way. Evereyone else is playing for bronze. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/11 "2006-02-12T02:22:04Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > There was an article in the paper about women’s hockey. IIRC someone asked the Gereman team if they had a chance to beat USA or canada. they said no way. > Evereyone else is playing for bronze. > > Brian Italy isn’t playing for bronze. They are playing for try-not-to-embarrass-ourselves. After round one I’d say that didn’t go too well. The only reason they are in the in the tournament is that the home team qualifies automatically. They should have just passed on the offer. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/12 "2006-02-12T02:31:22Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > There was an article in the paper about women’s hockey. IIRC someone asked the Gereman team if they had a chance to beat USA or canada. they said no way. > [@German forward Michaela Lanzl](#): > > Everybody knows at the beginning that the final game will be between the USA and Canada. > [@Italian coach Markus Sparer](#): > > In the first game, we have to limit the damage from Canada. Our goal is not to finish last. It’s not like the results are that surprising. Since hockey has been included in the winter Olympics, the U.S. and Canadian teams have rolled over everyone except each other. Nobody (apart from the main rivals) has come close to beating either team. The combined points from those games are: USA vs Everybody Except Canada: 57-4 Canada vs Everybody Except USA: 57-8 With hope, the promise of Olympic gold will help to even things out in future competitions. In the meantime, the hockey competition at Turin is all about Canada reasserting its domination over the USA and restoring the natural order of things. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/13 "2006-02-12T15:59:37Z")
Canada vs. Russia in Women’s Hockey. It’s near the end of the first period. The Canadians are wiping the ice with the Russians. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/14 "2006-02-12T16:42:11Z")
What on earth possessed the IIHF to make goal differential count for “home-ice advantage”\* in the gold medal round? This is not good for women’s hockey. - For those who don’t know, the “home team” in a hockey game gets to change their players after the away team has during every stoppage in play. That means that the home team can put out their best defensive players up against the away team’s best offensive players, which can be a big advantage. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/15 "2006-02-12T16:59:50Z")
> [@Lucretia](#): > > Oh, that’s okay. We’ll try not to hurt you too bad… 😉 Bring it, Yanks. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/16 "2006-02-12T18:13:09Z")
12-0 Canada. Seriously, the IIHF should be hit with a stick upside the head for making home-ice advantage dependant on goal differential. ---
**Author:** ![Canadiangirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Canadiangirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadiangirl)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/17 "2006-02-12T18:13:32Z")
Canada vs Russia - 12 : 0!!! Go, ladies, go!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-to-teams-usa-and-canada/344033/18 "2006-02-12T18:50:56Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > Seriously, the IIHF should be hit with a stick upside the head for making home-ice advantage dependant on goal differential. The IIHF seems to have a problem running the Olympic tournaments. Remember at Salt Lake where they held the qualifiers for the Olympics in the middle of the NHL season? :smack: And gave Canada, the US, Sweden, the Czechs, Russia and Finland a bye into the tournament? :smack: