Kukla's Korner

Canucks & Beyond

Next entry: Thanks for the Research

Previous entry: Linden in Effigy

Rolling Over the Germans

World Hockey Championships: Canada 10 - Germany 1

Eric Staal scored four goals, Martin St. Louis had five assists, and the remaining goals were scored by Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley, Patrick Sharp, Derek Roy and Mike Green. And don’t leave out Dan Hamhuis who inadvertently helped Germany get on the board by putting the puck past his own goalie. 

All and all, not a fun day for Germany, as noted by their coach Uwe Krupp:

“Our team was outmatched in just about every aspect of the game,” Krupp said. “I think it was a sobering experience for everybody. Thank God you don’t have too many days like this.”

Courtesy of TSN, video highlights of the game can be seen here, and a complete schedule and results for all teams here. Team Canada’s next game is Monday against Finland. Team USA plays the Finns on Sunday.

Note: Dion Phaneuf sends a special message of encouragement and congrats to his Canadian mates. What a guy…

Filed in: | Canucks and Beyond | Permalink
 Tags: iihf, team+canada, team+germany, world+hockey+championships,

Comments

Avatar

That was almost hard to watch. At the 7-0 mark I started feeling kind of bad for Germany.  Glad the boys didn’t let up though.

And I hope this reflects negatively on Phaneuf in terms of a chance to play for the Olympic team.  Unfortunately I’m sure I’ll be forced to cheer for the d-bag in 2010.

Posted by Shane from Saskatoon on 05/10/08 at 08:00 PM ET

Alanah McGinley's avatar

I’m not a fan of Phaneuf (and I’m more than happy to make fun of him whenever the opportunity presents itself) but I’m not inclined to hold his absence against him, really.  I figure there are probably understandable reasons that a guy might not necessarily feel prepared for such a competition after a long season—and if that’s the case, better that he chose not to play.

Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 05/12/08 at 02:03 PM ET

Add a Comment

Please limit embedded image or media size to 575 pixels wide.

Add your own avatar by joining Kukla's Korner, or logging in and uploading one in your member control panel.

Captchas bug you? Join KK or log in and you won't have to bother.

Commenting is not available in this weblog entry.
Feed

Most Recent Blog Posts

About Canucks & Beyond

Alanah McGinley has been blogging hockey since 2003 (with a notable gap in time through 2010, kicking it with new baby Lucy while living knee-deep in chaos while reading “parenting for complete idiots” during every spare minute) sharing opinions, rants and not-so-deep thoughts with anyone who will listen. 

In addition to writing Canucks & Beyond and helping manage Kukla’s Korner, Alanah was one of the founders and co-hosts of The Crazy Canucks Podcast.  She has contributed pieces to FoxSports.com and the New York Times Slapshot blog, as well as other stray destinations in cyberspace.

So that’s me. Who the hell are you? smile


Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Alanah’s Twitter: [@alanah1]

When learning from experts it’s best to learn personally from them, or from their blog. We can provide that with poker lessons blog, your home to learn poker personally.

Do you get shocked from the luck in the game of poker? Stop getting shocked and start being a Poker Shoker

high yield savings account