SpeedyDonkey 0 Posted August 30, 2004 <span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'>The 2004 World Cup of Hockey officially gets underway today when the Czech Republic faces Finland in Helsinki. The high- powered Czechs must find cracks in Finland's goaltending and defense - NHL.com</span> So the first game is between Czech Republic and Finland. It's going to be a tough match for both teams. I'm obviously rooting for Finland, but I must admit that my expectations are a bit low this year. Nearly every team is full of starts. It's nearly "dream teams" playing against each other. Canada is a big favourite. The only two nation that i cant see winning the tournament is Germany and Slovakia. But then again, you never know. Here's the schedule for the upcoming matches: Mon, Aug 30 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Czech Republic vs. Finland Result: 0 - 4 Tue, Aug 31 Globe Arena, Stockholm Germany vs. Sweden Result: 2 - 5 Tue, Aug 31 Bell Centre, Montreal United States vs. Canada 7:00 PM EDT ESPN2,CBC Wed, Sep 1 Globe Arena, Stockholm Czech Republic vs. Sweden 1:00 PM EDT ESPN,CBC Wed, Sep 1 Bell Centre, Montreal Canada vs. Slovakia 7:00 PM EDT ESPN2,CBC Thu, Sep 2 Cologne Arena, Cologne Finland vs. Germany 1:30 PM EDT ESPN2,CBC Thu, Sep 2 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Russia vs. United States 7:00 PM EDT ESPN2,CBC Fri, Sep 3 Sazka Arena, Prague Germany vs. Czech Republic 1:00 PM EDT ESPN,CBC Fri, Sep 3 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Slovakia vs. United States 7:00 PM EDT ESPN2,CBC Sat, Sep 4 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Sweden vs. Finland 8:00 PM EDT CBC Sat, Sep 4 Air Canada Centre, Toronto Russia vs. Canada 7:00 PM EDT CBC Sun, Sep 5 Air Canada Centre, Toronto Slovakia vs. Russia 7:00 PM EDT CBC www.wch2004.com - The official website So, what are your thoughts and bets for this tournament? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyDonkey 0 Posted August 30, 2004 ahh, I see that people are in a rather shy mood today Well the game is on in roughly 30 min. From now! Go Finland! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turms 0 Posted August 30, 2004 3-1 For Finland is my biased guess Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpongeBob 0 Posted August 30, 2004 No scores, just the winners. Czech Republic vs. Finland Germany vs. Sweden United States vs. Canada Tie Czech Republic vs. Sweden Canada vs. Slovakia Finland vs. Germany Tie Russia vs. United States Germany vs. Czech Republic Slovakia vs. United States  Tie Sweden vs. Finland Russia vs. Canada Slovakia vs. Russia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llauma 0 Posted August 30, 2004 Czech Republic vs. Finland 0 - 4 A great start.. but there's only one game that matters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyDonkey 0 Posted August 30, 2004 but there's only one game that matters I second that Anyway good job guys! 4-0 aint too shabby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turms 0 Posted August 30, 2004 Czech Republic vs. Finland Germany vs. Sweden United States vs. Canada Czech Republic vs. Sweden Canada vs. Slovakia Finland vs. Germany Russia vs. United States Germany vs. Czech Republic Slovakia vs. United States Sweden vs. Finland Russia vs. Canada Slovakia vs. Russia There are my guesses about the matches. Winners in bold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winters 1 Posted August 31, 2004 I am rooting for the USA to go all the way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iNeo 0 Posted August 31, 2004 Game over <span style='color:red'>Germany</span> <span style='font-size:15pt;line-height:100%'>2 - 5</span> <span style='color:green'><span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'>Sweden</span></span> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyDonkey 0 Posted August 31, 2004 Yeah it was a good game. I was not able to see the full game, but from what I saw things looked good for Sweden. I was a little surprised that Germany preformed better then the Czech team did yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winters 1 Posted August 31, 2004 US and Canada tonight and i got my beer and pretzels ready, Oh yeah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOB 0 Posted August 31, 2004 beer and pretzels ready Don't do a G.W.B on us Winters, promise I didn't see the entire Sweden vs. Germany game, but from what I saw Sweden played fairly good.... But I'm a bit surprised the Germans got two goals in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winters 1 Posted August 31, 2004 I have pretzels not bretzels   if GWB had some beer he wouldnt have choked on one anyway  EDIT: Great game and a good job by Canada, i will only get to see half the games as some are on while i am at work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOB 0 Posted September 1, 2004 Wow! Sweden vs. Czech Republic, what a game!! 4-3 and all of the Czech goals in the last period! A great game of hockey! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iNeo 0 Posted September 1, 2004 Sweden <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>4-3</span> Czech Republic ...after a 4-0 lead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrackerJack 0 Posted September 2, 2004 It´s tough to play match day after, but we did it wooohoooo awhahahahah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winters 1 Posted September 2, 2004 Canada is looking real tough to beat, back to back impressive performances by Brodeur as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iNeo 0 Posted September 4, 2004 aaaaaah I can't believe it! Finland was leading with 4-3, just a few seconds remaining, Sweden scores 4-4 Over-time now We're going to win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R. Gerschwarzenge 0 Posted September 4, 2004 Over-time nowWe're going to win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iNeo 0 Posted September 4, 2004 Oh crap, it ended 4-4, no group victory for Sweden. Damn, these Sweden-Finland games are always a thrill, I love it. How is it now, we've still never lost to Finland when playing in Finland? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llauma 0 Posted September 4, 2004 4-4 is a great result considering the crappy performance Finland put up today. Germany in the quarters will be a piece of cake so it will hopefully be a classic game against the russians in the semi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feersum.endjinn 6 Posted September 7, 2004 Well, that didn't go as expected... Sweden 1 - 6 Czech. edit: well it ended up even worse for Sweden Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goeth 0 Posted September 7, 2004 crappy performance Finland put up today. Heh talking about crappy performance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S_Z 0 Posted September 7, 2004 That was really embarrassing, we were not even close! Im so dissapointed!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
