USA defeats Canada 2-1 in Men's Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Final

[Joe]

...and it looks like Czeckia are the ones who gifted it to them by injuring Canada's best player who probably could have made all the difference

 

[Reggie_Essent]

Poor inferior Canadians. Too Bad so sad.

 

[Joe]

Poor inferior Canadians. Too Bad so sad.

Goddam Czechs @Reggie_Essent

Too bad Crosby got assaulted and injured like that.

 

[Joe]

Referees failed to call US too many men on the ice @Reggie_Essent

 

[Larry Loungelizard]

USA, USA, USA!!!!

 

[Reggie_Essent]

Goddam Czechs @Reggie_Essent

Too bad Crosby got assaulted and injured like that.

Quit whining, Canadian loser!

USA! USA! USA!

 

[Joe]

Quit whining, Canadian loser!

USA! USA! USA!

Regardless of the outcome, I think what's wrong with the game in Canada is it's become way too expensive for working or middle class families to participate in now @Reggie_Essent

Back when I played it as a Kid, the town actually supplied children with hockey equipment so they could play the game. Or at least rent it out so it was affordable. But now the costs are thoudand$ of dollars making it prohibitively expensive for families on a budget. There was a proposal from a Canadian politician to provide subsidies for families so more children could participate in expensive sports like Hockey.

Unless they get the participation rate up in Canada again, the country might continue to slip. It's noticeable that Canada's 2 best players were Sidney Crosbie and Connor McDavid. Neither are that young anymore. Somehow, I think the averaqge of the US team was younger, particularly their star players.

Anyways, you look at the rosters and the players are White and usually come from well-to do families now.

Likewise, no secret that the best basketball players are Black or baseball players are Latino, because as kids they can afford to play those sports.

Canadian Hockey has go back to a time when a Kid with a branch woo played on a pond could get a start in the game, like Johnny Bower.

 

[Reggie_Essent]

Regardless of the outcome, I think what's wrong with the game in Canada is it's become way too expensive for working or middle class families to participate in now @Reggie_Essent

Back when I played it as a Kid, the town actually supplied children with hockey equipment so they could play the game. Or at least rent it out so it was affordable. But now the costs are thoudand$ of dollars making it prohibitively expensive for families on a budget. There was a proposal from a Canadian politician to provide subsidies for families so more children could participate in expensive sports like Hockey.

Unless they get the participation rate up in Canada again, the country might continue to slip. It's noticeable that Canada's 2 best players were Sidney Crosbie and Connor McDavid. Neither are that young anymore. Somehow, I think the averaqge of the US team was younger, particularly their star players.

Anyways, you look at the rosters and the players are White and usually come from well-to do families now.

Likewise, no secret that the best basketball players are Black or baseball players are Latino, because as kids they can afford to play those sports.

Canadian Hockey has go back to a time when a Kid with a branch woo played on a pond could get a start in the game, like Johnny Bower.

Interesting post, Joe. It is true that many sports can be prohibitively expensive. Golf and skiing come to mind. And can you imagine how much it costs if a kid wants to get into bobsledding?

In any case, the issue can't be solved by taxing the fuck out of people to subsidize poor Canadian children who can't afford hockey skates. If any kid or any color loves any sport, they will find a way. Subsidizing anything with taxpayer dollars just makes it suck. Just look at your health care system up there in Canucknadia?