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arm-spin · 05-20-2008, 12:39 AM

JPV knows what he's talking about. Russia has a good development system, but so does Canada. Everyone grows up playing hockey in Canada. The U.S. probably isn't the same way but there are ample opportunities for young, talented American players who want to train as well.

For what it's worth, the Canadian juniors have been tearing the living hell out of everyone lately... we recently had a Canada vs. Russia jr. series and Canada won 7 games to one or something. Team Russia played a great tournament and has a great team, but unlike freestyle wrestling they aren't the be-all and end all of ice hockey.

They aren't ranked #1 in the world either- apparently Canada still holds the number one ranking (and no, I don't know how they calculate the ranking except that it takes several international tournaments into account.)

05-20-2008, 12:39 AM	#35 (permalink)
arm-spin National Finalist Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 767 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Re: Russian hockey team makes World finals! JPV knows what he's talking about. Russia has a good development system, but so does Canada. Everyone grows up playing hockey in Canada. The U.S. probably isn't the same way but there are ample opportunities for young, talented American players who want to train as well. For what it's worth, the Canadian juniors have been tearing the living hell out of everyone lately... we recently had a Canada vs. Russia jr. series and Canada won 7 games to one or something. Team Russia played a great tournament and has a great team, but unlike freestyle wrestling they aren't the be-all and end all of ice hockey. They aren't ranked #1 in the world either- apparently Canada still holds the number one ranking (and no, I don't know how they calculate the ranking except that it takes several international tournaments into account.)