Ice Hockey World Championship!

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:37 am

simon wrote:What Ice ball game???

Its one of the 17 obscure sports they show on Finnish sports news before they show the premiership goals

Its like ice hockey but with a ball instead of a puck and the pitch is huge. It sems to be played on frozen football pitches in the winter here

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kalmisto · Post by **kalmisto** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:11 pm

>> What "ice ball" game? <<

"Ice ball" is "bandy" in English, if I am correctly informed. Some info here :

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Trac ... story.html

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:23 pm

Bandy has been played in Finland some 20-30 years longer before hockey. It started to loose popularity in the 1950's only. Theres still strong local teams. (Like Porvoon Akilles)

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:30 pm

Yep looks a fun game to play. Especially as the rules seem to be identical to football

just me · Post by **just me** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:54 pm

Tomorrow game is Finland v Sweden....if Finland win(even it´s not the final game) that game, it going to be a CRAZY Vappu eve...

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:52 pm

well tomorrow is hopefully going to bring the Finns some payback!

Should be a very good game!

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 10:16 am

Finnish pubs and Ilta papers are full of speculation as the whether Saku Koivu is going to dash to Prague to revive the Finnish Lions..he is now available as Montreal Canadians crashed out of the StanleyCup yesterday losing their series 4-0 to Tampa Bay..
Hope that Temu Selanne would also become available did not happen as Colorado Avalanche won their match against San Jose so they stay in with a chance even though they 1-3 down in the series (best of five..)
But Selanne being available would also make his Avalance Swedish team mate Peter Forsberg available and it was his class that turned around Sweden from 5 -0 down against Finland to win 5-6 in the last world championships.

Helmi · Post by **Helmi** » Sun May 02, 2004 11:13 pm

and the result was????

Juha H. · Post by **Juha H.** » Sun May 02, 2004 11:17 pm

Did you know that Grean Britain were the World Champions in 1936?

simon · Post by **simon** » Mon May 03, 2004 8:32 am

Juha H. wrote:Did you know that Grean Britain were the World Champions in 1936?

Werent they the first ever winners of the cup

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Mon May 03, 2004 1:52 pm

Helmi wrote:and the result was????

Draw against Sweden..stuffed the Danes 6-0
http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/ ... 6152631733

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Mon May 03, 2004 1:57 pm

simon wrote:
Juha H. wrote:Did you know that Grean Britain were the World Champions in 1936?
Werent they the first ever winners of the cup

It has to be the most common question in Finnish pub Trivial pusuits...
"Who has won the Ice hockey world championship more time GB or Suomi?"
Correct answer is they have both won it only once.
But 80% of Finns get it wrong.
If you want to be really nit picking and go way back in history..GB have won twice...1910 and 1936.
http://www.iihf.com/archive/Ws.pdf

Sara · Post by **Sara** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:04 pm

tgabawm · Post by **tgabawm** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:12 pm

You bet... what a disaster... for the second time in two years Finland is out at the 1/4 finals...

simon · Post by **simon** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:34 pm

Well all I can say is Finland should be proud of themselves!!!!!

I thought they did well against NHL players

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