This is a dark day indeed. I should be wearing a black arm band today because I am in mourning. Yes, I mourn a death...the death of a dream that our country would rise up to defend its Hockey title. But that dream is dead. No medal, no honor, no glory. Just a quiet plane trip home and 4 years to contemplate what happened.
Oh, the good days, just a few weeks ago, when our hopes were high and our spirits soared with the thought of a team that could do no wrong. It was said that this was the year that Canada had such a long list of players that were worthy to play, we could've sent two teams to compete on an Olympic Stage. The Selection was a highly celebrated event which all of Canada eagerly anticipated. The Heroes would be chosen. The Team was assembled. And under the guidance of our very own Hockey Guru, Mr Gretzky, we sent the team off with the well-wishes of an entire nation. Oh, the good days...
It was with baited breath that we watched Canada skate out to their first game to pull off a 7-2 win. The goals came fast and hard, with Calgary's very own Jarome Iginla scoring Canada's first goal. It was a win, albeit, a jet-lagged win.
Then came Germany. Another win with 5-1 the end result. Canada's sights were set on a podium already. But then, the cracks formed in our concrete chimera. The Swiss pulled off an unbelievable win against the Czechs, and were next due to face up against Canada. No one doubted the Swiss were good, but did we underestimate? Canada struggled, and lost.
The next two games, Canada were visibly shaken, not posted a single goal in both games. If Hope floats, these were the needles in our liferaft.
One last effort was made and Canada looked breifly like it might pull it together again, posting a 3-2 win against the mighty Czechs. But not when it counted.
Canada could not manage to score a single goal in our last game against the Russians, losing not only the game, but the vision of once again coming home the Golden Boys.
What went wrong? Ours is not the right to ask that question, but to look to the future. If I could ask one thing out of this tragedy, it would be that we do not stoop to making excuses for our team, but display a graciousness that becomes us as Canadians. We will look to the future. We will train harder. We will not be shaken again.
So this is my eulogy. It is a dark day in Canada, but every dusk has its dawn. And I for one, will continue to cheer on our Canadian boys.
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Great news, in about 10 days we will be having a new car delivered to our home! This is the link you can check out to see what kinda car we're gonna get. You need to go to the "Image Gallery" cause we have the Sedan not the Hatchback. We've ordered a nice black car and we're gonna be in heaven cause we've never had a car with power steering, air conditioning, CD player & central locking, so we're VERY excited!
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Hope you are all well,
Love Meg & Jer
http://corolla.toyota.com.au/toyota/vehicle/HomePage/0,4666,1661_562,00.html
Hope you are all well,
Love Meg & Jer
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
3 days to go!!!
It seems I always start off my blogs with an apology...sorry I'm not able to update this more often.
Well, as my title has already informed you, it's only three days to go until the Winter Olympics of 2006 start up in Torino, Italy. I can't say my enthusiasm is shared by everyone here. Winter Olympics don't mean a lot to a country that has only 41 competeing atheletes, including one ex-Canadian. Its funny to hear him say, in a thick Canadian accent "I'm really proud to represent Australia at these games." I like to boo him. You know what he is? He is somebody who couldn't cut it in Canada, and so he moved to Australia because he looks amazing here. You know, if I go to a golf course with Tiger Woods, and play a round with him, I'd look ridiculous, but when I play golf with three year olds, I'm a legend! It's like the local hockey team here. They're all Canadians who flunked out of hockey school, so moved down here to make a career out of it...it's very funny. Nate, you could take any one of these guys on.
...compared to Canada's 200+ atheletes..not including coaches, trainers, team managers, chaperones...But i heard some sad news this morning. they were going over all the games that would be shown or highlighted during these games...and unfortunately, not one mention of Hockey was heard. Can you believe it? Not one mention. I still am getting my hopes up that since no one would watch hockey during prime time, they'll show the games at early hours of the morning...I've already put the hockey schedule on my fridge...so I'll be up at 3AM if I have to.
Speaking of hockey, I don't think any team besides Canada is going to really be competing for the gold. The Czechs and the Finns aren't too bad, but the Americans are certainly NOT going to make it to the medal round. Out of the 27 players selected to the team, they have 12 players who have never been to the Olympics before. International rookies...including their three goalies, New York's Rick DiPietro, Tampa Bay's John Grahame and Philadelphia's Robert Esche.
WHO?!?!?! I ask that same question. When two of the netminders sit at the bottom of the goaltending list during shootouts, you look to the other goalie to do something for you. Now, I quote the coach of the US Olympic team when he commented on DiPietro,
"If there's one save to make a game, he'll make it"
Now, I'm pretty sure that during an average hockey game, a goalie would have to make between 25-40 saves...but don't worry, Ricky, if there's only one save to make, you'lll make it...the other 29 shots can go in though.
Ok, I have to concede that the American's Key Player is Chris Chelios, a man with some experience. Of course, you'd expect that from a 44 year-old. Did I mention that he made his Olympic debut in 1984? 1984!!! That's 22 years ago. He'll go down in the record books as not only the oldest Olympic hockey player, but the only hockey player who's using a modified hockey stick as his walker on the ice. He'll have a lot of fans though. I heard all the senior's homes are all geared up.
GO TEAM CANADA!
hehehe...I am funny.
Well, enjoy the games!
Well, as my title has already informed you, it's only three days to go until the Winter Olympics of 2006 start up in Torino, Italy. I can't say my enthusiasm is shared by everyone here. Winter Olympics don't mean a lot to a country that has only 41 competeing atheletes, including one ex-Canadian. Its funny to hear him say, in a thick Canadian accent "I'm really proud to represent Australia at these games." I like to boo him. You know what he is? He is somebody who couldn't cut it in Canada, and so he moved to Australia because he looks amazing here. You know, if I go to a golf course with Tiger Woods, and play a round with him, I'd look ridiculous, but when I play golf with three year olds, I'm a legend! It's like the local hockey team here. They're all Canadians who flunked out of hockey school, so moved down here to make a career out of it...it's very funny. Nate, you could take any one of these guys on.
...compared to Canada's 200+ atheletes..not including coaches, trainers, team managers, chaperones...But i heard some sad news this morning. they were going over all the games that would be shown or highlighted during these games...and unfortunately, not one mention of Hockey was heard. Can you believe it? Not one mention. I still am getting my hopes up that since no one would watch hockey during prime time, they'll show the games at early hours of the morning...I've already put the hockey schedule on my fridge...so I'll be up at 3AM if I have to.
Speaking of hockey, I don't think any team besides Canada is going to really be competing for the gold. The Czechs and the Finns aren't too bad, but the Americans are certainly NOT going to make it to the medal round. Out of the 27 players selected to the team, they have 12 players who have never been to the Olympics before. International rookies...including their three goalies, New York's Rick DiPietro, Tampa Bay's John Grahame and Philadelphia's Robert Esche.
WHO?!?!?! I ask that same question. When two of the netminders sit at the bottom of the goaltending list during shootouts, you look to the other goalie to do something for you. Now, I quote the coach of the US Olympic team when he commented on DiPietro,
"If there's one save to make a game, he'll make it"
Now, I'm pretty sure that during an average hockey game, a goalie would have to make between 25-40 saves...but don't worry, Ricky, if there's only one save to make, you'lll make it...the other 29 shots can go in though.
Ok, I have to concede that the American's Key Player is Chris Chelios, a man with some experience. Of course, you'd expect that from a 44 year-old. Did I mention that he made his Olympic debut in 1984? 1984!!! That's 22 years ago. He'll go down in the record books as not only the oldest Olympic hockey player, but the only hockey player who's using a modified hockey stick as his walker on the ice. He'll have a lot of fans though. I heard all the senior's homes are all geared up.
GO TEAM CANADA!
hehehe...I am funny.
Well, enjoy the games!
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