[OT] World Cup of Hockey Schedule

[TShen]

http://wch2004.com/schedules/index.html

[jtwcornell91]

Damn, when did the Germans pass the Swiss for #8 in the world?  I suppose it was with their performance in the 2002 Salt Lake olympics. :-(

[calgARI '07]

The world rankings are done based on how well a country does at the World Championships every spring.

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]calgARI '07 Wrote:

 The world rankings are done based on how well a country does at the World Championships every spring.[/q]

Not exclusively.  The olympics also come into play according to

http://iihf.com/hockey/worldranking/worldranking.htm

Swizterland (and Latvia) made the final eight in the IHWC ahead of Germany (and Russia) but it wasn't enough to crack the top eight (although Germany and Russia did drop below the US).  The rankings include the past few years, so the Swiss are still recovering from their poor performance in the 2002 WC and Olympics.

[Greg Berge]

South Africa is ranked 38th in the world in hockey.  OK.

http://www.iihf.com/news/Ranking2004.pdf

[Josh '99]

Anyone else watch the USA/Canada game last night?  That was some good hockey.

[Avash]

[Q]jmh30 Wrote:

 Anyone else watch the USA/Canada game last night?  That was some good hockey.[/q]

any hockey right now is good hockey! :-)

[Jacob '06]

Except for the goaltender interference call. Brodeur should've gotten penalized on that one, not Konawalchuk getting a double minor. It might've disturbed me more b/c i'm a Rangers fan and hate Brodeur though.

[CUlater 89]

Who is the Russian captain?  I saw Kovalev and Kasparaitus wearing the "A".

[judy]

I think they said it was Yashin.

[judy]

Oliver Jonas, in goal for Germany this afternoon.

[calgARI '07]

Yashin is the Russian captain.  Jonas came in relief for Germany today.