overdrive Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Quote Have you ever been on a bus full of hockey players? It’s always loud. I have been riding on buses to hockey games for 20 years now, and there’s only one time in my life I can remember it being completely silent. It was 2006, during the Olympic Gold Medal Game. Sweden vs. Finland. Do you understand this rivalry in North America? Maybe you think all the Nordic countries are the same friendly place. But Sweden vs. Finland is crazy. To us, it’s like Canada vs. USA. We’re the big brother and they’re the little brother. (No, no — Just a joke for my Finnish friend Valtteri Filppula). So the biggest hockey game in the last 10 years is taking place, and where am I? I’m stuck on a bus traveling to a road game with my junior hockey teammates. The bus driver put the game on the radio, and we listened to the third period in complete silence. It was 3-2 Sweden, but in the final two minutes, the Finns pulled their goalie and were getting a lot of pressure. The radio man’s voice kept getting louder and louder. You know how you can tell when a goal is coming from the announcer’s voice? Everyone was tense. We could feel it coming. Then we heard it. I’ll always remember. “Lundqvist … “Gör en otrolig räddning med klubban!!!!!!” If you don’t speak Swedish, that’s: “Lundqvist … “Makes an incredible save with his club!!!!!!” Tre. Två. Ett. Noll. (Three. Two. One. Zero.).... http://www.theplayerstribune.com/victor-hedman-lightning-sweden-hockey/ cool article by Victor Hedman. He talks about growing up in O-vik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nd1989 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Awesome article thanks for the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 He could have done a lot better. Crappy article really. A great article was the one Kuznetsov wrote a little way back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyIe Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Good read. Hedman just reinforced my belief that Canada should try to be more like the Nordic countries. Socio-politically. Not hockey wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Must be really cool for Hedman to be able to play in the NHL against the goalie who was in net for their country that won gold in Lundqvist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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