Go Norway!!

edit: oh well
- BiggE

(frank) up crosby

(frank) up crosby
- 2Real

What happened?

What happened?
- PhillySportsGuy

just a scrum in front of the net

just a scum in front of the net
- 2Real

FTFY

(frank) canada


still livid giroux was snubbed

(frank) canada


still livid giroux was snubbed
- Crimsoninja

Saaaaammmeeee

FTFY
- PhillySportsGuy

How is Thoresen playing? Noticeable at all?

love the ref checking the injured norwegian player crawling to the bench

morning all

morning all
- stayinthefnnet

Leight night?

morning all
- stayinthefnnet

(frank) kunitz

(frank) kunitz
- Crimsoninja

(frank) kunitz
- Crimsoninja

Are you angry today?

USA looked the best through the first set of games.

How is Thoresen playing? Noticeable at all?
- PhillySportsGuy

He gave Crosby a good shove!

USA looked the best through the first set of games.
- PhillySportsGuy

Yup, them and Sweden

(frank) kunitz
- Crimsoninja

I wrote an article for NHL.com on that topic years ago. The short and extremely oversimplified answer is that the funding in Norway was always focused much more on other sports when Sweden was building rinks and developing their hockey program in every area of their country.
- bmeltzer

Link?

Teemu and Kimmo biking to the game.

Kimmo's riding with just one hand on the handlebars... like a BOSS.

Teemu and Kimmo biking to the game.

Kimmo's riding with just one hand on the handlebars... like a BOSS.
- Tomahawk

I want that on a poster!

THats what I find surprising. I'm wondering why hockey isn't a major sport over there. It's location would make me think it would be.
- PhillySportsGuy

As Bill mentioned, focus has always been on other sports such as cross country skiing with a rifle and just cross country skiing primarily. In recent times downhill skiing, and the newer additions of x-games sports.

Also, it is much more affordable to have people buy a pair of cross country planks rather than investing in rinks and an insane amount of gear.

The sport is coming along nicely though, and I am sure matches such as the one we just saw will contribute to the sports popularity and hopefully more players. I have already started molding my 1-year-old into a goon with the aim of being drafted by the flyers in the 6th round - Åsmund Rosehill rings so nice.

I wrote an article for NHL.com on that topic years ago. The short and extremely oversimplified answer is that the funding in Norway was always focused much more on other sports when Sweden was building rinks and developing their hockey program in every area of their country.
- bmeltzer

Would be an interesting read.

What are the most popular sports in Norway? Skiing?
- PhillySportsGuy

Yes..