Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ok, ok, I see I'm talking to a member of a hockey great power... Did'nt know Finland is not scandinavian. But I think many listmembers wouldn't even know that Switzerland and Sweden are not the same so my ignorance might be excusable... See you @ next hockey world championships... :-| Didier >Aha! Top 8. There you have it :-) I am used to thinking Sweden, Canada, USA >... the old Soviet teams were pure pleasure to watch, but they're gone and >the Czechs ... >All others are new :-) >Scandinavians are NOT next. Only Sweden plays decent hockey in Scandinavia >(I can say this because Finland is not Scandinavian, but Nordic). >Daniel > > > >>Hmm, unknown hockey nation because we're small, yes - but "new", I don't >>think...our oldest hockey clubs were founded in the late 19th century... >>we belonged to the top-8 since late nineties, but always lose the quarter >>finals; against Trekronor for instance :-(... We beat the Slowaks >>regularly, have beaten the Russians in St. Petersburg, and the Czechs in >>Vienna. Scandinavians are next! >>Didier >> >> >>>Looks to me like Trekronor (the national team in Sweden) better keep an >>>eye on these new countries playing hockey :-) >>> >>>He looks really proud. >>> >>>Daniel