World Cup of Hockey Thread (2 Viewers)

[TheAristocrat]

Right behind torts with my bud. Both in  Hawks jerseys. 

Saw your jerseys on the goal. No faces so toss a beer on Torts or something.

 

[irish eyes]

 The ratings the rest of the way will suck, no team USA, no TNA...yawn fest

 

[dgreen]

Carlson

 

[TheAristocrat]

 The ratings the rest of the way will suck, no team USA, no TNA...yawn fest

Sure, but being a fan of hockey, I'll still try to watch the odds on favorite, Canada.

 

[chet]

Moved in between the benches.

 

[chet]

Can't see #### but it's fun. 

 

[TheAristocrat]

Maybe saw half. Horrible. Torts bolted for the lockers at the end when a pile-up ensued. Neat coach.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

blow it up. hopefully they bring lots of youth to the Olympics.

 

[Bill Brasky]

blow it up. hopefully they bring lots of youth to the Olympics.

they're going to have to if the NHL isn't going

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

they're going to have to if the NHL isn't going

I think the NHL will go. Ovechkin already saying he's going no matter what.

 

[dgreen]

Russia was ok until they got a PP. 

 

[Zegras11]

dang....  Getzlaf

 

[Zegras11]

Shots 30-11 Canada.  losing 2-1

 

[dgreen]

 

[dgreen]

Russia is so weak with the puck in their own end. 

 

[Zegras11]

Should be about 7-2

 

[dgreen]

This Russia pp is painful. 

 

[dgreen]

Oh well. 

 

[Zegras11]

Sweet goal by Perry

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Single elimination is so intense..  and ####ty.

 

[TheAristocrat]

Eff Canada.

But they are really, really effing great. Beautiful hockey.

 

[NewlyRetired]

 The ratings the rest of the way will suck, no team USA, no TNA...yawn fest

I don't know what they were expecting for ratings, but I saw this data on another site for the group stage games.

World Cup:USA vs Europe 360kNorth America vs Finland 229kSweden vs Russia 195kRussia vs North America 247kEurope vs Czech Republic 116kUSA vs Canada 766kFinland vs Sweden 272kNorth America vs Sweden 310kEurope vs Canada 287kFinland vs Russia 238kUSA vs Czech Republic 148k