sonia ([info]fifthbusiness) wrote in [info]hockey,
@ 2006-01-06 12:35:00
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any fans of team armenia here?
yanked from japers' rink:

Finally, in a 2006 IIHF World U20 Championship Div III match Iceland defeated Armenia 50-0, thanks in part to a 20-goal third period, outshooting the Armenians 133-10. Harutyun Baluyan played the whole game in net for Armenia, making 83 saves (that's works out to a .624 save percentage). Iceland, which scored seven shorthanded goals, was led by Gauti Thormodsson (7G, 9A) and Emil Alengard (9G, 6A, 33 SOG, including 24 in the first period). The goat of the game? Either Armenian forward Aram Simonyam (who finished the game a woeful -35) or Iceland's Kari Valsson, the only Icelandic skater to not register a point. Ouch.

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[info]bull
2006-01-06 05:46 pm UTC (link)
That's just... YIKES!

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[info]j3r
2006-01-06 05:55 pm UTC (link)
Let's not forget, Armenia's second game was a marked improvement. They only lost that one 21-2.
And a few years ago at the Division 3 World Championships, Thailand lost 91-0 to South Africa, a real hockey hotbed.
I feel bad for these countries. I think their time and money would be better spent trying to improve the game internally, rather than blowing their yearly budget on transportation/lodging/equipment for a tournament where they're outscored 150-2 in four games.

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[info]fifthbusiness
2006-01-06 07:44 pm UTC (link)
ooh, who was armenia's next game against?

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[info]j3r
2006-01-06 07:55 pm UTC (link)
They lost 21-2 against Bulgaria, a real hockey hotbed.
Their next game is tomorrow against Lithuania, who is 2-0-0 so far and have outscored their opponents [Turkey and Bulgaria] 29-0. So if Armenia lost 21-2 to Bulgaria, who lost 13-0 to Lithuania.. it's going to be a long day.
Then on Sunday, they play Turkey, who lost 16-0 to Lithuania and 16-1 to Iceland. So this will basically be the battle of the bottom-feeders, and could end up being a good game, since the squads are bit more evenly matched.

Basically, Iceland and Lithuania are the only teams who have any chance of moving up to Division 2.. and once there, they will be soundly thrashed by the likes of China, Croatia, Mexico, Korea, Estonia, and Serbia/Montenegro.

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[info]fifthbusiness
2006-01-06 08:00 pm UTC (link)
where do you get all your info? i'd love a link!

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[info]j3r
2006-01-06 08:13 pm UTC (link)
www.iihf.com , click tournaments, and then you can view the standings/rosters/results from all of the tournaments. The one in question here is World U20, Division III.
Not sure where the past results are located, I'm getting those from memory and others helping.

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[info]fifthbusiness
2006-01-06 08:27 pm UTC (link)
ah, i was hoping you were looking somewhere else, that page isn't working for me for some reason.

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[info]tridus
2006-01-06 05:56 pm UTC (link)
Good lord. Thats just cruel, you'd think after 20-0 maybe they'd lay off.

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[info]fifthbusiness
2006-01-06 07:07 pm UTC (link)
that's what i said!

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[info]j3r
2006-01-06 07:46 pm UTC (link)
Well, in this tournament, they don't have a medal round - it's just the round robin. So to advance to the next stage, you have to win the tournament by wins/losses and then goal differential. So if you get 100 goals in four games, but only finish 3-1, tied with another team, you'd have a better shot of winning by goal differential.

It's really harsh - but I guess it's the only way to do it.

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[info]krudmonk
2006-01-06 06:21 pm UTC (link)
How do you not get a single point out of fifty goals???

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[info]skaloop
2006-01-06 06:40 pm UTC (link)
Gauti Thormodsson (7G, 9A) and Emil Alengard (9G, 6A,

Suck it, Sittler!

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[info]bumbletbw
2006-01-06 07:00 pm UTC (link)
Yikes, I've never scored that many goals on a video game!

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[info]voltbang
2006-01-06 07:22 pm UTC (link)
Lets get a team together and schedule a match against Armenia. LJ vs Armenia.

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[info]residentlune
2006-01-06 07:35 pm UTC (link)
30-0 after the 2nd Period, and they still want an extra 20 goals? Those Icelanders are savages. Savages, I say!!

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[info]j3r
2006-01-06 07:56 pm UTC (link)
Still bitter after their loss to the Mighty Ducks, I'd say.

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[info]strangeanimal
2006-01-06 11:36 pm UTC (link)
and that was their top team in that movie.

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[info]bigbrain61
2006-01-06 08:46 pm UTC (link)
Geez. Only beat them by seven touchdowns. And a rouge.

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