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All shod in steel
We hissed along the polished ice, in games
Confederate. William Wordsworth, Influence of Natural Objects
I love those hockey moms. You know, they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull? Lipstick. Sarah Palin
At the height of the Cold War whenever the USA and the Soviet Union met in the sporting area it was against a backdrop of highly tense political negotiations and the very real possibility of nuclear war ... When the USA met the Soviet Union in the Olympics at Lake Placid nobody was expecting an upset. Hall of Fame: The Upsets
The American team went on to beat Finland and win the Olympic gold. ibid.
It was more like a war than a sporting event. Tony Gubba, UK sports commentator, re US v USSR
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Wayne Gretsky
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. Wayne Gretzky
Ice Hockey: Cup riots in Vancouver: Around 200 people were injured, including two with serious head wounds, in the melee that broke out in Vancouver on Tuesday night after the Vancouver Canucks lost the final game of the Stanley Cup play-offs 3-2 on their visit to the New York Rangers.
With some 70,000 roaming a downtown area of the city, store windows were smashed and some business premises looted. Many of the troublemakers fought with each other and the police had to resort to the use of tear gas to disperse rioters after an officer had become trapped in the midst of a mob. The Independent online article 16th June 2011
I wanted to be the highest paid player in the game. And I felt like I deserved it. King’s Ransom, Gretsky, ESPN 2009
I sort of unofficially knew I was going to be traded a month earlier. ibid.
I haven’t seen anyone like him. ibid. manager
I knew what it would mean to even consider trading Wayne. ibid. Oilers’ owner
Clint Malarchuck was an MHL goalie for 11 seasons. But he may be best known for one of the most horrific injuries in sports history. Cutthroat, caption, ESPN short 2013
Malarchuck amassed 141 career wins. In 1987 he made the All-Star team and led the league in shutouts. ibid.
‘That skate just cut my neck.’ ibid.
Malarchuck lost nearly a third of the blood in his body. Doctors operated through the night on his neck, throat, jugular vein and carotid artery. If the skate had cut even 1/4 inch deeper he would have died immediately. ibid.
‘Then there was a day – December 2nd 1977 – when everybody in the street hockey games wanted to be John Wensink. What happened the night before was the reason.’ Our Tough Guy, ESPN short 2014
‘Like cummon. Cummon up. And no-one budged.’ ibid.
Wensink came over to challenge the entire Minnesota team. ibid. game commentary
Asteroid 8806 was named Fetisov. Red Army, 2015
‘Hockey was the most popular sport in the Soviet Union.’ ibid. Fezner
The Soviet military operated the Red Army School to develop athletes for the national team. ibid.
The Red Army Hockey Club was founded under Joseph Stalin. ibid.
‘The Central Red Army prepare to travel to North America to play a series of games against the best teams of the West.’ ibid. news
The Russian 5: Makarov, Larionov, Krutov, Fetisov, Kasatonov. ibid. caption
Heading into the 1984 Olympics the USSR had not lost a game in two years. ibid.
‘Money is proving to be the big lure.’ ibid. sports commentary
Ice skating is not used to black skaters [Surya Bonaly]. Losers s1e3: Judgement, fan, Netflix 2019
I was raised with white parents. ibid. Surya
I was only 11 when I first moved to Paris. ibid.
Surya’s talent was of momentous proportions. ibid. contemporary
Surya enters the world of major international competitions. She is not welcomed by the judges. ibid.
It was more of a court jester’s outfit. ibid. white judge
Suzanne and Giletti coach to the 1993 world championships. Surya skates well: she lands seven triple jumps and a triple combination: she wins silver; Oksana Baiul lands five triple jumps and no combinations: she wins gold. ibid.
1994 world championships: The gold medal went to Yuka Sato. ibid.
‘The system is broken. We need help.’ ibid. expert
It’s like going into a state of weightlessness. Losers s1e4: Stone Cold, Pat Ryan
Any chance I had I threw rocks. ibid. opponent
It became known as the Hackner Double. ibid.
We needed to play in a bubble and we did. ibid.
Ryan Express: Not winning the way you’re supposed to win. ibid.
The whole building was going, Boring … Boring … ibid. Ryan
In 1994 Pat Ryan returned to the Brier and won under the new rules. There were no chants of ‘Boring’. ibid.
Hey, guys, check out these losers … You guys ever going to play in the Weed Cup again? Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series III: The Stanley Bong, Moncton Mudslides player
We saw how good these guys played and how hard they worked and how tough they were: we wanted to be like them. It’s all you think about your whole life is playing in the NHL. Ice Guardians, wannabe, Netflix 2016
They are the most feared players in the NHL whose role isn’t scoring goals, it’s knocking out the opponent. They’re enforcers. ibid. television presenter
I think it’s part of the sport. ibid. fan
Traditionally, the enforcer is that shark in the water that makes sure that the skill players don’t get taken advantage of. ibid. Jeff Marek
What is happening to Russian hockey? The money’s drying up, the fans are going away, and so are the players to the NFL. Storyville: Red Penguins: Murder, Money & Ice Hockey, news report, BBC 2020
The Russians were looking to get a partner to help them pay the bills. We couldn’t believe that the greatest hockey team was on the verge of extinction. ibid. Tom Ruta, former owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins
The Red Army team is 50% owned by the Pittsburgh Penguins and a group of investors that include NFL star Mario LeMieux and movie and TV star Michael J Fox. ibid. news report
It’s becoming the hottest ticket in Moscow: the Russian army team is on the ice and an American is staging the show. ibid.
The whole country was optimistic. I’m telling you, the US/Russian partnership was going to be the model for the future. ibid. Warshaw
They felt like they had been raped by the NFL. ibid.
We are Penguins now but in our souls we are Russian Bears. ibid. fan
Disney regrets to inform you we can no longer pursue a partnership with the Russian Penguins. The lack of cooperation from your partners in Moscow has made it virtually impossible to market the team. ibid. captions