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This just in regarding the state of USA hockey
<HR style="COLOR: #fdde82" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->USAHockey will continue to be exploited in international competitions until they finally get the real values of the game instilled in young kids. The way of trying to physically run over every team you play against and try to bruise your way to a low scoring victory is only the style of one nation, can you guess which one?
While on the otherhand as mentioned with our commentators asking "how come they only have 3 right handed sticks on the team? they must be out" is case in point the first fallacy of our development. After learning the basic strides kids in the states are given a stick, puck, and a net in which they want to hit it as hard as they can at. Instead across an ocean or two the net isn't even a factor, allowing the players to develop the correct skill of using your non dominant hand on the bottom of the stick (allows for more puck control). Afterwards American kids try and learn how to check as hard as they can to inflict pain, while Europeans gain the skill to avoid said hits. Even the women take on the characteristics of their male counterparts style (see the Swede/USA shoutout, namely the crowns first attempt).
The problem plaguing the lack of interest nationally compared to internationally stems from this root, and I for one can tell you this much. Go everyone else not wearing a stars and stripes sweater on the ice out there.:toast:
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>good post