Ice-Hockey World Championship 97

I must go and watch some match in Ice-Hockey World Championship 97! Because all press is so hysterical about it (nothing is as important). I don't even talk about frenzy among public...

The chosen match is between Russia and Finland (quite emotional (the most such is match between Finland and Sweden)). It happened May, 3rd, 1997. The outcome was 7-4. The first 2.5 periods were quite dull (not so, if you support Russia), then Finland made great amount of goals in last 0.5 periods.

Ice-hockey is about hitting a puck with a stick, while skating on skates. Goal-keeper has very funny clothes, and so do the five other players in each team. This opinion was by Janne Mörsky, when I asked him to describe the game in two sentences.

This is quite reasonable fan! He has only a mask.

The final outcome was:

  1. Canada
  2. Sweden
  3. Czech republic
  4. Russia
  5. Finland
  6. USA
  7. Latvia
  8. Italy
  9. Slovak
  10. France
  11. Germany
  12. Norway

Clearly our fans were not very happy about that... The only "good" thing was, that Sweden didn't win!

My ticket.

A goal to Finland.


Russian journalists doesn't find this so amusing any more... So, this must be the last 0.5 periods.

Olli Arnberg <oar@arnberg.fi>

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