fryer98 30 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally want to see video of this....Thailand in Olympics-era hockey recordChangchun, China (BangkokPost.com, Agencies)Kazakhstan beat Thailand 52-1 to wrap up their ruthless march through the group stage of the Asian Games ice hockey tournament yesterday. A search of records indicated the game was the highest scoring match in Olympics history.Kazakhstan is currently ranked 11th in the world in the sport. Thailand is unranked.Other tops teams have taken it easy against the amateurs from warmer countries but the pre-tournament favourites scored 17 goals in the first period, 20 in the second and eased up only slightly to score 15 in the last third of the game. The scoring was spread fairly evenly through the roster and Oleg Yeremeyev took the biggest haul with seven goals inside the first two periods as Kazakhstan added this rout to a 38-0 drubbing of the UAE. Pongsak Phiewklam and Jason Cotsmire, who shared goaltending duties for the Thais, also stopped 39 shots between them and Thailand at least prevented the shutout when Arthit Thamwongsin hit the target after 47.15. Kazahstani goalie Sergey Ogureshnikov ended up with a poor saves percentage - just four of five shots by the Thais.Kazakhstan go through to the next round as comfortable winners of group B having scored 90 goals to just the one against. The highest score in an NHL game was when the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Quebec Bulldogs 16-3 in 1920.In the 1924 Winter Olympics at Chamonix, France, Canada defeated Czechoslovakia 30-0, Sweden by 22-0, Switzerland 33-0 and Great Britain 19-2.At the Winter Olympic Games in St Moritz, Switzerland in 1928, Canada earned a gold medal in hockey when the University of Toronto Varsity Grads romped to victory, winning all three games by scores of 11-0, 14-0, and 13-0. Link to post Share on other sites
fleung22 1 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Is there a link?That is utterly disquisting and poor sportmanship. Pretty sure after the 30th goal you're safe for the win and GF-GA tiebreakers Link to post Share on other sites
fryer98 30 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Is there a link?That is utterly disquisting and poor sportmanship. Pretty sure after the 30th goal you're safe for the win and GF-GA tiebreakersYes, there is, but I copy and pasted everything from it, I believe...http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=116405 Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 this is really poor sportsmanship. i hope come Olympic time, Canada and the other countries keep this in mind when facing them.Also, guess this will really kill the Thailand goalies Save%, since looks like they stopped 39 of 90 shots. ouch. Link to post Share on other sites
nell789 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 they probably wanted to score as many goals as possible to secure the #1 seed. Link to post Share on other sites
strategy 4 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Dugg. Link to post Share on other sites
leftygolfer 7 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 High FiveVery Nice. Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Dugg.eval Link to post Share on other sites
Reelishymn 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 This is completely classless and a disgrace to the sport. I guess these guys need to score all the goals while they can since they can't compete against real teams. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 What's with all the bashing for scoring goals? Was this minor hockey? You don't want to get beat by 51 goals, get fucking better! Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 What's with all the bashing for scoring goals? Was this minor hockey? You don't want to get beat by 51 goals, get fucking better!I agree...i hate this theory about letting up and shutting down...if you arent competitive dont play Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 A team is not going to magically become competitive all on it's own. It has to experience competition outside of practice to do that. A win is a win, so I think it's horrible sportsmanship on Kazakhstan's part. Argue goal differential all you want, but I tend to doubt that this team felt that need that big of a goal buffer for a tie-breaker. There was absolutely ZERO need for this. Speaking as a coach (albeit soccer), I'd be embarrassed if I was the winning coach. Most of the brackets my teams are in have a per-game cap as far as goal differential goes, though. Anything more than say...5 goals difference doesn't count. A 5-0 win is just as good as a 12-0 win. Link to post Share on other sites
thehidden 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 High FiveVery Nice.haha i got it! Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 A team is not going to magically become competitive all on it's own. It has to experience competition outside of practice to do that. A win is a win, so I think it's horrible sportsmanship on Kazakhstan's part. Argue goal differential all you want, but I tend to doubt that this team felt that need that big of a goal buffer for a tie-breaker. There was absolutely ZERO need for this. Speaking as a coach (albeit soccer), I'd be embarrassed if I was the winning coach. Most of the brackets my teams are in have a per-game cap as far as goal differential goes, though. Anything more than say...5 goals difference doesn't count. A 5-0 win is just as good as a 12-0 win.I would agree with you if we were talking about 10 year olds. Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I don't see how age should be a factor. Having respect for your opponents should be necessary no matter what the age is. Link to post Share on other sites
WestcoastCanuck 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I don't see how age should be a factor. Having respect for your opponents should be necessary no matter what the age is.Having respect for the game by not sending a team to a major competition that clearly has no chance of competing should also be a factor. It would be impossible to score a goal a minute if Thailand had players that could skate at a pee wee level. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I don't see how age should be a factor. Having respect for your opponents should be necessary no matter what the age is.Respect for your opponent is not displayed by giving a half-hearted effort because they suck. You don't see a difference between running up the score in minor hockey as opposed to the olympics? Really? Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Don't put words in my mouth. I'm saying that at a certain point, you have to be REALLY trying to score goals at that kind of pace. When the first 30 goals have been scored, that might be a sign you have the game in hand, and that further goal scoring is not going to be necessary. Use the remaining game time to rest your best players, give your other players more time, and use the remaining time to work on strategies and concepts, not just racking up points. Obviously, you can't see my point and I can't see yours, so let's just agree to disagree. That'll remove any further chance for you to tell me how I feel about it. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Don't put words in my mouth. I'm saying that at a certain point, you have to be REALLY trying to score goals at that kind of pace. When the first 30 goals have been scored, that might be a sign you have the game in hand, and that further goal scoring is not going to be necessary. Use the remaining game time to rest your best players, give your other players more time, and use the remaining time to work on strategies and concepts, not just racking up points. Obviously, you can't see my point and I can't see yours, so let's just agree to disagree. That'll remove any further chance for you to tell me how I feel about it.How did I put words in your mouth? You now seem to be suggesting that the scoring was done by a few players. You also seem to be suggesting that they should have stopped scoring and worked on strategies. Should they have worked on strategies that they knew wouldn't work? Maybe they should have played keep away and not tried to score...that would have made the opponents feel better about themselves.Have you ever played hockey? Link to post Share on other sites
nell789 0 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Don't put words in my mouth. I'm saying that at a certain point, you have to be REALLY trying to score goals at that kind of pace. When the first 30 goals have been scored, that might be a sign you have the game in hand, and that further goal scoring is not going to be necessary. Use the remaining game time to rest your best players, give your other players more time, and use the remaining time to work on strategies and concepts, not just racking up points. Obviously, you can't see my point and I can't see yours, so let's just agree to disagree. That'll remove any further chance for you to tell me how I feel about it.oh, so 30-1 would have been cool with you?do you play anything competitively? If so, have you ever been severely mis-matched in talent compared to your opponent so that you lose quite badly? In that situation, would it make you feel good to have your opposition stop trying and just toy with you? For competitive people, that it one of the worst feelings in the world. That shows much more disrespect than beating someone 52-1. Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 oh, so 30-1 would have been cool with you?do you play anything competitively? If so, have you ever been severely mis-matched in talent compared to your opponent so that you lose quite badly? In that situation, would it make you feel good to have your opposition stop trying and just toy with you? For competitive people, that it one of the worst feelings in the world. That shows much more disrespect than beating someone 52-1. When I was doing some work with the Women's National Team, they would play exhibitions against teams like China. The girls could run up a 10 goal lead pretty quickly. What the coach would do is tell them only one player on the forecheck, and in the offensive zone, all five players had to touch the puck before they could shoot. To someone watching, it looked like the same game, and it showed no disrespect, it just kept the score from being embarassing..... Link to post Share on other sites
Rated-R 0 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 My question is, How the hell did Thailand even manage to score 1 goal????? Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 When I was doing some work with the Women's National Team, they would play exhibitions against teams like China. The girls could run up a 10 goal lead pretty quickly. What the coach would do is tell them only one player on the forecheck, and in the offensive zone, all five players had to touch the puck before they could shoot. To someone watching, it looked like the same game, and it showed no disrespect, it just kept the score from being embarassing.....That is precisely what I was talking about - thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 That is precisely what I was talking about - thank you.Yes, because I'm sure the coach of Kazakhstan has this knowledge. Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Yes, because I'm sure the coach of Kazakhstan has this knowledge.?????? Khazakstan is a former russian republic, and the russians have always had some extremely advanced offensive schemes. What, you think the Khazaks are playing pond hockey with no knowledge? They competed in the Olympics.... Link to post Share on other sites
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