Which hockey team in Canada you like the best and why???
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The Vancouver Canucks, the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames, the Montreal Canadiens, and especially the Ottawa Senators. Because they aren't the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Are you kidding, Moon? The Buffalo Sabres have been my team since their inception. I was only 6 when they made their NHL debut in 1970. Gilbert Perreault was my childhood hero growing up in those snowy Buffalo winters I recall so fondly. Erm, those same winters become less fun as one ages, I can tell you. lol...\n\nAlthough I've not lived there in many a winter I remain steadfastly loyal to the Sabres and have thoroughly enjoyed this exciting comeback season and playoffs -- and we're not finished yet! Although we lost to favoured Ottawa last night, we're still up 3-1 in the series and I believe we'll finish them off on Saturday (Monday at latest).\n\nAs for who their best players are, please bear in mind that these talented young Sabres are a team with a capital T. They are something of a no-name cast who outwork, outskate and outhustle every team they face. I adore this club! The consensus best players are: Ryan Miller (their exceptional rookie goaltender), Daniel Briere (co-captain), J.P. Dumont (Briere's linemate and close friend), Jochen Hecht (3rd member of that line and the team's best defensive forward), Chris Drury (the other co-captain), Maxim Afinogenov (best and fastest skater and playmaker) and their younger future star players like Tim Connolly, Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy and Brian Campbell. I'm leaving players out because, by rights, I should just name the entire team. It's just an amazing group of players (and coaches) who get along great and support each other on and off the ice. I LOVE this freaking team and, baby, we are going ALL THE WAY!\n\nLET'S GO BUF-FA-LO!!! \n\nP.S. Thank you for asking! :)
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The Calgary Flames IF we can start being consistent and stop relying on our superior goaltender Kiprusoff. \nGO FLAMES GO!
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Anything hockey! hehehe
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Im not a huge hockey fan, but due to my canadian blood, something sparks in me which i must watch the Stanley Cup Finals. I was rooting for North Corolina, but those last 3 minutes, i wanted to see the Edmonton Oilers score, how intense was that? But when they pulled out their goalie i knew they were screwed... As for being a fan? No, i prefer the St. Louis Blues, and the L. A. Kings.
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Maple Leafs. My father scouted for them so, being about 7 at the time, that was a pretty good reason to pick them as my team. They haven't won the cup since.
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Buffallo deserves to and the city really really really really needs to win something. Ottawa may prove to be too much but they certainly don't show the spirit of the Sabres as a team. Also Mighty Ducks seem to be peaking at the right time and have the best on ice leader. Buffallo i say. Jeez..i forgot Edmonton was still in it..i go with Edmonton but Buffalo still deserves it the most.
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yea man...im from windsor ontario canada and everyone loves hockey...but my cities kibnda split between the red wings...cuz detroit is right there u can practicly walk there...and toronto cuz its th closest canadian team....it gets pretty heated,,,
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Buffalo, home of my Buffalo Sabres, is by far the best hockey town in the US! (I'm glad you excluded Canadian cities from this question as they would likely grab the top six spots on any legitimate "best of" list -- the game was invented there and they know it like no other fans around.) Sabres fans, which usually include a generous sprinkling of Ontario residents from across the border (and, as a tip of the cap to our Amerks friend above, Rochester natives who make the 90-minute drive to catch the Sabres), are very knowledgeable about the game and classy in their treatment of both the home team and the visiting team.\n\nThe worst hockey city, by far, indeed, the worst city in the world is philadelphia (aka philistinia). They are the most classless and despicable breed of "fans" in existence. They hurl abuse -- and anything else they can get their drunken mitts on -- at their own team as well as any team (or its fans) unfortunate enough to visit their hideous city. Ironically, it is known as the "city of brotherly love," when all it ever demonstrates is the ugliest form of hatred. Utterly loathsome people.\n\nYou're very welcome, Moon, and again, thank you for asking! :)
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Just look at my favourite team! The Red Wings. At the end of month nr 1 their spoted at the top, nr 1 team, samething all other month. Their just unstoppable. Nashville, good team with a good season tough.
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I say Oilers, Go Oilers go!! :)
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Hockey Rules!!  Fav. Team - Detroit Red Wings...
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What a lovely (and very timely) question, Moon! Ta very much! :)\n\nI have loved hockey since the age of four when I was first exposed to it, watching my beloved Buffalo Sabres (currently hammering the hated Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs -- WOOHOO!). I was never able to skate worth a damn so I'm afraid my "career" began and ended with youthful street hockey games. But man, what great memories...\n\nHockey has always been important to me in my life, from those cold winter nights playing street hockey with my two older brothers and a whole host of neighbourhood pals under the street lights or on a bright Saturday afternoon. I'm smiling just remembering some of my youthful heroics, like the night we were short of players and I was designated as our team's defenseman/goalie (minus any goaltending equipment, of course) and I stopped the biggest kid on the opposing team (he was twice my size and the same age as my eldest brother) on not one but two clean breakaways. Both times I just focused like a laser on the orange street hockey ball (pucks only work on ice) and stole it away from him before he could get off a shot. The cheers of my brothers and friends were awesome but I especially liked when the big fella hoisted me up on his shoulders after the game and called me the first star (hockey awards three stars after a game and 1st star is best). \n\nI also vividly recall EVERY Sabres game I went to see in person, whether in the grand old Aud (Memorial Auditorium) or the spanking new HSBC Arena. My Uncle Norm had season tickets and always took me to a game for my birthday. I'll never forget the night my all-time favourite player -- and THE original Buffalo Sabre -- Gilbert Perreault scored a hat trick (that's 3 goals, just like in soccer) and had a couple of assists as well. I swear he did it just for me! (I was only 10 years old, of course, so what did I know? lol) My most recent game was only a month ago, here in Washington, when a bunch of us went to see our visiting Sabres thump the local Caps. Joined by a whole host of transplanted Buffalonians and Sabres boosters who travel with the team, we made more noise than the locals in THEIR OWN building. Great fun! My last game attended in Buffalo was a couple of years ago when my younger brother and I made a trip home to catch both a Sabres game (we won!) and Bills game (we lost.) while otherwise catching up with extended family and old friends. Nice! :)\n\nI love football (NFL mainly, but world football too, especially in World Cup years like this one), Formula 1 auto racing, even golf and tennis -- and the occasional baseball game, just to annoy Patz -- but hockey has always been MY sport, my first love and the source of many happy memories of my bygone youth...\n\nThank you again for asking such a lovely and, for me, personally significant question. Cheers, Moon! :)
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England because many players come from there and thats where soccer started, just like canada is always the best hockey team, yankees for being in new york where baseball started.
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Edmonton dude, they are the most phyical team in hockey right now and with Pronger, Symth, Samsonov, Pisani, Torres, and most of all Horcoff, unstoppable.
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In my years of covering the sport, the nicest rink I have been to is the Dallas Stars. The ice surface itself in the summer is hard to keep good but the facility itself is great. Nashville has a nice arena too. But ice quality is a toss up between the Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. The best players are as follows\nCenter - Eric Stall/ Joe Thornton\nRight Wing - Jaromir Jagr/ Daniel Alfredsson\nLeft Wing - Alexander Ovechkin/ Ilya Kovalchuk\nDefensemen - Rob Niedermayer/ Nick Lidstrom/ Sergei Zubov\nGoalie - this is tough Kiprusoff or Brodeur. Its hard to choose. my personal opinion is Kirprusoff. \n\nThose are the players that I believe are the best at their positions.
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I think it's great!! I love the Sabres!