A friendly rivalry is brewing between Canadians and Americans stationed at Kandahar Airfield.
And as with many things Canadian, it's over a hockey game - in this case, Sunday's gold-medal match between Team Canada and Team U.S.A.
The Yanks are talking tough after their team trounced the Canadians by a score of 5-3 when they met in a round-robin game last Sunday.
But the plucky Canucks stationed here say Sidney Crosby and the boys are firing on all cylinders now.
The Canadian troops don't seem phased by Team Canada's nail-biter of a win against Slovakia in the semi finals on Friday night.
But the Americans say nothing would be sweeter than beating the Canadians in their own backyard at their own game.
Yanks talking tough, but Canucks in Afghanistan have gold in their sights
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February 27, 2010
- Published on July 1, 2010
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- Don
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:59:29
To the mens hockey team Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Dean
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:59:22
To Sean in Texas, my remarks regarding hockey being our game are based on nationialism and pride with our team and country. You took it as arrogance but if you read the whole story it quoted by the US soldiers that they wanted Canada to be beaten in their back yard at their own game Their words not mine. Go CANADA Go!!!
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- Jerome
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:54:53
Stay safe guys and enjoy the game. Remember,there are more people rooting for you than either of the teams playing for the gold today.
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- sean
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:44:41
To Dean in NS...Hey Dean,you must think that our players are minor league?Well, flash to Dean.....our pros are coming to win on Sunday.....and they have a much better chance of beating your sookie players in what you so arrogantly ,and bogusly, refer to( the first hockey game was played in Sweden in the 1880s) as Canadas Game, as you guys have of beating an NFL team in football! Go USA...
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- j
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:44:18
to sean from houston...it was miller time last week...but now it is cc (canadian club time) today...game on...GO CANADA GO!!!
thanks to all of you who do what you do over there ( american and canadian)...so we can do what we do here...stay safe!!! -
- Dean
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:42:09
Hey Sean from Texas........still OUR GAME!!!!!!
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- Dean
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:39:46
The Yanks are still sookin' after the Canadian Army kicked the stuffin' out of the US Army 16 to 2 in ball hockey last week in Kandahar. Still OUR GAME!!!
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- George
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:39:23
sean oneill, DREAM ON!!! GO CANADA, GO
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- Don
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:46:59
To the mens hockey team Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Dean
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:46:51
To Sean in Texas, my remarks regarding hockey being our game are based on nationialism and pride with our team and country. You took it as arrogance but if you read the whole story it quoted by the US soldiers that they wanted Canada to be beaten in their back yard at their own game Their words not mine. Go CANADA Go!!!
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- Jerome
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:40:47
Stay safe guys and enjoy the game. Remember,there are more people rooting for you than either of the teams playing for the gold today.
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- sean
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:23:42
To Dean in NS...Hey Dean,you must think that our players are minor league?Well, flash to Dean.....our pros are coming to win on Sunday.....and they have a much better chance of beating your sookie players in what you so arrogantly ,and bogusly, refer to( the first hockey game was played in Sweden in the 1880s) as Canadas Game, as you guys have of beating an NFL team in football! Go USA...
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- j
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:23:07
to sean from houston...it was miller time last week...but now it is cc (canadian club time) today...game on...GO CANADA GO!!!
thanks to all of you who do what you do over there ( american and canadian)...so we can do what we do here...stay safe!!! -
- Dean
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:19:11
Hey Sean from Texas........still OUR GAME!!!!!!
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- Dean
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:15:16
The Yanks are still sookin' after the Canadian Army kicked the stuffin' out of the US Army 16 to 2 in ball hockey last week in Kandahar. Still OUR GAME!!!
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- George
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:14:36
sean oneill, DREAM ON!!! GO CANADA, GO
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