Latvia game.

[cerealjoe]

You know what's dedication? Flying all over the world to watch the national team play… when you're French and we're talking about the ice hockey team. All I had to do was shell out a bit of money and walk to Hartwall Areena, these guys had to fly in from all over France! Granted, they got to visit Finland a bit. They were all very nice people and it was quite funny to see that they kept some of their club rivalries even when watching the NT play. I don't know much about professional hockey in France (besides the fact that the Brûleurs de Loups have the coolest team name ever and that Marseille got a new team in 2010 and they're still in D3 and there are beer leagues out there who probably play better) but there were a few comments along the lines of, "I usually want you to play like shit but now it's time to step up your game" towards some players.