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Also :BRA for the first time

 

 

and :ARG is there as well. @konig @LDOG :d

 

 

 

and my buddy Danny @OlympicIRL will be happy to hear :IRL is in as well :d

 

:IRL beat :BRA  16-0 in the opener.

 

 

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14 minutes ago, hckošice said:

Bratislava host this week the Development Cup.

 

:GRE is returning to ice hockey :yes @Makedonas @Ted

 

 

Really pleasant to see the Greek Ice Hockey back in the map :)

 

 

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10 minutes ago, hckošice said:

Bratislava host this week the Development Cup.

 

:GRE is returning to ice hockey :yes @Makedonas @Ted

 

 

I know there were some efforts to bring diaspora Greeks together but I'm not sure what happened. I haven't heard about this in about 10 years. There were always some players with Greek origins in the NHL.

 

I just did some research and there still are:

23 yo Trevor Zegras of the Anaheim Ducks, born in New York to Greek parents

29 yo Andreas Athanasiou of the Chicago Blackhawks, born in Toronto to a Greek father and Guyanese mother

 

There's also Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who is a very successful player and already played for Canada so would not be eligible for Greece. However, his family does not even identify as Greek despite his surname and his father's side being from Florina (border town of :GRE and :MKD, the town has a complicated history from the Greek Civil War which I will not bore you with).

 

Anyways I'm sure there are more Greeks from USA and Canada in lower levels of hockey who would be willing to play for the national team if needed. Hopefully an effort is made so we can be competitive.

 

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@hckošice

 

Zdeno is on fire! (and a bit crazy, too :rolleyes:)

 

he ran the Boston Marathon last Monday (and finished in 3h30mins) and then Yesterday he also ran the London Marathon, improving to 3h10mins :yikes: :bowdown:

 

https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-bruins/2024/04/21/zdeno-chara-boston-london-marathon-bruins/

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3 minutes ago, phelps said:

@hckošice

 

Zdeno is on fire! (and a bit crazy, too :rolleyes:)

 

he ran the Boston Marathon last Monday (and finished in 3h30mins) and then Yesterday he also ran the London Marathon, improving to 3h10mins :yikes: :bowdown:

 

https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-bruins/2024/04/21/zdeno-chara-boston-london-marathon-bruins/

Sadly, it appears to be quite late for Paris 2024 though :p

 

Nah, he always was a monster and a true machine, I remember him doing regularly the Tour de France full mountains stages just for fun during summer preparation :d

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