tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post7225617219896933047..comments2024-03-08T23:13:42.780-06:00Comments on Hockey Blog In Canada: Disobedience Is A VirtueTeebzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00538474727022437837noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post-17028102696752757042009-09-10T12:45:13.739-05:002009-09-10T12:45:13.739-05:00And Irbe is the Caps goalie coach now.
There'...And Irbe is the Caps goalie coach now.<br /><br />There's no WAY the NHL would let Crosby miss the Olympics in Canada. So how can they expect Ovie to miss the games in his home country, especially when he's a global ambassador for the Russian Games?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post-23320897216738205662009-09-10T05:41:26.642-05:002009-09-10T05:41:26.642-05:00Good call, Jeff! I totally had forgotten about Irb...Good call, Jeff! I totally had forgotten about Irbe's decisions. Great example!Teebzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538474727022437837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post-13308359762708832372009-09-10T02:24:44.861-05:002009-09-10T02:24:44.861-05:00The player who comes to mind who put country and p...The player who comes to mind who put country and principles ahead of wealth is Arturs Irbe, who left the Central Red Army club to go home to Riga and manned barricades against tanks when the Soviets invaded Latvia in the early 90's when the Baltic state tried to break away from the Soviet Union. Leaving the Red Army club meant not participating in many high profile events, where North American scouts would be present, for the Soviet National Team, comprised mainly of the Red Army club's players, at a time when the Russians were first coming over to North America.JeffBhttp://thirdstringgoalie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com