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tvordljWorld Cup hockey is in Halifax this week (It's also happening in Quebec City as well). Images from here and there include:
Latvian fans running around in hockey jerseys and all manner of strange headgear from horns to mop-like wigs and banging on drums. Some of them even hired a limo and put on a drum concert through the open sunroof! They are fast becoming the favourites. Rowdy and just out for a good time. Can you imagine traveling all the way from Latvia to watch your team play in a tournament? Most of the teams are from northern or eastern Europe (plus Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany, and North American teams Canada and USA). There's quite a few of them too, from what i've heard, plus lots of fans from the Scandinavian countries and Slovenia as well.
Norway fans at the arena, bare chested or bare-stomached with the initials of the country scrawled on their skin, punching the air and cheering on their team.
One woman, screaming at the top of her lungs to encourage her team (Team USA) in the middle of a sea of Team Canada fans, all of whom just chuckled at her instead of mobbing her :) (Mind you, Canada won that game! Go Team Canada!)
It's been just mad here this week but it sounds like everyone is having a blast. there's been loads of fans wearing hockey jerseys around downtown, faces painted team colours, loads of smiles and lots of different languages overheard. I saw a little kid go by yesterday with his blonde hair liberally streaked with blue dye and wearing a matching blue jersey for whichever team it was he was supporting, trotting along happily beside his dad.
Latvian fans running around in hockey jerseys and all manner of strange headgear from horns to mop-like wigs and banging on drums. Some of them even hired a limo and put on a drum concert through the open sunroof! They are fast becoming the favourites. Rowdy and just out for a good time. Can you imagine traveling all the way from Latvia to watch your team play in a tournament? Most of the teams are from northern or eastern Europe (plus Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany, and North American teams Canada and USA). There's quite a few of them too, from what i've heard, plus lots of fans from the Scandinavian countries and Slovenia as well.
Norway fans at the arena, bare chested or bare-stomached with the initials of the country scrawled on their skin, punching the air and cheering on their team.
One woman, screaming at the top of her lungs to encourage her team (Team USA) in the middle of a sea of Team Canada fans, all of whom just chuckled at her instead of mobbing her :) (Mind you, Canada won that game! Go Team Canada!)
It's been just mad here this week but it sounds like everyone is having a blast. there's been loads of fans wearing hockey jerseys around downtown, faces painted team colours, loads of smiles and lots of different languages overheard. I saw a little kid go by yesterday with his blonde hair liberally streaked with blue dye and wearing a matching blue jersey for whichever team it was he was supporting, trotting along happily beside his dad.
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