I have never really paid that much attention to the WJC before this year and this was the first game i watched...it was pretty awesome! So much scoring and action i couldn't beleive it!
I do beleive that Spirko used to play with Jaroslav Markovic who is playing in the WJC this year for Slovakia. Markovic plays for the Tri-City Storm this season.
http://stormhockey.com/
I was looking through the USHL site at the college commitment lists and saw there were 3 for the 04-05 season...
Miller,Brad-Green Bay
Lee, Brian- Lincoln
Oshie, T.J.-Sioux Falls
http://ushl.com/college/index.cfm
That picture is from a storm game, we sit in the same section just a couple rows up from them. They still wave the Slovakian flag....their are 2 other slovakians on the team this year and they are Lukac's host family....:)Just thought i'd drop a lil info on it;)
I'm from NE and used to watch Spirko play all the time, me and my friend were like his biggest fams and i know everyone had their own nicknames for him.....mine and hers was Rusty..we heard one of his fellow players call him that at a signing, Sparky and Raddy Dog. Glad to see Spirko has carried his name through hockey!