That's funny. At the 1997 Final Five, two Gopher homers wearing the same exact jersey (including number and player name on back) while wearing chopper gloves were pounding on the glass non-stop, annoying everyone in our section. At a nice quiet moment, I stood up, pointed at them, and yelled "Hey everyone, it's 20% off Bertogliat jersey and chopper mittens night at Gold Country!" Even Minnesota fans in the section burst out laughing.
http://www.nytimes.c...-loss.html?_r=0
Yea, here was the article I had seen on the Slovak team. The Czechs and Slovaks have a very proud history together - kind of strange seeing them as two different countries.
I think only true hockey fans have any real knowledge as to how many countries had players, coaches, and staff on that plane. It was strange not seeing Pavol Demitra out there in the ice this past week in Sochi.