Zack Parise ovechkined the boards after the goal
Go USA!
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via Kukla's Korner
Three words: home ice advantage, but congrats to Stevie Yzerman who was on the road for the last 4 months analyzing and scouting the players, and the coaching staff of team Canada.
Congrats to Brian Burke and Ron Wilson, that was the most exciting USA team in years.
The luck was on Canada's side tonight.
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We've started the new trend in US hockey.
~Ryan Miller
In Stanley Cup playoffs you play for your club, for your organization. At the Olympics you play for your country.
~Jamie Langenbrunner
Pretty much all on which tournament is more important, isn't it? Even the Super Bowl cannot be compared, it's not about the Green Bay Packers or the Red Skins, it's about your country.
The Washington Post:
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper unwittingly provided support for the popular belief that politicians cannot organize a booze-up in a brewery when they mixed up a simple wager on the outcome of Sunday's Olympic ice hockey final.
With their two countries playing each other in the gold medal match, the two leaders agreed to raise the stakes and wage a personal bet on the outcome.
The only problem was that they messed up the terms of the bet, with both offices issuing media statements that the winner had to buy the beer rather than the loser.
After being told about the error, both offices agreed that the loser would pay so if the Americans won, Harper had to buy Obama a case of Yuengling beer.
If the Canadians won, Obama owed Harper a carton of Molson Canadian.
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5 comments:
how can you say canada was lucky?? it was a great game. the u.s.a played awesome! canada had miller beat twice but hit the post. so if you wanna talk luck, then the u.s had a bit too.
There is no luck in hockey. We won, simple as that. Go Canada!!!
Hey, Canadians, congrats! It's a great day for you, enjoy it! The only problem I have with team Canada is... oh well, you know :-)
Two things stood out in these Olympics:
1. The media coverage of the event and even the death of the Georgian was HORRIBLE.
2. Watching hockey as a casual fan, it seems there are only two people who play Crosby and Ovechkin. Forget about the players from the other teams. My husband and I were actually interested in watching hockey but in every game those two names would come up. I've heard friends say that this is a team game but from what I've seen, read and heard this game seems to be about only two individuals.
I must admit it is a fun game to watch if you understand it, but the impression I got from this olympics about hockey and the name calling by the media leaves me with a bad outlook of the sport.
Thanks to all the hockey players who participated. It was fun to watch with friends.
I know it is a team sport, but out of everyone in the tournament, Miller truly deserved Gold. He put on an amazing performance every game and handled the pressure beautifully.
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