Memo To Hockey Fans: Prepare To Be Disappointed
The Olympic hockey tournament has brought buzz back to the National Hockey League, and just in time for the remainder of the schedule.
That’s the good news. The bad news is that the Olympic hockey slate is done.
There is a distinct difference in the brand of hockey that fans have seen the last two weeks in [...]
USA-Canada LIVE Gold-Medal Game Blog
5:12 PM: Watching the medal ceremony is definitely a bittersweet feeling. Oh Canada will play at Canadian Hockey Place for the gold-medal winning nation. That’ll conclude our coverage of this outstanding tournament. Its been a pleasure.
4:59 PM: Ryan Miller will win the tournament MVP. An outstanding award for a goalie that proved that he’s the [...]
Onto the Next One
Even though the United States successfully pulled off a stunning upset on Sunday night against Canada, Team USA General Manager Brian Burke wasn’t fooled. He realized that his team was outshot by a two to one margin and he emphasized that the Americans were going to have to be much better on the defensive end [...]
College Kids Are Great, But This is Why We Have NHL Players in Olympics.
There was talk before the Games about whether having all these NHL players in the Olympics is a good idea. The NHL, as a result of them doing this, is forced to take a 2.5-week break. Is this a problem for the league? Should NHL coaches have to deal with a lot of their players [...]
A Showdown Looms
The United States men’s hockey team defeated Norway 6-1, in a game that was much closer than the score indicated.
Meanwhile, the story of Day 7 at the 21st Winter Olympics was the tilt between the Canadians and the same Switzerland team that the Americans were able to beat 3-1 a couple of days ago. Canada [...]
The Yankees Are Off and Running
In a quest for a medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the United States men’s hockey team got off to a great start on Tuesday afternoon against Switzerland.
No, it wasn’t a breathtaking and completely dominating performance like Canada had in its 8-0 romp over Norway Tuesday evening. However it was a game that shored [...]
USA Men’s Hockey: Youthful Underdogs
The Chicago Blackhawks fans are loving Patrick Kane in the Olympics. They also have Canada’s Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook. Oh, and there is also Slovakia’s Marian Hossa and Tomas Kopecky.
The NHL takes a two-and-a-half-week break, but Chicago hockey fans will get to see the team’s biggest stars on one of the sport’s [...]
State of Women’s Hockey In Question
They should certainly be allowed a chance at a medal. I am, in no way, saying that women’s hockey should be outlawed. People who know me well consider me one of the males that cares the most about women’s athletics, so this is not the reason for this post.
Anyway, now that I got that little [...]
