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Olympic gold in Vancouver: What a difference one year makes
One year ago today, the eyes of the world – at least those parts where snow and ice are found – were fixated on Vancouver for the final event of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Men’s Gold Medal Hockey Game between the United States and host Canada. The Americans surprised most experts in their run-up [...]
This one’s for you, General Brock: Canada crushes U.S., to play Russia for gold
Luggages have been unpacked; lozenges have been swallowed; loquacious razzing has ceased. Back across the border safely, the last twenty-four hours have been a short time of revelry and reflection on Canada’s convincing semifinal victory over the United States on Monday night in Buffalo. The score: 4-1 on the ice and likely 80%-20% in the HSBC Arena [...]
Ivan Hlinka: Reflections on an all-time great in Czech hockey
This past Saturday, the Canadian under-18 men’s hockey team won their third consecutive gold at the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by defeating the U.S. 1-0. The Memorial of Ivan Hlinka is an annual summer tournament for national under-18 squads from the top eight hockey nations in the world (not to be confused [...]
Red, White and Blue
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, frequently in electoral politics, sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose. Do you believe in miracles? “Sometimes, the best team in a tournament does not take home the Gold medal”. That was Team USA head coach Ron Wilson’s quote after the United [...]
E pluribus, Crosby
Sidney Crosby was born and bred for this moment. In a country that elevates its sublimely talented hockey superstars to iconic status, it was only appropriate that out of the many star players populating Team Canada’s roster, the wunderkind from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia would emerge as the one who seized the moment that asked for a hero. Out [...]
Canada and U.S. to go for gold on Sunday afternoon
Canada and the United States have both booked their tickets, in very different ways, to the gold medal game on Sunday (3.15 pm EST / 12.15 pm PST) setting up an all North American Olympic men’s hockey final and a rematch of the 2002 Salt Lake City gold medal game won by Canada. The Americans advanced by [...]
