Congrats Canada. Winning the gold on home turf must be a hell of a feeling. Enjoy every single second of it. And kudos to America for playing just as hard and aggressive as a Burke team typically is. Anyone excited for Sochi in yet (assuming the NHL guys play in it)?
Canada has won the gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in men's ice hockey with a dramatic 3-2 overtime win over the United States. I offer my own thoughts on the game and what hockey fans should do now.
A version of this post was first published at Cycle Like the Sedins on 22 February 2010. There’s been a lot of discussion about women’s ice hockey lately. The United States will meet Canada to...
This is an open thread for the final day of the round robin part of the Men's Ice Hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics. This post includes commentary on the current situation in the tournament and why each game tonight will be important.
The New Jersey Devils need to get back to their winning ways after the Olympics and they'll need Martin Brodeur to play well to do that. But does Brodeur need to do well in the Olympics for that to happen? A look back at his post-Olympic stats in 2002 and 2006 provides insight to that question.
Heading into his first Olympic start tomorrow for Canada against Switzerland, Martin Brodeur had a bad February prior to the Olympic break. Amid concerns over his recent "struggles," I looked at each one of the 18 goals against Brodeur in his last 6 games and conclude that the stats look worse than Brodeur's performances.
This is an open thread for the discussion off all Olympic hockey happenings for today, February 16, 2010. This thread also highlights where the Devils are expected to start for their teams, or in the case of Martin Brodeur, not start.
