2010 olympic hockey Stories - Japers' Rink
Olympic Gold Medal Game: Three Things that are True
1. Canada had a better team than the US. Even with Canada up most of the game and not pressing, they still out-shot the US 61-54, including 35-24 close-in. 2. There's no reason to believe Ryan Miller is a better goaltender than Roberto Luongo. 3. Sidney Crosby has now won Gold at the World...
Olympic Gold Medal Game : USA vs. Canada - Live Open Forum
Join us for Olympic chat madness as SB Nation hosts the final Open Forum of the Winter Games featuring host Canada and a come-from-nowhere Team USA. Oh, and if you happened to be at Lake Worth's SkateZone this afternoon and noticed a very clumsy dood wearing a navy three-button Panthers shirt...
Silver and Gold: USA-Canada Olympic final [thread]
Team USA and Canada are playing the "they're the favorite / no they're the favorite" game -- which is less gamesmanship, more pressure relief and, to me, building in the feeling that it's okay to lose. That's actually what bothered me a bit about the 2002 final: That U.S. team almost sounded like...
Shot Totals in 1980 US-USSR Game
I've been getting a few searches for this data, so I thought I'd post it: USA USSR 1st 8 18 2nd 2 12 3rd 6 9 Total 16 39 The US spent most of the game behind: Score Time +1 10:00 Tied 15:23 -1 33:37 With our modern-day statistical lens,I think we'd say that...
Who's the better goaltender? Ryan Miller vs Roberto Luongo
I was talking to a friend of mine last night about the gold medal game, and he said he'd rather have Ryan Miller in goal than Roberto Luongo. Why? Miller has a 930 save percentage this season; Luongo is just 919. Not only that, Miller has "looked better" so far in the Olympics. I tried to...
2010 Winter Olympic Hockey: USA-Canada Preview
Team USA will be looking to avenge their loss to Canada in the 2002 Gold Medal game in Salt Lake City. No better place to do it than tonight in Vancouver. Here is a preview of tonight's game: (Courtesy of NESN) United States: When USA GM Brian Burke assembled this squad, many questioned his...
2010 Winter Olympic Hockey: Getting Geared Up for Gold Part 4
Alright, we are getting closer to game time, only two more installments to go. Next up, nothing like a good old fashioned Rocky Balboa training montage to get you going: Check back at 1 PM for the final installment. <!--Session data-->
2010 Winter Olympic Hockey: Getting Geared Up for Gold Part 1
As we all get ready to root the USA on in their quest for the first hockey gold since 1980, we're going to do our best to get you fired up as the day goes on. No better place to start than with the "Miracle on Ice", USA's win over the Soviet Union on February 24th, 1980 at Lake Placid. Check back...
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