USA Wins!

The Americans did something on Sunday night that no one thought they could do. They beat a much more talented team (by NHL standards) from Canada on their home ice in Vancouver. It was a great game to see and MSNBC did a beautiful job in covering the historic event to millions and millions of hockey fans that tuned in from North America last night. The game between Canada and the United States was “must see TV” for those that got a chance to see this great hockey match up.

There was a 30 minute pregame show on MSNBC to highlight this hockey match between the rivals from Canada and the United States. When you look at the Canadians line up from last night’s game, it was hard to imagine how the U.S. would keep up on the ice. They did more than keep up as they controlled the game from the start. Canada never did have the lead in the Olympic hockey match that was featured on MSNBC in the States last night. They did come from behind 2 different times to tie the score, but the young American hockey players always had a answer for Canada’s attempts on a comeback. It was a game that the USA would win 5 to 3 over Canada.

It was an electric atmosphere in Vancouver as 20,000 fans (mostly Canadian) filled up the arena in Western Canada. Big TV screens and monitors were placed outside of the arena and lots of fans packed the local bars and taverns in the Vancouver area to watch this big hockey game. The Canadian Government decided to stop liquor sells at 10PM on Sunday, so they could have a little more control with the huge crowds in Vancouver. This was expected to be a huge celebration in Canada, after their stars rolled over the USA team. That never did happen and the USA men’s hockey team would leave the millions in Canada stunned. Hockey isn’t a sport the Americans are known for and it’s much more popular in Canada. It’s hard to determine where this historic win will fall in Olympic history with the Americans, but it’s right up there with the 1980 win over the Russian hockey team in Lake Placid, New York. That was the “Miracle on Ice” and it looks like our hockey team has created a 2nd version of the Miracle on Ice.

The hockey tournament in Vancouver is far from over. There’s a good chance the Americans will have to face Russia now and perhaps the Canadian team will have a 2nd chance to redeem their self with the loss to the Americans last night. Expect things to really heat up now as the USA hockey team now has a horse in the race.

It’s nice to see guys from the NHL (National Hockey League) playing at a competitive level. We don’t get that level of competition from the annual NHL All Star Game and it’s so much better to see these guys playing with real determination. It’s a competitive field and the USA team looks prepared to go the distance with the boys from Canada and the talented team from Russia. Who will win gold for men’s hockey in Vancouver?

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