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USA Victorious In Vancouver Against Team Canada (VIDEO)
USA Victorious In Vancouver Against Team Canada (VIDEO)
Despite performing in front of a raucous and adversarial crowd, the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team was able to secure a courageous 5-3 victory against Canada Sunday, February 21st, 2010 at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.
While there were many highlights in this gem of an athletic competition, Bombastic Sports’ favorite moment was Ryan Kesler’s shorthanded goal. His remarkable hustle and ebullient drudgery can be experience in the video below.
Ryan Miller turned back 42 shots in Team USA's 5-3 victory over Team Canada Sunday.
Expeditious Elucidation
- Brian Rafalski scored the first two goals for Team USA
- Chris Drury scored at the 16:46 mark of the second period
- Jamie Langenbrunner scored on a power play in the 3rd period
- Ryan Kesler added an empty net goal in the waning moments of the contest
- USA goalie Ryan Miller posted 42 saves
- USA’s victory comes one day before 30th anniversary of “Miracle On Ice”
- Team USA’s Ryan Suter is son of 1980 defenseman Bob Suter
- Team USA’s Brooks Orpik is named about 1980 coach Herb Brook
- Rafalski, 36, is the oldest player for Team USA
- Before Sunday’s victory, Team USA hadn’t defeated Canada in the Olympics since 1960
- Eric Staal, Dany Heatly, and Sidney Crosby scored for Team Canada
- Canada outshot the United States 45-23
- Canada never led in the game
The victory propels Team USA into the quarterfinals. Thanks to Finland’s 3-0 loss to Sweden, the Americans are now the number one seed for the single elimination tournament and have earned a bye.
Meanwhile, Canada must play an extra game and that additional game will be against Germany.
The contest was incredibly exciting, and to quote NBA baller Rasheed Wallace, “both teams played hard.”
The Canadians dazzled with skill while the Americans worked, worked, and worked.
Rafalski scored just 41 seconds into the game (only 11 seconds after the average Canadian fan had consumed their first beer) and then again about 8 1/2 minutes later.
After that, Team Canada stabilized their play. For the first 10 minutes of the second period it looked as if they would dominate the game. However, around the midway point of the period Team USA started to spark and was able to equalized the Canadians’ intensity. From then on, despite a huge difference in shot attempts, this marquee Olympic event was delightfully close.
While we praise both teams’ performance, Canadian goalie Martin Brodeur was fallaciously disappointing. He seemed to be off his game, a moment-to-slow, and indecisive.
Due to NBC’s covenant to only show sports without testosterone, the game was broadcasted on MSNBC. The hockey game captured more viewers for MSNBC then their normal programming has done in six months. However, none of the players, from either team, were able to match the masculinity of Rachel Maddow.
