The United States and Canada squared off for the Gold in the 2010 Winter Olympics. It was definitely a game for the ages! The fans and people watching certainly got their money's worth!
These were clearly the two best teams in the world. They battled back and forth and it even went into overtime on a US goal with 24 seconds left! When you play teams of this caliber, you CANNOT let your guard down for a second.
Al Michaels was the broadcaster back in 1980 for the "Miracle on Ice". He kept referring back to that game. Just to remind everyone, the US beat the Soviet Union to get into the medal round. America took out Finland 4-1 to win the gold.
This was not Miracle on Ice 2. Yes, the US was an underdog on someone else's home ice but you have to remember America beat Canada a few days earlier. If anything, that was probably a mistake! :-)
A better theme probably should have been "Clash of the Titans." There was no question that the US and Canada were going to do battle for first with the Russians possibly barging in to interupt the North American party.
It was a great game and I think it created a lot of new fans. I notice people tend to watch international competition even in sports they do not follow.
And yes, I realize the irony of Pittsburgh Penguin Sidney Crosby scoring the winning goal for Canada in overtime....
What happened to your Penguins! Lost to Carolina in OT. Actually, I was surprised...LOL Good game though
ReplyDeleteIt was a good game...until overtime! :-P Looks like the Canes are going to try and make a run at the playoffs at the end!
ReplyDeleteCarolina and Pittsburgh seem to always play each other tough. I am just glad you did not bring up the 2009 Eastern finals....LOL
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