OT: Women Hockey US vs Canada

[Hongster]

Going on right now.
Canada scored 2 goals in the last 3:30 minutes in the third to tie the game
Go USA!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Wbbfan1]

As the announcers said USA played not to lose in the last 5 minutes or so. Experience and momentum seems to favor Canada in OT. Go USA

 

[sawxfan23]

The US team flat out choked.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Canada's age, experience and Team USA complete breakdown in last 3.35 and in OT won the Gold for Canada. Heartbreaking Loss for Team USA players. It will take a long time to get over what should have been a Gold Medal.

 

[Hongster]

Damn! We lost....What a heartbreak..

 

[VAMike23]

 

[UConnCat]

Reminiscent of the US v Canada soccer match at the London Olympics, minus the controversial calls. Canada led for most of the match, the US tied it and won in OT.

 

[Blueballer]

Man, those are about the saddest looking silver medal winners I've ever seen.

 

[wallman]

So sad and so close.

 

[Hongster]

It's going to take me awhile to get over this

 

[Aluminny69]

It's too bad the Refs had to interject themselves into this game. In the NHL, in overtime, the Refs let the players play...

 

[meyers7]

It's too bad the Refs had to interject themselves into this game. In the NHL, in overtime, the Refs let the players play...

Well that was a pretty blatant take down on the break away. Hard to swallow your whistle on that one.

 

[VAUConnFan]

Some highly skilled young ladies.

 

[pap49cba]

Well that was a pretty blatant take down on the break away. Hard to swallow your whistle on that one.

In all fairness, that should have resulted in a penalty shot.

 

[pap49cba]

Heart-wrenching loss for the US but kudos to Kevin Dineen. Good guy. And I never saw him lose his cool behind the bench.

 

[Aluminny69]

Well that was a pretty blatant take down on the break away. Hard to swallow your whistle on that one.

Actually, I meant the first penalty on Canada shouldn't have been called, but then 5 seconds later a payback or even up penalty on US for slashing was ridiculous. If the teams were 4 v 4 or 4 v 3 USA, then the breakaway probably doesn't occur. OTOH, I'm glad the empty net goal didn't occur either, as the Linesman affected that play. On the breakaway, Knight actually caught her from behind, and I thought the Canadian took a dive. ( ala Duke)

 

[CTyankee]

What a terrible loss... (At least we get to redeem ourselves every year...) They must wait another four years for another shot at the gold medal...

 

[meyers7]

Actually, I meant the first penalty on Canada shouldn't have been called, but then 5 seconds later a payback or even up penalty on US for slashing was ridiculous. If the teams were 4 v 4 or 4 v 3 USA, then the breakaway probably doesn't occur. OTOH, I'm glad the empty net goal didn't occur either, as the Linesman affected that play.

Oh, ok, different things.

On the breakaway, Knight actually caught her from behind, and I thought the Canadian took a dive. ( ala Duke)

Didn't look that way to me. I agree with Pap on this one should have been a penalty shot.

 

[Aluminny69]

From today's AP article:

And then in overtime, the whistles started.
Neither team could understand the referees’ eagerness to call penalties in an Olympic overtime, which is already 4-on-4 hockey. Just six seconds after Canada’s Catherine Ward was sent off for a big hit near the net, Jocelyne Lamoureux was penalized for slashing on a single whack at Shannon Szabados’ pads with the puck underneath them.

“It stinks to go into an overtime in an up-and-down game and have so many penalties called,” Stack said. “It would have been great if we could have played 4-on-4 for 20 minutes or whatever.”

Moments later during 3-on-3 play, a bad U.S. line change gave a breakaway to Canada’s Hayley Wickenheiser. Hilary Knight swooped in from behind, and Wickenheiser tumbled to the ice.

The officials curiously called Knight for cross-checking instead of either awarding a penalty shot or allowing play to continue. Replays showed no significant contact between the two, except perhaps Knight’s right skate clipping Wickenheiser’s right skate from behind — which isn’t cross-checking.

“I didn’t touch her,” Knight said. “She fell. That was a bogus call. But it’s not about any one call.”

Poulin ended it 39 seconds later.

 

[meyers7]

The officials curiously called Knight for cross-checking instead of either awarding a penalty shot or allowing play to continue. Replays showed no significant contact between the two, except perhaps Knight’s right skate clipping Wickenheiser’s right skate from behind — which isn’t cross-checking.

Yea that's what I saw. I figure at this level, they know exactly what they are doing.

 

[VAUConnFan]

From today's AP article:

And then in overtime, the whistles started.
Neither team could understand the referees’ eagerness to call penalties in an Olympic overtime, which is already 4-on-4 hockey. Just six seconds after Canada’s Catherine Ward was sent off for a big hit near the net, Jocelyne Lamoureux was penalized for slashing on a single whack at Shannon Szabados’ pads with the puck underneath them.

“It stinks to go into an overtime in an up-and-down game and have so many penalties called,” Stack said. “It would have been great if we could have played 4-on-4 for 20 minutes or whatever.”

Moments later during 3-on-3 play, a bad U.S. line change gave a breakaway to Canada’s Hayley Wickenheiser. Hilary Knight swooped in from behind, and Wickenheiser tumbled to the ice.

The officials curiously called Knight for cross-checking instead of either awarding a penalty shot or allowing play to continue. Replays showed no significant contact between the two, except perhaps Knight’s right skate clipping Wickenheiser’s right skate from behind — which isn’t cross-checking.

“I didn’t touch her,” Knight said. “She fell. That was a bogus call. But it’s not about any one call.”

Poulin ended it 39 seconds later.

You must have seen replays from angles not available to me here in Virginia.
And you are accusing an all time Olympic great of taking a dive? On a breakaway?

 

[Aluminny69]

Video Proof of NO CONTACT:

 

[meyers7]

Video Proof of NO CONTACT:

Yep, looked like she clipped her heel. Probably why the American fell too. hmmmm? Or did she take a dive also?

 

[Aluminny69]

Yep, looked like she clipped her heel. Probably why the American fell too. hmmmm? Or did she take a dive also?

A far cry from your original statement: "Well that was a pretty blatant take down on the break away."

Incidental contact? A penalty shot would have been better. But as I said, if the two original penalties hadn't been called, this situation would not have arisen. BTW, I was not aware there was a line change problem. Also, in the NHL, the Refs swallow their whistles in overtime.

Incidentally, the Russians may have been robbed also, given their "winning" goal against the US was disallowed because the Net was dislodged...