OT: USA WINS HOCKEY GOLD

[jibsey]

Overtime, 3 on 3. Canada doubled our shots on goal. USA killed off 5 on 3.

 

[Mr. French]

Tage with the gold - UConn and Sabres, I feel good this morning.

 

[superjohn]

That was amazing. USA v. Canada hockey is the best rivalry going in sports.

 

[Blakeon18]

Help me here. I am not knowledgable about hockey. I found watching this game
exciting and the play by both teams...and goalies...great fun.

I had NO idea about that rule change in the OT. I thought it made that time more
tense...more pressure-filled. Even to unknowledgable me it sure seemed much easier to score a goal...and I liked
that.

Do you like it? I would guess purists would not. That true? For me: I would NOT like it if in other
sports when extra innings or OT occured they removed some players from each team.

 

[Dove]

Tage Thompson...

 

[Dove]

First Team Gold since The Miracle on Ice!!

 

[Henry]

Only team gold outside the US

 

[jibsey]

First Team Gold since The Miracle on Ice!!

46 years. Hockey is the only sport that I could not even fake playing. I can throw a baseball, football, shoot hoops and swing a golf club and tennis racket but…..I can’t skate or even fake it in hockey. I guess I could lie down in front of the goal…

 

[willie99]

Awesome

 

[sledog]

Replay up yet?

 

[Deepster]

What a game. American guts prevail over talent every time. 🏅🇺🇸

 

[UConnTrumbull]

TAGE THOMPSON UCONN MOUNT RUSHMORE

 

[RuffRuff]

How many is OT 3x3? Just rifling shots - best goalie wins.

 

[Marat]

TAGE THOMPSON UCONN MOUNT RUSHMORE

Outside of basketball, I would guess it would be George Springer and now Tage Thompson up there. Who else?

 

[uconngb]

I don’t watch hockey at all but that game was awesome and the goalie was other worldly

 

[GampelGladiator]

Kemba rocking the hockey jersey last night was all the mojo Team USA needed today!

 

[storrsroars]

What a game. American guts prevail over talent every time. 🏅🇺🇸

Except for those 46 years since the last time.

It was a fantastic game and about the best hockey anyone will ever see. No need for the jingoism.

 

[Mr. French]

Canadian team was devastated. USA hockey as a program has come a long way in the last 20-30 years.

The tributes to Gaudreau were heart breaking too.

 

[storrsroars]

Canadian team was devastated. USA hockey as a program has come a long way in the last 20-30 years.

There are probably a half dozen Canadian players who should've had goals or assists today but will end up having nightmares. McDavid is certainly one of them.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Jack Hughes interview after the game was amazing. The team bringing Gaudreau’s toddlers onto the ice for the celebration tells you everything you need to know about the hockey brotherhood.

 

[uconngb]

There are probably a half dozen Canadian players who should've had goals or assists today but will end up having nightmares. McDavid is certainly one of them.

That goalie stood on his head. Some of the saves he made were impossible.

 

[Scoe]

There are probably a half dozen Canadian players who should've had goals or assists today but will end up having nightmares. McDavid is certainly one of them.

Oh well could've should've would've that's sports, that's hockey. Were you rooting for Canada btw just curious.

 

[Dove]

There are probably a half dozen Canadian players who should've had goals or assists today but will end up having nightmares. McDavid is certainly one of them.

Ahhhh,, well.

And Toews, too. Definitely, Toews.

 

[Devland]

Kemba rocking the hockey jersey last night was all the mojo Team USA needed today!

Saw Kemba last night as I was walkinout

 

[storrsroars]

Oh well could've should've would've that's sports, that's hockey. Were you rooting for Canada btw just curious.

I was mostly interested in watching a great game - given how the Canadians had to come back a couple times just to make it here, I thought there was a chance it would be a boring 5-1 game with the US coasting. It was anything but, thankfully.

This wasn't the 1980 CCCP team, so couldn't really manufacture fake "hate" against the Canucks like it seems at least 2-3 here could. If anything, I wanted to see Tage get a gold medal. I will say the Canadians missed having Sid out there. Sully was good here in Pgh for a few years until he wasn't, so good to see he can still coach a winner.