Women's Hockey: US and Canada go for gold
by FrankD on Feb 25, 2010 2:00 PM EST
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PrintNot much has been said about women's hockey but that doesn't make it any less entertaining. Fact is, the competition in the women's bracket is somewhat one sided. Or maybe I should say two sided, given the two strong teams competing. At any rate, while Team Russia surprised many last night by not advancing to the gold medal game, tonight's USA and Canada women's gold medal game is something that could've been predicted from the first day of the olympics. These two teams are so good that the thought of just having a best of seven series right out of the gate was an amusing, hypothetical and unfortunately impossible option.
How good are these teams? Check it out after the jump.
CANADA
| DATE | FINAL | OPPONENT |
| 2/13 | 18-3 | Slovakia |
| 2/15 | 10-1 | Switzerland |
| 2/17 | 13-1 | Sweden |
| 2/22 | 5-0 | Finland |
USA
| DATE | FINAL | OPPONENT |
| 2/14 | 12-1 | China |
| 2/16 |
13-0 |
Russia |
| 2/18 | 16-0 | Finland |
| 2/22 | 9-1 | Sweden |
That's 46 goals for Canada, 50 for team USA, all over the span of four games. Clearly the competition has been overmatched.
This is the gold medal game USA and Canada have been waiting for in the women's ice hockey competition. Sweden and Finland will duke it out for bronze, but the better game is no doubt going down tonight at 6:30. Check it out if you can.
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It’d be great for USA Hockey if we take the WJC U-20’s (check), and the Mens and Womens Olympics from the Canadians….Especially since all three are contested in Canada.
…And, you know, 2 out of 3 wouldn’t be too bad either
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
I was thinking the same earlier this week. Imagine sweeping them in 4 of 4? The country would be on suicide watch for an entire year.
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They crushed us in Curling, so we would just be evening things up.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Feb 25, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s why Team USA let themselves get shut out—kindness, pure and simple. They didn’t want to induce mass suicide among our neighbors to the north. :-)
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by GreenEyedLilo on Feb 25, 2010 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
These are worse scores than the Women’s World Cup (Soccer). I remember two little factoids from an earlier round game I watched (US/China). One of the women’s games (I can’t remember which countries) recently featured a score of 82-0 with a shot differential of 120+ to 0. The other was that there wer something like 200 women in ALL OF CHINA registered as league hockey players. Why is this in the Olympics? They could have had US/Canada best of three and left everyone else at home.
You look at basketball and the US running a train on everyone in 1992. Gotta start somewhere. A lot of those teams are really competitive now.
You’re right to say everyone knew it would come down to Canada/US, no one else is in their class for the ladies, but to grow the game it has so start somewhere.
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
You look at basketball and the US running a train on everyone in 1992
you are comparing apples to oranges. basketball had been an Olympic event for many years before that. The USA petitioned to have pros allowed so we could start winning the gold again because the world “non-professionals” kept beating our true amatuers. USA sour grapes at losing at the sport we created.
I agree it has to start somewhere, but just because it exists does not mean it should be automatically made into an Olympic event. Men’s synchronized swimming anyone?
Well, I really enjoyed it (and bought a T-shirt, too). And my friend has a talented young daughter who dreams of playing for Team USA herself. Did you watch Team Finland’s joy in receiving their bronze medals just now? It was wonderful—those women made me smile along with them. I think they deserve the chance to improve over 4 or 8 years and contend for gold. I think young girls all over the world who just recently learned that they can play this game and do something cool with it when they grow up deserve that chance. Sorry, but I don’t think the answer here is to take away an opportunity.
"Darling, you say Brooks Orpik 'checked' that guy. He did not 'get under him and put him into the wall'."--Beloved to me, Winter 2007
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by GreenEyedLilo on Feb 25, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
Well put.
I think young girls all over the world who just recently learned that they can play this game and do something cool with it when they grow up deserve that chance
As the father of two young daughters, I agree, but make the sport an Olympic event when the world can compete, not just show up. Apologies if I sound callous or sexist in any of this. That was not my intention.
I'm checking the game out now
I’ve seen some of the earlier games, but this is so much more watchable when there are two quality teams out on the ice.
As an aside, I’m glad that I haven’t been at these games (men or women) in person. I’d have killed someone by now with the constant DAY-O, WOO-WOO they play over the public address system.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Feb 25, 2010 6:46 PM EST reply actions
It was awesome! You’re right, the fact that it was far more evenly matched than other games made it more exciting. I wish the game had ended differently, of course, but it was a pleasure to watch.
I also found the way they use the PA system pretty annoying.
"Darling, you say Brooks Orpik 'checked' that guy. He did not 'get under him and put him into the wall'."--Beloved to me, Winter 2007
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by GreenEyedLilo on Feb 25, 2010 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
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