2010 winter olympics hockey

Growing blog traffic by riding the Olympic wave

Dirk Hoag On the Forecheck Mar 18 2010, 4:36p

A blogging lesson from the Winter Olympics, and how a few throwaway sentences in a Sunday morning post turned into a major traffic generator.

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Missed It By That Much!

posted by T Kyle King, Mar 01, 2010

Link sbnation.com

Throughout Bulldog Nation, the name Ryan Miller is being spoken with disdain the way the name Bill Buckner is spoken by Boston Red Sox fans. Yeah, he was sure-handed and reliable, but we will never forget the image of his giving up the shot that cost his team the title. I'll be honest with you: I couldn't care less about the Olympics generally, and hockey isn't my sport. When I first heard about this afternoon's outcome, I could have sworn they said Cindy Crawford had scored the winning goal, which would have been something to see. However, there is no question that the loss of the Olympic gold medal was felt more deeply in the Peach State than anywhere else in the United States. We remember the "Miracle on Ice" of 30 years ago, and we who are superstitious sports fans understand what a win today would have meant not only for the Red, White, and Blue, but also for the Red and Black. The United States won an Olympic hockey gold medal in 1980. The Georgia Bulldogs won the national championship in college football the following fall. If Miller had stopped that shot, the crystal football would have been Athens-bound. When the game went to overtime, Manic Kyle briefly began preparing to book a hotel room for next year's national championship game. When the Canadians won, the Georgians lost and Depressive Kyle went back on duty. Sigh. Go 'Dawgs!

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Move over Oscar de la Hoya, Sidney Crosby is the new Golden Boy

Hooks Orpik Feb 28 2010, 8:40p

Sidney Crosby scores the game winning Olympic gold medal goal and shows once again why he is the #1 player in the world.

Sidney Crosby saves Canada, USA takes home silver

FrankD Feb 28 2010, 6:56p

Coming from a Team America supporter, I guess if anyone had to place the final nail in the coffin it might as well be Sidney Crosby. For once I, and any other USA supporter, gets to feel the wrath of El Sid and witness once again just what amazing things this guy is capable of.

Canadian Gold in Men's Ice Hockey: Canada Beats United States in OT, 3-2, at 2010 Winter Olympics

John Fischer In Lou We Trust Feb 28 2010, 7:05p

Canada has won the gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in men's ice hockey with a dramatic 3-2 overtime win over the United States. I offer my own thoughts on the game and what hockey fans should do now.

USA vs. Canada Gold Medal Open Thread

FrankD Feb 28 2010, 2:00p

Team USA vs. Canada for the gold medal. Stop in and chat it up with hockey fans.

USA vs. Canada features battle of Nashville's star defensemen, Ryan Suter & Shea Weber

Dirk Hoag On the Forecheck Feb 28 2010, 8:33a

The Olympic mens hockey tournament could not have come down to a better conclusion for North American hockey fans. Team USA has shown surprising consistency and ridden the phenomenal goaltending of Ryan Miller into the Gold Medal Game, while Team Canada has given us glimpses of greatness but remains a bit of a question mark; can all that talent gel into a cohesive team?

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