Exciting final another disappointment for USA hockey
Given the hoopla surrounding the previous USA-Canada match-up, I, like many fans, looked forward to another exceptional game and some great Olympic hockey. I was not disappointed. It almost made up for missing the first game.
Canada must have been completely surprised and humiliated by the 5-3 beating they took in the preliminaries, because after a [...]
USA whips Finland; headed for final!
It was no contest this afternoon when team USA took on Finland in the semi-final hockey round. Ryan Malone scored at 2 minutes 4 seconds in the first period and it was downhill for Finland from there. All 6 of the USA’s goals were made in that first period, and Finland never seemed to recover [...]
Spectacular US Hockey Win: But I didn’t see it.
Just when I was resigned to the fact that because of bad scheduling and my lame computer I wasn’t going to get to see the USA v. Canada hockey game, NBC messed me over even more. I was settled in to watch the 2-man bobsled when they interrupted to show the last 36.7 seconds of [...]
How much do I hate NBC and Comcast?
I am livid! NBC decided to broadcast tonights hockey game between Canada and the US on MSNBC, a channel I don’t get. I just spend half and hour trying to get coverage on my computer cable access and have failed at every turn. Apparently, I will have to upgrade my cable subscription to watch the game. [...]
Three HOURS of Russia vs CZE Hockey???
Really? There are no words. Is nothing else happening at the Olympics right now? This is the only thing that NBC could find to broadcast?
What are you watching today?
There are six medals being awarded today. Which contests will you be watching?
In alpine skiing, you can watch Men’s Super Combined, which combines one downhill run with one slalom run. American Ted Ligety is the defending Olympic champion, but look for Americans Bode Miller and Andrew Weibrecht to give him a run for [...]
Commentators Biggest Fight in Hockey
Hockey is well known as a testosterone-infused sport with lots of shoving and fighting. Tonight, during the match between the Czech Republic and Latvia, there was big checks were verbal, and in the booth.
The Czech Republic was dominating the game and had a 4-0 lead when one of the players made a mistake, or maybe [...]
Men’s Hockey Heating Up
Team USA pounded Norway 6-1 today, 3 of the goals made in the final 6 minutes of the game. This makes them 2 for 2 with 9 points, leading Group B standings.
More exciting was the 3-2 win by Canada over Switzerland in a shootout. Canada took the lead early in the second period, but the [...]
Today’s events 2/18
This is going to be a very brief rundown of today’s events:
Women’s Super Combined— potentially more medals for Julia Mancuso and Lindsey Vonn.
Biathlon— Could there be a medal for American Tim Burke? Will Norway be happier with their results today?
Men’s Figure Skating—Who’s getting the gold? Evan Lysacek, Evgeni Plushenko, or someone else entirely?
Snowboarding— [...]
Olympic Schedule 2/16
So, what’s on today’s schedule?
Today was supposed to be Super Combined in men’s downhill, but due to poor weather conditions (blowing now and low visibility), that event has been pushed to Friday. At this rate, Alpine skiing will finish up sometime in March or April.
Presumably, the snow won’t stop biathlon (it’s still on the [...]
What’s the Difference Between Olympic and NHL Hockey?
There are subtle differences between NHL and Olympic hockey that will affect how the game is played at the 2010 Olympics. Olympic rules are based more on the International Hockey Federation rules than NHL. First, the rink for Olympic play is usually larger than NHL rinks. This tends to result in more of a “position” [...]
