Category Archives: 2014 Olympics

The Long Goodbye…

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Chris Peters

As a noted procrastinator who utilizes the stress and anxiety of a tight deadline to focus and tighten his writing, and as someone who so often said on this very website that this piece would come at this time only to … Continue reading →

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USA Hockey at the Olympics — Final Assessment

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Chris Peters

The dust has only begun to settle in the days since the Olympics ended on the sourest of notes for USA Hockey at the Olympics. From 3:26 away and a post away from a gold medal in women’s hockey to … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics: Bronze-Medal Game Reviewed

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Chris Peters

The U.S. dropped a 5-0 decision to Finland in the bronze-medal game at the Olympics and will leave Sochi without any hardware. It’s a bitterly disappointing end to a tournament that started out as well as the U.S. could have … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Hockey: USA Lines vs. Finland – Bronze-Medal Game

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Chris Peters

The U.S. has to quickly regroup after a sobering loss to Canada in the semifinals. A medal is still on the line and going home with nothing only makes that loss to Canada look worse. The U.S. and Finland will … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Hockey: USA vs. Finland Bronze-Medal Game Preview

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Chris Peters

Gold is what everyone was after in Sochi and now only two teams are left to fight for it. For the only other two teams that have a game to play, it’s the medal nobody wants to play for. The … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Hockey: USA-Canada Semifinal Reviewed

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Chris Peters

Beyond a thrilling first 10 minutes of the first period and some infrequent flashes throughout the game, the U.S. was barely in it and lost to Canada 1-0 in the semifinals at the Olympics. After a really sound first four … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Hockey: USA lines vs. Canada for semifinal

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Chris Peters

We’re now just hours away from the highly-anticipated matchup between the U.S. and Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Team USA will take on their North American rivals at noon ET on NBC Sports Network with live streaming on … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Hockey: USA vs. Canada Semifinal Preview

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Chris Peters

It had to happen sooner or later. The rematch of 2010’s thrilling Olympic gold-medal game will be held in the semifinals in Sochi. The U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey Team will take on Canada at noon ET on NBC Sports Network … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Women’s Hockey: USA falls to Canada in gold-medal game

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Chris Peters

It will go down as one of the greatest hockey games ever played and the United States will only be able to look on it with regret. Canada scored two late third-period goals to erase a 2-0 deficit and claim … Continue reading →

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Dear Canada: An American Hockey Fan’s Olympic Rally Cry

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Chris Peters

The U.S. is not the underdog in a lot of things. It is in hockey. Always has been, maybe always will be. The fact that Canada, our closest neighbor, is where the sport takes hold most fiercely leaves those of … Continue reading →

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