Category Archives: 2014 Olympics

2014 Olympics Hockey: Team USA lines vs. Russia

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Chris Peters

It’s the biggest day of the preliminary round as the U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey Team takes on host Russia at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in the second preliminary round game at the Olympics. The two squads will take the ice … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Hockey: USA vs. Russia — Lines Shuffling and How to Stop the Big Red Scoring Attack

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Chris Peters

Saturday morning will bring the most highly anticipated games of the entire preliminary round as the U.S. meets Russia. The electricity in the Bolshoy Ice Dome is bound to leap through your TV and you may require medical assistance, so … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics: Five stray thoughts on Team USA’s 7-1 rout of Slovakia

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Chris Peters

Well, that was something, wasn’t it? There was so much buildup to the Olympics and now that it’s finally here, Team USA is apparently really excited about it. So excited they scored seven goals against a pretty solid Slovakian side. … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Hockey: Team USA lines vs. Slovakia

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Chris Peters

The U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey Team opens play against Slovakia Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. Team USA is looking to improve on its silver medal finish in 2010 and it will need a good start … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Men’s Hockey: It’s Time

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Chris Peters

At 7:30 a.m. ET Thursday all of the build up, all of the hype, all of the projected rosters and medal predictions and words upon words of opinion all fade into the background and it’s time for U.S. Olympic hockey. … Continue reading →

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Team USA at the 2014 Olympics: If Not Now, When?

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Chris Peters

Twenty young men, all clad in blue sweat suits, sneakers of all colors and the biggest smiles you’ve ever seen crowded a podium designed for just one person in the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. With index fingers pointed … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics: Team USA’s lines from second practice

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Chris Peters

The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey team held its second practice in Sochi Tuesday. Once again, head coach Dan Bylsma was experimenting with lines as most of them changed from the first practice held on Monday. This is not uncommon … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics: Team USA tries out forward lines in first practice

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Chris Peters

The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team gathered on the ice for the first time as a group Monday in Sochi. With that first practice comes the coaches beginning with their experimentation process with forward lines and D pairings. Some … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics: U.S. Women Roll Past Switzerland, 9-0

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Chris Peters

It was the expected result, but the way the U.S. Olympic Women’s Hockey Team wholly dominated Switzerland was something to watch. Team USA posted a 9-0 win over the Swiss, scoring just one less goal than shots allowed. The U.S. … Continue reading →

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College Hockey’s Impact on 2014 Olympics Biggest in NHL Era

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Chris Peters

Up until 1998, college hockey was the most direct feeder system for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey Team. Players were either currently enrolled or recent graduates of some of top college hockey programs. With the NHL players now participating, those … Continue reading →

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