Category Archives: U.S. National Teams
2014 Olympics Men’s Hockey: It’s Time
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
Team USA at the 2014 Olympics: If Not Now, When?
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
2014 Olympics: Team USA’s lines from second practice
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
2014 Olympics: Team USA tries out forward lines in first practice
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
2014 Olympics: U.S. Women Roll Past Switzerland, 9-0
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
College Hockey’s Impact on 2014 Olympics Biggest in NHL Era
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
2014 Olympics: Team USA NHL Statistics Heading into Sochi
With the Olympic break officially on as of Saturday night and players beginning their flights to Sochi this weekend, it’s time to take a look at how the players that will make up the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team … Continue reading
2014 Olympics: U.S. Women Open Play with 3-1 Win Over Finland
The U.S. women got the start they wanted with a 3-1 win over Finland in the opening game of the women’s hockey tournament at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Goals from Hilary Knight, Kelli Stack and Alex Carpenter, the trio … Continue reading
United States of Hockey’s Great American Olympics Preview
With the first official events being held Thursday in Sochi and the opening ceremony set for Friday, it’s almost time. All of the build-up and all of the hype will give way to actual Olympic hockey being played. It will … Continue reading
2014 Olympics: Get Ready for Sochi with this U.S. Pump-Up Video
The 2014 Olympic Winter Games open Thursday in Sochi, Russia and the women’s tournament begins Saturday, but we still have nine long days to wait for the men’s hockey tournament to start. Excitement is building though, as evidenced by this … Continue reading