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© Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Canada beats Sweden 3-0 for men's ice hockey gold
By GREG BEACHAM SOCHI, Russia©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Kurobune
The Price was right ! Good job, team Canada ! Well deserved !
Zenpun
O' Canada! Congratulation for winning both men and women hockey golds. It is rare for any nation winning consecutively. Canada defense was solid as great wall. However I am not convinced that gold keeper can use the hand for catching a puck. He should be suspended from the game.
That victory is more glorious for Canada becasue it is not in North America soil.
TrevorPeace1
One helluva game!
nath
Canada - the only country where they will change the liquor laws for a hockey game!
Probie
Great game to watch!
I was disappointed about how Team U.S.A. basically gave up playing after Canada beat them. They played awfully against Finland and were deservedly shut out.
Canada showed that you can't rule them out. Their defence was fantastic; and even though I wanted Bobby Lu in net, Price was amazing!
lostrune2
Yes Canada, and in Europe too. Even Sweden kinda gave up after the 3rd goal - they had a power-play afterwards, and ya could notice they didn't up the tempo.
Anyway folks, here's the final standings:
1 Canada
2 Sweden
3 Finland
4 United States
5 Russia
6 Czech Republic
7 Slovenia
8 Latvia
9 Switzerland
10 Austria
11 Slovakia
12 Norway
Individual Awards as selected by the tournament directorate
Best Goalkeeper: Carey Price, Canada
Best Defenceman: Erik Karlsson, Sweden
Best Forward: Phil Kessel, USA
Most Valuable Player as selected by the media
Teemu Selanne, Finland
All-Star Team as selected by the media
Goalkeeper: Henrik Lundqvist, Sweden
Defenceman: Erik Karlsson, Sweden
Defenceman: Drew Doughty, Canada
Forward: Teemu Selanne, Finland
Forward: Phil Kessel, USA
Forward: Mikael Granlund, Finland
Congrats to the top teams and players.
Hopefully next Olympics there'd be more challenge to Canada's hockey dominance (which is more likely if the NHL decides to end its participation).
AJHC78
@probie Yeah, it was a great game and since the US game, Canada really pulled together. Very happy with the way Canada played in the last 2 games.
Gotta give to injury prone Sweden credit though, they played their heart out and didnt get any breaks. If Luuuu was in net, do you think it would have been a closer game?
PS. Yeah what happened to the US team vs, Finland?
BPoint
Canada put on a clinic on using the neutral zone trap. It makes for a boring game IMHO but when it's done correctly and when all the big star egos are put aside and fall in line with it....it's impossible for the opposing team to get any kind of rhythm. Sweden was never really in this game.
Probie
@AJHC78
No, I think the score would have been the same. Price did good, but he didn't have to do much more than play positional. Luongo would have been just as good.
Well, Patrick Kane decided to not turn up from the first game. He was awful. Losing to the Canadians seemed to make the U.S. give up because they didn't have a shot at the gold medal. The U.S. defence was crap too. Orpik, really? Why no Yandle? He would have been so much better.
jforce
There was no trap in that game. It's called aggressive forechecking and discipline. The D dominated and there were always more Canadians out numbering Swedes. It was a clinic.
Tahoochi
Good job Team Canada!!! Guys and Gals! @Jforce: Don't forget the depth that Canada had too... combined with the aggressive forchecking, the Swedes just couldn't take control of the puck