After two silver medals at the 2010 Olympics, Team USA Hockey has finally brought home the gold.
On Saturday March 20, Team USA defeated Japan in the final game, by a score of 2 - 0.
US goalie Steve Cash did not allow one goal in five games. Imagine that, a perfect string of shutouts. A goals against average of 0.00 - unheard of!
Oh by the way, Japan had beaten Canada in a semi-final game. Japan? Really? Are we talking hockey? In fact, the sport is sled hockey (or ice sledge hockey, if you are Canadian).
These games were the Vancouver Paralympics which closed last night after a week of international competition. The Olympics are now, finally, over, until the London summer games in July 2012.
For Olympic hockey fans, there's no event on ice in the summer events, at least not since 1920, when the sport was first introduced to the Olympics. Four years later, the first winter games were held in 1924. For hockey, we will have to wait until 2014 for the next winter games in Sochi (the Black Sea, the Crimea, in Russia). Russia ought to be formidable, in four more years.
For Olympic hockey fans, there's no event on ice in the summer events, at least not since 1920, when the sport was first introduced to the Olympics. Four years later, the first winter games were held in 1924. For hockey, we will have to wait until 2014 for the next winter games in Sochi (the Black Sea, the Crimea, in Russia). Russia ought to be formidable, in four more years.
Congratulations to Team USA and to the para-athletes who set such inspiring examples every day!
Go USA!
Hockey Rules!
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