Hype for February 19, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Olympic Hype
The last two teams to open their 2010 tournaments gave the crowd at Canada Hockey Place the best hockey yet as Jaromir Jagr led the Czech Republic to a 3-1 win over Slovakia in Group B action Wednesday night.
The game opened with a furious pace as the teams exchanged scoring chances in a back-and-forth battle that saw the two squads collect 10 shots apiece.
Olympic Hype
After only registering 24 shots against the Swiss in Game 1, it was clear the Americans wanted to get more pucks on net in their second game and peppered Norwegian goalie Pal Grotnes with 15 shots in the opening frame.
Olympic Hype
The win for the Americans wraps up a perfect preliminary round that saw them outscore their Group B opponents 31-1 in three games.
Olympic Hype
Sidney Crosby saved the day, and a country heaved a sigh of relief.
But there is still work to do if Team Canada is to claim the Olympic gold medal the hometown fans are yearning for.
The star centre, controversially left off an ill-fated Canadian team as an 18-year-old four years ago in Turin, scored on his second attempt in the shootout to help his team eke out a 3-2 victory over Switzerland on Thursday at the Vancouver Games.
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