Food for thought:
How would the men's results have changed (if at all) on Olympic sized ice? I was disappointed to see the games played on the NHL sized sheet. More and more US college teams are switching to Olympic sheets and the game is more enjoyable to watch in my opinion. On the NHL sheet it gets boring after a while watching 3 on 3 along the boards, in the corner (with a ref there too) and all guys the size of Chris Pronger. There's just no room to move.
I realise puck protection is a valuable skill, but is this really what promotes the game best? US / Canda was a great final (or finals) though, and the endings couldn't have been scripted better. Congrats to all you Canucks!
Coach P7 I think that day every player on Canada had the game of their lives. No one took a shift off or made a lazy play. The Russian stars were double teamed all the time with the D playing tight gaps and hard back pressure from the forwards.
I don't think the Russians played poorly or could have done anything else on that particular day. If they played today it could be a defferent result but on that day the Canadian team wasn't going to be denied.