Reply To: Olympic Hockey

[CoachP7]

Great Can vs US game for all the obvious reasons. Got to give credit to the US team though. Came in as underdogs and showed very well.

The Swiss vs Can (mens) game was a treat to watch I thought. The Swiss team plays very well. Quick on the puck and the forecheck. D jumped up into the play to attack with 4 which made things uneasy for the Can's.

Really would be too bad if the IOC pulls the plug on the womens hockey. As Tom stated, this takes time to develop and if this is done, what funding the other countries DO have will more than likely be diminished … maybe even Canada's.

Tom – what was your take on the Russia vs Can game? Any comments to how the Russians played vs. how they should have played? My take was that Canada displayed that all to elusive tangible that almost all other countries don't have … at least as much … and that's that heart, desire and controlled emotion. Add to that the game is played in Canada, just was too much for the Russians and they were not prepared to battle as hard as Canada.