Sports News:Men’s Olympic Hockey Off to Great Start

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Wasn’t yesterday an exciting day for hockey fans?  There were several games going on but I’ve got to say that the Canada vs. Norway game really stood out and it’s not because I’m up here in the Olympic host country.

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Virtually everyone was waiting to see how Sidney Crosby would fare in his Olympic debut and I think that he can skate away happy with 3 assists to his name.  The Canadians routed Norway with a final score of 8-0 and it was Calgary Flames captain, Jarome Iginla, who had a serious moment in the spotlight.  The man (who I believe should have been named the captain of our national team) recorded a hat trick and I could not have been happier.  Seriously, I was at the gym when he scored that final goal in the dying minutes of the game and I almost jumped off the elliptical.

Crosby, Iggy and Rick Nash were a force to be reckoned with – that line was insane.  “I thought the chemistry was good in camp,” said Nash. “People just have to remember it was the first time we ever skated together. As we get practicing tomorrow and then into another game, it’s just going to get better and better. Towards the end, we started to figure each other’s game out.”

Meanwhile, Russia took on Latvia and superstar Alexander Ovechkin tallied two goals to help the team win 8-2.  There were some moments there when he, Ilya Kovlachuk and Evgeni Malkin seemed inhuman.  They were THAT good.

I was less enamored with the USA vs. Switzerland game.  The Americans won 3-1 which isn’t exactly a runaway.  Plus, goaltender Ryan Miller faced just 15 shots and he let one in.  Come on guys, this is the Olympics.  Time to dig deep.

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