Enough already. These USA hockey teams are worth celebrating | Opinion
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The U.S. hockey teams have been the subject of criticism, not celebration, ever since sweeping Canada in the 2026 Winter Olympics. It needs to stop.
The players on the U.S. Olympic hockey teams don't deserve this.
Instead of simply being paraded in the Red, White and Blue, our two gold medal-winning hockey teams are being pilloried in the tiresome refrain of Red vs. Blue.
It needs to stop. Just celebrate these teams.
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