U.S. And Canada To Face Off For Winter Olympic Gold In Men's Hockey
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The U.S. has not taken home gold in men's hockey since the 1980 "Miracle On Ice" team.
MILAN (AP) — It had to be the U.S. and Canada for Olympic gold.
As the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago showed, the North American powerhouses are atop the hockey world on the international stage. They proved it at this tournament, with the U.S. going through Sweden and Canada getting past Czechia and Finland to make the most-anticipated final possible happen.
A gold medal would still mean everything to the players and coaches involved, but it feels right to have the two border rivals as the last teams standing in Milan.
“If you’re going to get through to your goal, you’re going to probably have to go through them at some point,” U.S. winger Matthew Tkachuk said. “They’ve had the success in pretty much all the Olympics that NHL players have been going to. Two great teams, and I can only speak for ourselves, we’re just so excited for this opportunity, honored to represent our country and honored to be in this position.”
Canada won the past two Olympics where NHL players participated, in 2010 and 2014. The U.S. has not taken home gold in men’s hockey since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team.
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