Team USA (M) Hockey quarterfinal vs. Czech Republic
After staying alive last night with a second win over Slovakia, Team USA runs into the 2 seed Czech Republic. The Czechs won their group by beating Canada in OT. Again, it's win or go home here. This time for a spot in the semis.
USA vs. Czech Republic, 10:10 pm EST, CNBC, NBCSports App
Bracket:
February 20th, 2018 at 9:48 PM ^
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February 20th, 2018 at 10:12 PM ^
Here in Duluth the curling club is located right next to the harbor so that they can easily dispose of the bodies.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:20 PM ^
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February 20th, 2018 at 10:15 PM ^
I'm surprised by the low turnout.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:17 PM ^
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February 20th, 2018 at 10:27 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 10:39 PM ^
Hockey in South Korea... Do they play hockey in South Korea?
February 20th, 2018 at 10:16 PM ^
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February 20th, 2018 at 10:22 PM ^
whom would you root for Vlad?
February 20th, 2018 at 10:23 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 10:24 PM ^
I miss him, sigh
February 20th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
USA!!!
February 20th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 10:22 PM ^
Ryan Donato is really making a name for himself, easily the best player for the US.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:26 PM ^
I hate to say this, because I've followed a lot of those guys through their college careers and beyond, but that says something about the quality (and, importantly, age) of the roster that the US is putting out there.
I wonder if picking more guys from college / CHL / pre-NHL minor leagues would be a better option in the future. Not sure how restrictive the NHL bit is.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:31 PM ^
I think so and as I said earlier in last nights game post, I really would have loved to see Kieffer Bellows and Casey Mittelstadt on this team. I think they'd both be difference makers.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:38 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 10:43 PM ^
I thought about that, but those guys are REALLY young, and size and experience aren't nothing. And there are late bloomers and older guys that still aren't on NHL rosters that would be good assets. A lot of college hockey players these days are older guys; if you can get 23-year-old players who have been around the block a few times that's a good get.
I suspect such a team would have a lot of guys who are former world junior players, but different years and also guys who took longer.
February 20th, 2018 at 11:29 PM ^
Mostly I’m butthurt about the NHL, to me the Olympic tourney with them was a spectacle worth waiting 4 years to see...
February 20th, 2018 at 11:41 PM ^
A lot of roles. The Olympics aren't the only significant international tournament the US plays in, and the NTDP has played a significant role in the increase of success in tournaments like World Juniors that still matter. It also at least partially exists to help fortify college hockey (whether or not they actually consider this part of their charter) by providing an excellent development option that bridges the time that players are eligible for the CHL before they can play in college. And it strengthens the national game as a whole by encouraging the development of American players, period.
I don't think that the NHL is permanently gone from the Olympics. No doubt there will be negotiation next time round, though I thought I saw some poster write that the NHL is definitely IN the Beijing Olympics, so we'll see.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:25 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 10:51 PM ^
I love the big ice !
February 20th, 2018 at 10:27 PM ^
coaching the US tem?
February 20th, 2018 at 10:35 PM ^
thanks
February 20th, 2018 at 10:38 PM ^
Also former member of the 1988 Olympic Team. A lot of really good to great players on that '88 team. Besides Granato; Craig Janney, Kevin Stevens, Scott Young, Mike Richter, Chris Terreri, Eric Weinrich, Kevin Miller & Brian Leetch, just to name a few.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:33 PM ^
is sparse
February 20th, 2018 at 10:48 PM ^
The people in charge fo the NCAA hockey regional system think this is a great crowd.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:34 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 10:39 PM ^
He "retired" from international competition for the Czech's in 2016, last playing for them in the 2015 World Championships.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:36 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 10:37 PM ^
and then they score, damn
February 20th, 2018 at 10:48 PM ^
Lets go Red , White and BLUE
February 20th, 2018 at 10:48 PM ^
That guy always used to torch the Wings. I hated that dude
February 20th, 2018 at 11:32 PM ^
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February 20th, 2018 at 11:13 PM ^
That goal was only a matter of time. They look incredibly flat.
February 20th, 2018 at 11:17 PM ^
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February 20th, 2018 at 11:24 PM ^
Wow, Jim Slater. Those were the days.
He was really good in those days, too.
February 20th, 2018 at 11:31 PM ^
Go USA!