Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
Some serious props to the real reason the U.S. team won: Coach Blais! USA Hockey: PLEASE keep the WJC team in the hands of coaches like Dean-o!
"We played Canadian hockey," coach Dean Blais said. "We played gritty. We learned from the best. It's not an accident you guys have won five straight gold medals."
I find it kind of weird that Ron Rolston coached our under 17 boys to Gold earlier in the week!!!
Not sure how he did that, but that is another team that wasn't expected to win, yet did. I am not saying Ron Rolston wasn't the problem, but he is still a huge part of USA Hockey as he is the one guiding our under 17 boys. That scares me a little bit, but he did just coach them to Gold, so if that is where he can handle it best, then keep him there and never move him up.
That's a whole different animal though. Those kids for the most part are 16. The US has always done well in that tournament, as sending a team already playing together is a big help at that level. He deserves credit and he even coached the Under 18 team to the World Championship after leading his disaster at the WJC last year, but the WJC is on a whole other elevated level.
I don't like to hate on Ron Rolston but watching him implode in the last WJC was infuriating to watch. And then he wonders why the teenagers following his lead did the same....There's a reason he's sitll with the NTDP and IIRC is the longest tenured coach in the program's history. Maybe he really loves it there and is loyal - which would be nice - but I'm guessing he hasn't received a better opportunity, unlike every other NTDP coach before him.
did he ever make a team, ive never seen USA play as a team like this, no individuals.. canada had a full line of individulas late in the game, hall and kadri both trying to be a hero and turning the puck over.
I cant think of one selfish player on USA this year, and that is probably the first time ever.
Not only that, but they were modest in winning, and humble in defeat, shockingly un-american.
when I think USA juniors I think jack johnsons elbow after downies goal, hopefully this new team is the way things are heading fo USA
Nice, stereotyping at its finest!!
Wow. Have you even seen all the **** some Canadian juniors have pulled in recent times?