GDT: USA (5) vs. Canada (4) • Gold Medal Game • Jan. 5 • Part 3

[ottawarenegader613]

Good game from both teams. Congratulations USA. You guys did your country proud. Team Canada keep holding your heads high. You played really well throughout the game.

 

[jj cale]

NO ONE likes it. Ask the Russians who thought they won after the third round of the shootout. I be even most Americans don't like it, even though they won.

A game like that DESERVED for it to keep going playing hockey.


Anyway, it is what it is and we have been on the winning side of shootouts before so whats done is done.

We had a thousand chances to put this game away tonight and didnt.

the U.S not only came back from 2 goals down in the 3rd period but went the tournament without a loss, they are the deserving winners.

 

[SRTtoZ]

Apologizing for the swearing lol

 

[HavlatMach9]

Not quite. The semi-final game against Russia with the Eberle tying goal with 5 seconds left was slightly better.

tavares' magical play

 

[sensrulz]

Congratulations USA, well deserved!

really you win in the skills competition hardly

 

[Ralonzo]

Earmuffs, Jack Roslovic

 

[kingsholygrail]

F-bomb! Woo!

 

[snipes]

Sad it had to end that way, even if I'm happy with the outcome.

Thanks to all the classy Canadian fans.

Congratulations on the victory and thank you for the amazing hockey game.

The USA deserved to win, undefeated. It was a fantastic hockey game, nothing but respect to our neighbours and opponents.

We shall meet again .

 

[missingchicklet]

Haha. No censors tonight

 

[JT Kreider]

McAvoy is amazing he reminds me so much of Justin Faulk

 

[Scotty B]

Congrats Yankees!!! Congrats Parsons. Don't know if I've ever seen a kid make so many tremendous stops with the game on line. Not just in GMG but throughout playoff round.

Congrats to Hart too...Realistically, did all he could and then some in a losing cause

 

[Cult of Hynes]

hahah just heard someone on the US scream ****in right.

 

[winnipegger]

Hopefully this gets more people watching/interested in junior hockey in the States

 

[clunk]

****IN RIGHTS! lol

 

[CanuckGame39]

Hart should be out there celebrating with the Americans.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Incredible game created by both teams. This was a great one.

 

[ViD]

Canada loses.

Best time to read hf boards.

Congrats to the US!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

The attempt to censor the players is hilarious. What a game that was.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I see no problem with ties in regular season games

Booooooooooring.

The shootout is at least entertaining. I'm totally cool with it in the regular season.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Not sure about most fans - and the powers-that-be will suggest otherwise - but since they've started it seemed to me that shootouts were counter to the spirit of the game of hockey and more like a glorified game of H-O-R-S-E or chicken.

No way to determine the outcome of a team sport - either in hockey or soccer (football doesn't have shootouts ).

Am I the only one that didn't mind the game coming down to shootout? I dunno, that just seems so "international hockey", to me. We didn't hate shootouts until the NHL had them every other game.

 

[binop7]

I've been thinking the same. I would venture to guess its tied to the economy more than anything. Times are tough across Canada and families can't afford to shell out the money for the most expensive sport to play.

Yeah and there's just a huge population difference too.

 

[CaptBrannigan]

really you win in the skills competition hardly

They went undefeated in the tournament, the only team to do so.

 

[Jaykay]

A lot of Canadian influence in the American celebration yelling.

 

[King Mapes]

They battled back down two twice. It was respectable even with the shootout. Nobody wanted it to end in a shootout buddy, your boys should''ve potted one of 5 chances.

I duno. I think it's ridiculous such a good game ended in a skills comp regardless of who won. This was one of the best Junior games I've seen (might be second best to the Eberle game). To have it end in a skills comp is ridiculous. I would have loved 4 on 4 for 20 minutes. So many grade A chances in OT.

 

[GAGLine]

Congrats to the US and great game played by both teams. Already looking forward to next year.