Olympic Hockey

It was 30 years ago when the United States upset the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" game in the winter olympics and this year's United States team has a chance to pull off another upset to win the gold medal. While it would not be anywhere near as big an upset as the "Miracle on Ice" game, if the United States can upset Canada again it can provide a much needed boost to get people interested in hockey in America. Hockey is Canada's sport and Team Canada will be firing on all cylinders tomorrow to make sure they are not embarassed again by the United States in their own backyard. Canada is definitely the more talented team and should be favored to win tomorrow but the leadership of Jamie Langenbrunner (I wish he was still on the Stars), Chris Drury and Brian Rafalski has been outstanding so far as has the play of Goalie Ryan Miller and this gives the United States a reasonable chance to win tomorrow. If the leadership and goaltending remain great and a few of the U.S's younger players like Zach Parise, Eric Johnson and Patrick Kane can play consistently at the high level they are capable of, the United States can bring home the gold this year. It won't take a miracle to defeat Canada but the United States will need to be at their best to win. This game has the potential to be a classic that will remain in the fans memories long after it has ended. Let's hope when it is over we here USA, USA chants again.