Author Archives: Derek

Nearly thirty years to the day of the greatest hockey game ever played in our country, another batch of determined, gritty Americans gave a memorable performance of their own. With Miracle On Ice heroes Mike Eruzione, Jim Craig and Mark … Continue reading →

If you’ve been waiting for some big games, then today’s terrific trio over in Vancouver should do the trick. Plenty is on the line in each. First up at 3, Russia and the Czechs do battle with Group B hanging … Continue reading →

Some random thoughts from my cocoon after almost five days of the men’s Winter Olympic tournament: -Who would have thought the US would be ranked #1 after two games (barring a four-goal Finnish win tonight against Germany)? They’ve certainly had … Continue reading →

 It’s 5-1 Finland over Belarus which is no surprise. Olli Jokinen has scored. Niklas Hagman has two, including a highlight reel backhand deke Brent “Benedict” Sutter will never get to see even if Hags is a solid player. Even hated … Continue reading →

Well, Game One of three on the first day of Olympic Men’s Hockey is in the books. As we noted in our previous entry, Team USA defeated Switzerland 3-1 on goals by Bobby Ryan, David Backes and Ryan Malone. Some … Continue reading →

  It was far from perfect. But Team USA did what they had to, holding off a feisty Switzerland team for a hard fought 3-1 win on Day One of Olympic Hockey in Vancouver. Bobby Ryan, David Backes and Ryan … Continue reading →

At the end of two periods of play, Team USA leads Switzerland 3-zip. Second period goalscorers for the Americans were David Backes with a great end-to-end rush culminating in a forehand deke, and Ryan Malone banging home a rebound for … Continue reading →

They finally dropped the puck in British Columbia. With the 30-Year anniversary of the greatest Olympic hockey game less than a week away, another bunch of gritty Americans not expected to medal have begun their journey against a pesky Swiss … Continue reading →

Later today, Olympic Hockey drops the puck with six countries in action on Day One in Vancouver. Team USA faces off against Switzerland at 3 ET on USA Network. It’ll be our first chance to see how the Jamie Langenbrunner … Continue reading →

No Gaborik. No Del Zotto. No problem. In what amounted to a pivotal game before the Olympic Break, the Rangers made their Valentine’s Day extra sweet by rallying back to defeat the Bolts 5-2 at The Garden this afternoon. A … Continue reading →