Living in The State of Hockey I need to talk a little about the Olympics. The nice thing about having cable TV in the office is that I have been able to get my fill of hockey and curling. There is a lot of interest in Minnesota again this year because of our large number representing the United States.
The women’s hockey team has three skaters from our state and another two who went to school here. After going 3-0 in the preliminary round the U.S. lost to Sweden in the playoff round. After going up 2-0 The U.S. watched as Sweden scored the next 2. After a scoreless overtime Sweden in the shootout.
Some are calling the Sweden victory over the U.S. similar to the U.S. men beating Russia in 1980. The only goal scorer for Sweden was Maria Rooth who played for the University of Minnesota – Duluth Bulldogs.
The U.S. plays Finland for the bronze medal.
The men’s hockey team has three born in Minnesota and Brian Rolston who plays for the Minnesota Wild. Marian Gaborik of the Wild is playing for Slovakia.
They have a couple of group games yet to play.
The nice thing is that all of these national teams have so many NHL players it is sort of like watching an All-Star game one after another. The difference is that unlike an All-Star game when they do not hit each other this is about national pride and the games are intense
Paul,
As a fellow Minnesotan, I share your enjoyment for the Winter Olympics. However, I can't help but cheer for Team Canada given that I grew up in Winnipeg and it is pretty much a felony to not play hockey there.
Posted by: Steven Rothberg, CollegeRecruiter.com | February 18, 2006 at 03:52 PM