Crosby wins it in overtime

[Faygo Kid]

Source: Detroit Free Press

Sidney Crosby scored in overtime to lift Canada to the Olympic gold medal over Team USA, 3-2, today in Vancouver.

Crosby took the pass from the left corner from Jerome Ignila and beat Ryan Miller through his legs for the game-winner at 7:40 of the extra period.

Zach Parise scored with 24.4 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.

Roberto Luongo made 31 saves for Canada. Ryan Miller (Michigan State) had 33 stops for USA.

Jonathan Toews opened the scoring for Canada in the first period. Corey Perry made it 2-0 before Ryan Kesler (Livonia) scored for the U.S. in the second.

Read more: http://www.freep.com/article/20100228/SPORTS17/100228018/1319/Crosby-wins-it-in-overtime

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Ryan Miller was extra special. A great Spartan. And congrats to the ultimate Captain, Steve Yzerman.

[U4ikLefty]

1. Congrats Canada!!!

It was a great game.

[daleo]

2. Great game

Full credit to the U.S. team too.

[tazkcmo]

3. Sorry I missed it.

I had to work. I was able to watch the previous US-Can game though and it was great, regardless of the outcome, and I'm sure this one was even better. Congratulations to Canada for the win, a great Olympics and for being REALLY cool neighbors!

[BunkerHill24]

4. Crosby is only 22yr old

He won the Stanley Cup and the Gold Medal in less than 12 months..... just a kid from small town of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.


What a dream come true!


Congratulations to him and his family.

[murphyj87]

65. Cole Harbour

Cole Harbour is a suburb of Dartmouth and is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, which has a population of over 300,000.

[Siwsan]

5. Congrats to my neighbor, across the Detroit River, Canada!

I think it's great that both Canadian hockey teams won the gold, at home! Also, loved how, during the medal ceremony, the crowd cheered for the Americans, who play on Canadian professional teams.

[meeshrox]

6. Agreed...well deserved for awesome neighbors!

Although I think I just witnessed the most sullen of silver medal winners...I know they are disappointed, but wow...it's a silver medal!

Really cool all around and great game!

[smoogatz]

7. Congrats to all our Canadian DUers.

If you care about hockey. Hell, even if you don't.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. That also puts Canada at 14 Gold so far - another record.

[cactusfractal]

9. Multimillionaires on ice. NOT the true Olympic spirit.

...the chart below outlines the total NHL salary and average NHL salary for each nation.

Team:----'---Total ----- Average
CAN (23): $123.6m --'- $5.4m
USA (23): -$80.9m ---' $3.5m
SWE (19):-'$72.3m ---'-$3.8m
RUS (14): -'$69.4m -''--$5.0m
FIN (18):'''-$59.9m ''''''-$3.3m
CZE (16): '''$53.2m -'---$3.3m
SLO (12): -'$46.5m -'---$3.9m
GER (6):---$10.6m -'---$1.8m
BLS (4): ---$9.9m --'---$2.5m
SUI (2): --'''$5.4m -'----$2.7m
LAT (2): ---$1.6m ------$0.8m
NOR (1):--''$0.6m---'''' $0.6m

http://www.puckreport.com/2010/01/2010-olympic-hockey-rosters-by-nhl.html

[Faygo Kid]

11. OK. Lots less than basketball or baseball.

[tazkcmo]

12. I agree.

The Soviet Union and it's satellites ruined that spirit with their quasi-professional "amateurs". After decades of the charade, the IOC finally allowed the west to let their professionals play too.
So, I agree that this is not "the true Olympic spirit" but it was far better to watch several evenly matched, quality teams compete and culminate in a truly exemplary exhibition rather than the lopsided, one sided poor excuse for a hockey games that we saw in "the true Olympic spirit".

edited to add an "s" to game and correct punctuation.

[alcibiades_mystery]

14. That spirit was always fucking stupid, a trite romanticism of turn of the century morons

Get the best people in your country to play. What the fuck is wrong with that? Some Victorian twit didn't think it proper? Puh-fuckin-leez.

[smoogatz]

16. Yep.

Our college kids vs the rest of the world's government-supported pros wasn't really working out.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

42. Allow me to butt in. The USA wasn't the only nation hosed by the USSR & pals' shenanigans.

Brazil lacks a gold medal in football (soccer) precisely for that reason. We should hava had the opportunity to put the likes of Pelé and Garrincha and Leonidas and Zico and etc etc etc. on the field.

We even managed to get into a final against the USSR in 1988, and lost. Oh, and another against France in 1984 when the Soviet bloc boycotted. Before that -- nada, zip, niente.

[SidDithers]

62. The best world footballers aren't allowed in the Olympics...

too keep the shine on the World Cup. Don't they limit the Olympic soccer teams to U21 players only?

Sid

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[smoogatz]

44. Right.

And there's a place for that kind of purity--on the neighborhood basketball court or soccer field, or in your local American Legion baseball league, or in high school or college sports (although the distinction between pros and elite college athletes is eroding fast). If we're going to tout the Olympics as the world's greatest athletes competing on a global stage, then it's silly to exclude the people who are actually the best in the world at what they do. If we're going to claim that it's all about the purity of the sporting spirit, or whatever, and exclude people who in their real lives get paid to be athletes, thanks but no thanks--my wife's got some shelves she'd like me to put up, and that's probably a better use of my time.

And you really shouldn't sink to personal attacks here. It's frowned on.

[Dave From Canada]

15. I disagree. The millionaires don't get paid a penny to go out and bust their ass for the olympics.

And yep, they get paid a lot of money. Because they're really good at what they do. So what? And if they didn't get paid a lot, the owners would. Isn't that what unions are all about?

[smoogatz]

17. Right.

And they run the same risk of career-ending injury from game to game as they do when the ARE getting paid.

[Romulox]

46. Like the Crybaby didn't save a few endorsement deals with that OT goal?

Let's be realistic.

[ImOnlySleeping]

32. Get off your high horse.

Are only the completely impoverished acceptable Olympians. If not you have some imaginary cutoff in your head that is YOUR arbitrary cutoff.
That there is a tv audience and a chance to sell ad space doesn't make them not athletes.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

40. All of us are going to have to watch out for the Norwegians...

... I watched a documentary recently and Norway is flush with cash due to the high crude oil price fluctuations of the past 8 years and they WANT TO SPEND IT ON THEIR CITIZENS' well being. As to spending on hiring ringers for their Olympic hockey team, it's just a SWAG (Scientific Wild Arsed Guess). Just a point to ponder. :rant:

[PVnRT]

61. An outdated, classist attitude

Back in the longago, the "amateurs" were either rich white men who had the time and money to train on their own, or otherwise talented people who were sponsored by....wait for it.....other rich white men.

[SpiralHawk]

10. Props to Canada

Great game. Nice win. Enjoy the victory - you deserve it.

See you in 4 years.

[whistler162]

13. Pudding all around......

Nope wrong one Orange Juice for all and a round of golf!

[KamaAina]

18. Well, that ought to shut the Crosby-haters up for a while

four years, at least. :(

Oh well, at least they got Republican Stepdad to watch hockey...

[maddogesq]

22. Not this Wings fan.

Mr. Crosby will still be the winey brat to Wings fans. Now, I am happy for Coach Babcolck, whose day job is with the Wings. I am also happy for Stevie Y, who is involved in the management of Team Canada. In Detroit, Yzerman is king.

[rpannier]

35. Post season is coming up

I don't like the Penguins or Crosby

[KamaAina]

37. The only thing I can take out of this

is that my Sharks' first line of Thornton, Marleau and Heatley is the only one that played together through most of these Olympics. So come tomorrow, they better take the rest of the NHL by storm, not choke in the first round, and bring us a Cup!!

[rpannier]

38. A Fellow Sharks Fan

Cool

[Romulox]

47. Not really. He had ZERO points in 3 games in regulation.

Not a good showing for Sidney, and he will probably be the first to admit it.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

52. A friend coached him in Minnesota ...

... the year he was there in high school. This was not hockey, but rather baseball ... said Crosby was very polite and a pleasure to coach.

[Burma Jones]

20. Oh Canada........

If the US didn't win it I'm damned glad it was Canada.

Highest number of Gold medals too for our great neighbor....well done.

[Oregone]

21. Two weeks ago, Canada hadn't ever even won Gold on their own soil

And now they got the highest number of Golds. Pretty amazing turn of events. It almost makes the 24/7, 365 day media campaign worth it. :) But still, poor Jennifer Heil for carrying that weight the first night.

[Oregone]

23. Brian Miller MVP

The guy was like a brick wall. Crosby won two overtime games, but Miller was pretty consistently fantastic. Its nice he got recognition

[scottsoperson]

24. canada is better than the usa

because they didn't invade the wrong country.

[scottsoperson]

25. canadians like their health care system

a lot better than we like ours.

[Psephos]

29. you might have missed that this thread is about OLYMPIC HOCKEY n/t

[scottsoperson]

39. freedom and democracy

freedom and democracy. ditto.

[BunkerHill24]

27. Indeed.....The war of 1812 still stands. n/t

[Baclava]

26. Way to go Sid!

Now come home to the Pens and beat Ryan Miller Tuessay night against Buffalo.

Tons of hockey fans from other teams hate Crosby - especially Habs fans - now they have to swallow it.
He'll be the Picture of Hockey for the rest of their lives.

[scottsoperson]

28. the usa has the most unpopular health care system of ten developed countries

http://www.harrisi.org/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=927

[Arugula Latte]

50. You're preaching to the choir, scottsoperson.

We know our healthcare system sucks donkey balls and we know that the U.S. is an aggressive invader that bombs brown people for fun and profit.

[maddogesq]

33. Gawd help us...signed, a Wings fan. NT.

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[Baclava]

41. There is no help for Wings fans - Hero Sid scores Golden Goal!

Great game - great game for hockey.




Nice gold medal story for Canada and all but, now, back to real hockey...Let's Go Pens!

[Divine Discontent]

30. he's almost too perfect... boo! LOL

congrats Canada, and apparently nice guy, Sid...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hE0TRpE-p8U/SiVzAgE0RvI/AAAAAAAAaWc/uEHCMZOdDcc/s400/Sidney+Crosby5.jpg

[scottsoperson]

31. he looks quite young

to an oldtimer like me.

[Divine Discontent]

34. ha! ya know, the older I get (nearin middle age) these young people look like teens to

me, and then I find out there in their early to mid 20's. ha

This is a couple year old photo of Sidney, I think the puck says, '1st NHL goal'. But, he's not very old, and to have won the Stanley Cup, then Olympic Gold, wow. Lucky young, dedicated man. Still proud of Team USA!

[petronius]

36. Quite the fairy tale ending for the Canadians,

and a really fun game to watch for the rest of us. I wanted a US gold, but it's very hard to be disappointed after a game like that...

:toast: to Canada!

[JNelson6563]

43. Indeed, "the ultimate Captain"!! I so love Yzerman!

I am very happy for Canada. They've given us Red Wing fans some of our greatest players, including IMO our most beloved Captain.

I spent a lot of summers up in Canada (my Irish family migrated first to Canada, then to Michigan so I have a lot of family up there). I've always felt a special kinship with Canada and never mind losing, if it's them we lose to. ;-)

Julie

[Dulcinea]

45. What an incredible game!

Congrats to Team Canada, and Team USA too. One of the best games I've seen in a long time.

Ryan Miller stood on his head & deserved the MVP. And Sidney Crosby...this Pens fan & proud American salutes you. (Bring us another Cup!!)

[Romulox]

48. 3 out of 4 officials in last night's game were Canadian.

They don't allow that in other international sports, like FIFA... :hi:

[onenote]

49. so do you think the officiating decided the game?

Can you give specific instances of how the officiating impacted the outcome?

[Romulox]

51. I think that it is unseemly to have had 3 out of 4 of the officials be from a competing country.

Which is what I said. I also think that the last minute decision to allow the game to be played on a NHL sized surface (instead of the Olympic sized surface) privileged the Canadian style of play over that of some of the other teams in the tourney--notably the Russians.

[onenote]

53. it wasn't a last minute decision to play on an NHL sized rink

That decision was announced in 2006. And the Russians defeated the Canadians in the IIHF World Championships in 2008 on an NHL-sized rink.

[Romulox]

54. It was a decision made AFTER Vancouver got the games.

At any rate, there's no question in my mind that the smaller ice was an advantage for Canada, particularly as against euro-heavy teams like Russia. As was the NHL style officiating.

[onenote]

55. you suggested it was "last minute" -- four years is not last minute

and if playing on an NHL size rink was such an advantage for Canada, how did they manage to lose to the Russians in 2008 on an NHL rink in Canada with a team with twice as many NHL players as the Russians.

And NHL officials have been officiating in the Olympics for many many years (and the rules were still Olympic rules, not NHL rules)

http://www.iihf.com/channels10/olympics-2010/news/news-singleview-world-championship-2009/browse/10/article/rink-size-doesnt-matter.html?tx_ttnews=3468&cHash=8646446160

[Romulox]

56. Some two years AFTER Vancouver's proposals to the IOC were accepted. How's that?

And Canadians would've complained bitterly if the game had been Canada vs. Russia with 3 out of the 4 officials being Russian.

And you know that they would. :hi:

Edit: and just so we are clear, there is no question in my mind that NHL officiating is corrupt; if you're looking for a concrete example, I'll give you two: Gary Bettman's "on the fly" change of the crease rule in the 1999 SCF, and Gary Bettman's "on the fly" change of the instigator rule in last year's Stanley Cup Finals.

So this may be not much more than a variant of the "lie down with dogs" syndrome.

[onenote]

57. I haven't disagreed with you that from the standpoint of appearances

having a more balanced officiating crew (like the 2 Canadian/2 US) crew that officiated the first Canada/US match would have been much better.

But as far as the rink size making a difference, you're barking up the wrong tree. The agreement to use the NHL dimensions was announced in June 2006. Four years is a long time, not a last minute decision. And I'm still wondering how the Russians managed to defeat the Canadians on NHL-sized in 2008. And how the Americans managed to finish sixth (behind Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic).

[Romulox]

58. It's the totality of circumstances--Canadian rink size, Canadian officials, NHL in charge of tourney

after the NHL has bent over backwards to promote Sidney Crosby. It just stinks.

And the NHL style game is boring to watch. If you know anything about hockey you'll recognize that Team Canada played 40 minutes or more of the trap last night. It's a valid style of play (in the NHL), but it's usually reserved for low skill teams like the Calgary Flames teams of the early '00s--in other words, it's beneath Team Canada!

If the rules allow the Gold Medal winner to trap their way to victory, the rules should be changed. And a huge factor that contributes to the viability of the trap is the NHL sized rink... :hi:

[onenote]

59. but in the gold medal game it was basically two NHL teams playing each other

So in that game there was no advantage from the rink or the style of play. As far as having Canadian refs on the ice, I have agreed with you that from an appearance standpoint that was a lapse. However, from the standpoint of the actual contest, I didn't see any evidence that the officiating impacted the outcome.

[Romulox]

60. I think you've been itching to argue a different point than the one I wanted to make...

I don't begrudge the Canadians their gold. I just wish the Gold Medal Game had been more interesting. :shrug:

[Captain Hilts]

64. Not really. nt

[Captain Hilts]

63. I agree completely. nt