Which would be today.........where were you? The only SI cover in history with no words, just a picture for history.
Will be interesting to see who starts in goal for Canada tomorrow against Germany. Brodeur definitely didn't have his A game last night.
Sunday's US vs Canada hockey game was the most-watched sports program in Canadian television history... getting even more viewers than the Saints vs. the Colts in the Super Bowl. Canada-U.S. hockey most watched sports program in Canadian history Canada/U.S. hockey game sets Canadian television sports ratings record
It's a bigger deal for Canadians and I'll bet that record will be broken if there is a rematch in the Gold medal game
An article written by the New York Times a few days before that US beat Canada agreed with what you might have been trying to say, it said: The Americans are less talented, or at least have fewer stars. The [US] team probably has only two skaters - the Devils' Zach Parise and the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane - who could make the Canadian squad. Yet, oddly, the absence of superstars may prove to be an edge [for the US]. Like the Russians, who are similarly talent-heavy, the Canadians have been suffering from an embarrassment of riches: the stars have been overthinking, deking and feinting and passing too much, instead of playing straight-ahead hockey and firing the puck on net. Vancouver Now - U.S., Canada set to renew hockey rivalry
I was thinking of the great song by Hot Chocolate, "You Sexy Thing," which goes like this: "I believe in miracles..." [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTXjgkFRpCk[/MEDIA]
And notice how SI cropped the picture so that the American flag at the top would cover the "US" in the banner. Nice.
2010 Olympics -Zach Parise -- 3* goals, 4** assists in 5 games -Patrick Kane -- 3* goals, zero assists in 5 games *three-way tie for #2 on the 2010 Olympic team with Ryan Malone. Brian Rafalski is #1 with 4 goals. **three-way tie for #2 on the 2010 Olympic team in assists with Brian Rafalski and Ryan Suter. Quite a nod to 21-year-old Patrick Kane (forward), comparing him to 39-year-old Modano (center), who scored more goals and more points than any other American in NHL history. Both Kane and Modano were two of the only six Americans in history to be chosen as the #1 overall pick in the NHL Draft (Modano in 1988, Kane in 2007). The Czechs/Slovakians had two, the Russians had two, Sweden had one... and of course, Canada had every other #1 overall pick in NHL history. This is how Kane's NHL career has compared to Modano's NHL career so far: Modano First year NHL -- 29 goals, 46 assists in 80 regular season games 2nd year NHL -- 28 goals, 36 assists in 79 regular season games Kane First year NHL -- 21 goals, 51 assists in 82 regular season games 2nd year NHL -- 25 goals, 45 assists in 80 regular season games Patrick Kane #88 of the United States in action during the ice hockey men's semifinal game between the United States and Finland in Vancouver, Canada. Patrick Kane scored two goals. As for 25-year-old Zach Parise (left wing): he was the #17 overall pick in 2003. This is how he has compared to Modano so far in his NHL career: Modano 2nd year NHL -- 28 goals, 36 assists in 79 regular season games 3rd year NHL -- 33 goals, 44 assists in 76 regular season games 4th year NHL -- 33 goals, 60 assists in 82 regular season games Parise 2nd year NHL -- 31 goals, 31 assists in 82 regular season games 3rd year NHL -- 32 goals, 33 assists in 81 regular season games 4th year NHL -- 45 goals, 49 assists in 82 regular season games USA's Zach Parise (9) is congratulated by Paul Stastny (26) after Parise scored a goal in the third period of a men's quarterfinal round ice hockey game against Switzerland at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
:usaflagwa USA's Parise ties it 2-2 with less than 30 seconds left!!!! Unbelievable!!! :usaflagwa We're going to OT!!!
Anyone watching? It's been a close game throughout. US just had an amazing goal to tie it late! Overtime coming up!
