Posted on 02/22/2010 2:30:38 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- When U.S. Olympic hockey player Jamie Langenbrunner scored in the final period Sunday night, a shot ricocheting off of his skate blade into the net, he just about jumped out of the arena with joy. This wasn't exactly a miracle on ice, but elements of it had become pretty difficult to believe.
An underdog U.S. hockey team hadn't merely given a powerhouse Canadian team a fight in a roaring, red-decked arena. By night's end, it had enlarged its medal hopes and left an entire nation bruised.
The Americans claimed their first Olympic victory in men's hockey over Canada in 50 years with a resounding 5-3 victory that featured opportunistic, inspired play by a team described as too young and too rough around the edges to achieve much here.
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Love his helmet.
Take it easy there. You don’t need to levitate anymore. Bill Clinton is retired.
Yeah, I remember hearing AIM on C-Span mention the investigators’ problem with the oven mit. I know that sounds silly. But darn, a coverup can be tricky as heck when a lot of people get involved.
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