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Posted on 02/20/2026 3:30:39 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
The United States and Canada men’s ice hockey teams will play for the Olympic gold medal on Sunday’s final day of the Milano Cortina Games after both teams won their semi-final contests on Friday evening.
Canada left things late in the first game, coming from two goals down to win 3-2 over Finland on Nathan MacKinnon’s winner with 35.2 seconds remaining. The US took a more straightforward tack in the nightcap to set up the heavyweight final, roaring past Slovakia 6-2 after Jack Hughes and Jack Eichel scored in a 19-second span during the second period to blow things open, ensuring the Americans no worse than silver and their first men’s hockey medal in 16 years.
It will mark the third time the border rivals have played in the gold medal game and the first since 2010, when Sidney Crosby etched his name into Olympic lore by scoring in overtime to seal a 3-2 win over the Americans on home soil.
Crosby, 38, is still in the Canada squad four Olympics later, but he did not dress for Friday’s game after leaving Wednesday’s quarter-final win over the Czech Republic in the second period with a lower-back injury. No details about the two-time Olympic gold medalist’s injury have been released and the severity remains unclear, but Canada coach Jon Cooper said “he’s got a better chance of playing in the gold medal game than he had of playing in tonight’s game”.
Canada found themselves staring down elimination for a second straight game after Erik Haula’s short-handed goal fired the Finns to a 2-0 lead early in the second period.
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Last US Hockey Gold medal
Video
Final Minute of the “Miracle on Ice” 1980
https://rumble.com/viythz-final-minute-of-the-miracle-on-ice.html
First thing I thought of ... Canuckistan won that fair and square last time.
Elbows Down!
Game time 8am EST Sunday.
These guys know each other from the NHL. Some are on teams together. It’ll be intense because of the rivalry. Should be great. The hottest goalie wins.
Shame the Russians aren’t there, it puts a bit of a taint on the medal.
I was living in northwest Missouri when the Miracle On Ice happened. I told my wife. If our college boys beat Russia we will win the gold. Carter was president and interest rates sucked. They won that game and I got hammered. I was hung over during the gold medal game. Was too sick to get drilled again but DANG that was a great week. My wife already told me stay effing calm, Trump is President and Canada sucks but they ain’t the Russians. 😉
Even Paul Nueman knew, game on. 😀
Dave’s a Killer!
I’m skipping the game and rewatching Slapshot instead.
“They brought their toys!”
Good choice.
“......faster than you can say ‘Jack Robinson’!”
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