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The Road To Pyeongchang Gold: USA Hockey

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The Road To Pyeongchang Gold: USA Hockey
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With the Olympics in full bloom and most people I have talked to is most excited about figure skating, but I am most excited for ice hockey and looking at both men and women's roster, we have a good shot for medals this Olympic season.

While with the men, the NHL has forbidden any current players to be in the Olympic games, the US has some former NHL players such as Brian Gionta, James Wisniewski, and Matt Gilroy to name a few with a lot of upcoming college talent. Although the men's hockey team is not as strong nor a favorite for this Olympic season with Canada, Sweeden and Russia having strong teams; the team will still be fun to watch.

We may seem to be the underdogs, but we were also the underdogs in 1980 and we all know how that turned out and if you haven't seen "Miracle," it is a must.

As for the women, we have 10 Olympic veterans returning and have always been an extremely strong team and this year is no different. The women have already played on February 11th against Finland and won 3-1. We are expected to be battling for gold with Canada and they have always been our hardest competitor. This has shown to be one of the biggest rivalries in sports.

This may be our year for the gold for women. Against Finland, the women had 42 shots on goal while Finland only had 23 and Maddie Rooney, the goalie, had 23 saves. The women are one tough team to beat and this will be an exciting Olympic season for USA Hockey.

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