Oh, thosc shootouts are torture, but somebody had to win....
....and congratulations Team USA, on defeating Team Canada 5-4 on the shootout.
Looks like USA forward Troy Terry was the shootout hero, and Canada's Nicholas Roy the culprit of a rolling puck off his stick. Natch.
Perhaps one say that the Canadians had so many scoring chances, so did the Americans; both goaltenders were outstanding in regulation, in the OT, and in the shootout; both teams played quite possibly one of the best, it not the best, Gold Medal games in WJHC history; both sides were evenly matched; both had identical shootout results, until Terry's goal and Roy's awkward shot....on and on we can go. But one thing is clear: it was simply hockey atit's best, at it's fastest, with oohs & aahs here and there.
No shame to the Silver medallists Team Canada. It goes to show just how much it takes to beat the team from the hockey land of the world. To opposing counties, it's always an honour to beat Canada. In this Gold Medal match, it could easily have gone Canada's way. We took the lead twice. The U.S. tied it up twice.
That's how tough a game it was...for both.
Congratulations to Team Canada and Team USA, for showcasing ice hockey at it's finest!
More:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/canada-us-world-junior-final-1.3923664
