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Originally Posted by arloiginla
I'm going by general consensus, not my personal opinion. Finland and the U.S. have never won Olympic gold since NHL players have participated. Sweden and the Czechs have.
For example, check out the Hockey News' predictions.
1. Canada
2. Russia
3. Sweden
I don't think many people expected the USA to medal this time, and Finland has always been a dark horse.
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I don't think winning gold in one of 3 tournaments should be considered as the qualification to be a hockey power. By that logic, Russia is not a hockey super power. Finland has won more medals at olympic hockey than Canada since NHLers started participating.