Cant find the CTV feed, which was fantastic at the time (Don Chevrier, on the call, I think?), early on a Sunday morning but this is the full game.
Kariya, not yet in the NHL, with the first goal for Canada, halfway through the third to tie it up (1:46:00 of the feed).
Then, 1994's what-if version of 1987 Larry Murphy, Derek Mayer scores a couple minutes later (1:52:10 of the feed), with a blast from the point...and Canada was minutes away from breaking the Olympic gold drought. Was as most excited at that goal since the Flames 1989 win.
The Swedes tie it up with less then 2 to go to deflate the early morning vibe...then the shootout...Petr Nedved (!) and Kariya with beauty top shelf shots to go up 2-0. Dwayne Norris should've made it 3-1 and all but finished it, as Salo was flailing and out of position, but didn't get the puck up.
We know how it finished, but Canada so close with basically an amateur team is a much bigger deal then the hyped up 1998 or really any other team.
Also, nice to see no black on a Team Canada jersey. Starting with the 1996 world cup, black was introduced and likely not going away.
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