I don't remember much of the game other than being pissed at Luongo. But the next day the Jim Rome show was just callers for all three hours talking about the game and how awesome it was. It was mostly Americans, and they weren't even mad, just wanted to talk about the game. Probably the only time the show has been solely devoted to hockey.
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I was at the Penticton Regionsl Hospital to take home my wife and 2 day old son. They were officially discharged just as OT was about to start. The people in the room next to us had a TV brought into the room so a lot of the new Dads were congragated in that room checking out the game. So we stuck around the Hospital and saw the goal there. So it was pretty cool got to see Canada win gold and bring my son home on the same day.
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I guess the 2002 medal was more impactful to me, given Canada's disappointing finish in the 1998 Olympics, overhyped as the first to feature all the NHL players, with Canada being an overwhelming favourite.
I love the 2002 Gold so much, mainly because Iggy was such a factor in that final game, but also because Team Canada's brass gave Theo another shot. And the kid in me didn't mind seeing MacInnis and Nieuwendyk on the team. Overall, 2002 was extra special because it was a coming-out party for Iggy, but also a celebration of all things Flames, historically. (And, like, beating the Americans on their home turf didn't hurt...)
Having said this, I remember 2010 because it also occurred on the heels of a disappointing Team Canada performance at the previous Olympics. Got to watch it with my Dad--TV muted because Peter Maher was on the radio broadcast. And Iggy was again involved in the most important moment, but this time as an elder statesman. The perfect bookend to the 2002 run.
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All due respect to Paul Henderson and the 72 team, but this was the greatest moment in Canadian hockey history.
I'm an old bastard and Paul Henderson's goal was the greatest of all time. Nothing comes close to the dramatic ending and all the crap that lead up to it. Phil Esposito and his speech to the nation after game 4 spoke a lot about what the team was up against. Nothing comes close.
Apologies to all who disagree.
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2010 Canada had that moment but they were quite poor in that tournament having already lost to the US earlier. However, the first period in the QF against Russia when they came out like caged animals being released was one the best things ever seen.
Adversity always brings out the best moments but the best Canadian team ever was 2014.
No drama at all, they gave up 3 goals the entire tournament.
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I was at the Penticton Regionsl Hospital to take home my wife and 2 day old son. They were officially discharged just as OT was about to start. The people in the room next to us had a TV brought into the room so a lot of the new Dads were congragated in that room checking out the game. So we stuck around the Hospital and saw the goal there. So it was pretty cool got to see Canada win gold and bring my son home on the same day.
^^^ IOC blocked that vid? Lame. It's my favorite though.
EDIT: Here's a different one.
I remember I was coaching Bantam at the time. We were in playoffs (I think? Maybe it was a tournament) and had a game the same time as the final. It was a meaningless game as we were already through to the next round IIRC. We lost that game but everyone rushed as fast we could to get out to watch the end of the final. Thankfully it was at North East Sportsplex and they have a nice lounge there. It was packed with people. Probably never had so many people in there. Got up there just in time to see the US tie it. Whole place blew up when we scored. Such a great memory surrounded by hockey people.
Not hockey related, but a lasting memory from 2010 was Tom Brokaw's essay on Canada-US relations. I showed that video to many of my American friends, family, and colleagues, most of whom had very little knowledge of Canada's political, economic, and social connections and impact to their country
All due respect to Paul Henderson and the 72 team, but this was the greatest moment in Canadian hockey history.
Not even close. Go back and look at the 72 results on home ice in Canada, and esposito’s calling out of the fans in his home country. And the subsequent turnaround due to the sheer will of the entire team on Russian soil. Have a look at Olympic history and soviet dominance, the vault that was Soviet Russia and their society, the history of the Cold War and the somewhat recency of nuclear weapons threatening western society from 90 miles away. And then tell me a gold medal winning goal against the US on home ice was more important to a country and the sport. I wasn’t alive then, but I would suggest 72 was at another level. Or two.
Edit: I also forgot about Eagleson having to be escorted off by the players, shielding him from Soviet soldiers, after some perceived biased officiating and the score clock operator’s refusal to put a goal up on the board. An operator who was likely in fear of his life for doing so. Somehow I don’t think Vancouver 2010 had the same kind of charge to it.
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I just watched Elliotte Friedman’s feature with Crosby regarding the Golden Goal. Definitely recommended. I was really impressed by Sid’s ability to talk about the goal, the game, and the Olympics. It might be my anti-Oiler bias (and the fact that Iggy had, as stated above, the “Golden Assist”), but McDavid could learn a lesson or two from that clip with how Sid carries himself.
