Canada's Pants

Yes, today was the gold medal game in men's hockey, and judging by the title of this piece, the United States will be referred to as Canada's Pants for the next four years (or whenever the joke gets old, whichever comes first). The result aside, the entire Olympic hockey session was one of most enjoyable in recent memory, rivaling some of the biggest moments in Stanley Cup finals history. Other than Norway, Belarus, and Germany, it seemed that there were no easy teams to beat, and there was even a pleasant surprise in the United States. Even though the team fell one goal short of the gold, they seemed to be the team that was most prepared the entire run. The one factor that I thought was going to be key in the United States run all along was in fact, the entire reason for it. Having said that, the gold medal game exemplified everything that was right with hockey, in that it took a team effort to win and it came down to the final shot. Both teams have a lot to be proud of, and while I did think Canada was going to win the gold, I was pulling for the U.S. to somehow get the upset.