USA Hockey In Defeat

The United States Olympic hockey team started out strong in the games at Sochi, Russia, however that was all changed by a disappointing performance against Canada. With their hopes of gold lost, the hockey team did still have a shot at a medal in the bronze medal game. Unfortunately, Finland wanted it more, and thrashed the United States 5 - 0. According to an article on USA Today,the game changer was when, "Teemu Selanne and Jussi Jokinen scored 11 seconds apart in the second period to give the always-defensive-minded Finns all of the scoring they needed. Both goals occurred with USA's top defensive pair of Ryan Suter and Ryan McDonagh on the ice." These events built up a lot of frustration for the Americans, and seemed to put the game away in Finland's favor. The game was obviously very disappointing for the Americans, and left them without a medal in the games. Perhaps this would count as revenge for Finland, as they lost 6 - 1 to the United States during the semi-finals of the 2010 winter Olympics. Without a medal for men's hockey, the United States finished at Sochi with 28 total medals, 9 of them gold.