Posted on 02/23/2018 10:11:38 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
Germany shocked defending men’s ice hockey champions Canada 4-3 on Friday, beating them on Olympic ice for the first time to reach their first gold medal game.
... In all, the Germans were outshot 31-15, but four different players managed to connect on their limited chances - Macek, Matthias Plachta, Frank Mauer and Hager.
Emblematic of the puck bouncing their way all night, Hager was credited with the game-winning goal on the powerplay off a shot from Plachta that struck his knee and was redirected past Canadian goaltender Kevin Poulin.
Now with the gold medal on the line Germany face a date with the Olympic Athletes from Russia, who have emerged as the clear favorites in an Olympic tournament being played without NHL players for the first time since 1994.
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Wunder auf Eis!
Canadians losing at both men’s and women’s hockey?
Don’t worry, Justin Trudeau will get out his healing crystals and pose in some cute outfit to make everyone feel better.
Good message to Canada and US: Just because you refuse to send your best players because the NHL Owners want more money doesn’t mean the rest of the world will follow suit. Germany and Russia have pro leagues, too.
The Trudeau India-trip disasters, meltdown in curling, and now this. The Canucks are having a BAD week!
Missed it, Were Goc and Hecht playing?
Trudeau Curse.
Ja, 38 Jahre nach dem anderen!
Olie the Goalie will be happy.
Sloppy journalism. The Russians might not be playing with CURRENT NHLers but their team is FULL of previous NHLers. Germany is a complete Cinderella story.
I’m definitely going to watch this final. Go Germany!
Do you think NBC will show it live or in its entirety?
I'm doubtful.
Add mens curling loss, ouch
Lets just call it the “Trudeau Effect”...
What a hoser, eh? If it weren’t for Virtue and Moier’s ice dancing, Canada would be going home with their tail between their legs.
Why are there no NHL players in the Olympics anymore?
Because they're Professional.....had to say it.
I suspect many Canadians are going to have some choice words for Gary Bettman.
Canada produced the best hockey players in the world for decades (they still do), but they didn't win a single gold medal between 1952 and 2002 when their best players were in the NHL.
I don’t know what the details were about this year’s arrangement, but I never understood why the owner of an NHL team would want any of his team’s players spending two weeks playing for their national teams in the middle of the season. Since they allowed NHL players in the Olympics in the 1990s, NHL teams have had their playoff prospects diminished by injuries to key players at the Olympics.
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