Game 1: USA vs Switzerland

Olympic Hockey starts today!!!! So excited. Anyway, USA hockey is on channel USA right now.

OPPONENT: Switzerland

RECORD: 0-0-0

GOALIE: Jonas Hiller, 2.70 GAA and a .919 save percentage with Anaheim

USA LINES:

Kane-Statsny-Parise,

Brown-Kesler-Langenbrunner,

Kessel-Pavelski-Malone,

Ryan-Backes-Callahan

Drury is the extra man, although he is playing. Last saw him with Ryan and Callahan. Miller in net

STATE OF THE UNION: (See what I did there?). Don’t know much, but we’ll know more after this game. Want to see a lot of shots, and an up-tempo game.

RANGERS PLAYING IN THIS GAME: Drury, Callahan, prospect Andres Ahmbul

CRAZY THOUGHT: Drury scores

FINAL PREDICTION: USA 3, Swiss 1

So, watch, disucss, have fun. USA!!!!! USA!!!! USA!!!

Posted by: , on 02-16-2010 at 3:19 pm in Game Thread, International Hockey | Comments (11)

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 3:19 pm

    first PP for USA

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 3:20 pm

    PP unit: Brown, Kane, Parise, Rafalski, and Langenbrunner (on point)

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 3:22 pm

    Nothing doing on the PP, one shot. Not good

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 3:29 pm

    Callahan just missed, hit outside of net, off of feed from Drury. Parise hit Hiller’s mask. USA starting to get some good opportunities.

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 3:32 pm

    BOBBY RYAN!!! 1-0 USA!!!! Good work by Backes and Drury on that play

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 3:34 pm

    End of 1st period, 1-0 USA. Ryan gets the goal, unassisted. Drury has played really well, setting up scoring chances, hitting guys. Callahan has played well, but has been outplayed by Drury. Drury and Callahan seem to be interchangeable. defense has been pretty good. Miller has made the saves he has needed to

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 3:59 pm

    DAVID BACKES!!! 2-0 USA!! Backes went end to end after great save by Miller. Showed great speed, made a nice move in front.

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 4:01 pm

    Both goals have had Drury on the ice. Just saying

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 4:03 pm

    RYAN MALONE!!! IT’S A POWER PLAY GOAL!!!

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 4:21 pm

    3-0 after 2. REally impressed with team USA

  • By Jeremy, February 16, 2010 @ 5:07 pm

    3-1, USA. Final. Liked what they did there. Good game.

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