Canadian Hockey - Not Doing So Well in the Olympics
Team Canada has not always had the easiest time of it in the Olympic games.
You'd think a country rabidly devoted to ice hockey would skate through the Olympic games to a gold medal, but as their past has shown the Canadian hockey team doesn't always fare as expected.
Canada's big problem standing in the way of gold has always been the opposing team's goalie.
The most painful losses Canada has experienced in the Olympic games have always been due to Olympic caliber goalies.
In 1984 Sweden made four shootout stops with goalie Tommy Salo to win the gold medal from Canada.
In 1988 at the Nagano games the Canadian Dream Team lost in a semifinal shootout against the Czech's Hasek.
Wayne Gretzky didn't even get a chance to shoot.
In 2006 at Turin every goaltender seemed to give the Canadian team problems, but the Swiss goalie Gerber was memorable because he shutout Canada.
How will Canada do in the 2010 Olympics? Here are some goalies that will give Team Canada fits.
Henrik Lundqvist is with Team Sweden again, the defending gold medal winners from the 2006 Olympic games.
A fellow Sweden teammate on the Senators NHL team claimed that Lundqvist was the best shootout goalie in the NHL.
Canada will certainly experience problems with this world class goalie.
Russia brings Bryzgalov one of the NHL's best in the first quarter of the season.
He has already defeated Canada last year in the gold medal 2009 world championship game.
The Czechs have Vokoun from Florida with experience and Pavelec who has been brilliant with the Atlanta Thrashers.
The United States goalie Ryan Miller from Buffalo has already smoked Canada in these Olympic games.
Finland has a reputation for strong goalies, but hasn't looked so hot this year with Kiprusoff.
Canada had a surprising loss against the United States with Ryan Miller goalie.
The United States wore their 1960 replica jerseys commemorating the US first gold medal in hockey.
That was also the last year the US had beat Canada at Olympic hockey, until now.
Now with the stunning upset Canada has to face Germany next which will not be so bad, but the team after that will be.
If Canada beats Germany in the next Olympic game, then they will face Russia.
Martin Brodeur the Canadian goalie will have to fix some problems before their next hockey game.
He's continuing to have problems and he struggled in weeks coming up to the Olympics.
You'd think a country rabidly devoted to ice hockey would skate through the Olympic games to a gold medal, but as their past has shown the Canadian hockey team doesn't always fare as expected.
Canada's big problem standing in the way of gold has always been the opposing team's goalie.
The most painful losses Canada has experienced in the Olympic games have always been due to Olympic caliber goalies.
In 1984 Sweden made four shootout stops with goalie Tommy Salo to win the gold medal from Canada.
In 1988 at the Nagano games the Canadian Dream Team lost in a semifinal shootout against the Czech's Hasek.
Wayne Gretzky didn't even get a chance to shoot.
In 2006 at Turin every goaltender seemed to give the Canadian team problems, but the Swiss goalie Gerber was memorable because he shutout Canada.
How will Canada do in the 2010 Olympics? Here are some goalies that will give Team Canada fits.
Henrik Lundqvist is with Team Sweden again, the defending gold medal winners from the 2006 Olympic games.
A fellow Sweden teammate on the Senators NHL team claimed that Lundqvist was the best shootout goalie in the NHL.
Canada will certainly experience problems with this world class goalie.
Russia brings Bryzgalov one of the NHL's best in the first quarter of the season.
He has already defeated Canada last year in the gold medal 2009 world championship game.
The Czechs have Vokoun from Florida with experience and Pavelec who has been brilliant with the Atlanta Thrashers.
The United States goalie Ryan Miller from Buffalo has already smoked Canada in these Olympic games.
Finland has a reputation for strong goalies, but hasn't looked so hot this year with Kiprusoff.
Canada had a surprising loss against the United States with Ryan Miller goalie.
The United States wore their 1960 replica jerseys commemorating the US first gold medal in hockey.
That was also the last year the US had beat Canada at Olympic hockey, until now.
Now with the stunning upset Canada has to face Germany next which will not be so bad, but the team after that will be.
If Canada beats Germany in the next Olympic game, then they will face Russia.
Martin Brodeur the Canadian goalie will have to fix some problems before their next hockey game.
He's continuing to have problems and he struggled in weeks coming up to the Olympics.