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~VOL. 14.2 FEBRUARY 2026~
Lets talk Hockey... I am referring to Olympic hockey which is the worlds biggest stage of performance. The United States Men & Women's Hockey teams sweep! No not sweep like you do at the end of the night when closing up shop. More like sweep the leg as Johnny Lawrence in the movie Karate Kid.
Men's team finish a perfect 6-0 with GF 26, GA 9 and win the gold medal.
Women's team finish a perfect 7-0 with GF 28, GA 2 and win the gold medal. Not to forget they had to face O'oooo Canada twice and won both games.
Both teams having to beat our neighbors to the north, who are considered globally the best of the sport. Well the 16 time World Heavyweight Champ Ric Flair said it best... "To be the man you have to beat the man" WOOOOO! Now crown both the WORLD'S GREATEST gold medaling teams.
For the Americans to beat the country that invented the sport is an achievement in its own. To do it in a dominate fashion as needed in order to achieve greatness. Goes to show when Americans are taught how to do something. they will learn how to master the craft in their pursuit of perfection! If undefeated records in the Olympics is not perfection, then what is?!?! Another hater statement would be the players from the NHL are the reason they won it all. Well the NHL players are made up of players from all around the world. Which are able to return to their native countries and represent in the Olympics. So that would be a contradicting statement, please think before you speak! Also lets keep in mind if people from other countries have to pursue the NHL. It goes to show professional sports in America is where you not only get paid. You are also considered one of the WORLDS GREATEST athletes.
No denying the toughness of a hockey player. Brock Nelson takes a bold hit to the face in the game against Sweden gets a bubble face mask put on his helmet to continue to play throughout the Olympics with no time off. Charlie McEvoy also played the start of the Olympic games with a bubble mask. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls bubble masks are not helping their breathing, nor a fashion statement like compression sleeves in the NBA. (HAHAHA the NBA... where players sit on back to back games because of "load management" and flops happen more than the flip flops on your feet). Can't forget the gold medal game winning goal scorer Jack Hughes. Who chips two front teeth to fault of his own by a vicious high sticking. Yet continues to play a bloody battered mess with no addition to a protective face. Doing so allowed him to not miss anytime on the ice. Case in point of being not just the elite of the elite but arguably the toughest professional team sports players there is.
Metallica has a song titled "the memory still remains" which title signifies Johnny Gaudreau and the love that he had for hockey, teammates, friends, and family. The Men's team displayed that love back to his family with not just his jersey being on the bench every game. Or being paraded around the ice when winning the gold medal. They took it another step further of defining love and respect. By way of including his jersey and children into the teams picture to capture his memory still remains and his family will forever be united as the United States of America is!
