GDT: USA vs. Sweden | January 5th, Final; 1:30 PM EST, 7:30 PM Local

[RedHawkDown]

Y’all are upset a bunch of 18 and 19 year old kids celebrated too much?

Have any of you ever met a 19 year old? Hell , it sounds like some of you have never BEEN 19 years old….

Such a weird thread. Between people gloating about being NATO allies and getting angry at teenagers celebrating, it’s always fascinating how worked up grown men get about (essentially) children playing a game.

 

[Heldig]

Let freedom ring baby!!

Huh?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

One person was bleeding from the face and one person slipped after throwing a punch. We did not see the same thing.

Glad USA won, especially with a Red Wing in net, feels good.

Bros tv was turned off

 

[DaBolts]

Good thing Issac Howard played so well. We need another high scoring forward here in Tampa.

 

[NyQuil]

Huh?

It’s a whole MLK thing.

 

[Bankers Box]

So the country with 350 million people beat the country with 10 million and then showboated and threw cross checks at the end of the game? Haha good on ya...

This is an incredibly childish comment.

Anytime a European country loses a sporting event it’s always the fault of the population size.


Not even considering that hockey is a fringe sport in the US. Grow up.

 

[SantosHalper]

Gold medal game
Sweden - USA

USA wins gold, Sweden always fumbles the U20 gold medal game.

Congrats USA, dominant team.

 

[HydratedByStormBrew]

This is an incredibly childish comment.

Anytime a European country loses a sporting event it’s always the fault of the population size.


Not even considering that hockey is a fringe sport in the US. Grow up.

It’s such a straw man argument. Imagine if hockey was the #1 sport in America lol.

 

[puck swami]

I think the key to this game was Buium's goal early in the third period to make it 4-2 USA. Sweden had the momentum in the game after the PPG late in the second period, and had the game stayed 3-2, you know Sweden, with 12,000 fans in the house, would have had a good shot to tie it up and perhaps win it. But Buium, who just turned 18 less than a month ago, created a statement goal to let Sweden know that the US was playing to win and not to just survive. After that Buium goal, Sweden was not able to generate much sustained offensive pressure, and the US no longer had to gamble by putting its defense into the offense - just had to manage pucks.

Congrats to Coach Carle for making all the right moves. His team played with fire and depth, and they will walk together as champions forever...

 

[canswetoxic]

what if the penalty were called for the blid side boarding? and the slashing to Östlund ? what do you think will be the outcome ?

 

[Dakota Sioux]

 

[TheBeard]

This is an incredibly childish comment.

Anytime a European country loses a sporting event it’s always the fault of the population size.


Not even considering that hockey is a fringe sport in the US. Grow up.

I wouldn’t really say it’s a fringe sport in the US anymore.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Sweden flops yet again when it matters most, shocking really

1-6 in gold medal games in the last 21 years where USA is 6-1 in same period

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

"Secure that shit Hutson".

Hutson will be a top NHL D-man. Leonard is good too.

This is best post in thread for Aliens reference. Not sure on the Hutson future!

 

[RandomTask26]

One person was bleeding from the face and one person slipped after throwing a punch. We did not see the same thing.

Glad USA won, especially with a Red Wing in net, feels good.

He was bleeding because of the high stick that caused the 4min penalty, not because of some gloved punches

 

[NyQuil]

It’s such a straw man argument. Imagine if hockey was the #1 sport in America lol.

Stephen A. Smith would be out of a job.

 

[Ben White]

this felt very much like an old fashion Euro vs NA game, almost like the soviets vs NHL back in the days. The Swedes looked like the more dominant team on the ice for most of the game yet the Americans overwhelmed them with their effectiveness once they got a chance.

 

[matsqq]

He was bleeding because of the high stick that caused the 4min penalty, not because of some gloved punches

He got his first period . (I mean it was the last period)

 

[DollardStLaurent]

I wouldn’t really say it’s a fringe sport in the US anymore.

It's less than fringe. Check the TV ratings compared to football and basketball.

 

[NyQuil]

It's less than fringe. Check the TV ratings compared to football and basketball.

And golf and NASCAR and baseball and cornhole….

 

[EK47]

If there is any significant interest in a sport in the United States they’re not gonna be fringe on the world stage. That’s just the way it is.

 

[Score08]

what if the penalty were called for the blid side boarding? and the slashing to Östlund ? what do you think will be the outcome ?

Not sure but trouba would be proud!

 

[TheBeard]

It's less than fringe. Check the TV ratings compared to football and basketball.

I mean if you’re comparing it to the two most popular sports then yeah. But there’s over half a million registered hockey players now.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I wouldn’t really say it’s a fringe sport in the US anymore.

Maybe not fringe, but for kids growing up, it's easily #5 behind Soccer, Football, Baseball, and Basketball.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

what if the penalty were called for the blid side boarding? and the slashing to Östlund ? what do you think will be the outcome ?

Imagine if all the high sticks that Team Big Birds got away with were called? We can play the what if game all day.