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From an American Point of View.
YOUNG AMERICANS IMPRESS IN
INITIAL OLYMPIC FORAY
After being glued to my television set for the better part of the past 2 weeks, my
dominant emotion concerning the Olympics is that I'm sad it's over.  I guess that's
maybe the emptiness of having the team you're emotionally attached to lose on a goal in
overtime.  Especially after the high of having them tie the game with 24.4 seconds of
life left in regulation.  It was fun watching players such as Bobby Ryan, Dustin Brown,
Ryan Kesler and Ryan Suter get some exposure and shine on the international stage.  It
may have meant more had the team won, but kudos to Ryan Miller (All-Tourney Team
and Tourney MVP), Brian Rafalski (All-Tourney Team and best Defenseman) and
Zach Parise (All-Tourney Team) for earning awards for their play.

Fun links concerning the US Olympic team.....

As much pain as American fans may have felt, NHL.com's Shawn Roarke writes an
entertaining piece that says the players likely won't get over the sting of the loss that
quickly either.

Captain Jamie Langenbrunner gave Roarke a brief interview shortly after the gold medal
game.

NHL.com's John Dellapina spoke with Ryan Miller around the same time.

Sunday's final was the highest rated hockey game in the US in 30 years.

Final Stats for the US team.