Category: Winter Olympics

Sharks in Sochi: Marleau, Vlasic win gold with Canada

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 3 min read |

It wasn’t exactly the dramatic finish of 2010 but the result was familiar: Team Canada dispatched Team Sweden in the methodically dominant fashi...

Winter Olympics 2014: Canada vs. Sweden gold medal game preview and discussion thread

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 5 min read |

Team USA’s fate was sealed with a 5-0 loss to Finland in yesterday’s bronze medal game but two of the four Sharks in Sochi still have a sh...

Sharks in Sochi: Pavelski, USA fall to Marleau, Vlasic, Canada

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 5 min read |

Despite a dominant run through the preliminary and quarterfinal rounds, Team USA’s offense came sputtering to a halt when it mattered most in th...

Winter Olympics 2014: Canada vs. United States preview and discussion thread

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 7 min read |

This isn’t 2010. As much as the buildup surrounding this game, which pits Team USA and Team Canada against each other in a semifinal matchup tha...

Sharks in Sochi: Pavelski, Marleau, Vlasic, Niemi all advance to semis

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 2 min read |

On paper, the quarterfinal matchup between the U.S. and Czech Republic looked to be the relatively competitive, tightly-contested affair while Canada ...

Winter Olympics 2014: Czech Republic vs. United States preview and discussion thread

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 6 min read |

Despite taking Group A by storm and looking like the most dominant club of the preliminary round, Team USA has the misfortune of drawing the toughest ...

Sharks in Sochi: Pavelski sets up Kessel hat trick, USA second-place finish

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 3 min read |

Joe Thornton, one of the best passers in the world, is not at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but his San Jose Sharks teammates who are have picked ...

Winter Olympics 2014: Slovenia vs. United States preview and discussion thread

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 4 min read |

After outlasting Team Russia in an instant classic on Saturday, Team USA is back at it for their final round robin game of the men’s hockey tour...

Sharks in Sochi: Pavelski scores, USA wins in instant classic

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 5 min read |

So often, the most anticipated sporting events never end up justifying the hype. This morning’s 3-2 shootout win by Team USA over Team Russia mo...

Winter Olympics 2014: United States vs. Russia preview and discussion thread

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 6 min read |

In terms of the storyline, the caliber of teams involved and, most importantly, the standings implications, there won’t be a bigger game played ...