Canada - USA 5:2 Olympics Final Game in Salt Lake 2002 | Game Highlights | FIRST GOLD IN 50 YEARS
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- čas přidán 18. 10. 2021
- Tony Amonte drew first blood in the final game of the 2002 Olympic hockey tournament, giving the Americans a 1-0 lead midway through the first period. Paul Kariya tied the game a few minutes later on a brilliant play by Mario Lemieux. Chris Pronger passed Lemieux the puck, and he made the motion to one-time a shot. But, instead of shooting he let the puck go past him and onto the stick of Paul Kariya. Kariya had a wide-open net as goalie Mike Richter had positioned himself to stop Lemieux’s shot. Jarome Iginla put Canada up 2-1 late in the period, and the lead lasted most of the second.
Brian Rafalski tied the game for the USA late in the second, but Joe Sakic gave Canada a lead it would never relinquish when he scored another late-period goal. In the third period, Iginla and Sakic broke the game open with late goals, sending Canada to a 5-2 victory. Despite its tremendous history of hockey success, this was the first Olympic gold for Canada since 1952, exactly half a century earlier.
In almost every Canadian city, fans with flags took to the streets to rejoice in a way Italian fans celebrate a World Cup soccer win. The gold in Salt Lake City was not only a sports success. It was a win that boosted the collective spirit of an entire nation. The 1952 Edmonton Mercurys were no longer the last Canadian team to win an Olympic hockey gold medal. Finally, a drought that lasted 50 long years was over. - Sport
I remember my parents wondering why I was rooting so hard for Canada. I’m from Pittsburgh and Mario Lemieux meant so much to me I wanted this so bad for him. That no touch assist was one of the best assists I’ve ever seen
To this day the best hockey IQ play ive ever seen. Mario was the shit
@@billmitchell6575 would counter with that famous 1987 Canada vs. Russia goal in the Canada Cup (now World Cup) where Gretzky elected to skate ahead rather than chase the puck, expecting a teammate to pass to him, which he then passed onto Mario who scored. But yeah, that was pretty nifty.
The open net tho XD
It's one of my favorite hockey moments of all time. You guys were very blessed to have him.
just love how Cole could increase pitch / intensity at a moment's notice and drop down again when the moment had passed
gotta say ... Mike Richter was huge in this game. Big save after big save. just couldn't keep the Canadians at bay forever
This means so much to me, not just from a national pride perspective, but from a personal one.
My everlasting memory of this game involves me and my late father watching this game together on the couch in the living room of our old house in Vancouver.
He wasn't even born when Canada last won the gold (born in 1958), so for the both of us, it was a moment of overwhelming joy that we'd witnessed a once in a lifetime moment and that we saw it together.
Практика последних лет показывает, что на малых площадках в финале играют Северо американцы
One of the best Hockey Games all time.
100% agree
😀@@WolfHockey
Gruss von der Schweiz;-)
Chris pronger never gets any credit on the Kariya goal ... but damn he's full speed stops on a dime and feathers it cross-ice ... what a ****in pass!
Хорошая игра
1:12 and now we join Bob Cole with the call of the game
8:46 this would be one of the greatest goals of all time if it went in
This made me a devils fan
Канадцы настоящие кудесники шайбы
Mitt Romney and Dick Cheney at 12:09
Sakic
Сделайте пожалуйста субтитры на русском, чтобы мы тоже понимали, кстати на английском очень здорово говорите 👍
Благодарю)
Хорошо, сделаю
Joe
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S ilver
A gain
Olympics
Thanks