Men's Ice hockey: USA VS Swiss

• Strapping Young Lad

  

  i believe the US opens with the Swiss tomorrow at noon. Is this not on TV or what??? Anyone know where I can watch???
• wildcats20

  

  Probably on NBC or one of their affiliates.
• NOL fan

  3 pm (Eastern) on USA
• KnightXC1

  

  A game the US should win but nothing is for granted. Have to get all the points possible before facing the big boys.
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  NOL fan wrote: 3 pm (Eastern) on USA

  Ah, I thought it was noon Eastern. So it should be on NBC then.....
  
  Anyone know who the big dogs are on the Swiss team???
  
  We've got Norway thurs. then we've got Canada on Sunday. Hopefully we can get familiar tomorrow, get a couple wins this week, and get some steam going into Sunday....
• wildcats20

  

  Strapping Young Lad wrote:

  NOL fan wrote: 3 pm (Eastern) on USA

  Ah, I thought it was noon Eastern. So it should be on NBC then.....
  
  Anyone know who the big dogs are on the Swiss team???
  
  We've got Norway thurs. then we've got Canada on Sunday. Hopefully we can get familiar tomorrow, get a couple wins this week, and get some steam going into Sunday....

  Here's some info for ya about tomorrows game.
  http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=420400.html#preview+u+s+opens+tournament+tricky+swiss
  
  And it's 3 PM Eastern on USA.
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  ^^Word. So, should be an interesting matchup between Swiss League's best vs our best NHL'ers....
• wildcats20

  

  Strapping Young Lad wrote: ^^Word. So, should be an interesting matchup between Swiss League's best vs our best NHL'ers....

  Kinda what I was getting by skimming that article.
• wildcats20

  

  2 NHL'ers on the Swizz roster
• NOL fan

  Strapping Young Lad wrote: So it should be on NBC then.....

  I don't think any of the hockey is on NBC until the men's quarterfinals
  
  the entire women's side of it plus all of the preliminaries for the men are on USA/MSNBC/CNBC (even the prime time US vs Canada game on 2/21)
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  I see. As long as I can watch on some channel I'll be happy....
• gerb131

  

  Cool I was looking for this game as well, I knew Freehuddle would come thru since my tv guide is frozen.
• TedSheckler

  

  Here is the complete hockey schedule and channels.
  
  http://www.nhl.com/ice/scheduleolympics.htm?season=20092010
• gorocks99

  

  Swiss team surprised in Torino, the U.S. can't sleepwalk through this one. I'll be following updates all day at my computer, although I REALLY can't wait for Sunday night's game.
• gerb131

  

  Gracias Ted, and I am looking forward to Sunday as well.
• darbypitcher22

  

  I may get to catch the end of this one
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  Late goal by Bobby Ryan, USA 1-0....
• thavoice

  Teams with NHL'ers will need to come together quickly and a team like Switz and others with players who are with their teams may be able to knock off one of the big boys very early on.
• gorocks99

  

  Hiller can keep the Swiss in the game if he's on, lets get an early one in period #2 and put 'em on the ropes.
• UA5straightin2008

  

  coast to coast!
• UA5straightin2008

  

  Question: what is the point of the crease in hockey?
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  US looks like the team who's had a week's worth of practice.....Lookin' pretty sharp compared to the Swiss.
• End of Line

  

  3-0 USA!
  
  Backes goal was a beauty.
• thavoice

  UA5straightin2008 wrote: Question: what is the point of the crease in hockey?

  An opposing player cannot get into the crease BEFORE the puck gets there. It is almost like a safe zone as to where a player cannot be directly in the face of the goalie. He can go in the crease for the puck once it enters it.
  
  Few years ago they had an AWFUL rule that goals were dissallowed if another player on the scoring team was in the crease. There were times a guy may have been on the other side of the goal with a partial skate in and a goal disallowed even if the person in the crease had NOTHING to do with the goal or interferring with the goalie.
  
  They revised it and made it better...although not as absolute.
• KnightXC1

  

  US playing well but they have taken their foot off the gas in the 3rd. These are teams where they need to keep their skates on their throats and push until there is nothing left. They cannot afford to do this against Canada on Sunday or it will get ugly fast.