The hockey world in North America has a big game to watch on TV today. It will happen later today when the USA Olympic Hockey Team will face our neighbors to the north in a match up on the ice. Canada has one of the best teams on paper in the Olympic Games in Vancouver this year. It’s not likely the USA team will win today, but many Americans will be hoping for a miracle. The last one occured in 1980 when the USA Team beat the Russian team of professionals. We now have the professionals in our line up, but so does the Canadian team.

Is it possible for a team with people like Dany Heatley, Rick Nash, Sidney Crosby, Jerome Ignila, and other talented NHL players to beat a team of young Americans? On paper there is no hope for the USA team today. However, there is a reason why we play these games and it’s to see who is really better. I will be rooting hard for the USA team today, but it’s hard to imagine how they can keep up with  one of the most talented teams to ever skate on the ice before. I’m not sure an All Star team from the NHL could defeat this team from Canada. Many think the Russians have the best team in Vancouver, but from the names I see on each squad’s roster, I think Canada is clearly the better team. It should be interesting to see just how close the guys from the USA can keep this game with Canada today.