Canadian Hockey - Not Doing So Well in the Olympics

Team Canada has not always had the easiest time ofthe NHL. Canada will certainly experience problems
it in the Olympic games. You'd think a country rabidlywith this world class goalie.
devoted to ice hockey would skate through theRussia brings Bryzgalov one of the NHL's best in the
Olympic games to a gold medal, but as their past hasfirst quarter of the season. He has already defeated
shown the Canadian hockey team doesn't alwaysCanada last year in the gold medal 2009 world
fare as expected.championship game. The Czechs have Vokoun from
Canada's big problem standing in the way of gold hasFlorida with experience and Pavelec who has been
always been the opposing team's goalie. The mostbrilliant with the Atlanta Thrashers. The United States
painful losses Canada has experienced in the Olympicgoalie Ryan Miller from Buffalo has already smoked
games have always been due to Olympic caliberCanada in these Olympic games. Finland has a
goalies. In 1984 Sweden made four shootout stopsreputation for strong goalies, but hasn't looked so hot
with goalie Tommy Salo to win the gold medal fromthis year with Kiprusoff.
Canada. In 1988 at the Nagano games the CanadianCanada had a surprising loss against the United States
Dream Team lost in a semifinal shootout against thewith Ryan Miller goalie. The United States wore their
Czech's Hasek. Wayne Gretzky didn't even get a1960 replica jerseys commemorating the US first gold
chance to shoot. In 2006 at Turin every goaltendermedal in hockey. That was also the last year the US
seemed to give the Canadian team problems, but thehad beat Canada at Olympic hockey, until now. Now
Swiss goalie Gerber was memorable because hewith the stunning upset Canada has to face Germany
shutout Canada.next which will not be so bad, but the team after that
How will Canada do in the 2010 Olympics? Here arewill be. If Canada beats Germany in the next Olympic
some goalies that will give Team Canada fits. Henrikgame, then they will face Russia. Martin Brodeur the
Lundqvist is with Team Sweden again, the defendingCanadian goalie will have to fix some problems before
gold medal winners from the 2006 Olympic games. Atheir next hockey game. He's continuing to have
fellow Sweden teammate on the Senators NHL teamproblems and he struggled in weeks coming up to the
claimed that Lundqvist was the best shootout goalie inOlympics.