It’s pretty obvious that Canada trounces the US in terms of past success at this level.
They have a million Olympic Gold Medals.
They have a million World Championship Gold Medals.
There was the loss in the 2002 gold medal game against Canada.
There was the loss in the 2010 gold medal game against Canada.
But all of that is history at this point.
Team USA isn’t in this position tonight because they pulled off some miracle.
But to be perfectly honest, tonight’s game is absolutely nothing like 1980.
But 45 years later in 2025?
This United States team isn’t an underdog.
1st overall draft picks.
And perhaps the two biggest lunatics in the sport right now.
And over those past 10 years, we’ve seen USA start to dominate at the junior level.
They’ve won back-to-back World Juniors Golds, and have won 3 out of the last 5.
A couple gold medals at the U18 World Championships.
Guys aren’t leaving the country to go play junior in Canada anymore.
Who do you play for?
And holy shit did Saturday night live up to those expectations.
So now that brings us up to tonight.
The lineups are going to look a little different tonight.
So they can afford to be down a defenseman here.
I honestly don’t know what to expect out of the start of this game.
Obviously it’s going to be tough to beat the Canadians twice in a row.
TWO NATIONS FACING OFF.
The Future
1960 gave birth to the idea that 1980 could happen.
We already saw the buzz that Saturday night’s matchup created across the country and social media.
If this game tonight lives up to the expectations AND the US comes out on top?
There’s a chance we pick up a couple million new hockey fans for life.
More fans equal better viewership ratings.
Better viewership ratings equals higher salary caps.
Higher salary caps equal players getting PAID.
– Bring it home for Johnny, boys.
13 would have loved this.
