U.S. Hockey Team on the Prowl

Photo Credit: USA Hockey

By Francisco Romero

After winning the silver medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the United States Hockey Team has been eager to get back on the ice competing on the Olympics. Yes, it has taken four long years, but their chance for revenge is finally here.

In 2010 the Americans made it to the finals against Canada, eventually losing in overtime by the score of 3-2. The loss gave the United States the Silver medal, but it felt more like they had been eliminated, it left a sour taste.

This time around this Hockey team seems to be very well prepared and ready for the challenge. Its advantage is the chemistry on the team and how well they know each other.

Thirteen players from the 2010 team will be competing again.

Winger Ryan Callahan is one of the veterans on the team, the Captain of the New York Rangers likes what he sees and expects to be a medal contender. The experts believe that only four teams have a chance at the gold medal, those teams being: Canada, Russia, The United States and Sweden.

The American are characterized by their speed and great chemistry. This U.S. team is not a young group, but it is neither a veteran team, it is an experienced one. It will be lead by its experienced goalie Ryan Miller.

The hockey team to beat in the 2014 Olympics is the Russian team. It is a team that is full of superstars such as Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk.

The United States will face Slovakia in its first matchup of Group A on Thursday. The U.S. Hockey team lost to Slovakia the last time they faced each other in Olympic competition (2-1).

GROUP A

Russia

Slovenia

Slovakia

United States