In defeating Team Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout, yesterday, Canada pulled one out of the fire.
While early on, the game looked like it was going to be a repeat of Team Canada's 8-0 thumping of Team Norway only two days earlier, things changed quickly for the hometown heroes.
Making the score 2-0 only 35 seconds into the second on goals by Heatley and Marleau the Canadians looked in control.ááThings changed for Canada, however,áwhen Switzerland scored at 8:59 of the second.
Ivo Ruthemann's bullet of a shot from 40 feet out somehow managed to elude Brodeur even though he saw the puck the whole way. You're not going to score too many goals like that on Brodeur but the Swiss will take it!
That goal gave the Swiss the boost that they needed to t ...
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Men’s Olympic Hockey: Team Canada Exorcises Demons Vs. Team Switzerland
Posted: 19th February 2010 by Kamal Panesar in NHLComments Off on Men’s Olympic Hockey: Team Canada Exorcises Demons Vs. Team Switzerland