USA Programs Are Finding Their Place In the Hockey World
August 6th, 2010 by Laura Falcon Leave a reply »Many countries seem to think the United States is a strange country when it comes to sports.
If it isn't football, baseball, or basketball, we don't care. If your team starts to really suck, then loyalty has a tendency to go down the drain.
So what happens when you mix USA hockey with a not-so-great amount of talent?
"Hockey programs exist in the USA? I thought those were only in Canada?"
So that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but after the USA got over the initial shock and amazement that was the 1980 Miracle on Ice, hockey went back to being an unpopular sport in a country that gave it little face time with only a few exceptions.
However, that is in the past. Now we truly have a reason to celebrate.
Hockey may never boast the amount of hype conjured by the mention of football, baseball, or basketball, but there is something special brewing in Team USA hockey and its development programs.
Within the past year, America has seen unbelievable accomplishments from the USA hockey teams in international tournaments and has taken her place in hockey history. These are all signs of the Amer ...
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Article written by Laura Falcon
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