27 Jan
It took long 34 years since 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Winter games for ice hockey to be reintroduced at Winter Olympics and Sochi, Russia games are going to the history book for hosting the game. Bolshoy Ice Dome is the venue and rival Russia and the U.S. will be pitted against each other. It is sure to bring back 1980 memories of the U.S. and Soviet rivalry where Team USA won gold and later was the subject of movie “Miracle.” Team USA will face Russia in Sochi on Saturday, February 14, 2014.
Most watch Team USA player will be forward Viktor Tikhonov, who was born in Latvia and moved to Northern California when he was four years old with his father who was hired as an Assistant Coach by the San Jose Sharks. He is also the grandson of famed Soviet coach with the same name who coached the 1980 Soviet Olympic team. Another one connected to 1980 game is defenseman Ryan Suter, whose father was a defenseman at the 1980 game. Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will get his second start at Olympics for Team USA against Russia. Watch the game online or on NBC.