Agreed. Frankly, I've become cynical about hockey. There's too much of it (the NHL, the CHL, the OHL, the Spengler Cup, the World Juniors, etc etc etc) and the season is far, far too long.

But last night's game was about as dynamic a game as I've ever seen in my decades following the sport.

While I'm not keen on the shoot-out format, those are the rules.

Congratulations to Team USA for an outstanding win. We'll get'em next year!