Team USA had already been eliminated from any acceptable World Cup of Hockey result before its final game Thursday, Sept. 22. However, a loss in that contest to Team Czech Republic increases the failure of USA Hockey.
What a difference two years makes. The teams that met for the bronze medal in the Sochi Olympics went winless in the World Cup of Hockey.
In fact, neither Team USA nor Team Finland earned even a point. Every other team earned at least three over the three games.
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Team Finland had a worse goal differential and did not have to face the best team in the World Cup of Hockey.