The men’s side of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Hockey Tournament has had some interesting upsets, as the qualifying round and quarterfinals have already shown us.
After a bit of a scare against China, where the Canadians were faced with a Chinese team that for the first 20 minutes went toe to toe with them, to Denmark’s surprising run, to today’s jaw-dropper as the top seeded USA squad is out after losing in the shootout to Slovakia. I blame CNN and their ‘Miracle on Ice’ tweet for that one.
What it does is present Canada with a decent path for a shot at a medal, but they have to overcome what might be their toughest opponent since they lost 4-2 to the Americans as they take on Sweden.