The shocking upset victory that the USA men’s hockey team delivered to Canada on Sunday night means a lot more than just a boost to the ego of the scrappy Americans.
Team USA’s Upset Victory Means Canada Or Russia Won’t Medal
↵By virtue of their victory, the US will be either the number one or number two seed when elimination games begin later this week. That also means they get a bye to the quarterfinals while Canada is forced to play an extra elimination game.
↵With the loss, the home team has been bumped down to the sixth seed in the qualification round, meaning they will play the 11th seeded Germans on Tuesday. Should Canada beat Germany on Tuesday, they will play Russia on Wednesday in another elimination game.
↵You see where we’re going with this? By winning on Sunday night, the Americans guaranteed that one of either the Canadians or Russians, the two gold medal favorites entering the Olympic tournament, won’t even go home with a medal.
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