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TV ratings for Canada vs USA gold medal matchup were the highest in Olympic history to that time. [6] In the United States, NBC's live coverage of the gold medal hockey game drew a 10.7 rating, the highest-rated hockey game, Olympic or NHL, since the 1980 Winter Olympics and was the largest network hockey audience in the U.S. in 22 years. [7]
The gold medal game was a rematch of the men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, United States. In addition, Chris Pronger, Scott Niedermayer, Martin Brodeur and Jarome Iginla of Team Canada were returnees from the 2002 gold-winning squad and collected their second gold medal.
Canada and the United States dominated the round-robin portion. In their head-to-head match, the United States overcame a 4–1 deficit to win 7–4. [120] The two teams met in the final, which the United States won 3–1 to become the third American ice hockey team to win Olympic gold. Finland defeated China 4–1 to win the bronze medal. [121]
The United States won, 6–0. Sweden and the United States women's teams during the semifinals. The United States won, 4–0. Hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah, United States. The men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the hosts United States ...
Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Rogers Arena (then known as GM Place, and renamed Canada Hockey Place for the duration of the Games due to IOC sponsorship rules) in Vancouver, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds.
Only the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Gold Medal match between the USA and Canada drew a larger audience at 27.6 million for NBC. 4 Nations Face-Off: USA-Canada championship hockey game draws record 9. ...
The win represented Canada's second consecutive men's gold in ice hockey, and the third time in four Olympics that Canada won both men's and women's gold in hockey. [ 10 ] The game was a national phenomenon in Canada, with more than 15 million Canadians watching at least part of the game. [ 13 ]
A look at how the USA has fared in championship matchups against Canada: 2010 Olympics: Canada 3, USA 2 (OT) ... 1996 World Cup of Hockey: USA wins final series 2-1. This, along with the 1980 ...