USA vs Canada: “one of the greatest rivalries in sports”

Team USA‘s last Olympic gold in men’s hockey came in 1980, a drought that still looms over the program. At an orientation camp in Michigan this past August, head coach Mike Sullivan made it clear that he wants to build “a team that is emblematic of the values we hold dear.”

“we want to be fiercely competitive. We want to play the game with courage, and we want to care for one another,” he told the players. “We want to care so much to the point that we’re willing to do whatever it takes to win.”

This will be the first Olympics as the 2014 Sochi Games. (https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sochi-2014)