The win also halted their 20-year drought between Olympic golds and snapped a 24-game Canadian winning streak at the Games. It was so good that it left you wanting — wanting for more real hockey and not to be decided by a shootout. Though they professed to have put the devastation of Sochi behind them, the Americans acknowledge post-game that they learned from it. Then captain Canada and 2014 heroine Marie-Philip Poulin gave Canada its only lead of the game when she quick-released a beautiful Agosta pass into the top corner. “When you put your heart and soul on the line for something and you fall short, you try to learn from those experiences and grow from it.”• Email: rlongley@postmedia.com | Twitter: @longleysunsportHow’s Team Canada doing in Pyeongchang?

Source: National Post February 22, 2018 07:14 UTC