Kenny Albert
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Knocks Nathan McKinnon off the puck.
Think about this.
You're talking about the three best players in the NHL.
And you have Wierenski, who's one of the better defensemen in the NHL as well.
Jack Hughes, who really has had a tough go this season because he's been hurt.
He got hurt at that dinner.
He cut his hand and everything.
With Frank the Tank.
Yeah, with Frank the Tank and everything.
And then all of a sudden, you know, it comes out of nowhere and
Just watching it, feeling it, the patriotism, the pride, the satisfaction, the respect, the dignity, everything that comes along with, you know, an Olympic victory like this, like the women had on Friday, is just nothing short of just total satisfaction.
Yeah, I mean, a couple of those moments there when you talk about these young men and what they represent.
And we've talked so many times about how annoying it can be watching some of these guys that are in pro sports these days that don't seem to want to be there.
You know, or people who are taking for granted these unbelievable opportunities that they have.
And now you've got these guys who are...
Yeah, they're getting paid by the NHL, but they're out there and they're playing for their country and they're playing for their teammates.
And for us to see this as fans and to be like, all right, we won a gold medal in hockey for the first time in 46 years, that's a huge deal.
But think about what these guys, from the moment that they're born, start playing hockey.
And then they're all together, and they're doing all these things on this national level, all to build up to this moment.
And there were so many groups that had dreamed of doing it but couldn't get it done.