The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics after falling to Slovakia in the quarterfinals.
The United States will be represented by 217 athletes in 15 sports at the Beijing Olympics. Here's a look at the Americans to watch at the Winter Games:Minutes after failing to score in the shootout as the Americans’ last chance to stay alive at"I’m just sad it’s over," he said.
Eight years after T.J. Oshie earned the "T.J. Sochi" nickname for his shootout heroics against Russia, there was no such magic this time around. Brendan Brisson, Sean Farrell, Matt Knies, Nathan Smith and Miele all came up empty in the shootout."It’s a tough situation with the game riding on you," Miele said. "I wanted to score, I didn’t and it stinks. I don’t know what else to say.
The Americans felt a mix of sadness, regret and acceptance at the random bounces that can decide a hockey game. They were the only team to win all three group stage games in regulation, trailed for just 11 minutes the entire tournament and still saw their medal dreams dashed. After Nick Abruzzese tied the score in the final minute of the first period and Sam Hentges put the U.S. up midway through the second, there were plenty of chances to build on the lead and get some extra breathing room. The Americans got four power plays, including three in the third and 1:22 of 3-on-3 time, and did not score on any of them."We get the 5-on-3 and really that was the game-changer," Quinn said.
When the hockey moved to 3-on-3, the U.S. outshot Slovakia 7-4 but again didn’t finish. Matt Knies, whose parents are Slovak, had one of the best scoring chances in the final seconds of overtime but was stopped by Rybar. Losing in a shootout was a crushing way to go for the U.S., which had practiced that each day since arriving in Beijing. Beniers, who was one of the team’s best players against Slovakia, was under consideration but didn’t make the cut.
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