Thursday night's performance is exactly what the Americans envisioned with Matthew and Brady Tkachuk on the roster.
This crop of talented Americans ultimately proved too skilled and too deep for Finland to hang with on Thursday night.
Tied 1-1 well into the second period, the Americans exploded for five goals in the final 23 minutes. Here are grades for both teams, and what's next.
In 1996, the upstart Americans shocked the hockey world by upsetting Canada. In doing so, they changed U.S. hockey forever.
The word "miracle" reminds even the casual sports fan of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games when the USA men's hockey team upset ...