U.S. Men Locked In 0-0 Hockey Duel With Swiss

Posted by Ralph Routon

Back before the 2010 Winter Olympics began, U.S. hockey people were worried about the men’s Team USA having to play its first game against Switzerland, though the Americans set that concern aside with a convincing 3-1 win.

But now it’s the Olympic quarterfinals, with Team USA facing, that’s right, Switzerland. And after two periods the score is still 0-0, with an apparent goal by American Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks disallowed because it crossed the line just a fraction of a second too late at the end of the second.

With a huge crowd of 19,000-plus in Canada Hockey Center screaming for Switzerland, its goalie Jonas Hiller is totally frustrating the U.S., which has a 32-8 edge in shots through 40 minutes of hockey. Hiller has stopped all of those 32 shots, and the Swiss did a great job of killing off three U.S. power plays in the middle period.