Canada's gonna shit stomp everyone.
So wait- Canada lost one game, now USA lost one game, yet Canada wins?
How the fuck does that work?
I hate hockey so I really have no idea how any of this works, and could care less about either team. I'm just curious.
Tournament setup was a bit odd... 12 teams divided into 3 groups of 4. Those 4 teams all play each other once in the preliminary/qualifying round. 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win, 1 point for an overtime loss, 0 points for a loss. The top 4 teams (most points) get a buy into the quarter finals and the remaining 8 teams play against each other to determine who fills the other 4 quarter final spots. After that it's just one game elimination working it's way to the gold medal game. So first Canada v. US game was just a prelim game to determine standings before the actual tournament started, and the game tonight was the gold medal final game in the tournament, where Canada and the US coincidentally happened to play again after defeating all of the other teams in their respective halves of the tournament.
Tournament setup was a bit odd... 12 teams divided into 3 groups of 4. Those 4 teams all play each other once in the preliminary/qualifying round. 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win, 1 point for an overtime loss, 0 points for a loss. The top 4 teams (most points) get a buy into the quarter finals and the remaining 8 teams play against each other to determine who fills the other 4 quarter final spots. After that it's just one game elimination working it's way to the gold medal game. So first Canada v. US game was just a prelim game to determine standings before the actual tournament started, and the game tonight was the gold medal final game in the tournament, where Canada and the US coincidentally happened to play again after defeating all of the other teams in their respective halves of the tournament.