February 19, 2026

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 2 comments

Maximum suspense Olympics hockey -

Canada and USA men's games yesterday

USA-Canada women's game today

Best to just stay in a comfortable chair wearing a blood pressure cuff and pump it up every now and then

posted by beaverboard at 05:27 PM on February 19, 2026

Results are in for US vs Canada, and USA outlasted Canada in OT after tying the game with an empty net goal. What a heck of a game it was. Of course I was happy to see the US get the gold, but my real rooting interest was for the US goalkeeper, Airen Frankel is a graduate of my alma mater, Northeastern University in Boston. I also had a rooting interest for Switzerland vs Sweden. Alina Mueller, Switzerland's best player, is also a Northeastern grad, and she is a former and present teammate of Aerin Frankel at NU and currently on the Boston Fleet, Women's Professional Hockey League. Great to see her on the podium for the bronze.

So I really think that the biggest winner for the Olympics is womens ice hockey. The sport has evolved over the past couple of decades into a fast, entertaining, and exciting sport. The heavy hitting and general nastiness of the men's game is not there, although there was some pretty good contact out there today. What the game has is speed, individual skill, and solid team play. It's fun to watch.

posted by Howard_T at 07:17 PM on February 19, 2026

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