00:00Team USA vs Team Canada. Let's break down this historic rivalry between these two
00:05nations. Team Canada has dominated men's Olympic hockey for more than a century
00:10and they're the obvious favorites heading to Milan. Canada has won 16
00:14medals including nine golds. Of the seven best-on-best tournaments featuring NHL
00:19players, the Canadians have won six of them. The Olympics in 2002, 2010 and
00:252014, the World Cup in 2004 and 2016 and the 2025 Four Nations. Now with the
00:33NHL stars back on the top international stage, returning veterans Sidney Crosby
00:37and Drew Dowdy will lead a new generation aiming to reclaim Olympic glory. The
00:42United States men's hockey team has a legitimate chance to win Olympic gold for
00:46the first time since the iconic 1980 miracle on ice. With 11 total Olympic
00:52medals and their only other gold coming in 1960, the Americans are eager to show
00:56how much the game has grown in the United States over the past two decades. Team
01:01USA has won silver eight times, most recently in 2002 and 2010. Their rivalry
01:07with Canada was front and center last February at the NHL's Four Nations
01:10face-off. In their first meeting in 15 years, the Americans set the tone with
01:15three fights in the opening nine seconds before ultimately finishing second once
01:19again in the tournament. Team USA is looking to assert itself on the world's
01:23biggest stage.
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