U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, The Game Must Go On
Unfortunately, with the winter Olympic season now at a close, the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame cannot boast of an Olympic win or any of the keepsakes that may have come with it. It cannot say that it had the pleasure of adding two cases of beer to its collection of memorabilia like the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto did. The two cases, a Yuengling Lager from privately held Yuengling Beer Co. Inc. and a case of Molson Canadian from Molson Coors Brewing Co. was donated last week to the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The cases were payment from President Barack Obama who bet Harper that the U.S. men's hockey team would beat Canada in the gold medal game at the Vancouver Olympics. The taste of victory for Canada must have been sweet. The 3-2 Olympic overtime U.S. upset against Canada on February 28 still lingers in the minds of many U.S. hockey fans. It was so close. Despite the disappointment, the U.S. men's hockey team played well and had a great run. The game must go on.
The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame is still accepting nominations from the public for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2010. USA Hockey called last year's class one of its best classes of inductees.
