From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of German Unity Day, we feature Germany’s shocking upset over Canada at February’s PyeongChang Olympics, thrusting Trรคger der Adler into their first ever Gold Medal Game.
๐ฉ๐ช Germanyย 4-3ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Olympic Semifinal
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Friday, 23 February 2018
Germany has defeated Canada for the first time in Olympic hockey history after suffering 15 straight losses dating back to 1932 (including East and West).
The reward for this historic victory is a more historic opportunity to play the Olympic Athletes from Russia for the gold medal for the first time.
Itโs improbable, implausible…but no longer impossible.
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