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7. The men who make up the 2026 U.S. olympic hockey team are a bunch of professional NHL stars. In contrast,

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 06:38 PM

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the 1980 U.S. olympic hockey team was primarily composed of amateur, college-aged players. I'll readily admit I'm not a fan of professional hockey. I never followed it and don't enjoy watching the sport. I find it far too violent. Still, I'm happy the U.S. team won gold.

Pro hockey is the only team sport I can think of where it’s acceptable for players to get into bare knuckle boxing matches in the middle of a game. Hockey appears to be an attractive sport for certain types of guys who have pent up frustration to vent, and are looking for an acceptable outlet to let out all their aggressions. I suspect there are more Trump fans in the NHL than in other professional sports.

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The U.S. men's Olympic hockey team won gold -- and then lost the room [View all] Nevilledog 19 hrs ago OP

;-{)...... Goonch 19 hrs ago #1

Sad OC375 19 hrs ago #2

So they aren't taking up seats. There was a post earlier that Trump wanted more seats underpants 19 hrs ago #3

If I had to sit through that shitshow, I'd be hammered, too. GoCubsGo 18 hrs ago #13

Maybe they, or most of them support Orange Anus. 3Hotdogs 18 hrs ago #15

Some of them do. GoCubsGo 18 hrs ago #20

I'll be surprised if it's less than two and a half... nt Shipwack 18 hrs ago #19

He's going to filibuster...just to show he can. underpants 16 hrs ago #27

Word salad COL Mustard 16 hrs ago #31

Wow.. This is Good to read right now! Cha 18 hrs ago #4

Reader view also works. GoCubsGo 18 hrs ago #14

Thanks... Cha 18 hrs ago #17

Yer welcome. GoCubsGo 17 hrs ago #21

This part... progressoid 18 hrs ago #5

Exactly! TY Cha 18 hrs ago #18

Guess they've forgotten that.... COL Mustard 16 hrs ago #32

because trump always makes it about himself they are just p***ies to be grabbed nt msongs 18 hrs ago #6

The men who make up the 2026 U.S. olympic hockey team are a bunch of professional NHL stars. In contrast, sop 18 hrs ago #7

I played hockey when I was younger (much younger)..... I much preferred our women's team victory. groundloop 18 hrs ago #11

I enjoyed the hockey games played by the neighbor kids in my neighborhood. I didn't watch, but the kids would set up SWBTATTReg 18 hrs ago #16

Exactly right Prairie Gates 18 hrs ago #8

This was not the 'Miracle on Ice' it's the NHL! mountain grammy 18 hrs ago #9

Wow, a bunch of hockey players are misogynist's? Who saw that coming? JustKay 18 hrs ago #10

Now they get to sit through what's being said will be a 2-hour shitshow. GoCubsGo 18 hrs ago #12

I'm sure it'll last far longer than 2 hours... slightlv 17 hrs ago #22

ummm, nyt??? everyone? Hate to tell you this, but some of us neither niyad 17 hrs ago #23

Five of the players did NOT go to Washington. . . DinahMoeHum 17 hrs ago #24

They're dead to me. And to a lot of Americans. paleotn 17 hrs ago #25

They lost me. Boomerproud 17 hrs ago #26

these are young jocks,,,,majoring in hockey for the past 6 years, OAITW r.2.0 16 hrs ago #28

As I understand from other posts, severa of those players were in their niyad 16 hrs ago #30

I get ticked every time BaronChocula 16 hrs ago #29

Trump understands neither humor nor sarcasm. 3catwoman3 15 hrs ago #34

Bi-Directional ETTD!!! hatrack 16 hrs ago #33