The best American hockey team ever assembled. May never be another one like it. Chelios, Housley, Richter, Leetch, Suter, Hull, Deadmarsh, Leclaire, Weight, Tkachuk, Roenick...but the Canucks were stacked. Lemieux, Sakic, Yzerman, Lindros, Fluery, Brodeur, Niedermayer, Pronger, Kariya, Iginla, Shanahan, Neieundyk... What a game. Two of the best teams ever assembled. I'd put both of these teams against the '87 Canada Cup Canadian and Russian teams, the '72 Summit Series Teams, and any others. High class hockey at it's best.
I'll never forget this game, watching it at 3am in Ireland. 5 days into food poisoning and close to death from dehydration, I lay motionless on the couch, this game keeping me awake and possibly alive. After that inspired Canadian performance I started to regain energy and that night I was finally able to keep some water down and recover within a week.
This game will forever be etched in my memory. Canada celebrated the gold medal and my family celebrated the birth of my first son a few hours later! =) Still can't believe that was almost 17 YEARS AGO!
I remember being 17 and having to go the hospital one night. I had really bad pain in my near my abdominal area. It turned out to be a kidney stone (I had another five years later). At the time I didn’t know much about them, but I was in the hospital for a couple of days. Knowing that the gold medal game was going on (on a Sunday I believe) I asked the doctor (on the third day) if I could go home, at first he was hesitant but I told him that the pain hadn’t been as bad since the first night. He said it would probably pass naturally and it did. But I told him I was looking forward to watching the game with my family and for whatever reason he granted me release from the hospital. I was able to go home that day and watch the Women’s team defeat Team America and the next day got to watch this game. What a game, one of my favourites. :)
Proof that he was still a heavy threat even after cancer left him out of the game for three years. Unfortunately he lost that open net, one he doesn't usually lose, this would've crowned his performance in the game with a goal and basically an assist
Had Theo Fleury burried that almost goal in the 2nd period it would have gone down as one of the greatest goals ever and definitely a iconic Canadian moment. So close, yet so far.
What's hillarious is the disrespect he gets from all the millennials and young fans (in his final years )... Honestly they need to be taught that Bob Cole in his prime was one of the greatest. Unfortunately some these youngn's are so narrowminded it isn't funny....
He was the best PBP man. He brought another level of excitement to games that isn't seen with anyone else. Even though in his later years he would get some names wrong and couldn't always keep up with the play, the excitement was still there. Every other announcer seems so monotonous compared to him.
0:47 I still remember watching this goal when it happened. When I saw Lemieux let the pucks through his legs, I immediately noticed that it was on purpose but was so focused on Lemieux that I didn't even notice Kariya. So when the puck went in, I was shocked. I don't think I even saw Kariya one-timing the puck, I was like, "Oh that's neat, Lemieux's letting the puck go between his legs."
This is the moment that sticks in my head about this game. I couldn't believe it then and it's still stands up as one of the my favorite plays of all time.
@@rrabmac1 It my head, I like to romanticize that Lemieux play by thinking he had that idea for a long time but never had the opportunity and boy did he pick the right time to make that move. That must've given the team a boost. Of course, that's me just romaticizing it. The truth is actually much more spectacular which is that Lemieux improvised it on the spot.
The Lemieux dumbie on the pass was insane awareness. Ritcher completely stopped to square him off and then dove in panic when he realized what had happened.
Sakic and Yzerman on the same line let alone the same team??? Not even fair....... Two of the best wrist shots to ever grace the game. I still remember when they let all the classes in my high school out to watch the last period in the rotunda. Great memories!
One of the finest hockey games I have EVER witnessed. Bob Cole was great too. This was hockey at its finest. For the love of the game and their country.
This was a day I never thought I'd live to see in my city again. After Canada won gold here, Toronto was up in lights. I was in the car with my parents and everybody was honking their horns, waving flags, dancing on the roads and streets and giving people high fives. The whole city became one huge family. It was such a beautiful sight to see. I was 11 years old. In the year 2019, on June 13th. Me being 27 years old, the Toronto Raptors had won the NBA title. I was so happy so I grabbed my shoes and ran up to Yonge street as as fast as possible. (Even along the way I could hear the roar of excitement). When I finally got to Yonge, after 17 years, I witnessed what I dreamt of seeing again. The cars, the people, the dancing, the music, high fives all around. My buddy found me in the excitement and we got in his friends car and drove downtown. The whole city was in lights. It was so fucking beautiful. Once again Toronto celebrated like one big happy family. These. These are one of the most beautiful moments that I will never forget as long as I live!
Still get chills watching this video. Anyway what a fucking team Hall of Famers all over this team. Belfour, Brodeur, Pronger, Neidermayer, MacInnis, Foote, Blake, Yzerman, Shanahan, Sakic, Nieuwendyk, Lemieux. All I can say is HOLY SHIT!
Having lived through this experience I have to say.. The Canadians weren't all that put together that year. Had a lot of problems. Didn't look strong out of the gate. But the Americans did and that scared the shit out of us. In particular, in this game, which isn't mentioned in this video, we were SCARED of Brett Hull. That slapshot was nasty. Ever time he got around the puck we pissed ourselves. It easily could have been a US victory. Of course we were glad otherwise. But 5-2 doesn't reflect how Canadians felt during the entire game.
you dont teach that shit, that's pure instinct. Lemieux was the greatest hockey player of his era too bad he had all those injuries, he would have shattered Gretzky's records easily. Amazing talent Crosby who?. Crosby couldn't hold a candle to Mario if he was still playing in the league.
@@jgp7414 As an American I never got goosebumps. But I'm from Detroit area and have been watch Hockey Night in Canada since the early '60s so if the USA didn't win I'm glad it was our closest and dearest neighbor who did!!
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The Lemieux dummy on the 1st Canada goal was pure class. What a player.
Hockey IQ off the charts
So smart
The greatest goal he never scored
Mario simply doing nothing was one of the best plays I’ve ever seen....
Only Mario could pull off a stroke of genius like that
My fucking hero right there bro.
Joe Sakic was amazing this game. An unforgettable performance.
That is why he got MVP of the Olympics - well deserved!
Sakic and Iginla were de difference makers in the final game
The fifth Canada goal still gives me goosebumps. Love the call by Bob Cole: Jeeeeooooe! Sa-kic! Scores!
Sssssurely... thatsgottabeit.
8 years later I'm still getting goosebumps
Rest in Peace Bob Cole😢
RIP to the great Bob Cole... This call is #1 or #2 among his calls imo, the other being Mario's goal in the game #2 of the 91 Cup final
The best American hockey team ever assembled. May never be another one like it. Chelios, Housley, Richter, Leetch, Suter, Hull, Deadmarsh, Leclaire, Weight, Tkachuk, Roenick...but the Canucks were stacked. Lemieux, Sakic, Yzerman, Lindros, Fluery, Brodeur, Niedermayer, Pronger, Kariya, Iginla, Shanahan, Neieundyk...
What a game. Two of the best teams ever assembled. I'd put both of these teams against the '87 Canada Cup Canadian and Russian teams, the '72 Summit Series Teams, and any others. High class hockey at it's best.
I'll never forget this game, watching it at 3am in Ireland. 5 days into food poisoning and close to death from dehydration, I lay motionless on the couch, this game keeping me awake and possibly alive. After that inspired Canadian performance I started to regain energy and that night I was finally able to keep some water down and recover within a week.
This game will forever be etched in my memory. Canada celebrated the gold medal and my family celebrated the birth of my first son a few hours later! =) Still can't believe that was almost 17 YEARS AGO!
Did you call him Joe Mario, or Mario Joe?
Unforgettable game by Iginla! Followed this up with that magical assist to Crosby in OT in the 2010 gold medal game vs usa. Unforgettable moments!
"that makes it 5-2 Canada! Surely, that's gotta be it" one of the best calls all time
That's one of in my opion one of the great calls by the legend Bob Cole
It felt like a lot of the stars of the 80s and 90s from both teams had their send off in this game. And they went out in style.
Canadians did anyway ;)
It's been 16 years, and watching Canada win the Gold medal. Still gives me goose bumps.
2020 watching more then enough
Paul Karyia and Jarome Iginla are two of the greatest players never to win the Stanley Cup - they won everything else, that counts for something.
Two of the stars of this game: Joe Sakic and Bob Cole!
I remember being 17 and having to go the hospital one night. I had really bad pain in my near my abdominal area. It turned out to be a kidney stone (I had another five years later). At the time I didn’t know much about them, but I was in the hospital for a couple of days. Knowing that the gold medal game was going on (on a Sunday I believe) I asked the doctor (on the third day) if I could go home, at first he was hesitant but I told him that the pain hadn’t been as bad since the first night. He said it would probably pass naturally and it did. But I told him I was looking forward to watching the game with my family and for whatever reason he granted me release from the hospital. I was able to go home that day and watch the Women’s team defeat Team America and the next day got to watch this game. What a game, one of my favourites. :)
That Lemuix fake out really was one of the best plays in Olympic history.
Proof that he was still a heavy threat even after cancer left him out of the game for three years.
Unfortunately he lost that open net, one he doesn't usually lose, this would've crowned his performance in the game with a goal and basically an assist
For as long as I live. I will never forget this game
I'm russian, but that was is simply AMAZING match.
That canadian roster was so stacked holy shit
Bob Cole, f'n legend!
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Had Theo Fleury burried that almost goal in the 2nd period it would have gone down as one of the greatest goals ever and definitely a iconic Canadian moment. So close, yet so far.
the 2002 and 2010 canada line-ups were godly
That first Canadian goal - quite possibly the greatest fakeout in the history of the game.
Brodeur played a hell of a game !!!
Brodeur in my opinion is the best goaltender that ever lived
100% he was underratedly huge in this game
gustavvson Domenik Hasek by a mile, and im a French Canadian. The numbers don’t lie.
Sakic and Iginla were so clutch. Only fitting Iggy makes the pass to Crosby in 2010
Bob cole gives me goosebumps.
What's hillarious is the disrespect he gets from all the millennials and young fans (in his final years )... Honestly they need to be taught that Bob Cole in his prime was one of the greatest. Unfortunately some these youngn's are so narrowminded it isn't funny....
@@fyvp1234 Bob Cole and Gary Thorne. The greatest to ever do it.
He was the best PBP man. He brought another level of excitement to games that isn't seen with anyone else.
Even though in his later years he would get some names wrong and couldn't always keep up with the play, the excitement was still there. Every other announcer seems so monotonous compared to him.
"Centers....OH WHAT A SAVE BY BRODEUR!" Seriously, one of the best called plays by Cole ever. Just gives me chills everytime.
“JEEEEEE-YOOEE SAKIC SCORES” - the moment when a nation *truly* lost its mind
How could they have lost... Sakic, Yzerman, Karya, Iginla, Gagné, Lemieux... That team Canada edition was just STACKED.
This game cannot be understated. I didn’t realize when I was in Grade 6 how important this game was.
We forget how great Brodeur played in this game
This, and the women's game are the reason I am such a hockey fan today.
0:47
I still remember watching this goal when it happened. When I saw Lemieux let the pucks through his legs, I immediately noticed that it was on purpose but was so focused on Lemieux that I didn't even notice Kariya. So when the puck went in, I was shocked. I don't think I even saw Kariya one-timing the puck, I was like, "Oh that's neat, Lemieux's letting the puck go between his legs."
He just sees the ice so well. He's one of the best.
Oh that's neat😂 it was though
I was looking for this goal. Glad I found it. One of the best heads up plays by a player EVER.
This is the moment that sticks in my head about this game. I couldn't believe it then and it's still stands up as one of the my favorite plays of all time.
@@rrabmac1 It my head, I like to romanticize that Lemieux play by thinking he had that idea for a long time but never had the opportunity and boy did he pick the right time to make that move. That must've given the team a boost.
Of course, that's me just romaticizing it. The truth is actually much more spectacular which is that Lemieux improvised it on the spot.
Joe Sakics best game
Probably one of the best games Bob Cole has ever called, IMHO.
Overall, it might be #1. Only one that I think can beat this one is the game #5 of the Toronto Ottawa series in 2000
R.I.P. Pat Quinn! You left us way to soon
Smartest move was also ensuring Brodeur was the starter. A lot of people forget he coached CuJo in Toronto but chose Brodeur.
The Loony....buried at centre ice.... no one knew...and then the team...perfect....epic story!
For the fourth goal: "...across the line, Sakic and Yzerman..." - that gave me a hockeygasm.
Joe sakics release on that last goal, was insanely fast i watched it in awe 3 times.
No goalie would stop that.
Absolute sharp shooter.
There's never been a better Olympic team ever put on ice,not even the 2010 team Canada was this good.
"Surely that's gotta be it!!!"
this was a top to bottom the best Canadian team ever a lot better than the 2010 team in my opinon Karia yzerman sackic unbelievable team
That play by Mario on the Kariya goal still gives me shivers.
I Cried when this happend cause I was so proud to see Canada win at a game we invented.
It makes me cry too every time I watch this because the coach of Team Canada Pat Quinn is not with us anymore
The Lemieux dumbie on the pass was insane awareness. Ritcher completely stopped to square him off and then dove in panic when he realized what had happened.
Brodeur's incredible save when it was 1-0 is such an underrated and underappreciated play.
I was born on this day forever glad to be born on the same day of this glorious event in our countries history. Canada Forever 🇨🇦
Joooooe Sakic !!! What a great call of the game by the Legendary Bob Cole
Sakic and Yzerman on the same line let alone the same team??? Not even fair....... Two of the best wrist shots to ever grace the game. I still remember when they let all the classes in my high school out to watch the last period in the rotunda. Great memories!
One of the finest hockey games I have EVER witnessed. Bob Cole was great too. This was hockey at its finest. For the love of the game and their country.
Bob Cole and his announcing in these years is something i miss. I remember this game when i was young, what a game.
That is one huge reason why 2002 Gold is a bigger impact than 2010 Gold
I still remember watching that game live. What a war!
no war today...just hugs and kisses
i love how broduer shuns off that first goal like "ya whatever"
This was a day I never thought I'd live to see in my city again. After Canada won gold here, Toronto was up in lights. I was in the car with my parents and everybody was honking their horns, waving flags, dancing on the roads and streets and giving people high fives. The whole city became one huge family. It was such a beautiful sight to see. I was 11 years old.
In the year 2019, on June 13th. Me being 27 years old, the Toronto Raptors had won the NBA title. I was so happy so I grabbed my shoes and ran up to Yonge street as as fast as possible. (Even along the way I could hear the roar of excitement). When I finally got to Yonge, after 17 years, I witnessed what I dreamt of seeing again. The cars, the people, the dancing, the music, high fives all around. My buddy found me in the excitement and we got in his friends car and drove downtown. The whole city was in lights. It was so fucking beautiful. Once again Toronto celebrated like one big happy family.
These. These are one of the most beautiful moments that I will never forget as long as I live!
I was 12 yrs old. Ill never forget this game. Was so sad from the 98 olympics.
This is so beautiful. I could cry
Still get chills watching this video. Anyway what a fucking team Hall of Famers all over this team. Belfour, Brodeur, Pronger, Neidermayer, MacInnis, Foote, Blake, Yzerman, Shanahan, Sakic, Nieuwendyk, Lemieux. All I can say is HOLY SHIT!
I love USA vs Canada battles. They are the best!
Americans never had a chance. That was probably the best team Team Canada ever put together. Every player there is in the HHOF.
that fleury chance at 1:25 would have been the nicest goal i've ever seen
Having lived through this experience I have to say..
The Canadians weren't all that put together that year. Had a lot of problems. Didn't look strong out of the gate. But the Americans did and that scared the shit out of us.
In particular, in this game, which isn't mentioned in this video, we were SCARED of Brett Hull. That slapshot was nasty. Ever time he got around the puck we pissed ourselves.
It easily could have been a US victory. Of course we were glad otherwise. But 5-2 doesn't reflect how Canadians felt during the entire game.
Bob Cole on the 5-2 goal call... that's the most excited I've ever heard that old man 3:03 can't barely get the words out
... the forgotten hero - Iggy - so many occasions, the big play !!!
made the pass on Crosby's golden goal too. Clutch international performer
You don’t think sakics first goal is iginla 2nd , he’s my hero I’m sure he got a hat trick in this game on the deflection
Who the hell was going to stop this team from getting gold? I mean, just look at that team.
Best team ever.
Bob Cole's last great game as a commentator. He went into decline after this game, but still is and always will be the greatest
I Still get goosebumps!
wow.. how spoiled are we now that HD exists?
i know the comment is old but sd never looked this bad
That fake by Lemieux on Kariya’s goal is unreal. How do you even think of doing something like that?
Players of Mario's level are a select few because of stuff like this...
I have a picture of the team holding the gold medal in my room
There will never be another Bob Cole ... great to hear him call this game
Bob Cole Classic
Jyoe Sakic...SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YO SAKIC
More then enough Harry Neil Bob Cole cheers 2 all
nice to watch it
Some of the best commentating of all time right here
JEEYOE! SAKIC! SCORES!
Sakic....yzerman...lemieux...legendary
Goosebumps
This never gets old, Gretzky's reactions are awesome...
Thank you Bobby!
This is the first hockey game i remember watching the full game. I was in grade 1.
I loved the way he said "Jjyooo" Sakic!
Greatest game I ever saw live
I still can't believe Mario Lemieux missed that open net.
His fake out to Kariya was genius, but this sitter he missed in the 2nd period hurt my soul
I was already jumping up celebrating and then was like "What? He missed?!" I mean it was Mario Lemieux!
Sakic-Yzerman-Iginla on a line is crazy.... no one had a chance against this team once they figured it out...
this game meant an awful lot to me as a kid still goosebumps
Mario lemieux between the legs pass lolll
Sakic & Yzerman on the same team is flawless.
Only Lemieux could assist a goal without touching the puck... he deserved a point for that
Haha. Absolutely brilliant play
I miss Sakic :(
+Andrew O'Reilly me too
Me too! I also miss Mario Lemieux, Brodeur, and Iginla!
He has so much class
@sofaryourneat I can't decide. Among my all-time sports moments (any sport), they're 1 and 1A.
i rememer that sakic goal even though i was 7 when this game happened
you dont teach that shit, that's pure instinct. Lemieux was the greatest hockey player of his era too bad he had all those injuries, he would have shattered Gretzky's records easily. Amazing talent Crosby who?. Crosby couldn't hold a candle to Mario if he was still playing in the league.
@sofaryourneat Second best. Canada winning on home turf in overtime is the best.
What a fucking game
11 years later i still get goosebumps
11 years after your comment and I got goosebumps
@@jgp7414 As an American I never got goosebumps. But I'm from Detroit area and have been watch Hockey Night in Canada since the early '60s so if the USA didn't win I'm glad it was our closest and dearest neighbor who did!!
Was Herb Beooks (coach of the 1980 miracle team) coaching the 2002 US team.
GO CANADA!!!!! WOOT WOOT!
Lemieux not taking that pass is third level shit, Mario just doesn’t get the love.
Iginla+Sakic+Yzerman = 1833 NHL Goals, now that's a line.
I've got a VHS copy of this and the picture quality is way better.