The US defeated Canada last night in men’s hockey, and even though it was only a preliminary round game, many Canadians are taking it hard.

Martin Brodeur did not come up big last night for Canada (katchop)

Canada could use a drink right about now.

What has already been a disappointing Olympics for Canada took perhaps its worst turn yet at Canada Hockey Place as the gold medal favorites, the team shouldering the hopes of a nation, lost to their hockey-indifferent neighbors to the south.

Hockey is king here. It trumps everything else going on at these Winter Games, which is why, a week before the gold medal will be decided, a preliminary game between the U.S. and Canada is the biggest event of these Olympics so far to many Canadians.

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