Team USA’s Olympic-opening win came with a crucial learning experience

Source: New York Post

MILAN — The United States men’s hockey team had two goals challenged and overturned through the first 11-plus minutes of Olympic play. See Also Mika Zibanejad is a different man for Sweden — Tre Kronor is counting on it It ultimately didn’t factor into the Americans’ 5-1 win over Latvia Thursday night at Santagiulia Arena, but the start to their first game of the tournament should serve as a learning experience for the way these 2026 Milan Cortina Games will be officiated moving forward. “They never got deflated,” USA head coach Mike Sullivan said.