What a way to kick off a year in which Americans celebrate their 250th birthday. In 1776, we declared our independence from Great Britain. In 2026, we declared our hockey dominance over Canada.
Forty-six years. That's how long American hockey fans waited to feel what it felt like to stand on top again. And when Jack Hughes slipped that puck through Jordan Binnington's pads one minute and forty-one seconds into overtime in Milan, the entire country felt American pride surge through their veins.
Three days earlier, the women had already shown everyone how it's done. Hilary Knight, in her fifth and final Olympics, tied the gold medal game against Canada to force overtime. Then Megan Keller buried the winner, and an entire generation of girls watching at home saw exactly what they could grow up to become.
Two gold-medal games. Two overtime thrillers. Two 2-1 victories over Canada. One country standing alone at the top of Olympic hockey for the first time in history. Then the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada 6-2 at the Paralympics for its fifth straight gold medal.
This 176-page hardcover book captures every thrilling moment of both runs, from the opening faceoffs in Milan to the final celebrations on the ice. The game plans that came together. The saves that kept dreams alive. The goals that ended droughts and started new eras. Connor Hellebuyck's brick wall in net. Knight's farewell tour. The image of American players holding Johnny Gaudreau's jersey overhead, honoring the teammate who should have been there.
You watched it happen. You screamed at your television. You texted everyone you know. Now hold the whole story in your hands.
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