What Were They Thinking: The NHL and Winter Olympic Edition

January 1 was marked on most if not all hockey fans calendars for two reasons this year, one it’s the Winter Classic played outdoors and second it was the day the Team USA named both the men’s and women’s hockey teams. The game was a massive success with over 100,000 fans packing the stadium, and even in the frigid temp the names for the men’s team were announced after the game. No big surprises there. Everyone named was well expected.

The games are about a month away and the hockey world was waiting for the other teams to be announced. They were announced one by one and not with any or much fanfare, and then the roaring, screaming, and outrage began.