Ben Smith
Ben Smith
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We have had an arduous four months where we've been tested under fire and we're looking forward to bringing this group of 20 athletes together to make the final push. As Americans we all know what the objective is and this group of athletes gives us the best chance of accomplishing that goal.
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I'm impressed with our team's effort. Josh is a powerful scorer. We tried to move the ball around and shake them up and Josh took advantage.
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I think they're ready to except the responsibility of being the leaders of this team. The natural feeling for players is to hang on too long. But time marches on. We're setting the clock to players that are playing at the highest level right now.
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We put in some things in practice this week that fit our personnel a little bit more than some things that I've been trying to force-feed to them recently.
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That's the million-dollar question we would all like answered,
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You could probably tell from the early beginnings maybe a tenseness and the pressure that was on the home team. We never have that luxury.
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The introduction of the only non-stop flights between Fort McMurray and Toronto links northern Alberta to Air Canada's largest hub giving direct access to our worldwide network.
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The goalie might get into their heads. When goalies play well, it gives their team more reasons to compete. And Sweden did compete.
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The goalie might get in the head of the players. That's credit to their (Sweden's) team spirit. When goalies play well, it gives their team more reasons to compete, and Sweden did compete.