At last night's Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese men's ice hockey team (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese men's ice team) ushered in the first game of the group, although the main force was exhausted, it still lost to the American men's ice team 0-8, and failed to usher in the opening.
The scores in the third quarter were: 0-1, 0-3, 0-4.
From the score point of view, the American men's ice is showing an overwhelming advantage, although their main players did not come to the Beijing Winter Olympics, but they still easily crushed the Chinese men's ice as a substitute and young players. Some people will wonder, how can the strength of the American male ice be so strong, why the Chinese male ice naturalized 15 foreign players are not their one-in-one enemies?
In fact, it is very easy to answer this question, that is, the popularity of ice hockey in the two countries is not the same:
Previously, Chinese men's ice skaters had never entered the official competition of the Winter Olympics, and this time it was reluctantly entered because of the identity of the host (according to the custom, the host also had to participate in the qualifiers). In order to achieve a good result at the doorstep, the Chinese male ice team naturalized 15 foreign players at one time, both of Chinese descent and pure foreign blood. But when facing the traditional strong team American men's ice, the Chinese men's ice team did not even score a goal, which was a bit of a surprise.
Just like Chinese table tennis, those powerful star players have proved themselves at home and will not play for other countries at all, and only those substitute players who cannot play will choose to go away.
Although I don't want to admit it, but the Chinese men's ice team this time is really likely to lose the bottom of the group (the same group also has Canada, Germany), so what is the significance of the Chinese men's ice to participate in the Winter Olympics this time? Quoting a speech by Chinese male ice captain Ye Jinguang, I think it is very meaningful: at some point in the future, a Chinese was selected for the NHL (North American Ice Hockey League) and asked him why he embarked on the road of ice hockey, and his answer was that he watched the Beijing Winter Olympics as a child.
Yes, now all the members of this Chinese men's ice team are equivalent to "pioneers", and their task is to promote the sport of ice hockey in China, hoping to promote the next generation. When ice hockey can blossom and bear fruit everywhere in China in the future, no one will forget this Chinese men's ice, and their names will be forever recorded in history.