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U.S. faces Sweden in men's hockey quarterfinal — an Olympic matchup they haven't won since 1960
The last time Sweden and the United States met in the Winter Olympics, Team USA was defeated 2-1 in a preliminary round game. When the two teams meet this Wednesday, the stakes will be higher as they kick off the quarterfinals at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
The defiant words were uttered by Tom Williams of Duluth, Minnesota, in February 1960. Williams not only left Squaw Valley, California, with a gold medal, he would enjoy a 15-season NHL career, plus two seasons in the World Hockey Association.
Record Olympic champions Canada and the NHL-powered US needed overtime to advance to the men's ice hockey semi-finals after wins against the Czech Republic and Sweden at the Milan/Cortina Winter Games on Wednesday.