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Hockey fans riveted to Canada vs U.S. game

Canadians across the country — from students to the Prime Minister — put life on hold Friday morning to watch the game.

Tense moments, ecstatic cheers as Canada eliminates its major hockey rival

Fans watch Olympic men's hockey RAW

11 years ago
Duration 0:41
Metro Vancouver pubs, malls filled to watch the Canada-U.S. game

B.C. bars opened early Friday, and shopping centres filled with patrons gathered around television screens to watch men's Olympic hockey. 

It was evening in Sochi, and breakfast time in Vancouver but die hard hockey fans were already into the beer and bacon.

There were several tense moments as the U.S. threatened to score, but in the end Team Canada prevailed 1-0 on Canada's only goal scored by Victoria's Jamie Benn.