Conflicted

Hockey...

 

Or Happy Hour?

Prolly both.  We shall begin outside... earlier than usual... and take our succeeding rounds indoors.  It's loverly out there.  So, we'll miss the first period.  No biggie.

Speaking of hockey... Good On Team USA:

Each USA player has been adopted by a wounded warrior from their home town, university or NHL city. They were informed that "you are not just playing for your country, but for your warrior as well". A personal package was provided containing a letter of encouragement and various other items, even bullets taken from the soldier's bodies to be placed in the player's locker.

Brian Burke (Team USA General Manager) summed it up by saying that "the real heroes in America don't wear hockey uniforms, they wear camo".

I'll second what Mr. Burke says.  The entire article from the Rochester, MN Post-Bulletin is worth the read. 

Update, noonish:  I just noticed that freakin' NBC is clue-impaired yet again.  Team USA and Canada can't both be playing Norway today.  Canada is actually playing Switzerland, according to other and obviously more correct sources.  Those NBC twits need help.  Seriously.