US women's hockey gold medalist Taylor Heise confident men's team can defeat Canada at Olympics

The U.S. men’s hockey squad volition look to replicate what the women did against Canada connected the last time of the Winter Olympics connected Sunday, and instrumentality location a golden medal.

It’s the matchup that each Olympics instrumentality was hoping to spot astatine the extremity of the Milan Cortina Games – 2 hockey powerhouses with a revved-up rivalry going against each different connected the biggest signifier successful the world.

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United States' Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates aft scoring his side's sixth extremity during a men's crystal hockey semifinal crippled betwixt the United States and Slovakia astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.  (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

American golden medalist Taylor Heise, who was liable for the assistance connected Megan Keller’s game-winning people against Canada connected Thursday, said she had nary proposal for the men but had assurance successful their quality to triumph the game.

"They person it," she told Fox News Digital. "I got to ticker them successful idiosyncratic yesterday and they’re an electrical team. We each said we punctual each different of each different and I deliberation they person specified skilled players connected their squad and they person the close squad to bash it.

AMERICAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY GOLD MEDALIST TAYLOR HEISE OPENS UP ON WHAT IT MEANS TO PLAY FOR TEAM USA

United States' Taylor Heise (27) joins the solemnisation aft Abbey Murphy, 3rd from left, scored a extremity against Sweden during the 2nd play of a women's crystal hockey semifinal lucifer astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

"If you amusement up successful the close moment, and I deliberation Quinn Hughes had the quote, it’s like, it’s not the champion of seven, it’s the champion of one. So, it’s whoever shows up amended connected that day. I’m excited and I deliberation I’m gonna beryllium capable to spell to the crippled tomorrow. I’m hoping that we’re gonna beryllium capable to spot them triumph gold."

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The U.S. men’s hockey squad hasn’t won a golden medal since 1980 erstwhile the "Miracle connected Ice" squad upset Soviet Union connected its mode to defeating Finland for the apical prize. It’s the 44th day of the triumph connected Sunday.

Team USA took location the metallic successful 2010, 2002, 1952, 1932, 1924 and 1920 – each of those times losing to Canada.

United States' Grace Zumwinkle, left, and Taylor Heise (27) observe aft winning the women's crystal hockey golden medal crippled against Canada astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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The Americans defeated Slovakia successful the semifinal to get to this year’s golden medal game. Canada defeated Finland.

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