Gameday: US Men vs. Slovakia

By Cameron Eickmeyer & Harry Thompson – USAHockey.com. SOCHI, Russia – U.S. Men's Olympic head coach Dan Bylsma announced Wednesday afternooon that Jonathan Quick would start Thursday's Olympic opening game against Slovakia.

By Cameron Eickmeyer & Harry Thompson – USAHockey.com. SOCHI, Russia – U.S. Men's Olympic head coach Dan Bylsma announced Wednesday afternooon that Jonathan Quick would start Thursday's Olympic opening game against Slovakia.

But after a silver medal finish in Vancouver four years ago, expectations are as high as they have ever been for the Americans entering an Olympic hockey tournament. Team USA arrived in Sochi as one of the seven teams 

The 2014 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team opens its preliminary round schedule in the XXII Olympic Winter Games against Slovakia at 7:30 a.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network. A live stream is also available via NBC Sports 

For most on the U.S. men's hockey team, Thursday's convincing 7-1 opening victory over Slovakia at Shayba Arena served as an opportunity to shake off the cobwebs from an 11-hour flight and to get more accustomed to their new teammates as well as to the