Leave Our Hockey Heroes Alone

If you’re like me, you spent all Sunday evening watching clips of the United States men’s hockey team clinching, then receiving, then celebrating their Olympic gold medals—the Miracle on Ice redux, 46 years after the original. When the game was won, helmets and gloves flew off, and the American players smashed into each other in wild celebration. The Canadians sank, just like the Russians did in 1980, heads hitting the railing over their team’s bench. Even those of us who only watch the Super Bowl halftime show pumped a celebratory fist.