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The time has finally come ladies and gentlemen! Men’s Hockey competition kicks off tonight at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games taking place in Sochi, Russia.
The Tampa Bay Lightning had two players in this game; however, when Valtteri Filppula suffered his non-displaced ankle fracture he was forced to withdraw from the Games. This leaves us with Sami Salo representing the Lightning for Team Finland.
As you can imagine, there is quite the time difference between the Bolts Nation and Sochi, Russia. So we have gathered all the information you’ll need to make sure you don’t miss a minute of the action from the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Match: Finland vs. Austria
Date: Thursday, February 13, 2014
Start Time: 3:00 a.m. EST
Venue: Bolshoy Ice Dome
Network: NBCSN
Live Stream: You can watch every single event in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia at NBCOlympics.com.
Sami Salo brings a lot of veteran experience to the ice. This will be good for the Finnish defensive line. Players long for the opportunity to represent their respective countries on one of the biggest international stages of all. Now, is Sami Salo’s time.
Which team do you think is going on come out on top?
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