Thanks to WCSN.com, I was able to watch a lot of the games on my laptop or desktop PC and I liked what I saw.

The “Washington Line” for the Russian National team was outstanding scoring 37 points during the tournament and helping Russia to win the gold medal with an overtime victory over Canada. Alex Semin played great in the final as well scoring two goals. And Alex Ovechkin was named a first team All Star for the tournament.

Also, Mike Green played very well and was also named a first team All Star for the tournament for the Canadian National team.

Sami Lepisto played well as did Nicklas Backstrom.

Now these players have an off season. I hope they get some rest; reflect on the positives from the past nine months of hockey; and come back healthy, rested and rejuvenated in September. They all made us proud.