US men's hockey team earns bye into quarterfinals of Winter Olympics: 'There's a swagger to us' [View all]

BEIJING — A quick straw poll of the U.S. men’s hockey team after its 3-2 victory over Germany on Sunday revealed that most members are pulling for the Cincinnati Bengals in what is technically “Super Bowl Monday Morning” in China.

Head coach David Quinn said it’s always fun to root for the underdog. Plus, the Bengals remind him of the team he’s currently coaching.

“We’ll embrace the underdog role ourselves,” Quinn said. His team had just won Group A and earned an automatic berth to Wednesday’s quarterfinals at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Underdogs? Sure. Nobody necessarily knew what to expect when this team of mostly college players and a handful of veterans who play professionally overseas came together last month after the NHL pulled out the Beijing Games.

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