US men’s hockey team in tune on and off ice at Olympics
Associated PressBEIJING — David Quinn hears the music coming from the locker room and stops in his tracks. Beniers’ favorite is Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” “It’s the best playlist I’ve heard in hockey,” said Quinn, who is 55 and enjoying the age-appropriate tunes. “It was pretty cool to have that kind of side, go to plays, see those things.” Quinn said the Americans have “really become a team in a short period of time.” Winning their first three games certainly helped, but it’s also a mix of personalities USA Hockey figured would mesh well together. Three more victories, starting with the quarterfinals Wednesday against Slovakia, would give the U.S. its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since the “Miracle on Ice” team in 1980. “It’s funny to play different songs in the locker room and see what the older guys remember and hear about what they think about the new music,” Beniers said.
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