During the 2014 Winter Olympics a new American hero was born. His name is TJ Oshie and he scored 4 shoot-out goals to help led the United States to a 3-2 shoot-out win vs. Russia. The Americans beat the Russians on their home turf. We all know the story from 1980 in Lake Placid, New York when the Americans beat the Russians in a semifinal game. That truly was an upset of all upsets. Now let's find out who is T.J Oshie : he was born on December 23, 1986 in Mt Vernon,WA. The St. Louis Blue drafted Oshie with the 24th pick in the 1st round of the 2005 NHL Draft. That's after T.J left North Dakota University prior to his senior year to become a professional hockey player. T.J Oshie was named to the U.S.A Men's hockey team on January 1, 2014. It'll be interesting to see if the United States will be able to win the gold medal once the knock out rounds come. Back in 2010 they lost the Gold Medal game to Canada. Maybe for team USA the best has yet to come in Sochi.
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