Swiss down Canada in hockey

The Switzerland’s men’s hockey team downed the defending Olympic champion Canadians 2-0 this afternoon in what is being considered a shocking upset.

Call it inconceivable. Call it incredible. All the adjectives fit.

To obtain their victory, the Swiss held the Canadian powerplay scoreless in 11 attempts.

This victory may go a little ways toward erasing the memory of Switzerland’s (or anyone’s) worst loss in Olympic play: And, if nothing else, the Swiss no longer must be reminded they lost to Canada 33-0 in the 1924 Olympics, the most one-sided hockey loss in Olympic history.