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Article: Team Canada defeats Team USA in World Cup of Hockey.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- August 31, 2004
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Byline: Tim Panaccio
MONTREAL _ Chances are, Robert Esche won't soon forget his World Cup of Hockey debut at Bell Centre.
The Flyers goalie was under siege Tuesday night as Team Canada ambushed Team USA early, then hung on for a 2-1 victory in both countries' tournament opener.
Coach Pat Quinn's Canadians will meet Slovakia on Wednesday night in Montreal while Ron Wilson's 1996 defending champion Americans travel to St. Paul, Minn., to face Russia on Thursday.
Esche, who was sharp in goal with 30 saves, survived an early, all-out blitz, allowing the Americans to make a game of it.
"They were dynamite," Esche said. "You expect ...