The horns and cheers are sounding in my house a block off the main street (King street) of uptown Waterloo.  I watched the end of the US-Canada hockey game in a pub, the Fox and Fiddle, on King street and it was a hard-fought thriller.  I'm happy for Canada, and they're sure as heck happy! The US team fought hard and has nothing to be ashamed of---but you could see the disappointment in their faces afterward, though they were absolutely sportsmanlike about it.

King street near the major pubs is lined with people hugging each other, high-fiving, waving canadian flags, and stopping passing motorists to high-five them as well.  After a Candian lead of 2-1 held for a long time, the US, which had been playing strongly and getting plenty of time with the puck, made a tieing goal with about 20 seconds left.  In a really hard-fought overtime, Canada sunk a sudden-death goal for the gold.  With that medal, they now have the most gold medals any country has won in a single winter olympics, said the commentators on CBC TV.

There was a lot of spirit in the pub, and I realized I was dressed in black, grey and blue from head to toe---not a spot of red except on my red, grey, and blue hat.  (Or should that be tuque?)  No issues, though---I am not a hugely vocal sports fan and don't normally watch hockey---though somehow the guy who was going 'round hugging everyone in the pub took a look and gave me a miss.  I walked up and down King street to check out the scene, and ended up having to high-five a few people and clap one person on the back, all with a "Congratulations!" which presumably marked me as not Canadian.    (A Canadian would yell "Canada, yeeeaaaaaaaah!!!"., as about five hundred are doing a block or two away right now.)

I did see one ambulance turn the corner onto King, lights flashing.  Keep it safe out there, guys and gals.  Don't drink and drive, don't get into fast traffic, etc...  (Fifteen minutes after the victory, after the medal ceremony, a group in the pub raised a chant of "Let's get wasted!".)

I had a pint of Molson's Canadian Lager during the overtime.  The drink of the Canadian women's hockey team, it was clear, smooth, and tasty, and really hit the spot.  No cigars today, though---although I suppose up here you can get real Cubans.  (Now there would be a provocative way to celebrate a US win!)

I'm glad it was a really hard-fought game, with everyone playing their best, and I don't think anybody should feel bad about their performance.   Great job all around, and a smashing finish for the Canadians to a great olympics!

It's getting louder out there.  Hopefully I can find my camera and post some pics of the celebration.

Edit:  didn't find my camera, but Youtubers provide more than enough flavor of the scene: