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MSNBC
Midnight – 3:00 a.m.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY: FINLAND vs. GERMANY
Bill Patrick (Host), Jeremy Roenick (Studio Analyst), Mike Milbury (Studio Analyst), Kenny Albert (Play-by-Play), Joe Micheletti (Analyst)
Finland: 5 Germany: 0

ALBERT ON TEAM FINLAND’S VICTORY: “A 5-0 victory for Finland over Germany. There’s Teemu Selanne, he sets an Olympic record with his 37th career point!”

TEAM FINLAND’S TEEMU SELANNE ON BREAKING AN OLYMPIC SCORING RECORD: “I am not so big of a number guy, especially now when I’m still playing. Maybe one day when I’m not playing I’ll look back and I’ll get a little feeling. But, obviously I’ve played a long time and this is my fifth Olympics, and I’ve always played with great players. They have really helped me and making this possible. It’s a nice honor.”

TEAM FINLAND’S TEEMU SELANNE ON RIVALRY WITH SWEDEN:
“We have a really love and hate relationship with the Swedes. Individually they are all great guys but as a country we always try to compete against each other, and we think they are like our big brothers. It’s hard to beat them, but once in a while you got to do it. So, hopefully Sunday we can do it.”

TEAM FINLAND’S KIMMO TIMONEN ON TEEMU SELANNE BREAKING AN OLYMPIC SCORING RECORD:
“Well, we all know Teemu and what kind of person he is. Off the ice he is great. Great teammate if you need help; he is always there to help you out. Obviously on the ice, how many goals he has scored throughout his career; he is a great piece of our team and a great guy as well.”

TEAM GERMANY’S CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF ON VANCOUVER:
“It’s a lot of fun, it’s a great city and a great host.”

MSNBC

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY: SWITZERLAND VS. NORWAY
Bill Patrick (Host), Jeremy Roenick (Studio Analyst), Mike Milbury (Studio Analyst), Mike Emrick (Play-by-Play), Eddie Olczyk (Analyst), Pierre McGuire (Reporter)
Switzerland: 5 Norway: 4

ROENICK ON THE GAME: “We have seen some of the best goals that we have seen in this tournament today. Unbelievable talent, unbelievable teamwork.”

ROENICK ON TEAM SWITZERLAND ENJOYING THE OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE: “You look on the bench, and they’re all laughing, having fun and having a blast. That’s what the Olympic experience is like; it’s good to see.”

EMRICK ON SWITZERLAND:”Only the third over-time winning goal in the Olympics.”

OLCZYK ON TEAM NORWAY: “The resiliency of this team and being able to overcome those momentum surges by the Swiss, that’s what the Olympic games are about. It’s about creating opportunity, taking advantage of those momentum surges, and just playing within yourself.”

MILBURY ON THE GAME: “This was the most entertaining game of the Olympics.”

MSNBC, Men’s Ice Hockey:
Slovakia 6 vs. Latvia 0
Bill Patrick (Host), Mike Milbury (Studio Analyst), Jeremy Roenick (Studio Analyst), Kenny Albert (Play-By-Play), Joe Micheletti (Analyst)

Roenick on Slovakia: “They are full of NHL talent, they have a lot of good goal scorers and they have a great goaltender.”

Slovakia’s Marian Gaborik on the Olympics: “There’s definitely pressure to play for your country. It’s a big honor, it’s every four years and it’s a very big challenge to play against the best players in the world.”

Slovakia’s Marian Hossa on playing next to his brother Marcel Hossa: “It’s not going to get better than that. I am going to try and enjoy every little bit of it.”

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