Our Robyn Norwood has a piece in the Los Angeles Times examining the return of gold and silver Olympic hockey medalists to their regular jobs -- playing in the National Hockey League. From her story:
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick and forward Dustin Brown, both silver medalists on the U.S. team, stepped onto the rink at the Kings' practice facility in El Segundo Monday morning by 10 — about 19 hours after Canada won the gold in overtime in Vancouver.
The pair rode the bus back to the Olympic Village after the game, caught a cab that took them to a car they had reserved and then rode to Bellingham, Wash., where they caught a Sunday evening flight that got them home by 11.
After practice Monday, they boarded a flight to Dallas, where the Kings play the Stars on Tuesday night. Canadian defenseman Drew Doughty — the first active King ever to win a gold medal — and U.S. defenseman Jack Johnson were meeting the team in Texas.
"I got a chance to sleep in my bed for at least one night," said Brown, the Kings' captain. "Last night was the biggest game of my career. The outcome was not what I wanted, but it was definitely a lifetime experience for me. It's going to be difficult to flip the switch, but I'm sure I'll find a way to do it."
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