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The Kevin Sheehan Show

Tarik El-Bashir recaps Team USA Hockey winning Gold in OT vs Canada & what it means going forward

The Kevin Sheehan Show

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News, Sports

4.7696 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

2.23.26, Tarik El-Bashir from Monumental Sports joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to recap team USA Hockey winning the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics vs Canada and what it could mean for the NHL/Hockey moving forward.

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0:00.0

The U.S. took gold yesterday. Overtime Jack Hughes scored in a three-on-three setup in overtime to take home gold for the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team for the first time in 46 years since the miracle on ice.

0:17.9

Joining me right now is Tark al-Bashir. Tark's always great to talk hockey with.

0:22.6

He, of course, works for monumental sports,

0:25.2

and he's a rinkside reporter for the NHL on TNT.

0:29.9

I'm sorry?

0:30.9

What'd you say?

0:32.1

Do we have Tark?

0:34.1

I'm here.

0:34.6

Okay, sorry.

0:35.9

Tark, my fault.

0:38.0

I just finished introducing you. Everybody knows who Tark is. Tark is one of the

0:42.6

experts when it comes to hockey, especially for people like me. You know, one of my all-time,

0:48.2

I remember certain lines from certain people that I've had on the show over the years.

0:53.6

And I know I've repeated this to you, and I know you know what I'm going to say.

0:57.2

But I remember saying to you many, many years ago, man, hockey in the postseason can be so random.

1:03.8

And you said the sport should be called not hockey, but goalie.

1:09.6

So was that what we saw yesterday?

1:12.1

Connor Hellebuck basically goaltended the U.S. to gold?

1:17.3

Kevin, the proper term is getting goalied.

1:20.2

And Canada absolutely got goalied yesterday.

1:24.2

And, you know, if you look at it from a philosophical standpoint,

1:27.2

I mean, what sport

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