Now that was special.

I don’t know where you stand on the Winter Olympics.

(I really enjoyed them.)

I’m not sure if you fancy yourself a big hockey person.

(I don’t consider myself one.)

But I know a special sporting event when I see it, and USA-Canada for the gold medal to close out the Olympics more than qualified. It was enough to get me to a television before 8 a.m. on a non-NFL Sunday morning. It was enough to deliver an epic game. It was enough to have me feeling patriotic all day.

It also hit a truly special kind of sports note, one we can use every once in a while.