“I am very excited, it will be great to play in front of the fans for the second time,” said the goalie, who stopped 15 pucks when the Canadians shut out Norway 8-0 on Feb. 16.
For the last two games, Martin Brodeur was the Canadian keeper, winning 3-2 in shootout against Switzerland and losing 5-3 to the US team Sunday night.
It will only be a fourth Olympic game for Luongo, including the easy victory he claimed against the Norwegians. “I know what to expect. I played at world championships, at junior championships and during Stanley Cup playoffs,” he insisted.
The Vancouver Canucks goalkeeper learned Sunday night he was Mike Babcock’s man for the next game. He is well aware he and his teammates are going to need four straight win to savour that Olympic Gold medal.
If Canada was to win against Germany Tuesday, they would then meet up with Russia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday night.
“We want to focus on Germany. They have a good team and they can pull out some surprises. Russia is still far in our thoughts,” said Luongo after Team Canada’s training on Monday.
The puck drops at 4:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Standard Eastern Time).
