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  Unlike 30 years ago, midnight came a few minutes too early for the 2010 Cinderella in Red, White, and Blue. Granted it would have been far less a surprise to knowledgeable hockey authorities and fans to see this incarnation of Team USA vanquish the Canadian Beast than it was for the Cold-War-Era nation to watch a group of college-aged amateurs defeat the aptly named Red Army squad at Lake Placid; in a game that was likely more politically than athletically important. Still it's more than fair to say that this year's Team USA went much farther than most people—including this author—expected ...