GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - This was an Olympic men's hockey tournament played without NHL stars, to mostly half-empty arenas and with tepid interest in North America and in a host country still getting to know the sport. Until the final, perhaps. When the Russians beat Germany 4-3 in an overtime thriller Sunday to win the gold medal, they did so in an almost-full Gangneung hockey Centre amid an atmosphere that built with the tension of the ...