Who was that Italian goalie in the Olympics?

I turned on the Olympic games yesterday and obviously I have in interest in watching hockey. I also, being of Italian decent, hope that the Italian athletes do well in the Games. So when I tuned into the hockey game to see that Italy was in a close battle with Sweden, despite the huge discrepancy in shots on net, I was intrigued. Sweden has an entire roster of NHL players. Italy does not. Watching the game it was easy to see that Sweden was the way more skilled and faster team. So how was it so close?

First of all, the Italian team is gritty and skated hard on every shift. Good for them! But their goalie was standing on his head and kept them in the game until his injury in the 3rd period. His name: Damian Clara. I have a feeling he’ll be seen soon enough in the NHL based on his skill level, size, and athleticism.

So I hope he recovers in time for tomorrow’s game against Slovakia. Either way, I’ll be tuning in to watch them play as well as trying to see as many games as I can today with USA and Canada also having games.