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Finals Matchup Set: World Hockey Championship Semi-Final Recap
Sweden 3, Finland 0 This was a perfect match-up that clearly had fantastic fan support. The two hosts of the 2013 World Hockey Championships took to battle in the first semi-final of the day, a game that saw pure domination by Sweden’s top line of Loui Eriksson, Daniel and Henrik Sedin. With the win, Sweden advanced [...]
Rochester Americans To Compete In 2013 Spengler Cup
For the second time in the history of the franchise, the Rochester Americans of the AHL have accepted an invitation to participate in the Spengler Cup. “The Rochester Americans are extremely honored to have been selected to play in the 2013 Spengler Cup and represent the American Hockey League,” said Americans President Ted Black. “This [...]
Alex Edler Suspended For Remainder Of World’s
The IIHF has suspended Swedish defenseman Alexander Edler for the remainder of the World Championships for a knee-on-knee hit against Canadian forward Eric Staal. The incident occurred at 15:52 of the first period when Edler collided with Staal at centre ice. Staal immediately fell down to the ice, favoring his leg and visibly in pain. Edler had [...]
Germany, France To Co-Host 2017 World Championships
The 2013 IIHF Annual Congress have awarded the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship to Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. A joint bid by Paris and Cologne beat out rival candidate Copenhagen and Riga, Latvia, by a vote of 63-45 among federation delegates at the annual congress in Sweden. Germany recently held the 2010 World [...]
2014 Olympic Goaltender Preview: Switzerland
With less than a year until the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, I will preview the goaltending for each country going into the Olympics in a weekly series. Today I take a look at Switzerland, a country known for its vast amount of goaltending talent. Multiple current and former goalies have donned the Swiss [...]
World Championship Quarterfinal Recap
USA 8, Russia 3 So clearly the Russians weren’t interested in playing after today. Despite beating the Americans earlier in the tournament, Russia proved to be no match for USA, who easily won the match 8-3. Alex Ovechkin, who arrived yesterday after his Washington Capitals were eliminated by the New York Rangers, managed to score, but [...]
World Hockey Championship Day Twelve Recap
Slovakia 4, USA 1 Slovakia needed a win to gain in a birth in the quarter-finals, and that’s exactly what they did. It was clear throughout the match that the Slovaks were the more desperate team, and with the Americans already in the quarter’s, it didn’t mean anything to them if they lost or not. Slovakia did [...]
Ovechkin Joins Russia For World Championships
The Russian national team confirmed today that Alex Ovechkin will be joining the squad for their playoff push at the 2013 World Hockey Championships. Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals lost in game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs’ first round on Monday night against the New York Rangers, prompting him to join Russia. This will be his ninth World [...]