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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 [...]
Dan Hamhuis To Join Canada At The Worlds
Team Canada announced today that they have added Vancouver Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis to their blue line core for the remainder of the tournament. The Canucks were swept in the first round of NHL playoffs by the San Jose Sharks earlier this week, prompting Sweden to bring on The Sedin Twins and Alex Edler, as well [...]
Four Canucks Join Home Countries At World Championships
After getting swept in four games against the San Jose Sharks last night, Alexander Edler, Daniel and Henrik Sedin will join Sweden while Nicklas Jensen will take part in the rest of the tournament with Denmark. This will be Edler’s second major tournament with the men’s national team since playing in the 2008 World Championships, while the [...]
Playoff Preview: Western Conference
You’ve seen what I think about the series between the Blues and Kings, but what about the rest of the match-ups in the Western Conference? (1) Chicago Blackhawks VS (8) Minnesota Wild: Chicago: 36-7-5, 77 points, 30 regulation/overtime wins, first in the Central Division, first in the NHL. 18-3-3 at home, 18-4-2 on the road. [...]
Derek Roy Traded To Vancouver For Prospect, Pick
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired Derek Roy from the Dallas Stars in exchange for Kevin Connauton and a second round draft pick. Roy went through an unfortunate injury in the 2010-2011 season where he was only able to play 35 games. Fans were hoping that he would be able to come back, have a strong [...]
Offense, Where Art Thou
Despite the fact that the Kings are coming off a 2-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday, they played pretty well in that game, and Darryl Sutter made no changes to his lineup today. Today, the Kings were wrapping up a five-game homestand, as they took on the Vancouver Canucks. The Kings came into [...]
2014 Olympic Goaltending Preview: Canada
With about 11 months 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 who could possibly be between the pipes for Canada, the reigning Olympic champs looking to continue their reign on top for [...]
Les Canucks s’inclinent devant le Wild.
Finalement, le Wild du Minnesota a eu raison sur les Canucks de Vancouver hier soir. Par le pointage de 3-1, ils prennent maintenant les devants au premier rang de leur association – La division nord-ouest. En première période les deux équipes ont été incapables de marquer un but, même si les Canucks ont [...]