Archive for February, 2010



Olympic hockey pressure: Game 7 after Game 7, just what stars love (USA Today)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 7:02 am

To understand the pressure level of Olympic hockey, you have to think of every Stanley Cup playoff series coming down to one game. From now on in the Olympic tournament, it’s just Game 7 after Game 7.

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Ice hockey-Czech Republic advance; Jagr injured (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 6:02 am

The Czech Republic advanced to the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament with a 3-2 overtime win over Latvia on Tuesday but lost star player Jaromir Jagr to an upper body injury.

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Swiss Top Belarus in Hockey Shootout, Face US Next (ABC News)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 6:02 am

Switzerland advances to quarters against US with shootout win over Belarus in Olympic hockey Sport - Switzerland - Hockey - Olympic Games - Ice Hockey

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Ice hockey-Canada gun for Russia in superpower showdown (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 6:02 am

Canada stormed into the Olympic men’s ice hockey quarter-finals on Tuesday while Switzerland and the Czech Republic were pushed to the limit and Slovakia battled to a bloody victory over Norway.

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Canada into ice hockey quarters to face Russia (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 6:02 am

Jarome Iginla scored two goals and Shea Weber blasted one straight through the netting as Canada routed Germany 8-2 to set up an Olympic Games hockey quarter-final against mighty Russia.

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Gold-medal game sets up clash of titans of women’s hockey (USA Today)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 5:02 am

The U.S. and Canadian women’s hockey teams face off for the gold medal Thursday (6:30 p.m. ET, MSNBC) in a matchup that has been anticipated since before the start of the Olympics. The USA is ranked No. 1, based on its victories in the last two world championships. But since October, the Americans are 1-6-1 against the Canadians and have been outscored 28-14. Canada holds a 2-1 edge in Olympic …

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Canada’s dreams of hockey gold on the line (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 5:02 am

Canada’s hopes of a medal in Olympic men’s hockey live or die on the ice on Tuesday as the hosts, stung by their shocking loss to the United States, face off against Germany.

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Ice hockey-Bloodied Slovakian player carted off the ice (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 5:02 am

Slovakia’s Lubos Bartecko was left lying in a pool of blood after taking a elbow to the head from Norway’s Ole Kristian Tollefsen during an Olympic ice hockey qualification game on Tuesday.

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Ice hockey-Shootout win sends Swiss to quarter-finals (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 5:02 am

Switzerland booked their ticket to the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament on Tuesday with a 3-2 shootout win over Belarus.

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Ice Hockey-Men’s quarter-final qualifying results (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 4:02 am

Men’s ice hockey quarter-final qualifying results at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Tuesday. Slovakia 4 Norway 3 (3-1, 0-2, 1-0) Scorers: Slovakia: Michal Handzus (7:03), Marian Gaborik (10:12), Richard Zednik (18:52), Miroslav Satan (48:41) Norway: Mats Zuccarello Aasen (18:06), Tore Vikingstad (27:27), Anders Bastiansen (39:59) Penalties: Slovakia: Marian Hossa (31:55) Norway: Ole-Kristian …

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