Sidney Crosby scored 7:40 into overtime and Canada beat the United States 3-2 on Sunday to earn its second men’s hockey gold medal in the last three Olympics. Crosby’s shot from the lower part of the left circle eluded goalie Ryan Miller, the tournament MVP. The United States had forced overtime on Zach Parise’s goal [...]
Here we go again. A week ago, on what was called Super Sunday, the Americans beat the Canadians in the Olympics for the first time in 50 years. On Sequel Sunday, the U.S. will try to become Olympic champions on the 50th anniversary of their out-of-nowhere gold medal in Squaw Valley, Calif.; the only other [...]
A Slovakian hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers has been reprimanded for a minor doping violation at the Vancouver Olympics. The IOC said Sunday that Lubomir Visnovsky tested positive for a stimulant contained in a cold medication. This is only the second doping violation of these Olympics. A female Russian hockey player was reprimanded after [...]
Here we go again. A week ago, on what was called Super Sunday, the Americans beat the Canadians in the Olympics for the first time in 50 years. On Sequel Sunday, the U.S. will try to become Olympic champions on the 50th anniversary of their out-of-nowhere gold medal in Squaw Valley, Calif.; the only other [...]
Barely two minutes into the game, Finnish goalie Miikka Kiprusoff was staring at the ceiling in disbelief. It turns out he was just getting started. Ryan Malone raced into Finland’s zone, picked off Kiprusoff’s ill-advised pass and scored into an empty net. The U.S. rout was on. What happened next in this semifinal jolted Canada [...]
More than 30 minutes after the New Jersey Devils finished practice, Travis Zajac was still on the ice working on his shooting and helping rookie Vladimir Zharkov with a couple of things for the NHL’s post-Olympic sprint to the playoffs. Don’t think it’s a dash? When the Devils return to action on Tuesday in San [...]
Red Wings forward Kirk Maltby has been placed on long-term injured reserve and will have right shoulder surgery that will sideline him for four to six weeks. Detroit also activated defenseman Andreas Lilja (LIL’-yeh) from injured reserve Friday. The nine-year NHL veteran is expected to make his season debut Monday against the Colorado Avalanche.
Barely two minutes into the game, Finnish goalie Miikka Kiprusoff was staring at the ceiling in disbelief. It turns out he was just getting started. Ryan Malone raced into Finland’s zone, picked off Kiprusoff’s ill-advised pass and scored into an empty net. The U.S. rout was on. What happened next in this semifinal jolted Canada [...]
The torment began almost immediately. The shot by Ryan Malone of the United States into a wide-open net left Finland goalie Miikka Kiprusoff staring at the ceiling and shaking his head. What happened next in this semifinal jolted Canada Hockey Place: The Americans scored four times on Kiprusoff in a six-goal first period, surging into [...]
Forward Rene Bourque has signed a $20 million, six-year contract extension with the Calgary Flames. The team made the announcement Thursday. Bourque will receive $8 million from 2010-12. The 28-year-old Bourque is in his second season with the Flames. The left wing was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional draft pick July 1, [...]
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