Word: canadas
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...bloodletting begin. Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson could be headed to the Toronto Maple Leafs or another NHL team in an executive capacity. Pat Quinn could certainly not feel secure about his future as coach of the national team. And Gretzky all but announced his resignation. "I feel tremendously responsible," he said. "Quite honestly I'm going to reassess where I fit in, and what I'm going to do in the future. Hockey Canada is wonderful and our country is great. I love it dearly, but I'm human. It's tough and nerve-wracking...Moving forward, your health...
...flat, weary drone, Wayne Gretzky used the word "devastation" at least seven times in his post-game news conference, as though he was talking about the aftermath of a forest fire. "The pressure of representing this country in hockey in any international competition is extremely high," said Gretzky, Team Canada's executive director. "There are no words to describe how devastating a loss like this...
...Canada and the United States, gold and silver medalists in Salt Lake City four years ago, both went out in the quarterfinals at Torino. As defending champion, Canada played the 20th Olympic Winter Games tournament as though doubled over by the weight of those expectations back home, displaying grim expressions, old legs and an impotent offense. By contrast, Russia embraced a youth-infused, why-not-us swagger, allowing its forwards to freelance and its goaltender to compensate as needed. Fittingly, sensational newcomer Alexander Ovechkin scored the winner as Russia eliminated Canada 2-0 on Wednesday; Sidney Crosby, his competition...
...Gretzky dismissed distraction as an excuse, which then left him facing questions about the suitability of Canada's roster for the Olympic Games. The tried-and-true roster, earning nearly $100 million in NHL salaries and including 19 players with 2002 Olympics and/or 2004 World Cup experience, failed to score a goal in three of the last four games. Canada lost to Switzerland, Finland and Russia by identical 2-0 scores. Switzerland? "Took a lot out of us," Gretzky said...
...intermediate ports before it enters the U.S., the container manifest typically indicates only the details known to the final transportation carrier. For instance, a container could start in Central Asia, travel to an interior port in Europe, move by train to the Netherlands, cross the Atlantic by ship to Canada and then move by rail to Chicago. The manifest submitted to U.S. customs often will say only that the container is being shipped from Halifax and originated from Rotterdam. If a container is destined for a city inside the U.S., only in exceptional circumstances would it be inspected...