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...players of their junior hockey heritage--Canada couldn't convert eight power play opportunities. Three of five power play goals in the tournament were scored in the opener against Italy. "They have good coaching, but the offensive power, maybe they left it at home," said NHL veteran defenseman Darius Kasparaitis...
...Players were asked the same question repeatedly in the post-game interviews. Why couldn't Canada score? "I'm sure there will be a lot of people dissecting that over the next few weeks," tight-lipped defenseman Adam Foote said. "But as a player, I don't think that...
...shutout win over Finland, thanks in no small part to Chu. The former Harvard tri-captain, who will return to Cambridge next fall for her senior campaign, assisted on the game’s first and last goals. Ruggiero, the team’s top defenseman, was the victim of perhaps the most indelible image of frustration for Team USA. In the shootout against Sweden, Ruggiero deked standout keeper Kim Martin but missed an open net on the finish, leading to the Swedes’ eventual upset triumph. But Ruggiero, who finished the week with six points, spoke fondly...
Though the Crimson failed to convert during 1:11 of a five-on-three play—including the 59 seconds that started the second period—junior Steve Mandes notched the equalizer at 6:39, redirecting defenseman Jack Christian’s blue-line shot from the slot into the bottom-right corner...
...mundane. As the Olympic hockey tournament began its march toward the grand finale at the Torino Games this Sunday, Canada's finest sought out a little normality by hitting Torino's shopping malls and gorging at local ristoranti. Some players were "itching to play cards--friendly games," says defenseman Adam Foote, in a joking reference to the gambling scandal that has cast a shadow over the team's executive director, Wayne Gretzky. The Canadian superstars also grounded themselves with humility by mixing it up at the Olympic Village. "You're with the best athletes in the world," Canadian forward Brad...