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...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...
...like Canadians and yet continued to develop their own fluid game. During the Olympics, former Italian skiing sensation Alberto Tomba noted that hockey is identified with Canada in the same way as soccer is to Italy, and skiing to Austria. But today hockey is also a prominent sport in Finland, Sweden, Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and other countries. And none of them appeared at all intimidated by Canada. "We did it, and we beat a great team," Ovechkin told reporters after Wednesday's game. "Everybody in my country is jumping and drinking lots of vodka...
...this weekend. “We feel that, but they will redeem themselves when they play in the bronze medal game.” That they did. Despite being relegated to third-place match, the Americans played inspired hockey on Monday, surging to a 4-0 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...
...After the Americans defeated the Finns for the bronze medal earlier Monday, Smith referred to a two-tier reality in women's hockey: Canada and U.S.A. on one plateau, everyone else scrambling to catch up. In fact, there are three tiers: Canada and the U.S., Finland and Sweden, then the rest...
...making up its roster, Canada risked fatigue and injuries by going with tried-and-true veterans, eschewing such younger stars as Sidney Crosby and Jason Spezza. The fiercest competition is likely to come from the Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland. Team USA and Switzerland are both regarded as dark horses, while Russia--a longtime nemesis that hadn't been expected to be a threat--has been playing in Torino as if it has nothing to lose. The Russian team is young, assembled by former NHL star Pavel Bure and led by rising players, including NHL rookie-of-the-year candidate...