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...after the huge nine-person entry class of 2002-2003 seem to have been answered with the six-person entry class this year). But faced with a higher Academic Index requirement than the rest of the Ivies, in addition to Harvard’s traditionally strong commitment to its hockey program, there is a limit to the flexibility that admissions has with regard to basketball recruits...
...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...
...Speaking in a 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...
...Finishing third in the round-robin stage brought the consequence of facing Russia in the crossover quarterfinal. At the Torino Esposizioni--a barn-like arena typical of the Olympics that may have reminded many of the 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...
...1990s, culminating with a no-medal performance at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, Hockey Canada analyzed the problems with the sport's development at home and adapted some European techniques to improve the style of play. But the Europeans learned how to hit 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...