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...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...
...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...
...Crimson acutely feels the loss of its three top players—Julie Chu, Sarah Vaillancourt, and Caitlin Cahow—for the year to participate in the Winter Games currently going on in Turin, Italy. Add a trio of world-caliber skaters back to Harvard’s roster and suddenly the landscape doesn’t look quite so level...
...only five more wins than losses, and yet Du has amassed 19 points in the victories and just four in the defeats. Of course, asking the junior to win every game is a pretty tall order, especially for a kid whose 5’10 listing on the Crimson roster is probably generous. And besides, a sheet of ice generally features 12 players at a time, not one. But still, Du’s ability to spark a charge—or, better yet, to tip a close game in Harvard’s favor—is uncanny. He?...
...slot. Finally, after trailing 4-1, the team of Eva Wang and Stephanie Schnitter rallied to win seven straight games and give the Crimson the sweep in the doubles matches. O’Riain suffered a minor elbow injury during doubles, causing a last-minute change in the singles roster. However, Harvard seemed unaffected by the loss. “We had some adversity...We had to make a change in the singles line-up, and I’m proud of the way they mentally handled that,” coach Gordon Graham said. Schnitter defeated Klara Jarova...