Michael Grabner scores late as Manitoba hangs on to beat Rochester 4-3
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Michael Grabner scored with less than five minutes left as the Manitoba Moose held off the Rochester Americans 4-3 in American Hockey League action Friday
Month: February 2010
Alfredsson scores twice as Team Sweden avoids ’02 upset repeat, beating Belarus 4-2
The Swedes survived a scare in Game 2 thanks to a pair of goals from Daniel Alfredsson and squeaked by Belarus with a 4-2 win in Group C action at Canada Hockey Place on Friday
Slovakia outlasts Russia in seven-round shootout, win 2-1
By Josh Ferguson
The Slovaks pulled off the first upset of the 2010 men’s tournament with a 2-1 shootout win over Russia in Group B action at Canada Hockey Place Thursday
Crosby scores shootout winner as Canada squeaks by Swiss 3-2
By Josh Ferguson
An entire nation breathed a sigh of relief after Team Canada needed a shootout to beat the Swiss 3-2 in Group A action at Canada Hockey Place on Thursday
Hockey transactions
Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:American Hockey LeagueTORONTO MARLIES-Re-assigned F Stefano Giliati to Reading (ECHL). Released F Ashton Rome
Crosby comes through but Team Canada has plenty of work to do at the Olympics
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Sidney Crosby saved the day, and a country heaved a sigh of relief.But there is still work to do if Team Canada is to claim the Olympic gold medal the hometown fans are yearning for
Crosby scores in shootout as Team Canada squeaks past Switzerland 3-2
By Josh Ferguson
An entire nation breathed a sigh of relief after Team Canada needed a shootout to beat the Swiss 3-2 in Group A action at Canada Hockey Place on Thursday
U.S. women shutout Finland 6-0, will face Sweden in semis Monday
By Josh Ferguson
The United States solidified a semifinal match against Sweden by beating Finland 6-0 at UBC Thunderbird Arena on Thursday.
The win for the Americans wraps up a perfect preliminary round that saw them outscore their Group B opponents 31-1 in three games
Drury gets first Olympic goal, Team USA improves to 2-0 with 6-1 win over Norway
Team USA resumed Group A round robin play with a 6-1 win over Norway at Canada Hockey Place on Thursday afternoon.
After only registering 24 shots against the Swiss in Game 1, it was clear the Americans wanted to get more pucks on net in their second game and peppered Norwegian goalie Pal Grotnes with 15 shots in the opening frame
Jaromir Jagr makes North American return as Czech Republic beats Slovakia 3-1
By Josh Ferguson
The last two teams to open their 2010 tournaments gave the crowd at Canada Hockey Place the best hockey yet as Jaromir Jagr led the Czech Republic to a 3-1 win over Slovakia in Group B action Wednesday night
Defending men’s champion Sweden survive scare, beat Germany 2-0
By Josh Ferguson
The defending Olympic gold medalists from Sweden opened its tournament with a closely-contested 2-0 win over Germany in Group C play at Canada Hockey Place Wednesday
Tim Brent scores twice to lead Marlies past Moose 4-3 in AHL action
TORONTO – Tim Brent scored twice for Toronto as the Marlies came back from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Manitoba Moose 4-3 in American Hockey League play Wednesday
Canadian women win rematch of 2006 gold medal game 13-1 over Sweden
By Josh Ferguson
Team Canada booked a berth into the semifinal with a 13-1 thrashing of Sweden at UBC Thunderbird Arena Wednesday.
Canada came out swinging at the Swedes in a rematch of the 2006 gold medal game in Turin as five different Canadians found the back of the net in the opening frame to take a 5-0 lead into the intermission
Niklas Hagman, Mikko Koivu lead Finland to 5-1 win over Belarus
By Josh Ferguson
Niklas Hagman netted a pair of goals and Mikko Koivu chipped in three helpers as Finland opened up Group C action with a 5-1 win over Belarus at Canada Hockey Place on Wednesday
Unable to shake headaches, Bouchard can only wait for concussion to subside
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Pierre-Marc Bouchard was supposed to be centring the Minnesota Wild’s second line this season.Instead, he’s been watching helplessly and without expression from a perch in the press box while the team plays without him
Small market Shea Weber steps onto big stage with Canada at the Olympics
By Robin Short
Vancouver – Meet Shea Weber, all 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds of him.
An imposing presence indeed, but to some Canadian hockey fans, this Olympian might be somewhat of an unknown quantity
Arizona police arrest Oilers goalie Khabibulin, charge him with drunk driving
EDMONTON – Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin is facing charges of drunk driving and speeding following an incident in Scottsdale, Arizona
Syracuse Crunch put finishing touches on outdoor AHL game
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Jim Sarosy’s dream is at hand – the first outdoor game in American Hockey League history.”It was something that I really thought our organization could put together,” said Sarosy, senior vice-president of the Syracuse Crunch
Russian men open Olympic tournament with 8-2 dismantling of Latvia
By Josh Ferguson
Alex Ovechkin and Danis Zaripov each netted a pair of goals to lead Russia to an 8-2 victory over Latvia in Group B action at Canada Hockey Place Tuesday night
Hockey transactions
Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCOLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Assigned D Mathieu Roy to Syracuse (AHL).LOS ANGELES KINGS-Assigned F Richard Clune to Manchester (AHL)