For the first this tournament, there were six games on the schedule. Four teams from each of the three groups were in action. Teams in Group E and Group F were looking to stay in medal contention while teams in Group G were looking to avoid relegation. Continue reading
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Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Battle Of The Young Guns
Sure there was a game at night but no one seemed to care. The only game that was on anyone’s mind yesterday was Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins against Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Rivalry Day
More qualification round action was in the books today in Switzerland. France needed a win to stay alive while Latvia was dreaming of a medal round birth. The US and Russia were battling for tops in Group E. The Czechs and Slovaks renewed their rivalry. To top things off, Finland and Belarus battled in a classic. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Originals Rule The Night
Two more conference semi-final series got underway last night. Anaheim and Detroit renewed pleasantries at the Joe while Carolina shipped up the coast to Boston. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Don’t Get Relegated
After meeting the qualification round teams yesterday, we saw got our first taste of the Relegation Round (Group G) today. Elsewhere, we had two more games with teams dreaming of a gold medal. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Close But Not Quite
Round two kicked off with only one game. Chicago visited Vancouver for game one of their Western Conference semi-final. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Where Heroes Are Born
The qualification round got under way today at the World Ice Hockey Championships. The top 3 teams in preliminary round Groups B & C form qualification Group E while the top 3 teams from Groups A & D are now part of Group F. Continue reading
Crosby And Ovechkin Get Four Periods On NBC
The word has come down from NBC executives: Game one of Eastern Conference semi-finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals will be on the network for regulation and one overtime period. After that, coverage will switch over to Versus because NBC will begin coverage of the Kentucky Derby. Continue reading
NHL Playoffs: Conference Semi-Final Preview
After fourteen days, the field running for the Stanley Cup has been cut in half. Of the eight series, there were only two upsets with Carolina and Anaheim being the only low seeds to make it out of the first round. Now, I’m going to try to match wits with the overpaid experts and attempt to predict the conference semi-finals. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Scandinavian Delight
Day six of the tournament brought us the final day of the preliminary round. After the final four games, we’d know who would be in the qualification round and who would fight for their lives in the relegation pool. And it was a hell of a day. Continue reading
The Lowdown 