Two final games for all the first round marbles. Washington had all the momentum going into their game with New York. Meanwhile, New Jersey and Carolina had been trading wins all series long heading into their deciding game. Continue reading
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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Close Calls Of The Third Period Kind
Both Group A and Group B wrapped up with some good looking games. Mind you, I’m not sure what can be said when you compare the potential quality of a game between Canada and Slovakia to Hungary and Belarus. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Now Quiet On The Western Front
Another day, another two teams on the verge of elimination. Calgary had the advantage of home ice to in their battle to stave off elimination while San Jose fought for their live in enemy territory. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Scandinavian Upset
Tomorrow, the games get serious. Today, however, we still have a series of preliminary round mismatches. Or at least that’s what we were supposed to think. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Let’s Do Seven
The two games of the day were both elimination games. Washington and Carolina faced their playoff mortality head on, both down 3-2 in their respective series. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Do You Have A Mercy Rule?
The day after tomorrow will see the start of some more interesting games. When the most interesting game at the start of the day on paper is Switzerland vs. Germany, you know that the tournament could be so much better. Continue reading
Hockey Last Night In Canada: All About Momentum
The day was bookended with a matinee elimination game in Philadelphia and a late night elimination game in San Jose. Sandwiched in the middle was Calgary visiting Chicago, looking to break home-ice advantage. Continue reading
World Hockey Chamionship Roundup: Blowouts Abound
In the second day of action, eight more teams got underway. Four of the powerhouse teams had relative tune-up games with the USA, Sweden, Finland, and Czech Republic trying to get off to strong starts. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Short Order
Just one game on the schedule tonight. The New York Rangers visited Washington to have their first go at finishing off the Capitals. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Let’s Get It Started
Since we’re already doing so many hockey updates for the playoffs, we’re going to cover the 2009 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Switzerland. The round robin (or preliminary round as the IIHF calls it) opened today with four games with the powerhouse Canadians and Russians opening their tournaments. Continue reading
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