The final day of the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic Games was one of great triumph for the Canadian obsession, a closing ceremony with its tongue planted firmly in cheek, and a cross-country ski event that lasted just over two hours. Continue Reading
Posted 05 March 2010 by Steve Loung
The final day of the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic Games was one of great triumph for the Canadian obsession, a closing ceremony with its tongue planted firmly in cheek, and a cross-country ski event that lasted just over two hours. Continue Reading
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Posted 05 March 2010 by Umar Ali
At the conclusion of the Olympic hockey tournament at Canada Hockey Place on Sunday afternoon it was a time to unveil the three stars. Instead of announcing the three stars of the gold medal game we’ll take a look at the three stars of the entire tournament. With the third star is the most outstanding defenceman of [...] Continue Reading
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Posted 05 March 2010 by Igor Henriques
Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal 7:40 into overtime to lead Canada to a 3-2 win over the United States in the gold medal men’s hockey game at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. Crosby, who had not had a point in nine periods heading into overtime was able to latch on to a Jarome Iginla pass and shoot [...] Continue Reading
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Posted 28 February 2010 by Dan Toman
Oli Jokinen had two goals, including the game winner, as the Finns erased a two-goal deficit after two periods for their fifth Olympic medal since the 1988 Calgary Games. Continue Reading
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Posted 28 February 2010 by Ashley Morris
On the final day of the 2010 Olympics, the Canadian men’s hockey team prepares to take the stage against team USA, fighting for a gold medal. Team Canada barely beat the Slovakia team on Friday night, which allowed them to be a contender in the upcoming hockey game airing Sunday on CTV at 12:15 p.m. PST. “We [...] Continue Reading
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Posted 27 February 2010 by Igor Henriques
Team Canada’s gold medal dream got one step closer to fruition after a 3-2 semi-final win over Slovakia on Friday at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Ryan Getzlaf scored the game-winning goal and Robert Luongo came up with a spectacular glove save in the final seconds to preserve the win for Canada. Getzlaf scored a power-play goal [...] Continue Reading
Posted 26 February 2010 by Chris G. Ballard
Canadian hockey fans found themselves cheering for the Americans today in hopes that they would emerge victorious to set up a possible Canada vs. U.S. gold medal grudge match. But not a single Canadian wanted to see them play this well. The American offense was on fire as they scored all of their six goals in the [...] Continue Reading
Posted 26 February 2010 by Tyler Edwards
Marie-Philip Poulin scored goals 2:55 apart in the first period, and Canada held off the United States 2-0 to win their third consecutive women’s hockey gold, Thursday in Vancouver. The Canadians were backed by an amazing 28-save performance by 23-year-old Shannon Szabados, who was stellar in her very first Olympic tournament. Nobody was surprised to see the world’s [...] Continue Reading
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Posted 25 February 2010 by John Matheson
Men’s hockey will be the focus for Canadians on Friday when Team Canada plays Slovakia in semifinal action. Canada will be looking to hold on to the momentum gained from a dominating 7-3 win over the Russians and Alexander Ovechkin. Slovakia upset Sweden in the last quarterfinal Wednesday, and netminder Jaroslav Halak will be the key [...] Continue Reading
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Posted 25 February 2010 by Igor Henriques
Tomas Kopecky scored the game-winning goal as Slovakia upset Sweden 4-3 in quarterfinal men’s hockey action on Wednesday night at the 2010 Olympic Games. Kopecky made it 4-2 for Slovakia at 9:01 of the third after scoring off a rebound from a Marian Hossa shot. Sweden came into the game unbeaten after round robin play with Sweden goaltender Henrik [...] Continue Reading