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
Posted 24 February 2010 by Umar Ali
A rare mistake by Swiss goaltender Jonas Hiller led to the winning goal by Zach Parise and the Americans defeated Switzerland 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Canada Hockey Place.
The goal came early in the third period on the power play as Parise got a shot on Hiller, who knocked the puck down with his glove [...] Continue Reading
Posted 21 February 2010 by Umar Ali
The exploits of Sergei Kostitsyn helped Belarus survive a wild third period in defeating Germany 5-3, Saturday night at Canada Hockey Place.
Kostitsyn assisted on three goals and scored one on way to a four point night. He added solid back-checking to play a complete two-way game helping the Belarusians top line defeat the German NHL [...] Continue Reading
Posted 18 February 2010 by Matt Shott
Sidney Crosby may not have put up any points during regulation, but he scored the most important goal in the shootout to lead Canada to a 3-2 win against Switzerland.
After being denied on his first shootout attempt Crosby was given a second opportunity. In international rules after the initial three shooters have shot, both teams [...] Continue Reading
Posted 17 February 2010 by Matt Shott
The fifth day of the 2010 Winter Olympics was filled with excitement for the host country.
Tuesday saw the start of the men’s hockey tournament, as well as curling, and Canada also saw its second gold medal won by Maelle Ricker in the ladies snowboard cross.
Germany also made noise in the medal standing by getting a total [...] Continue Reading
Posted 16 February 2010 by Igor Henriques
Skip Cheryl Bernard led Team Canada to a 5-4 victory over Team Switzerland in the first draw of women’s curling at the 2010 Olympics on Tuesday.
With last rock in the tenth end, Bernard was able to draw to the button for the victory.
The Canadians took the lead in the third end as Bernard was able [...] Continue Reading
Posted 16 February 2010 by Matt Shott
They may have needed an extra end, but Canadian skip Kevin Martin placed the last stone perfectly in the four foot to secure a 7-6 victory for his country. Heading into Martin’s final throw, it looked like Norway could end up with a huge come from behind victory.
But the “Old Bear” was able to get [...] Continue Reading
Posted 14 February 2010 by Matt Shott
Felix Loch, the two time gold medalist at the World Championships, continued his winning ways for Germany as he won the gold medal during Sunday’s men’s singles luge event. Fellow German, David Moller, nabbed the silver medal.
This is the first time any country has won the two top medals in luge history since East Germany [...] Continue Reading