Coach Mike Babcock claimed that in order to beat the Russians, Ryan Getzlaf, Dan Boyle, Corey Perry, and Chris Pronger needed to be more productive.  Those players responded by contributing nine points in Canada’s 7-3 victory against Russia to advance to the semi-final round. Getzlaf opened the scoring just over two minutes into the first period [...] Continue Reading

Pavol Demitra scored the shootout winner in the seventh round as Slovakia shocked Russia 2-1 in Thursday night action in Vancouver. Demitra out-waited Russian goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov coming down the left side giving the Slovaks a much needed win after loosing to the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Slovakia’s Josef Stumpel scored on the first shot of the shootout [...] Continue Reading

The passion and pride Canada carries for its homegrown sport of hockey will be given a whole new light during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Canada’s men’s hockey team may be under immense pressure to bring back gold, but nobody will be more scrutinized then their general manager, Hall of Fame forward and two time Canadian Olympian [...] Continue Reading