BOSTON, MA – Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, Thursday, February 20, that the club has recalled forwards Craig Cunningham and Alexander Khokhlachev from Providence (American Hockey League). Cunningham and Khokhlachev ......
* John Powers has a piece on the changes of Russian hockey over the years, and how the rest of the world has caught up to them.* Jimmy Murphy provides his picks for winners and losers in the first couple rounds of the Olympics playoffs.* PHT writer and FOH (Friend of Haggs) Jason Brough is in Sochi, and has Sidney Crosby looking to strike the balance between patience and urgency.* Courtesy of Pro Hockey...
For example, if the 12th seed Norwegian team defeats Russia, the Norwegians will still face the fourth seeded Finnish squad, not the first seeded Swedes. Just getting to this point is a victory for both teams, as Slovenia won its first-ever Olympic game in the group phase (over Slovakia) while Austria won at the Winter Games for the first time in 12 years (against Norway). This game wont have much...
GOLD STAR: Drew Doughty continued a dominant tournament for Canada by scoring both goals for the Maple Leaf Crew in the overtime struggle against a stingy, feisty Finn hockey club. It gives Doughty four goals for the Olympic tournament, and who would have guessed that hed be leading Team Canada in the goals scored category during this tournament. Doughtys gaudy goal total also shines a bright light...
Team USA continued to ride the wave of momentum built up off of its shootout win over Russia on Saturday with a 5-1 rout of Slovenia on Sunday. Kessel teamed once again with Joe Pavelski and James van Riemsdyk as the best forward line in all of the Olympics....
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In particular, they didn't like the way that U.S. goalie Jonathan Quick dislodged the net in the third period. Russian defenseman Fedor Tyutin scored what would have been the game-winning goal, but because the net was dislodged, the goal was taken away after review. Russian defenseman Slava Voynov is teammates with Quick on the Los Angeles Kings. Russian star Alex Ovechkin similarly took Quick, and...
News and notes as Team USA successfully turned the page on Saturdays emotional shootout victory over Russia with a 5-1 win over Slovenia on Sunday to clinch a bye into the quarterfinal round:...
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SOCHI -- Greatness can't be bequeathed. It must be taken. Saturday afternoon at the Bolshoy Ice Dome, Russia and the United States played in a great hockey game in the 2014 Sochi Olympics; an instant classic. The Americans emerged victoriou......
SOCHI -- Slovenia wanted to deliver a statement to the hockey world at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. On Saturday afternoon at the Bolshoy Ice Dome, that statement was broadcast loud and clear for all to hear. "I sure hope they are not going to mix u......
FINLAND vs. CANADA When: Sunday, Noon ET (USA, CBC) Where: Bolshoy Ice Dome What's at stake: The two best teams in Group B meet, with the winner guaranteed a bye into the quarterfinals. The loser could get a pass through to the final eigh......
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The epic shootout between Russia and USA almost didn't happen. A goal by Russia was disallowed due to a dislodged net that the Russians say was moved by Jonathan Quick....
It took eight rounds in a shootout, but USA beat Russia on Saturday, 3-2, and improved to 2-0 in Group A. Here are Joe Haggerty's Talking Points....
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THE BOSTON BRUINS WEEK AHEAD FEBRUARY 15 – 21 THIS WEEK’S NEWS, NOTES AND NUMBERS… STATS & NOTES YOU MAY FIND INTERESTING… BRUINS IN THE OLYMPICS: All the action from the Sochi Olympics and the five B’s Olympians, Patrice Bergeron (Canad......
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TORONTO (AP) -- Jay Pandolfo is retiring after 15 seasons in the NHL and two Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils....