It was a tense, hard-fought gold medal game at Minsk Arena – a true climax to the 2014 IIHF World Championship. Only in the third period did Russia pull away. Danis Zaripov paced Russia with a goal and two assists, while Sergei Shirokov added a......
It wasn't the ending that the Guelph Storm were looking for. The Edmonton Oil Kings captured the 2014 Memorial Cup Championship with a stunning 6-3 win over the OHL Champs. Edmonton used a strong second period to erase a one-goal deficit and......
Finland put up a defensive wall and scored in all three periods. The Czechs simply had no answer. Now, the Russians -- the only unbeaten team at this World Championship -- should be out for revenge after the ever-tenacious Finns stunningly elim......
If “getting better every day” is how you evaluate a team, then the Minsk 2014 edition of Team Canada has the edge over Finland, its quarter-final opponent. That’s the traditional Canadian mantra, and while coach Dave Tippett’s squad suffered a ......
The Czechs took maximum advantage of a major penalty on U.S. captain Justin Abdelkader to march into a semi-final against either Belarus or Sweden. A feisty second period at Chizhkovka Arena swung this game firmly in the Czechs' favour with cli......
Jori Lehtera grabbed a turnover at the Canadian blue line and fed an oncoming Iiro Pakarinen, whose shot along the ice beat Canadian netminder Ben Scrivens through the five-hole. The Finns barely made the playoff round, requiring a Swiss win ov......
Kevin Cheveldayoff, General Manager of the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club, has issued the following statement today in regards to the condition of defenceman Jacob Trouba: “Last week, following Team USA’s game versus Latvia at the IIHF World Champi......
Joel Ward scored the game-winning goal with ten minutes to go in the third period. Canada controlled play for much of the game, but remained patient despite having a goal disallowed and seeing a couple of pucks hit the framework. Power play was a ......
Two players with big NHL hopes took centre stage as team USA outlasted Germany to give itself a strong chance of grabbing second place in Group B. But while Johnny Gaudreau, the New Jersey youngster who made his Calgary Flames debut last season......
Jarko Immonen’s second period goal put the Finns ahead to stay as they slipped past Kazakhstan 4-3. Finland was playing to stay alive and in contention in the hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Championships. With the win......
In a tight showdown for first place in Group A, defenceman Ryan Ellis scored the overtime winner as Canada beat Sweden 3-2 on Sunday at Chizhovka Arena. Seconds after Canadian goalie Ben Scrivens had denied Dick Axelsson with a nice left skate ......
Another strong game from the US top line and a much-improved defence secures a victory that confirms qualification from Group B. Finland must win its next game. Team USA booked its quarter-final spot with a tight 3-1 verdict over Finland in a g......
Canada has really gotten their offence rolling in the last two games, and Cody Hodgson has been a key part of the attack. Hodgson followed up his hat trick from yesterday’s win over Denmark with another pair in today’s 6-1 win over Italy. He no......
Team USA defeated Kazakhstan 4-3 on the strength of two power play goals and an overtime winner by Seth Jones. This was a big win for the Americans after two difficult losses to Russia and Latvia. As team standings in Group is getting crowded, ......
Switzerland ends Pekka Rinne's run after almost 170 minutes without conceding a goal, but can't solve the Finnish keeper in a dramatic shoot-out. Switzerland finally found a way to beat Pekka Rinne in Finland's goal and force a shoot-out - but ......
Cody Hodgson scored a hat trick to lead Canada to its third straight World Championship victory, a 6-1 decision over Denmark, on Thursday. Matt Read potted two goals, Jonathan Huberdeau had a single, and Kyle Turris, Nazem Kadri, and Ryan Ellis......
Latvia and USA traded 11 goals in a pulsating battle at Minsk Arena, with the Baltic nation rising to second in Group B after an invigorating triumph. When fans in Minsk buy a ticket to watch team Latvia play, they can't take their eyes off the......
Pekka Rinne shuts out Belarus in front of home crowd as Finland now is back in playoff contention. Strong defence and goaltending, along with an early goal by Petri Kontiola were the determining factors in their 2-0 win over Belarus at Minsk Ar......
MINSK- After two losses to start the 2014 World Championships, Finland rebounded with a 4-0 win over previously unbeaten Germany. This was a first step back for Finland in trying to climb back into Playoff Round contention at these World Champi......
MINSK- If this was a statement game by the Russians of their intentions to compete for gold in this tournament, the message was received. In a dominating performance, Russia defeated USA 6-1. The Americans lost by the widest margin against Russ......