BfloBlog.com (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
Mirtle has a great series of posts up that explore the voting for the various NHL awards. Just assume any numbers you see here are using his numbers. The only current Sabres to receive a vote in any of the various categories were found in the Lady Byng, which is the least important award I [...]
HockeyNation (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
For about twenty minutes it was closer than the home side might have liked, but in the end the gallant struggle of underdog Norway to derail the Canada express seemed destined to fall short and short it did fall. Canada finally untracked their game midway in the second period, when they moved beyond a 2-2 tie to rattle off six consecutive goals on the way to their 8-2 victory and a berth in the semi...
Sports - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Finland joined Canada, Sweden and Russia in the semifinals, surviving a late surge in which the Americans overcame a 2-0 deficit....
National Hockey League Digest (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
I’m not going to sit here and proclaim that after one victory, the Dallas Stars are back in the series with the Detroit Red Wings, but the Stars’ “stars” finally showed up. I’d like to introduce Detroit fans to a few of the Dallas players that they had not seen in the first three games of [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Paced by Derek Roy's hat trick, Canada overwhelmed Norway 8-2 in the quarter-finals of the world hockey championship on Wednesday afternoon in Halifax.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Derek Roy scored three goals and added an assist to help defending champion Canada rout Norway 8-2 on Wednesday in the world hockey quarterfinals.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Team Canada, too powerful to allow any Cinderella stories here, has a date with Sweden Friday afternoon at Quebec City in the semi-final of the world hockey championship.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
For Jason Spezza, this is another chance at redemption in a season in which salvation has been hard to find.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Eric Staal scored four goals to help Canada rout Germany 10-1 for its fifth straight win and become the first team to clinch a quarterfinal berth at ice hockey's World Championship on Saturday.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Eric Staal scored four goals to help Canada rout Germany, 10-1, yesterday for its fifth straight win at the hockey world championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada will face Finland tomorrow. Martin St. Louis had five assists, and Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley, Patrick Sharp, Derek Roy and Mike Green scored the rest of the goals.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
World Hockey Championships: Canada 10 - Germany 1 Eric Staal scored four goals, Martin St. Louis had five assists, and the remaining goals were scored by Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley, Patrick Sharp, Derek Roy and Mike Green. And don't leave out Dan Hamhuis who inadvertently helped Germany get on the board by putting the puck past his own goalie. All and all, not a fun day for Germany, as noted by their...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
For a guy who has seen his ice time dwindle over three games in a high-profile event, Jason Spezza is taking his demotion to Team Canada's fourth line rather well.
Moscow Times (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Dany Heatley scored twice, including the winner with 47 seconds left, to lift Canada to a riveting 5-4 victory over the United States at the world championships on Tuesday.
red and black hockey (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
In IIHF play On Tuesday, team Canada and team USA played a great game in the final game of round robin play for their group. Both teams headed in undefeated, and Canada stayed that way with an exciting 5-4 win. All accounts are that the American team outplayed the Canadians for most of the game, but Canada's Dany Heatley was again the hero. He tallied two more goals, including the game winner with...
