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September 12, 2016
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MISSION IMPROBABLE
If you’re not old enough, this might be difficult to believe, but there was a time when the Czech Republic was the best hockey nation in the world. Really. From 1996 through 2001, the Czechs won an Olympic gold medal, four world championships (plus two bronze medals) and two world junior championships. Since then, however, the Czechs have gone from stars to extras on the international hockey stage. The Czechs are the only ‘Big Six’ country that failed to medal in the past four world championships, and since winning it all in 2010, their average finish has been fifth. Since taking gold in the under-20 event in 2001, they have medalled just once and finished, on average, sixth. They surprised with a silver at the under-18s in 2014 but have never…
CATCH THEM IF YOU CAN
Can Team North America achieve mere respectability at the World Cup? That question is passé. It’s time to ask if Team North America can win the World Cup. That’s how good the roster of 23-andyounger players looks. No team can match the speed deployed by GM Peter Chiarelli. North America features the reigning all-star weekend’s fastest skater ever in an all-star skills competition in Dylan Larkin. Add Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Johnny Gaudreau, Jonathan Drouin, Jack Eichel and Brandon Saad and you have one of the most blindingly fast hockey teams ever assembled. It’s not as if the North Americans bring all sizzle and no steak. In McDavid, who finished third in the NHL in points per game, they have one of the best players in the tournament. Gaudreau was a top-10…
GOODS | GEAR | LIFE
ALL ABOUT FAMILY Nashville Predators prospect Jonathan Diaby is an intimidating presence on the ice, but he’s also putting his weight behind several business enterprises. The defenseman, 21, owns a record label called La Famille, which has put out releases for Diaby’s best friend, Montreal rapper YB. Diaby also runs a studio, and his company has staged concerts in Montreal and Toronto. “It’s a lot of time,” Diaby said. “In the summer it’s not too bad, but during the season my cousin takes care of things.” That cousin also runs a streetwear line called Tropikal Mafia, which Diaby helps promote. Having close business associates seems to be the key. “We’re La Famille – the family,” he said. “So it’s easy.”(lafamilleent.com) – ryan kennedy HOCKEY TAPE 2.0 The Wrights were tired of spending big bucks…
NEED TO KNOW
FORMAT Eight teams compete in the 2016 World Cup. Group A: Canada, Czech Republic, Europe, USA. Group B: Finland, North America, Russia, Sweden. Each team plays three round-robin games. The top two finishers from Group A and B advance to the semifinals, in which the No. 1 team from each group plays the No. 2 team from the opposite group. The semifinal winners meet in a best-of-three final. SCHEDULE TV COVERAGE CANADA (ENGLISH): Sportsnet, CBC CANADA (FRENCH): TVA Sports UNITED STATES: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS RULES The World Cup will be played on NHL-sized ice surfaces, with full NHL rules and NHL officials. Round-robin overtimes follow NHL regular season format (3-on-3 for five minutes followed by shootout). Elimination-round overtimes follow NHL playoff format (continuous OT, 20 minute periods). Anti-doping and supplementary discipline will be governed by the NHL and…
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