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Chasing Glory 2010
The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.
THERE IS ONLY GOLD
When people ask me how disappointing it was to not win the Olympic gold in 2006, I tell them we all look back on it nearly four years later and it still leaves a bitter taste in our mouths. It’s gold medal or bust for sure in Canada. The expectations for the citizens of Canada are high, but I think they are even higher for us as players and what we expect of ourselves and what we want to do for our country. I’ve been a part of three Olympic teams and was fortunate enough to win gold at Salt Lake City in 2002. The two defeats are disappointing, there is no getting around that. We, the players, expect the best of ourselves and obviously the country expects that, too – to perform to…
SQUAW VALLEY HIGH
Team USA’s victory in 1980 was the rare miracle that actually had a precedent. Twenty years earlier, a similar collection of college kids stunned the hockey world by claiming gold on home soil in Squaw Valley, Calif. The U.S. had won silver at the previous two Olympics, but were considered underdogs against powerhouse teams from Canada, the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia Team USA went 2-0 in round-robin play and then was a perfect 5-0 in the final round, outscoring opponents 29-11, to claim the country’s first-ever gold medal in hockey 50 years ago. Along the way, the U.S. upset Canada 2-1 and became the first American team ever to beat the Soviets. That didn’t deter the Soviets from lending the Americans a helping hand at the height of the Cold War. In…
UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
Five nations have won 19 of the 20 Olympic gold medals in men’s hockey. Only Great Britain in 1936 – a team manned by Canadian military men – has broken the golden hold of Russia, Canada, the U.S., Sweden and the Czech Republic. But with hockey growing globally, there are a number of non-traditional countries pushing for inclusion among the world’s top 12. Denmark Denmark is the IIHF’s 12th-ranked team – ahead of Olympic participant Germany – but fell to Norway in a 2009 qualification final, the Danes’ final stab at the 2010 Games. But Denmark is producing world-class players, including NHLers Frans Neilsen, Peter Regin, Jannik Hansen, Lars Eller and Mikkel Boedker. “Denmark probably would have made the Olympics if they had all their guys,” said THN European correspondent Risto Pakarinen of the…
2002
FINAL STANDINGS 1. CANADA 2. UNITED STATES 3. RUSSIA 4. BELARUS 5-8. SWEDEN 5-8. FINLAND 5-8. CZECH REPUBLIC 5-8. GERMANY 9. LATVIA 10. UKRAINE 11. SWITZERLAND 12. AUSTRIA 13. SLOVAKIA 14. FRANCE LEADING SCORERS LEADING GOALTENDERS ALL-STAR TEAM* G RICHTER, USA D CHELIOS, USA D LEETCH, USA F SAKIC, CAN F SUNDIN, SWE F LECLAIR, USA AWARDS* TOP G KHABIBULIN, RUS TOP D CHELIOS, USA TOP F & MVP SAKIC, CAN FINAL ROUND: GROUP C FINAL ROUND: GROUP D LATVIA, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA, UKRAINE, SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE DID NOT ADVANCE PAST THE PRELIMINARY ROUND. QUARTERFINALS SWEDEN 3 BELARUS 4 CZECH REPUBLIC 0 RUSSIA 1 UNITED STATES 5 GERMANY 0 FINLAND 1 CANADA 2 BRONZE MEDAL FINAL BELARUS 2 RUSSIA 7 SEMIFINALS CANADA 7 BELARUS 1 RUSSIA 2 UNITED STATES 3 GOLD MEDAL FINAL UNITED STATES 2 CANADA 5 Sakic put the team on his back and galloped right through the Americans, collecting four points en route to a 5-2 win. Sakic was named the MVP of the tournament. *All-Star Team voted on by media / Awards given by I.O.C.…
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