Russian Men’s National Hockey Team Defeats Swiss in Opening Match of Men’s Olympic Hockey Tournament

TASS.RU The meeting ended with the score 1:0 in favor of the Russian team BEIJING, February 9th. /TASS/. The Russian national ice hockey team defeated the Swiss team with a score of 1:0 in the first match of the Olympic tournament in Beijing. Anton Slepyshev (20th minute) scored the goal. The national teams of Russia and Switzerland … Read more

TOP RUSSIAN FORWARD ANDREI KUZMENKO TO MISS MEN’S OLYMPIC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Russia has been dealt a blow before even playing a game. The men’s national team announced on Sunday that forward Andrei Kuzmenko will miss the tournament due to an unspecified injury. Kuzmenko was not originally on Russia’s main roster but was expected to play if fully healthy. Kuzmenko is second in KHL scoring with 53 points in … Read more

Latvian Men’s National Team Faces Uphill Climb To Move Past Round Play At 2022 Winter Olympics

History and achievements For the Latvian side, these will be the sixth Olympic Winter Games. The highest they’ve ever been was in Sochi in 2014 when Ted Nolan led his team to a surprise eight place finish leaving the whole world on their toes as Lauris Darzins scored one of the most tactically beautiful goals that hockey … Read more