About the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL and Hockey in General.
Finland defeated Switzerland, 4-0, tonight at Wukesong Sports Centre to win its fourth Olympic bronze medal. They scored at even strength, short-handed, and two on the power play, and were masterful at shutting down the top Swiss trio all game long. And they won in a manner similar to Canada’s men at last year’s World … Read more
Clinical finishing and traditional resilience saw Finland advance to the semi-finals with a 5-1 victory over Switzerland. Three goals from 12 shots saw Jukka Jalonen’s men into a 3-0 lead early in the second period and that proved sufficient to sink Switzerland and set up a meeting with Slovakia in the final four. Finland went … Read more
Slovakia is on to the Olympic semi-finals for the first time since 2010 after a dramatic shootout victory over the USA in the quarters. Peter Cehlarik scored the lone goal in the fourth round of the shootout, approaching from the right side and using his left-handed shot to beat U.S. goalie Strauss Mann low to … Read more