About the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL and Hockey in General.
By JOHN WAWROW. Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — American assistant captain Hilary Knight calls it “a beautiful rivalry.” Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin sums it up as “very fun.” Don’t be fooled by the pleasantries. One of international sports’ fiercest and longest-running grudge matches will play out for the second time at the Beijing Olympics, with the meeting … Read more
There was never any doubt. Canada scored five first-period goals and kept on rolling in a 10-3 semi-final rout of Switzerland. The reigning World Champions outshot the Swiss 61-13. Canada faces the winner of the U.S.-Finland semi-final in Thursday’s gold medal game. Canada has reached all seven Olympic finals since the inaugural 1998 women’s tournament in … Read more
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By JOHN WAWROW BEIJING (AP) — The Canadians just finished making brisk work of Sweden in the quarterfinal round of the women’s Olympic hockey tournament, and yet coach Troy Ryan wasn’t prepared to assess just how dominant his team can be. A better time to ask might be Thursday, when the gold … Read more