Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: May 21, 2014 Team Canada vs. Finland: Canada a Big Favorite in IIHF Quarterfinals If you ask Team Canada, the squad would say a berth in the IIHF World Championships knockout round was never in doubt – even after Dave Tippett’s squad lost the tournament opener against France. Since then, Team Canada has reeled off six straight wins to set up Thursday’s game against Finland. Sports Interaction has Team...
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: May 20, 2014 Canada Faces Finland in IIHF Medal Round After Downing Norway Team Canada started the IIHF World Championships slowly but managed to grab top spot in Group A with Tuesday’s 3-2 win over Norwary in Minsk, Belarus. Joel Ward scored twice, including the game winner midway through the third period, to put Norway away in a game that appeared much closer on the scoreboard that it...
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: May 9, 2014 Team Canada vs. France World Championship Live Updates, Score, Result UPDATE: Team Canada, as a huge favorite, drops a 3-2 shootout decision to France in its opening game of the IIHF World Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Here is Frank Doyle’s live blog of the game. It’s easy to shrug off the IIHF World Championships. I know; I did for years. You have the Stanley Cup...
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: May 8, 2014 Can Kevin Bieksa Captain Team Canada to World Championships Gold? With Team Canada getting ready for its first game against France at the IIHF World Championships, the squad made an important leadership decision in naming Kevin Bieksa captain. Bieksa is a perfect choice to head Team Canada’s leadership group heading into Friday’s opener. Sports Interaction’s IIHF odds lists Canada as the tournament’s favorite at +201,...
Olympics Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Winnipeg Renames Street After Jennifer Jones’ Olympic Curling Team Jennifer Jones and her curling team’s perfect performance in winning the gold medal at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics won’t soon be forgotten now that Winnipeg is naming a street after Team Jones. Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz announced Tuesday that the city was renaming the street that crosses the front of the St. Vital Curling...
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Canada vs. Sweden Men's Olympic Hockey Score: Live Updates, Results Team Canada goes for gold today with the identity of a nation hanging in the balance. Of course, that’s no secret and in a lot of ways, it’s unfair to this collection of some of the best hockey players in the world. It’s gold or go home to 35 million second-guessing, head-shaking hockey fans. But...
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Canada vs. USA Men's Olympic Hockey Score: Live Updates, Results Is today the day that Team Canada finally puts it all together? Well, Mike Babcock, Doctor of Laws, sure thinks so, but what exactly do you expect him to say at this point? He’s masking his frustration because he has to, while you and I and every other maple-syrup bleeding Canadian pines for goals. Goals....
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Canada vs. USA Women's Olympic Hockey Score: Live Updates, Results If you’re looking for the men’s semifinal Canada vs. USA Olympic live blog, head over here. Nothing has come easy for either of Canada’s Sochi 2014 Olympic Hockey teams, but if there’s anything the women’s squad has going for it today in the gold medal game, it’s experience. Hayley Wickenheiser, Carolina Ouellette, Jayna Hefford –...
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Team Canada vs. Latvia Olympic Hockey Score: Live Updates, Results Canada enters this quarterfinal matchup against Latvia as an absurd favorite amid talk of how the Canucks “caught a break” when the Latvians upset Switzerland Tuesday. I don’t necessarily see it that way. The Swiss’ frustrating defence would have been a good test for Canada’s attack and no team ever wants to play a team...
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Olympic Women’s Hockey Gold Medal: Team Canada an underdog vs. Team USA Team Canada may have gotten the better of Team USA in the preliminary round of the women’s hockey tournament at the Sochi Olympics, but they’ll have odds stacked against them in Thursday’s gold medal game. Sports Interaction opened Team Canada as a +113 underdog against the US (-135) with a 4.5-goal total. Considering the two...
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Team Canada vs. Switzerland Olympic Women's Hockey: Live Score, Updates Team USA did its part to set the stage for another dramatic gold medal matchup, now Canada needs to do the same and take care of business against Switzerland. Canada cruised through the preliminary games with three wins, outscoring its opposition 11-2. The Canucks took care of the Swiss 5-0 in the tournament opener, survived...
Hockey Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Team Canada vs. Finland Olympic Hockey Score: Live Updates, Results Today we find out what Team Canada is really made of. After blowing Austria out of the water in a 6-0 win Friday, Team Canada made more drastic changes to its lineup for today’s battle with Finland. A win here and Canada claims top spot in Group B and gets a free ride to the...
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