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Upset City: Finland Knocks Off Russia in Quarterfinals

In what may be considered the upset of the tournament, the 2014 Olympics host team has been eliminated from the tournament by Finland. Team Russia seemed to dominate play, but Tuukka Rask stood on his head and stopped 37 shots…

Matt
February 19, 2014

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Alexander Ovechkin’s Sochi 2014 Olympic Hockey Gear

Alex Ovechkin shared a picture of his custom Sochi 2014 Bauer APX 2 skates via Twitter earlier this week. The skates, seen below, feature white/blue/red stripes, much like the Russian flag. He’s also using black felt tongues instead of the…

Matt
February 12, 2014
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2014 Sochi Olympics Hockey Preview: USA

Team USA certainly set the bar high for themselves at the Vancouver Olympics four years ago when they met Canada in the gold medal game and ultimate took silver after losing in overtime. But their incredible run showed that the…

Chris
February 9, 2014

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2014 Sochi Olympics Hockey Preview: Slovakia

Zdeno Chara, Marian Hossa and Marian Gaborik headline a Slovakian team that will have a tough time doing much damage in the preliminary round where they are situated in Group A with Slovenia, the United States and Russia. Chara definitely…

Chris
February 7, 2014

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2014 Sochi Olympics Hockey Preview: Czech Republic

The Czech Republic team will enter the Sochi Olympics as underdogs to power house nations like Sweden, Russia, United States and Canada, but the Czech national team boasts a strong mix of talent that could put them in a position…

Chris
February 6, 2014
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Team Canada Announces 2014 Olympic Roster

Team Canada announced their roster this morning for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. As expected, the team is loaded with top notch talent that immediately makes them a front runner to win the gold. Below we’ve laid out…

Matt
January 7, 2014

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ESPN article offers behind-the-scenes look at Bobby Ryan Olympic snub

The U.S. Olympic hockey team roster was announced this past Wednesday at the conclusion of the Winter Classic, and while there weren’t many surprises with some of the names who will appear in Sochi to represent Team USA, one name…

Chris
January 5, 2014

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Report: Burke Out as Team USA GM for Olympics

USA Hockey is making a change at the top nine months before the 2014 Winter Olympics take place in Sochi, Russia. Greg Brady of Toronto’s Sportsnet Fan 590 reported today that Brian Burke will no longer return to the role he…

Eddie
May 23, 2013

Ovechkin, Datsyuk and Semin - Team Russia

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NHL Players to Continue Participating in the Olympics

It appears as though players such as Alexander Ovechkin will get their wish, as the NHL nears an agreement to allow its players to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Ovechkin has been strongly vocal about this issue,…

Matt
May 10, 2013