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Legend No. 17

If you were tasked with naming a Russian born hockey player wearing the number 17, most North Americans would respond with Ilya Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils, or perhaps Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins with the number backwards,…

Careless Hit May Cost Canadian Forward in WJC

Every year, Canada is one of the favorites for the World Junior Championship title. Between the Canadians and the Russians, they have won the gold 19 of the first 21 times the World Junior Championship was contested. The two teams…

U.S. Tops Canada at World Championships

Jack Johnson was the hero in overtime Saturday as his second goal of the game helped the United States top Canada 5-4 at the World Championships. Johnson’s goal came 1:47 into the extra session, and marks the first time the…

2012 IIHF World Championships rosters announced

IIHF World Championships rosters were announced yesterday and are again laden with top talent from the NHL as several players around the league whose teams were either bounced from the playoffs early or did not qualify opted to step on…