Source: CBC News, November 7, 2018 Canadians beat Sweden 6-1 in first match at 4 Nations Cup First Team Canada lost hometown favourite Emily Clark to an ankle injury. Now the coach of Canada’s top women’s hockey team says some of his players are fighting a flu-like illness. Team Canada faces Team USA Wednesday evening in the 4… Continue reading Team Canada faces illness, injuries going into rematch against USA
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Canada edges Finland to reach men’s hockey semifinals
Source: The Canadian Press, February 21, 2018 Canadian defenceman Maxim Noreau scores lone goal to book meeting with Germany Maxim Noreau’s goal early in the third period moved Team Canada into the Olympic men’s hockey semifinals with a 1-0 win over Finland. The breakthrough goal came 55 seconds into the third period with Noreau blasting a… Continue reading Canada edges Finland to reach men’s hockey semifinals
Canada eager for gold-medal battle with United States
Source: Kristina Rutherford, Sportsnet.ca, February 21, 2018 GANGNEUNG, South Korea — What does Brianne Jenner expect out of the fourth Olympic final to feature Canada and the United States? The veteran forward laughed, and her eyebrows shot up. “A battle,” said the Oakville, Ont.-born centreman. “A battle for the ages, as usual. I mean, it’s one… Continue reading Canada eager for gold-medal battle with United States
‘The greatest rivalry in sports’: Canada, U.S. on another collision course for women’s hockey gold
Source: Mike Brophy, CBC Sports, February 14, 2018 Superpowers poised for 5th Olympic title bout in the past 6 Games Barring an almost unthinkable upset, Canada and the United States will battle for the gold medal in women’s hockey at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang for the fifth time in the past six Games. They are the… Continue reading ‘The greatest rivalry in sports’: Canada, U.S. on another collision course for women’s hockey gold
Canada sends ‘strongest team ever’ to Olympics
Source: Canadian Press, January 30, 2018 “We head into the games probably with our strongest team ever,” Own The Podium chief executive officer Anne Merklinger said. Canada’s ambition “to contend for No. 1” at the Pyeongchang Olympics is a shift from the two previous Winter Games, where the publicly stated goal by the country’s top… Continue reading Canada sends ‘strongest team ever’ to Olympics
‘Captain Clutch’ Marie-Philip Poulin ready to lead Canada to gold again
Source: Kristina Rutherford, Sportsnet.ca, January 22, 2018 For much of her career, two-time Olympic gold medallist Marie-Philip Poulin has been known to teammates as “Pou,” which probably isn’t the nickname you’d dream up for a player who often headlines the conversation as the best in the women’s game. After the 2014 Olympics, though, Poulin’s teammates… Continue reading ‘Captain Clutch’ Marie-Philip Poulin ready to lead Canada to gold again
Meet Brigette Lacquette, the 1st Indigenous woman on Canada’s Olympic hockey team
Source: Brad Bellegarde, CBC News, January 23, 2018 A member of the Cote First Nation, she once played for Yorkton at the Saskatchewan First Nations Winter Games When the announcement of the women’s Olympic hockey team roster was made in December, ripples of excitement rolled through Canada’s Indigenous community. For the first time in Canada’s Olympic… Continue reading Meet Brigette Lacquette, the 1st Indigenous woman on Canada’s Olympic hockey team
Canadian ski cross athletes looking to add ‘extra oomph’ in final run before team announcement
Source: Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press, January 18, 2018 World Cup in Nakiska, Alta., last chance to make mark for Olympic consideration The battle for spots on Canada’s Olympic ski cross team culminates on home snow at Nakiska Ski Resort in Alberta. The final World Cup before the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, is… Continue reading Canadian ski cross athletes looking to add ‘extra oomph’ in final run before team announcement
Men’s non-NHL Olympic hockey team built to win the ‘Canadian Way’
Source: Shi Davidi, Sportsnet.ca, January 12, 2018 In describing the Canadian men’s hockey team for the 2018 Olympics, Willie Desjardins decided to tell a few stories. The head coach started off by talking about Brandon Kozun, a scorer who wasn’t scoring during the evaluation period, but worked so hard to contribute in other areas that… Continue reading Men’s non-NHL Olympic hockey team built to win the ‘Canadian Way’
How Team Canada might have looked with NHLers at the Olympics
Source: Chris Johnston, Sportsnet.ca, January 10, 2018 Consider it an exercise in what might have been. There will be plenty of fantastic stories when Team Canada is unveiled Thursday morning in Calgary, but there won’t be the debate that normally surrounds the announcement because of a lack of familiarity with the players and choices involved.… Continue reading How Team Canada might have looked with NHLers at the Olympics