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Men’s Schedule For Sunday

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02/18/06 at 09:00 PM ET | Comments (0)

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Jagr Hurt

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02/18/06 at 07:41 PM ET | Comments (0)

In today's Czech/Finland game, Jarkko Ruuto slammed Jagr's face against the boards in the 2nd period. Jagr received a facial injury with bleeding and is still being attended to by the doctors. Ruuto received a game misconduct for the hit. update 5:01pm, from the AP via TSN,

Czech Republic star Jaromir Jagr, the NHL's leading scorer, left the ice with blood pouring out of a cut on his forehead after being rammed into the boards by Finland's Jarkko Ruutu during their Olympic hockey game Saturday.

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Theodore Out 6-8 Weeks

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02/18/06 at 07:38 PM ET | Comments (0)

from TSN and the CP,

Jose Theodore's bad season just got worse. Theodore suffered a broken right heel in a fall outside his home on Thursday night and will miss six to eight weeks of hockey. Theodore slipped while walking down the stairs outside his home. Freezing rain had made conditions in Montreal treacherous that day.

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What Now

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02/18/06 at 07:17 PM ET | Comments (0)

Team USA loses to Slovakia 2-1 and if you saw the Canada/Swiss game you would swear you saw the same game but with different jerseys. The U.S did not have the offensive chances that Canada did, but the defensive style of both Slovakia and the Swiss were almost identical. Is it the wider ice, the coaching or is it the play around the world is catching up?

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Sakic To Have X-rays

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02/18/06 at 06:46 PM ET | Comments (0)

via TSN,

Team Canada captain Joe Sakic is getting X-rays after taking a highstick in the face late in the game against Switzerland. Sakic was stitched up on the bench in the waning moments of the game, but had to go for X-rays after the game amid fears he may have sustained a broken cheekbone

Team Canada captain Joe Sakic will play in Sunday's game against Finland after an examination of his left cheekbone revealed no fractures.

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Uh-O Canada

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02/18/06 at 03:04 PM ET | Comments (0)

Hockey world in disarray. The Swiss upset the favored Team Canada 2-0 in a very exciting game. Interesting to note the ref was the same individual that was involved in the Nash incident that was brought up earlier this week at Kukla's Korner. The difference, Martin Gerber (51 saves-unofficial) stood on his head. update 12:15pm, from USA TODAY,

Every player on Canada's men's hockey team plays in the NHL. Just three of Switzerland's players are on NHL rosters. You know where this is going. There was another upset in hockey. This time Switzerland pulled off the shocker, defeating Canada 2-0 in a Group A game. It was Switzerland's first victory over Canada in Olympic hockey history.

For Canada, the most pressing part of their game would be the ability to finish on the power play, something Heatley said is a work in progress. "It's something we're working on," Heatley said of the Canadian power play. "We're getting used to each other and how to move the puck." Perhaps with a little more urgency after this defeat.

Is this one wacky hockey tournament or what? What's that? You can't hear me? That's because 4,000 zany Swiss fans, who somehow managed to smuggle giant cow bells into the Torino Esposizioni, are jumping up and down and singing and jingling in celebration of their national team's biggest hockey win, a 2-0 tilt over defending gold-medal winner Canada. "La Suisse, La Suisse, La Suisse" they chanted over and over, waving their red-and-white flags and jingling those bells. Want to know the weird part?

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A New V.P. At The NHL

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02/18/06 at 01:49 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the NHL, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman today announced the appointment of Karen Durkin as Executive Vice President, Communications and Brand Strategy. Durkin will be responsible for overseeing Public Relations, Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Community Relations, League Diversity efforts, and Player promotional initiatives. In addition, Ms. Durkin will be charged with shaping the League's brand strategy across all NHL business functions to ensure a consistent and relevant message. more

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Undiscovered Sport

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02/18/06 at 01:29 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier,

College hockey remains America’s great undiscovered sport. “I’ve got to be realistic about it,” said Chris Tok, the associate head coach of the Waterloo Black Hawks and a former player at the University of Wisconsin. “It’s still down on the … chart somewhere. Obviously, football and basketball and some other sports carry the weight.” There are no Dick Vitales selling it to the average fan in search of something new and exciting. The Division I national championship. known as the Frozen Four, appears on ESPN. Yet the Worldwide Leader keeps the hype relatively low key. Kobe Bryant’s trips to the mailbox get more attention.

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Stanley Cam

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02/18/06 at 01:16 PM ET | Comments (0)

If you haven't watched the travels of the Stanley Cup (will open wmp video) through Turin, it is well worth your time if you are a true hockey fan. NHL.com has been doing a great job of giving us a look at Turin and I am looking forward to their daily reports. You can find it all here.

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I Knew It

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02/18/06 at 12:57 PM ET | Comments (0)

Doc Emrick and J.D just mentioned the boards are 4 feet high, six inches higher than what we see in the NHL. Hmmm...

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