Team USA delivers a nice little 5 to 3 spanking to team Canada right before the Medal rounds begin ,
Neither team out for the count , so there still could be a rematch .
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Happy anniversary, U.S. Olympic hockey team.
The goaltending couldn't haven't been better in the U.S. defeat of much-hyped Canada. The timing couldn't be more perfect, either.
Now, the latest hockey team to capture the American public imagination's needs only to write a happy ending to this success story in the making, just like the 1960 and 1980 teams did.
Winning the game they supposedly couldn't against a virtual NHL all-star team that Canadians believed was ordained for gold, the Americans' unexpected 5-3 victory Sunday advanced them to Wednesday's quarterfinals as the top-seeded team.
This game wasn't for a medal. Canada wasn't eliminated; the Americans are assured of nothing but a bye before they play the Switzerland-Belarus winner. Even so, this was a magical moment for U.S. hockey that, at least in the Olympics, hasn't been matched since the Miracle on Ice in 1980.
"You just can't beat it. It was fun," Paul Stastny said. "It was a once-in-a-lifetime atmosphere."
Fittingly, Monday is the 30th anniversary of the United States' monumental upset against the Soviet Union's supposedly unbeatable all-world team in Lake Placid.
Monday, February 22, 2010
US hockey upsets Canada
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Go USA !
A little rivalry tonight at the Vancouver olympics !
May the U.S hockey team return the favor of winning against team Canada on their home Ice , EH!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Blackhawks 4 Detroit 3
One hell of a game though ! If you watched it last night you would have seen Chicagos Havlat K.O.D before he hit the Ice , As Mickey Redmond always says "Keep you head up "
Slam sports....
CHICAGO - Chicago right wing Martin Havlat left Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against Detroit on Friday night after taking a crushing hit from Niklas Kronwall.
As Havlat looked down to find the puck near the boards, Kronwall crashed into him and drove him to the ice. Havlat, who led the Blackhawks during the regular season with 77 points, appeared dazed as he stayed down for several minutes before being helped off the ice by a teammate and a trainer.
The play drew a five-minute interference penalty and a game misconduct on Kronwall at 13:08 of the first period.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
WINGS 3 Chicago 2 !
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Red Wings beat Blackhawks 5-2 in Game 1
Ah yes , Finally got to watch a game from home !
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DETROIT (AP) — Dan Cleary scored twice against the team that drafted him, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Sunday.
Cleary's second goal came midway through the third period, 1:27 after Mikael Samuelsson's go-ahead score, for the defending Stanley Cup champions.
Detroit's Chris Osgood made 30 saves, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 38 shots for the Blackhawks, who gave up an empty-net goal to Henrik Zetterberg.
Adam Burish gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead 5:25 in, but Cleary tied it a few minutes later and Johan Franzen put Detroit in front 2-1 late in the second period.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Detroit.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Red Wings 4 Ducks 1 !
Friday, May 8, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Wings get called away in defeat
If this ref could not see the Puck , then he should never skate and ref a Hockey game ever Again ! It was one of the most visible goals ever and the ref lost site of it ??? Red wings down 2 games to one !
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Anaheim, Calif. -- An apparent tying goal by Detroit’s Marian Hossa with 1:04 remaining Tuesday night was waved off because referee Brad Watson lost sight of the puck in the crease.
The puck was never covered by Anaheim goalie Jonas Hiller. It was loose until Hossa tapped it into the net.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Ducks fall to Red Wings by giving up goal in final minute
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Red Wings win Game 3
Henrik Zetterberg scored twice as the Red Wings defeated the Blue Jackets, 4-1, in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series.
One more Game for A Sweep !
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Let's Go Red Wings !
Wings dominate, take 2-0 series lead to Columbus Ah yes ! Stanley cup playoff's are here again ! I have a feeling about the wings Again !quite possibly taking another Stanley cup ! Either way , it will be nice to see A team from the state of Ohio have its ass handed to them !
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The Red Wings relied on unsung players to get off to a good start against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Two stars put the defending Stanley Cup champions in control.
Pavel Datsyuk slammed a shot into the net, and Henrik Zetterberg sent a puck to the top shelf, leading Detroit to a 4-0 win against the Blue Jackets on Saturday night and a 2-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference series.
“They’re best players today were their best players,” Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock said. “They were terrific and they made the difference.”
In Game 1, Detroit’s third line was dominant while Datsyuk’s and Zetterberg’s lines didn’t do much offensively.
Brian Rafalski scored the first goal of Game 2 and Jiri Hudler had the last, giving Chris Osgood more than enough support as he posted his 14th NHL playoff shutout.
Barring a stunning turnaround, Detroit will become the first defending Stanley Cup champion to reach the second round since the Colorado Avalanche did it seven years ago.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Swedish hockey fans litter hockey arena with dildos
I've heard of Red Wing fans throwing octopi onto the ice but this one takes the cake. The LocalSupporters of the Stockholm-based AIK ice hockey team scored an unusual hat trick of heckling on Tuesday night featuring dildos, profane banners, and a giant inflatable penis.
The taunts were directed at Jan Huokko, a stocky defenceman with the Leksand hockey club in Sweden’s second-tier professional hockey league, and a former player with AIK.
Ahead of Tuesday’s match against Leksand, the website for AIK’s unofficial supporter group had instructed fans to bring dildos to the match to remind Huokko of the sex scandal which plagued him earlier in the year, according to the Expressen newspaper.
As one of Leksand’s top-scoring defencemen and a former member of Sweden's national team, Huokko is known for putting the biscuit in the basket.
But back in June, Huokko’s reputation for “scoring” took on a different twist when a sexually-charged video clip featuring the 34-year-old blueliner and his girlfriend ended up on the internet.
