23 May, 2012

Category Archives: World Championships

Worlds-Weary, and Grumpy

21 May, 2010

Russia beat Canada at the Worlds in semifinal play yesterday. Ain’t that just swell? Don’t you just feel all warm and fuzzy for our Russians competing over there (wherever they are)? I only know about the result because I accidentally stumbled upon a story image of it late last night on line; when you’re a [...]

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Now That's Vanquishing a Hated Foe

7 November, 2008

Musings from an unexpectedly madhouse rink in Chinatown: A season-altering triumph? It sure had that feeling in the immediate aftermath of a cardiac comeback against the ‘Canes. The Caps were three minutes shy of starting off an important homestand with a frustrating loss to their fiercest and most hated Southeast foe. Then, in keeping with [...]

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Russia Came, Russia Conquered, and Russia Was Very Well Covered

20 May, 2008

Congratulations not only to Team Russia for its performance at the Worlds but for the excellent coverage of the tournament by Sovetsky Sport, Russia’s largest newspaper. The Russian Hockey Federation was thrilled with SovetskySport’s coverage of the team at Worlds, so much so that they were the only print media allowed in the dressing room [...]

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Does Hockey Really Need TV?

20 May, 2008

By now, you’ve probably read accounts of hockey enjoying a significant spike in the sport’s television ratings recently. No doubt you also know of (and admire) hockey’s embrace of alternative media. That union has been a fusion of opportunism, technology, and desperation. Generally, it seems to be working. Still, we’re three years into the Crosby-Ovechkin [...]

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The Look of a World Champion

19 May, 2008

IIHF game summary: “If this game isn’t evidence enough to everyone in Canada of the calibre of play possible in the World Championship, nothing is or ever will be. Played at breathtaking speed with heart-pounding drama, this would surely rank in the top 10 of the IIHF’s top 100 if the list were released next [...]

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Golden Day for Russia

18 May, 2008

With a single shot, Ilya Kovalchuk silenced the home crowd and brought an end to the Russian national team’s 15-year championship drought. Russia took the gold over Canada today in a wild 5-4 OT victory. The Washington Capitals’ Russian contingent were by far the most dominant scorers on the team, totaling 37 points in just [...]

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Going for Gold; Finland Shine Bronze

18 May, 2008

Five Washington Capitals will be sporting World Championship Medals at the end of the day. At 1 p.m. today, Russia and the Capitals line of Ovechkin, Fedorov, and Semin face defenseman Mike Green and company from Canada. Both teams are undefeated in the tournament with eight wins. At least with the first loss comes silver. [...]

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U.S. Youth Not Yet Serving up Medals at the Worlds

17 May, 2008

Since the American entry in the 2004 World Hockey Championships finished with a bronze medal, the U.S. has finished 6th, 7th, 5th, and, most recently this past week, 5th in the tourney. Not so good. “Young” seems to be the springtime flavor of excuse for middling showings by the Americans in this tournament. Yes the [...]

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2008 IIHF World Championship Bracket – Semifinal Update

15 May, 2008
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"We have kept the way we played the game in Washington"

13 May, 2008

Pavel Lysenkov has been a busy man with interviews in Quebec City and therefore Dmitry Chesnokov has been a busy man with translations in Washington. Again, we thank both gentlemen for passing the following along. Sergei Fedorov scored the game winner against Switzerland (5:3). After the game he met with Pavel Lysenkov at Hotel Concorde, [...]

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