With all the Olympic euphoria going round, it may be time to take a closer look at our 2010 reality.
In 2010, we saw two or three great hockey games: the Gold Medal USA-Canada Final, the USA-Switzerland game, and perhaps the Canada-Russia blowout. The nationalist pride element may have moved these games one notch higher than [...]
Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW.
While the two videos I’m about to highlight are geared towards Canadians, I think even my American friends will enjoy and appreciate the message each presents. I’m sure a lot of you have [...]
Roberto Luongo won gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but he wasn’t the only Vancouver Canuck who performed well for his country.
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games couldn’t have gone any better for Canada, and I’m not referring to the fact that they set an Olympic record for the most gold medals won (14) either. I’m referring to the fact that they won the two medals that counted most to practically every Canadian citizen in the world: [...]
Not since the eighth and final game of the 1972 Russia-Canada Series has there been such bubbly excitement and nervous anticipation as there was for Sunday’s Olympic Gold Medal final. Hockey fans in both countries pointed towards the three o’clock puck drop like children waiting on Christmas Eve for Santa to come. They were not [...]
Okay ladies, it’s time to let go of those pearls.
For those of you who have been too busy watching spangly, booger-eating cousin daters figure skating on the Big Channel, Team Canada’s womens hockey team won the gold. They had the usual celebration on the ice right after the game, then left the rink only to [...]
By Jon Gabrielle, Special to The Hockey Writers
Let the hype begin!
Unlike the Super Bowl, which has seemingly 48 days to hype it’s event, the IOC and NBC has less than 48 hours to dissect, analyze, pick apart and present hockey’s glorious showcase; the men’s Gold Medal game!
The United States of America versus Canada. Nothing more [...]
Do not let all of the excitement about Team USA going up against host country Canada for the gold medal game over shadow the efforts of those heading into tomorrows bronze medal game.
Mikko Koivu is one of three members on the Minnesota Wild that are heading into Saturdays bronze medal game for the Winter Olympics, [...]
There have been rumors circulating in the past few months that Edmonton might be targeting former NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr. Recently at the Olympic games, Jagr stated that once his current contract with the KHL expires, he would be interested in returning to the National Hockey League, and the Oilers keep popping up as one [...]
“Did you see that? Did you SEE that?” Phone lines, the Twitterverse and the Predators’ message board stayed red hot with activity Monday night following a shot from Team Canada and Predators D-Man Shea Weber that had officials shaking their heads and perusing the playback while Germany’s goalie looked on in amazement at the burn [...]
