Posts About "Team Slovakia"
Eichel, Team USA Survive Slovakia to Win Group at Worlds
May 12th, 2015 Team USA and Jack Eichel won Group B at the world championships, but it wasn't easy. The Americans were streaky and sloppy in its 5-4 overtime win over Slovakia to close out the preliminary round of the 2015 IIHF World Hockey Championships. It wasn’t pretty, but the Americans got the job done to set up a showdown with Switzerland in...
Team Germany Wins Deutschland Cup 2014
November 9th, 2014 Team Germany has won its domestic Deutschland Cup 2014 in Munich. It took only two games out of three for the winners to get to the title of their dreams. Prior to the tournament the local media, namely the Sport 1 channel, reported on the German Hockey Federation’s (DEB) estimate that the team had all it needed for winning the...
The Two-Headed Monster: How Halak Could React to Olympic Disappointment
February 19th, 2014 Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock with your ears plugged tightly, you know about the struggles for Team Slovakia in the 2014 Winter Games. It all came to an end for the Slovaks on Tuesday, as the national team fell to the Czech Republic in their qualifications matchup, 5-3. Slovakia scored three late goals after falling behind 4-0...
Olympics a Family Tradition for Many Hockey Players
February 14th, 2014 The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are giving many NHLers a chance to showcase their country's skills on the world stage. For a few players, however, their time at the Olympics comes with a particular incentive – family tradition. Like Father, Like Son Ryan and Bob Suter American Ryan Suter will be looking to earn Olympic gold...
Sochi Will Seal Detroit's Fate
January 29th, 2014 Does “Russian city near the Black Sea” sound like a place where lovely things happen? No. Not at all, but Sochi is a place that fits this ominous description. It’s also a place some people in Detroit would prefer the Red Wings avoid. A trip to Sochi is alarming because it could seal Detroit’s fate for the remainder of this...
Road to Sochi: Jaroslav Halak is Lone Blue on Team Slovakia
January 8th, 2014 Jaroslav Halak will be the only St. Louis Blues player on Team Slovakia at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Will he translate his play from the NHL to a medal?
