Topic: 2010 Winter Olympics

Stanley Cup trumps Olympic gold, say players

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The chance to win Olympic gold may only come along once every four years but for the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks the opportunity to win a Stanley Cup is an unmatched once-in-a-lifetime experience.Even for an Olympic city like ...

My Ten Places To Be In Canada

I love living in Canada, and have traveled to most of the provinces of Canada, so I'll try to narrow down some of my more favorite cities and why I love them. In no particular order, as I really don't have a ...

Sharks captain Thornton signs contract extension

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Jose Sharks captain Joe Thornton has signed a $21 million, three-year contract extension that will keep him in the Bay Area through the 2013-14 season, the NHL team said on Saturday.The 31-year-old center joined the Sharks from ...

Fasel brings Olympics sales pitch to world summit

TORONTO (Reuters) - IIHF chief Rene Fasel trotted out his well-worn sales pitch to a who's who of the ice hockey world on Tuesday in his ongoing effort to get the NHL to commit to the 2014 Sochi Olympics."I respect the National ...

Capitals sign Fleischmann to one-year deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forward Tomas Fleischmann has signed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals, the NHL team said Tuesday.Fleischmann set career highs in goals (23), assists (28), points (51) for the Capitals last season despite missing the first three games recovering ...
Hockey has always been a bit more of a niche sport in the U.S. It's incredibly popular in the north east, where long, hard winters and a border shared with hockey-obsessed Canada make it as popular as football in the American Midwest ...

Bruins sign Seidenberg to four-year contract extension

BOSTON (Reuters) - German defenseman Dennis Seidenberg has agreed a four-year contract extension with the Boston Bruins, the team said on Saturday.Seidenberg was acquired by the Bruins from the Florida Panthers at the trade deadline in March and played 17 games for ...
Once Ryan Miller finally got home to Buffalo early Wednesday, he tossed his Olympic silver medal "" The attention people are paying Miller was evident before Buffalo's game at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, when Miller was introduced as the backup and received ...

US Olympic standout Miller returns to NHL action

Ryan Miller, whose outstanding performance in goal helped the United States to Olympic ice hockey silver, got back to his day-job on Wednesday, in the net for the Buffalo Sabres." Miller's Olympics ended with the disappointment of conceding Sidney Crosby's gold medal-winning ...
Young, gutty Americans fall just short of gold, 'but people know our names now' Without American Patrick Kane, the unforgettable gold-medal game of the Vancouver Olympics never would have gone to overtime.Just over 2 minutes later, Kane sent a slap shot that ...
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