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Burke, Poile to helm Team USA
Anaheim Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Brian Burke was named the General Manager of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team on Friday by USA Hockey.>> team releaseUSA Hockey announced today ...
Beijing
I haven't commented on the Olympics yet, but that doesn't mean I'm not tuned in. It's just that, well, this is a hockey blog, and I'm not so sure updates from the pitch are what people are clamouring ...
82-0
The women's pre-Olympic hockey qualification tournament going on in Liepaja, Latvia, and Maribor, Slovenia, this week is pretty far, far off the radar, but it's hard to miss a boxscore like this.Here'...
More on the Bulgarian beatdown
Well, yesterday's post on the 82-0 annihilation of Team Bulgaria proved to be quite popular, so I figured it was worth a run through of a few more mind-boggling numbers.In all, Bulgaria's fledgling wo...
Mike Gillis is hoping the 2010 Games can lure Sundin to Vancouver
"What we have talked about is that if he (Sundin) were to play a couple more seasons, he would be the captain of the defending team in the Olympics in the town that he plays in, which we believe to be...
The lesser known events of the Olympiad
With the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing just a few days away, I thought I would bring you up to speed on some of the less popular Olympic events.RacewalkingFaster than walking, but not quite jogging...
2008 Beijing Olympics Photo Caption Contest #1
Please submit your caption to this picture as a comment to this post. The winner will receive an official 2008 Beijing Olympics face mask*.*No actual prizes will be awarded. This contest is for enter...
Hey Guys Hey!
I might not have the cult following of The Chili Guy, the journalism skills of Scoops Gonzalez, or the smooth game spitting skills of Dungeon Master Jim, but I can proudly say that my blog was feature...
Beijing 2008 Olympics All-Name Team
1st TEAMHOOKER DestineeU.S, Women's Track & FieldHer parents did not have high expectations.TAKESHITA YoshieJapan, Women's VolleyballTAKESHITA YurikoJapan, Women's KayakCLAPP StubbyCanada, BaseballTH...
Cormier brings experience & 85 mph fastball to Canadian Olympic Team
Here's one for the "Where are they now?" file.It turns out that former Major League journeyman Rheal Cormier is pitching for the Canadian Olympic Baseball Team. At age 41, Cormier is the oldest athle...
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