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Slap Shot City Losing
Hockey Team for Real

Mar 30, 2010 8:05 AM CDT

Slap Shot City Losing Hockey Team for Real

Struggling Pa. economy forces Johnstown Chiefs south

(Newser) - Life is imitating fiction too closely for hockey fans' comfort in the small western Pennsylvania city where Slap Shot was filmed. In the cult 1977 movie loosely based on Johnstown's team, the coach played by Paul Newman boosted player morale by telling them the team was moving south. Now, the...

Robert Gibbs
Settles Up,
Dons Canada
Jersey

ILL-ADVISED WAGERS

Mar 12, 2010 2:33 PM CST

Robert Gibbs Settles Up, Dons Canada Jersey

Press secretary lost twice to Canadian counterpart over Olympic hockey

(Newser) - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs came to his daily on-camera briefing today wearing a red-and-white Canadian hockey jersey—the result of not one, but two losing bets on the US-Canadian rivalry at the recent Winter Olympics.

Canada Peed in Unison During Hockey Final

Mar 8, 2010 1:39 PM CST

Canada Peed in Unison During Hockey Final

Water usage spiked between periods of gold medal match

(Newser) - Apparently most of Canada was holding it during the gold medal hockey game. Water consumption spiked wildly between the game’s periods, as much of the city ran to the bathroom, according to this incredible graph from Edmonton’s water utility. During the final moments of the game, and during...

As Crosby Won Gold,
He Lost Hockey Stick

SOUVENIRS

Mar 4, 2010 11:37 AM CST

As Crosby Won Gold, He Lost Hockey Stick

One of his gloves and the winning puck also are missing

(Newser) - It's a big mystery, Canadian-style. Sidney Crosby is missing the hockey stick he used to score the winning gold against USA at the Olympics. He's also down one glove, and nobody's seen the puck since it went between goalie Ryan Miller's pads. Someone made off with all of them in...

37 US Medals Set Record, Canada Scores Most Gold

Vancouver Olympics

Mar 1, 2010 6:42 AM CST

37 US Medals Set Record, Canada Scores Most Gold

Epic hockey game ends with unprecedented haul for each country

(Newser) - The US and Canada each set Winter Olympic medal records yesterday, after a men’s hockey final that’s already being talked about as one of the greatest games of all time. Canada came away with 14 gold medals, the most any country has ever won in the winter games,...

Canadian Hockey Win
Costs Obama a Case of Beer

Mar 1, 2010 5:28 AM CST

Canadian Hockey Win Costs Obama a Case of Beer

President loses beer bet with Canadian PM Stephen Harper

(Newser) - Bragging rights weren't the only thing the US lost in yesterday's gold-medal hockey game: President Obama owes Canadian PM Stephen Harper a case of Molson. Had the US emerged on top, Obama would have scored Yuengling, which, like Molson, is this country's oldest beer, reports the Globe and Mail .

Canada Works OT for Gold

vancouver olympics

Feb 28, 2010 5:17 PM CST

Canada Works OT for Gold

Sidney Crosby's goal at 7:40 of extra period sews up gold medal

(Newser) - This was best possible way for Canada to end the Olympics. Sidney Crosby, shut down most of the tournament, wristed a shot past Ryan Miller 7:40 into overtime after Team USA tied the score with 24.4 seconds left in regulation, and Canada survived a tense, taut game to...

Prankster Dupes
MSNBC as
Fake USA
Goalie

Feb 27, 2010 12:05 PM CST

Prankster Dupes MSNBC as Fake USA Goalie

Posing as Ryan Miller, he guarantees a gold medal on air

(Newser) - A prankster posing as Team USA hockey goalie Ryan Miller got on the air yesterday on MSNBC and guaranteed a win tomorrow against Canada. The network's Willie Geist had to come back hours later to apologize and speak to the real Ryan Miller. The hoax follows another this week on...

Canada Wins,
Gets US for
Hockey Gold

VANCOUVER OLYMPICS

Feb 26, 2010 10:43 PM CST

Canada Wins, Gets US for Hockey Gold

Home team tops Slovakia, earns rematch with Americans

(Newser) - The Canadian men’s hockey team will play for the gold medal the host nation most desperately wants from the Vancouver Olympics, earning a rematch with the US by fending off a third-period charge from Slovakia tonight in a 3-2 victory. The Canadians lost, 5-3 to the Americans last Sunday;...

Team USA Gains
Gold Medal Game

vancouver olympics

Feb 26, 2010 5:49 PM CST

Team USA Gains Gold Medal Game

Americans will play for elusive medal on anniversary of Squaw Valley triumph

(Newser) - The torment began almost immediately. The shot by Ryan Malone of the US into a wide-open net left Finland goalie Miikka Kiprusoff staring at the ceiling and shaking his head. What happened next in today's semifinal jolted Canada Hockey Place: The Americans scored four times on Kiprusoff in a six-goal...

IOC Probing Boozy
Hockey Gold Party

VANCOUVER OLYMPICS

Feb 26, 2010 5:32 AM CST

IOC Probing Boozy Hockey Gold Party

Victorious Canadian women swigged beer, champagne on ice

(Newser) - Canada's victorious women's hockey team should have left the ice before they cracked open celebratory beers and champagne, said the executive director of the International Olympic Committee. "It is not what we want to see," Gilbert Felli told AP . "I don't think it's a good promotion of...

USA Beats Swiss,
Reaches Hockey Semis

VANCOUVER OLYMPICS

Feb 24, 2010 4:34 PM CST

USA Beats Swiss, Reaches Hockey Semis

A win Friday puts them in the gold medal game

(Newser) - Zach Parise scored twice in the third period, and the US men's hockey team reached the Olympic semifinals with a tense 2-0 victory over Switzerland today. The Americans (4-0) got everything and more from the upstart Swiss, who hoped to advance despite being the lowest-ranked team in the tournament. USA...

Canada Wins,
Gets Russia
in Hockey Quarters

VANCOUVER OLYMPICS

Feb 23, 2010 9:34 PM CST

Canada Wins, Gets Russia in Hockey Quarters

One will be eliminated tomorrow, earlier than expected

(Newser) - The Canadian men’s hockey team squashed Germany, 8-2, tonight to advance to the quarterfinals of the Vancouver Olympic tournament—where the star-studded squad will face Russia in a matchup nobody expected this soon. Tomorrow’s meeting ensures one powerhouse will leave without a medal—a position the hosts put...

Team USA Frosts Canada, 5-3

vancouver olympics

Feb 22, 2010 5:22 AM CST

Team USA Frosts Canada, 5-3

Americans stun hosts, clinch quarterfinal berth

(Newser) - The United States pulled off its biggest Olympic hockey upset since the Miracle on Ice tonight, stunning Canada, 5-3, to advance to the quarterfinals of an already mixed-up tournament. Brian Rafalski scored two goals and set up another, and Ryan Miller held off a flurry of shots to lead the...

USA Hockey
Team Wins
Opener

VANCOUVER OLYMPICS

Feb 16, 2010 5:04 PM CST

USA Hockey Team Wins Opener

Young squad easily handles Switzerland, 3-1

(Newser) - The US kids were all right. The youngest collection of American hockey players since the NHL began supplying the talent for the 1998 Nagano Games opened this tournament with a workmanlike 3-1 victory over Switzerland today. Bobby Ryan scored late in the first period, and David Backes and Ryan Malone...

US Goalies Ordered
to Ditch Helmet
Slogans

VANCOUVER OLYMPICS

Feb 16, 2010 2:07 AM CST

US Goalies Ordered to Ditch Helmet Slogans

'Miller Time,' 'Support Our Troops' violate IOC rules

(Newser) - Olympic officials have ordered USA Hockey's goalies to get rid of slogans on their helmets before the team's first game in Vancouver. Ryan Miller has been told to cover up or remove the "Miller Time" slogan on his headgear and fellow netminder Jonathan Quick must ditch his "Support...

American Wescott Defends Snowboardcross Gold

VANCOUVER OLYMPICS ROUNDUP

Feb 15, 2010 6:28 PM CST

American Wescott Defends Snowboardcross Gold

Injured shin and all, Vonn fastest in training run

(Newser) - Seth Wescott pulled a huge comeback this afternoon in snowboardcross, overtaking Canadian Mike Robertson to score the second US gold medal of the Vancouver Olympics and defend the title he won In 2006. The 33-year-old Maine native had been injured and racing poorly, but turned it on down the stretch...

Fenway Park
Becomes
a Hockey Rink

winter classic

Jan 1, 2010 2:47 PM CST

Fenway Park Becomes a Hockey Rink

Summer game, Red Sox yield to Winter Classic, Bruins

(Newser) - The crown jewel of American baseball became a hockey rink today as the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers took over Fenway Park for the NHL Winter Classic. Fans packed the stands and even perched atop the iconic left-field wall, wearing far more clothing than typical visitors to the almost-98-year-old park....

High School Hockey Player
Sinks to Ice, Dies

Dec 30, 2009 3:53 AM CST

High School Hockey Player Sinks to Ice, Dies

Team captain collapses during huddle

(Newser) - A 17-year-old Massachusetts hockey player suddenly collapsed on the ice during a practice huddle and died. Pentucket Regional High School team captain Matthew McCarthy had just finished non-contact skating drills and was listening to his coach when he crumpled to the ice. He was rushed to a local hospital where...

Ice Hockey Linked to
Brain Damage

Dec 18, 2009 8:38 AM CST

Ice Hockey Linked to Brain Damage

Case ties sport to injuries associated with football, boxing

(Newser) - A deceased pro player with a brain damage caused by repeated head trauma has linked ice hockey to the health risks usually associated with boxing and football. Researchers at Boston University found evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brain of one-time Ranger Reggie Fleming. It is the first time...