Eight great 1998 moments
It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since women’s hockey first appeared at the Olympics in 1998. It’s a special anniversary. Women’s hockey has come a long way worldwide since the United States won...
View ArticleGroup B: Fighting for playoffs
The second tier of teams in the women’s hockey competition all have reasons to be optimistic, but only two will advance to the quarter-finals. Sweden As Leif Boork heads off into the coaching sunset,...
View ArticleNoteworthy numbers
Ready to check out some interesting statistics about the Olympic nations competing in men’s and women’s hockey in PyeongChang? MEN 1) When Slovenia stunned the pundits by finishing seventh at the 2014...
View ArticleWinning start for Sweden
Sweden opens its Olympic campaign with a 2-1 victory over Japan, but for the second Games running Japan pushed Tre Kronor all the way. After all the talk and anticipation, the hockey action finally got...
View ArticleSwiss top unified Koreans
Despite falling 8-0 to Switzerland in their PyeongChang opener, the unified Korean women’s team made Olympic history on Saturday. On any other night, Swiss star Alina Muller’s Olympic-record six-point...
View ArticleGrigorenko eyes Olympics
Mikhail Grigorenko knows what it’s like to play for a national team. Only 23, he has a wealth of junior experience and hopes to translate that to the Olympics. “It’s really exciting even just to think...
View ArticleBottom half challenge
As Switzerland’s Alina Muller pointed out last night after her team’s win over Korea, the 2018 Olympics is different for her nation than Sochi four years ago. That year the Swiss were in the top group...
View ArticleBridging borders
The Unified Korean team left its on-ice struggles behind to celebrate the success of a unique sporting project that brings together two divided nations. Korea’s Olympic hockey debut did not exactly go...
View ArticleUkita suspended
Japanese forward Rui Ukita was suspended for one game due to a kicking incident in the last minute of the game against Switzerland. With 48 seconds left in the teams’ game yesterday there was an...
View ArticleGroup A ready to roll
The four top-ranked women’s teams kick off their Olympic journey on 11 February at Kwandong Hockey Centre. Let’s take a closer look at Group A. United States The U.S. tops the IIHF Women’s World...
View ArticleU.S. edges Finns
Finnish goalie Noora Raty made 39 saves, but it wasn't enough to stop the Americans. The U.S. won Sunday's opener 3-1 on Kendall Coyne's second-period goal. Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Dani...
View ArticleCanada off & running
Team Canada began its quest for a fifth straight Olympic gold with a speedy 5-0 win over the Olympic Athletes from Russia. The win was spurred on by three unanswered goals in the second period to break...
View ArticleKubalik eyes Olympics & NHL
As men’s teams play their last exhibition games ahead of the Olympics, Czech forward Dominik Kubalik is hoping for the Olympics and then the NHL as his future. “I hope so, of course,” said Kubalik, who...
View ArticleFor the love of game
She was cut from the U22 team and cut from the Olympic team, but she continued to play because, well, she wanted to. In the end, passion triumphed over pity, and persistence overcame feelings of...
View ArticleOAR's smiling face
Away from the controversy around the Olympic Athletes from Russia, Oleg Znarok's team is eager to start playing. And none more so than CSKA's Kirill Kaprizov. For most athletes, competing in an Olympic...
View ArticleSwiss on brink of QF
Two power play goals from Sara Benz - and a fifth of the Games for Alina Muller - lifted Switzerland to victory over Japan in its second game in Korea. Sara Benz led the way for Switzerland with two...
View ArticleRuzicka for Gulas
Czech national team forward Milan Gulas suffered a knee injury in yesterday’s exhibition game against Finland and will be replaced by Martin Ruzicka. The Czech Ice Hockey Association informed today...
View ArticleSwedes, Swiss both make QF
Most teams can’t come back after trailing by four goals after 20 minutes. The unified Korean women’s team was no exception, falling 8-0 to Sweden on Monday. The result puts both Sweden and Switzerland...
View ArticleRaty’s return
Four years ago it didn’t look like Noora Raty would be back in Olympic ice hockey. But now the Finn is here and had a strong start. After a disappointing quarter-final exit in Sochi 2014, Raty...
View ArticleGregorc a rock on blueline
Slovenia has several returning players from it’s surprising quarter-final finish in Sochi. One of them, Blaz Gregorc, 28, is one of the team’s mainstays. “I was in Sochi and I’ve played for the...
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