Toko-tastic!
An overtime thunderbolt from Ayaka Toko secured Japan its second win of the 2018 Games, making it the most successful in the country's hockey history. Japan followed up its Group B victory over Korea...
View ArticleCzechs topple Switzerland
A well-organized Czech Republic edged Switzerland 4-1 in a tight game, solidly executed by both teams, with the Czechs again demonstrating their patience. In a short tournament, finding cohesion is...
View ArticleHow the Koreas came together
Reuniting a divided peninsula isn’t easy. Unifying its hockey players to work together on the ice, however, is a great step toward a peaceful direction. After a recent team practice the players of the...
View ArticleCanadians blank Korea
Host Korea played with heart, but just couldn’t find the range against Canada in a 4-0 loss on Sunday. Canada moves on to the quarter-finals. The Canadians will face the winner of the Finland-Korea...
View ArticleZackrisson gets the bye
Patrik Zackrisson's goal midway through the third broke a 1-1 tie and gave Tre Kronor a key victory over Finland. Zackrisson made a diving stab at a loose puck at 8:53 of the final period, smacking it...
View ArticlePlayoffs set
The preliminary round is over. Sweden, the Czech Republic, the Olympic Athletes from Russia and Canada earn a quarter-final bye. The teams ranked 5th to 12th remain in medal contention but will have to...
View ArticleUnderdogs look to bite
Conventional wisdom says that the women’s final is destined to pit Canada against the USA once again. But don’t mention that to Finland or OAR. Historically, Canada and the USA have dominated the...
View ArticleGlorious goals
Since opening day, the world’s top female players have showed off skills that thrill at the 2018 Olympics. Let’s rank the 10 best goals - so far. 1) Muller Dances Through the Defence Alina Muller was...
View ArticleSmith: “Athleticism is key”
Colourful, contrarian, complex. Call him what you want, but Ben Smith has never wavered in his desire to do his duty for USA Hockey. He’s worn every hat. His first Olympic experience came 30 years ago...
View ArticleFrom PyeongChang to Beijing
Korea's unified hockey team has won many hearts in PyeongChang - and now there are hopes that it could continue to compete in international competition. The Unified Korean women’s hockey team could be...
View ArticleU.S. overruns Finns
The U.S. grabbed a 2-0 first-period lead and never looked back in a 5-0 semi-final win over Finland on Monday to advance to the 2018 Olympic gold medal game. The U.S. will face the winner of the...
View ArticleCanada on high
Canada’s women aren’t just doing one thing well; they’re doing everything well. That’s why they’re 3-0 and favoured to make it to the gold-medal game. Ten keys to Canada’s success so far. 1. Coaching...
View ArticleBjorn the ice man
Uwe Krupp is arguably the greatest hockey player in Germany’s long hockey history, and his son is here in Korea playing for the national team. Krupp the Younger, though, was born in the United States,...
View ArticleThe kids are all right
Any time college hockey stars contribute internationally, Americans get misty-eyed about the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team that won gold in Lake Placid. However, here at the 2018 Olympics in Korea, the...
View ArticleTime to Shin
A trio of Koreans spent a season playing in Finland with a view to boosting the Olympic team. Four years on, they face the Finns in the qualification game. When Korea takes to the ice against Finland...
View ArticleSwedes sign off with win
A comfortable scoreline for Sweden belied the effort Korea put into this game. The host pushed hard for two periods before running out of steam at the close. Sweden's women wrapped up their Olympics...
View ArticleAmericans advance
Team USA took advantage of some slack defence by Slovakia to earn a big win in the first qualifying game of a busy day to move on to tomorrow’s quarter-finals. Troy Terry led the way with three assists...
View ArticleNotice from CAS
The following statement comes from the Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping Division operating at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games: The Anti-doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport...
View ArticleSwiss come fifth
The Swiss edged Japan 1-0 for fifth place on Tuesday. Goalie Florence Schelling set a new Olympic shutout record with her fifth all-time. Schelling also leaves these Games as the all-time Olympic wins...
View ArticleNorway stuns Slovenia in OT
It looked like Slovenia's game, almost the entire way, until Norway found a way back in, to reverse almost 24 years of Olympic losses with one shot. Nevermind their recent Olympic history, Norway won a...
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