The rise of Rooney
Maddie Rooney, just 20, was the star of the USA's shootout win for gold in Korea. But, for her teammates, a poised performance against Canada was no surprise. When Team USA last won Olympic gold,...
View ArticleFamiliar foes
The Czechs hope Francouz can frustrate; the Olympic Athletes from Russia look to offensive power to reach the Olympic final. Let the battle commence! When the Olympic Athletes from Russia take on the...
View ArticleRemembering Nagano
The inspiring tale of the Czech triumph in Nagano drops the puck for a new series of Olympic documentaries. 'The Nagano Tapes' premieres on 28 February. Nagano 1998. One of the great underdog stories...
View ArticleCzech dreams die in semis
Two second-period goals in 27 seconds sparked the Olympic Athletes from Russia to a 3-0 semi-final win over the Czechs and a berth in the 2018 gold medal game. The OAR team will face the winner of the...
View ArticleThe next upset?
Not many have considered the German men’s team, back after missing out on Sochi 2014, a medal contender. But now they’re among the final four teams. The German men’s ice hockey team got its first win...
View ArticleAlmond suspended
Swiss men’s national team forward Cody Almond has been suspended for one game following his check to the head in the qualification playoff game against Germany. The incident happened already after five...
View ArticleTraum vom Gold!
Germany has defeated Canada for the first time in Olympic hockey history after suffering 15 straight losses dating back to 1932 (including East and West). The reward for this historic victory is a more...
View ArticleSummary on ice
The Olympic hockey tournament is over for the women, and there were many highlights among the 22 games played. Herewith a synopsis. Game 2—Alina Muller ties records for most goals in a period (3), most...
View ArticleInside the Olympic bubble
“Can I finish writing this game preview before 02:00?” “Is that Alexei Yashin doing sit-ups in the hotel gym?” “Should I try the spicy octopus at breakfast?” If you have ever asked yourself such...
View ArticleEnd of an era
In 2014, if someone had told you that Germany would be the country to end Canada’s reign as two-time Olympic champions, you probably would have laughed. Sweden, the U.S., Russia? Maybe. Finland? Also...
View ArticleThe long road to the final
From a late Tom Kuhnhackl goal in Riga to a semi-final shock win over Canada, Germany's Olympic odyssey is not over yet. To win Olympic gold, the top hockey teams typically face a gruelling schedule of...
View ArticleLooking back and beyond
One day before the men’s gold medal game and closing ceremony the IIHF and the Korean organizers from POCOG met the press to wrap up the ice hockey tournaments. After an earlier press conference for...
View ArticleMacek attack
Brooks Macek is having fun and making history. That’s a pretty good combo for any 25-year-old, and it’s even sweeter when it happens at the Olympics. In junior, the Winnipeg native spent five years in...
View ArticleCanada takes bronze, 6-4
Canada and the Czechs tied a record with three goals in 31 seconds in a crazy opening period. And all of the Czechs goals came only very quickly after a Canada goal. In the end, Canada had its best...
View ArticleGermany’s last medal
Franz Reindl hopes for Olympic gold against the Olympic Athletes from Russia. The last time Germany won a medal, he was on the ice in Innsbruck 1976. Reindl was a member of the team that won the last...
View ArticleDatsyuk joins TGC
By virtue of winning gold in PyeongChang, Russian forward Pavel Datsyuk is the newest member of the IIHF’s Triple Gold Club. He is the 28th player so honoured. Datsyuk won the Stanley Cup with the...
View ArticleKovalchuk MVP
Following the gold medal game the award winners and All-Star Team has been announced. The media representatives at the 2018 Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament voted Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk as...
View ArticleWorld Ranking released
The Canadian men’s national team had to settle for bronze at these Olympic Winter Games but they defended first place in the new IIHF Men’s World Ranking. Canada was leading the old World Ranking with...
View ArticleKaprizov gets golden goal!
Kirill Kaprizov's overtime goal gave the OAR team a thrilling 4-3 gold-medal win over underdog Germany. It's the first Russian Olympic gold since 1992. Russian fans have eagerly awaited this moment...
View ArticleFond farewell to Korea
Christian Ehrhoff didn’t win a gold medal, but the veteran defenceman did get a silver – and the chance to carry the German flag at the closing ceremonies. Sunday night turned out to be pretty amazing...
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