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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins makes up for lost time in World Junior debut
SPOILER ALERT: It will be difficult to avoid spoilers for folks who both a) intend to watch World Junior games on tape delay and b) peruse the Internet in the interim. For this ill-timed tournament...
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Nail Yakupov on Team Canada: “Those guys play dirty”
Don Cherry defends our national honour by calling Canadians “dumb” Just in case we needed any more hype for the Canada-Russia showdown in Ufa on New Year’s Eve, Nail Yakupov has thrown some fuel on the...
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Oilers update: Ryan Smyth captains Canada in Davos; David Musil struggles in Ufa
Tournament Day 1 report of Oilers veterans and prospects in Europe When Team Canada took to the ice for the 87th Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland, Ryan Smyth marked the occasion by playing his 87th...
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Canadian players JC Lipon, Anthony Camara ejected for violent hits, but do...
There were a few hard lessons learned by Team Canada against Slovakia on Friday, but one wonders if some of them are ever going to sink in. The red maple leaf was up against it right from the starting...
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Three snarky questions for Canadian World Junior coach Steve Spott
Four days into the 2013 [sic] World Juniors, Canada has posted a perfect record in their tough group with the maximum six points from two games. That must mean that head coach Steve Spott, last seen...
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White knuckle time as Canada battles USA to the wire
Netminder Malcolm Subban responds to criticism like a champ Canada took a big step forward at the World Junior Hockey Championship on Sunday, scoring a pair of early goals by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and...
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“I said a different thing”— Nail Yakupov addresses controversial remarks
“I understand that I will have to keep a cool head and ignore provocations. Especially against the Canadians. These guys play dirty. We got used to that, we played a few games in the North America, so...
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Nail vs. Nuge? No contest
Nugent-Hopkins sets up three goals as Canada rolls past Russia 4-1 New Year’s Eve, Canada-Russia, what’s not to like? Lots, if you happen to be rooting for the Russians. But today Canadian hockey fans...
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Oiler prospects Tobias Rieder, David Musil finish up World Juniors on winning...
Germany wins key relegation battle over Latvia While USA-Sweden and Canada-Russia took the day to prepare for the gold and bronze medal games, Friday saw the end of the World Junior Hockey...
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Anatomy of a powerplay goal — Nail Yakupov & friends demonstrate via screen-grab
After a World Junior Hockey Championship where he received a fair amount of negative press, Nail Yakupov showed up with his “A” game when Russia met Canada for the bronze medal last Saturday. To my eye...
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