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Olympic hockey FAQ: No NHL players but plenty of intrigue
Why aren't NHL players competing in the 2018 Games? Does the U.S. have any shot without them? Who is the favorite to win gold? Here's a handy primer of everything you need to know about Olympic men's hockey but were afraid to ask.
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Vladimir Tarasenko
NHL
Ill-timed re-air had some celebrating '11 junior title
Because of a confusingly timed TV repeat of the 2011 final, Some Russian fans were celebrating victory despite losing at the world junior hockey championships.
Maple Leafs
NHL
Canada, Russia win, gain final at world juniors
Alexis Lafreniere, likely the No. 1 pick in this year's NHL draft, scored twice as Canada set up a classic final with Russia at the world junior hockey championship.
News
Canada gets Slovakia in QFs; U.S. to face Finland
Canada clinched the top spot in its group -- ahead of the United States -- at the world junior hockey championships and will next play Slovakia in the quarterfinals. The U.S. will play Finland.
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U.S., Canada reach world juniors quarterfinals
The U.S. beat host Czech Republic and Canada put away Germany as the two North American teams punched their tickets to the world junior hockey championship quarterfinals.
News
Russia hands Canada 6-0 loss at junior worlds
Russia scored three opening-period goals on the way to stunning Canada 6-0 at the world junior hockey championship on Saturday. It was the worst defeat for Canada since the tournament became official in 1977.
News
U.S. beats Germany at hockey junior worlds
Shane Pinto scored a goal and had two assists as the United States skated to a 6-3 victory over Germany at the world junior hockey championship. The U.S. next plays Russia on Sunday.
Barrett Hayton
NHL
Canada mounts comeback vs. U.S. in jr. hockey
Canada came back from 2-0 down to beat the U.S. 6-4 in their open to the world junior ice hockey championship on Thursday.
Olympic Sports
U.S. women top Canada, up 2-0 in Rivalry Series
The U.S. women's hockey team got two quick first-period goals and held on to defeat Canada 2-1 on Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in their five-game Rivalry Series.
News
'Miracle on Ice' star Pavelich committed by judge
A Minnesota judge on Wednesday ordered that Mark Pavelich, a former member of the "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic hockey team, should be committed to a secure treatment facility, saying Pavelich is mentally ill and dangerous.
Ice Hockey
Shaver shares her recovery from grief after brother's suicide
This weekend, Sophia Shaver suits up for Team USA in her first senior call-up. It's an opportunity for her to share how she coped after the death of her brother.
Ice Hockey
Lamoureux twins have new motivation to return to Team USA
The new moms are back at their second USA Hockey camp since giving birth and continue to fight to create a cultural shift in how the sport is supported.
NHL
'Miracle on Ice' forward incompetent to stand trial
Mark Pavelich, a forward on the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic gold-medal hockey team who had two assists in the win of the Soviets, has been found incompetent to stand trial on charges he beat a neighbor with a metal pole.
Ice Hockey
Sorting out the current landscape of professional women's hockey
The CWHL folded. The NWHL vows to play on. And a number of the world's top players are committing to the sport's future, but on their terms.
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Four Nations women's hockey event canceled
With Sweden's top players boycotting the national team over pay and working conditions, the Four Nations women's hockey tournament -- which included the U.S. and Canada -- has been called off.
Olympic Sports
Bettman headlines 2019 U.S. Hockey HOF class
The 2019 United States Hockey Hall of Fame class will be headlined by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, who was also inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last year. This class will be inducted at a ceremony Dec. 12.
Olympic Sports
Women's hockey union launches Dream Gap Tour
Kendall Coyne Schofield and more than 200 of the world's top female hockey players have launched "The Dream Gap Tour" in an effort to bring the sport's stakeholders to the table to establish a single league with a sustainable economic model.
Devils
NHL
Golden rings: Vonn engaged to Devils' Subban
Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn and P.K. Subban are tying the knot.
Rangers
NHL
'Miracle' player Pavelich charged with assault
Former NHL player Mark Pavelich allegedly attacked his neighbor with a metal pole, causing "obvious disfigurement" of his leg, a bruised kidney, two cracked ribs and a fractured vertebra.
Football
Cross-sports push at World Cup for equal pay
Venus Williams joined retired soccer star Julie Foudy and ice hockey player Hilary Knight in the Eiffel Tower to highlight the push for pay equality for female athletes.
Ice Hockey
IIHF Hall of Famer Hayley Wickenheiser: Women's players must stand up for what they want
As the 40-year-old Canadian legend entered the IIHF Hall of Fame, she discussed the CWHL dissolution, how the NWHL is holding hockey back and what a WNHL could look like.
NHL
Canada, Finland set for world hockey title game
Canada beat the Czech Republic 5-1 on Saturday and will face Finland, which upset Russia 1-0, in the world hockey championship final.
NHL
Canada wins; U.S., Sweden out in world hockey
Canada beat Switzerland in overtime Thursday, but the United States and defending champion Sweden were eliminated in the world hockey championship. In the semifinals, Canada will face the Czech Republic, and Russia will play Finland.
NHL
Canada tops U.S. to wrap prelim round at worlds
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored early to back the shutout goaltending of Matt Murray, sending Canada past the United States 3-0 on Tuesday at the world hockey championship. Both teams already were assured quarterfinal berths.
Alex DeBrincat
NHL
U.S. routs Denmark at worlds behind DeBrincat
Alex DeBrincat's two goals on Saturday helped power the United States to their fourth straight victory during preliminary play at the world championships.
Ice Hockey Standings
| Group A | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CZE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
 CAN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
 SUI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 KOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Group B | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OAR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 SLO | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 SVK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Group C | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SWE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
 FIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 GER | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 NOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Group A | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| FIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| OAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Group B | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| SWE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 JPN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 COR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Medal Tracker
Total Medal Leaders
- 39NOR
- 31GER
- 29CAN
- Gold14NORGER
14 CAN11 - Silver14NORGER
10 CAN8 - Bronze11NORCAN
10 OAR9
Total Medal Leaders
- 5Bjørgen
- 4Kalla
- 4Nilsson
- Gold3Klæbo
Fourcade3 Bjørgen2 - Silver3KallaBolshunov
3 Nilsson2 - Bronze2BjørgenJohansson
2 Bescond2
Olympics News
Skater badly injured after fall in Youth Winter Olympic ceremony rehearsal
A female skater was severely injured after falling to the ice from about 16 feet during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne, police said Wednesday.
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IOC seeks German TV's evidence of weightlifting corruption
The International Olympic Committee said it will ask a German broadcaster to share evidence of allegations of doping cover-ups and financial irregularities linked to weightlifting revenues from the Games.
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Ex-Olympian Michael Barisone pleads not guilty in shooting case
Former Olympic equestrian Michael Barisone pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of attempted murder.
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International Ski Federation bans three cross-country skiers, coach in doping case
The International Ski Federation banned three cross-country skiers and a coach on Monday in a doping case resulting from police raids at last year's world championships in Austria.
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TV mix-up has Russian fans celebrating wrong juniors result
Because of a confusingly timed TV repeat of the 2011 final, Some Russian fans were celebrating victory despite losing at the world junior hockey championships.
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Canada stuns Russia late for world juniors title
Akil Thomas scored the winning goal in the final period and Canada rallied from two goals down to beat Russia 4-3 in the final of the world junior hockey championship.
