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No Red Leafs In Canada West

Despite the logic of having a third BC-based university hockey program under Canada West's watch, the dream of seeing the Simon Fraser University Red Leafs make the jump to U SPORTS hockey is now dead-on-arrival with the news that was reported yesterday. I know that SFU is experiencing a "tightening of the purse strings" like most of the big universities across Canada, but the men's at-large hockey program that played against both U SPORTS and NCAA competitors whenever possible is officially b...

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Draisaitl helps Germans punch ticket to Olympic quarterfinals with win over France: Recap, Reaction, and Highlights

For just the second time with National Hockey League players, Team Germany has made the Olympic quarterfinals. They punched their ticket Tuesday morning in a qualification game against France, beating them 5-1 with a one-goal, three-point performance from Leon Draisaitl. The Germans’ win sets up a quarterfinals matchup against Slovakia on Wednesday. Two and a…

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Ranking the 14 potential Olympic men’s hockey gold medal matchups

With all 12 teams technically still alive in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament entering Tuesday’s qualification games, there are a huge number of possibilities ahead for the medal rounds. As of this moment, however, there are only 14 gold-medal game matchups, however, that are plausible — which we’re defining as odds of 1 percent or greater. >> Read the full post at The Athletic (Want to read this post on The Athletic for free? Sign up for a free trial .)

Meet Hayden Stavroff

The only time a Dartmouth player led the nation in goals was during World War II. That’s when sophomore center Dick Rondeau hit the net 45 times and helped the Big Green earn an unofficial national championship...

Team of the Week: Connecticut

Last season, Connecticut's historic first NCAA Tournament appearance ended one shot from the Frozen Four...

Monday Scramble: McDavid set to smash Olympic NHLer record, France’s fighter suspended, love for Slovakia, and no thanks to Foegele

How would Team Canada do without Connor McDavid?  Now Canada would be fine, obviously. Luckily, we don’t have to find out. But the absolute dominance that McDavid has displayed in just three games is arguably the best three-game stretch for any NHL player in the Olympics.  Usually, offence cannibalizes on a stacked team like this….

Movie Review: The Boys Of '80

Because I'm not allowed to live-blog an Olympic hockey game due to broadcast rights, I decided that I needed to post something else today that stuck with the Olympic hockey theme, but wouldn't break any rules. After all, I don't want the IOC shutting down HBIC over me publishing my thoughts as I watch Canada and Switzerland battle today. That being said, I decided to dive into the Netflix-produced Miracle: The Boys of '80 , directed by Max Gershberg and Jacob Rogal. This documentary gathers a ...

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Five Team Canada players who made a big impact in the Olympic preliminary round

Team Canada’s men’s hockey team went a perfect 3-0 in the preliminary round, scoring 20 goals to lead the Winter Olympics, while netminders Jordan Binnington and Logan Thompson combined for a 0.954 save percentage, which is also the best in the tournament so far. Team Canada now has a bye to the quarterfinals, and while…

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Weekend rankings, Olympic edition: Ghosts, bridesmaids, a fight and more

Welcome to the NHL weekend rankings, in which we don’t have an NHL to talk about. You may have noticed that the league is on hold while some tournament is played over in Italy. It feels like it’s kind of a big deal. People seem to be enjoying it. OK, so let’s go with the flow. It’s like the old cliché goes: When in Rome, or at least in the same country as Rome, do as every other hockey writer in the world is doing and serve up some Olympic hockey takes. This week, we’ll take the rough format o...

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Olympic Notebook: Playoff round set as Canada clinches top spot in men’s tournament

Team Canada’s men’s hockey team took care of business at the Olympics on Sunday, hammering France 10-2 to secure top spot in the tournament standings and a bye to the quarterfinals. Canada wrapped up group stage play with a perfect 3-0 record, defeating France, Switzerland, and Czechia by a combined score of 20-3. Connor McDavid…

Monday Mailbag: Did the Oilers give Calvin Pickard a raw deal?

Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing the Oilers’ coaching noise, Paul Coffey’s return, Leon Draisaitl’s comments on the team, and more. If…

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The Rundown - Week 16

It's the final week of the season and there are six teams vying for five playoff spots. Two teams can play spoiler this week by rallying for wins, so all eight teams have a reason to shoot for the win column. The only team who can relax are the UBC Thunderbirds who know they'll have next week off as the playoffs start and will be sleeping in their own beds for the entirety of the Canada West playoffs after clinching home-ice advantage. Beyond that, though, every other playoff spot is up for gr...