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Czech-mate, USA ousted by Czechs in a 4-0 loss at Worlds

The Czech Republic defeated USA 4-0 to knock the American men from the 2011 World Championship in Slovakia. The U.S. team played a very inspired first period, but ended up on the short end of the stick off of a … Continue reading

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Shaky U.S. team falls to the Swiss 5-3 at Worlds

The opening minutes of this game were definitely not forth telling of how this game would end. The U.S. controlled the pace of the game and had numerous attempts at the Swiss net causing the Swiss to scramble in their … Continue reading

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USA tops France 3-2 at Worlds

France opened the scoring in the first period, but the Americans answered with less than four minutes remaining in the period on a four-on-four goal by Blake Wheeler (Robbinsdale, MN). Team USA went up by two goals in the second … Continue reading

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JVR added to U.S. Roster at 2011 Worlds

USA Hockey just announced that Philadelphia Flyers forward, James van Riemsdyk (Middletown, NJ), has been added to their roster at the IIHF 2011 World Championship in Slovakia. His addition to the team could be a nice boost to a team … Continue reading

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It takes a shootout, Canada downs U.S. 4-3 at Worlds

In the opening game of Qualification Round play at the 2011 IIHF World Championship, the U.S. had to weather a Canadian storm for 60+ minutes. The old rivalry seemed to heat up fast as Canada’s Marc Methot laid a thunderous … Continue reading

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Sweden rolls past USA 6-2, wins Group C

Looks like the Tre Kronor bounced back after their loss to Norway, as they defeated Team USA with relative ease today 6-2 at the World Championship. The win allowed Sweden to claim first place in Group C heading into the … Continue reading

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USA rallies to defeat Norway 4-2 at Worlds

After what was an emotional night/morning for most American men and women, the selected representatives for Team USA at the 2011 World Men’s Hockey Championship had to go out and play a “game” today verse a Norwegian team riding a … Continue reading

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Young US Team defeats Austria 5-1 at Worlds

Team USA defeated Austria 5-1 in their opening game at the 2011 World Championship in Slovakia. The young US squad got contributions from multiple players and the line of Derek Stepan (2 assists), Craig Smith (goal) and Blake Wheeler (goal) … Continue reading

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USA defeats Austria in World’s tune-up game 3-2

The U.S. team downed Austria 3-2 in a final tune-up game before the actual tournament begins for them on April 30th, against this same Austrian team. However, the win over Austria didn’t come easy though, as the U.S. had to … Continue reading

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2011 IIHF U.S. Men’s World Championship News

The U.S. National Team will begin competition at the 2011 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Slovakia, on April 30th verse Austria and will have an exhibition game on the 27th against Austria as a tune-up as well. The Scott Gordon … Continue reading

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