2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

Nicklas Backstrom Doping Scandal

Prior to the start of today's Gold Medal match between Canada and Sweden, news broke that Nicklas Backstrom would not be playing. Myself, along with the rest of the hockey community, assumed that he had suffered an injury in practice, or had unfortunately been stricken with some illness. Canada would

Canada Wins Gold: Canada 3 - Sweden 0

Well, that wasn't what I intended. Canada defeated Sweden, thanks to goals from Toews, Crosby, and Kunitz, to win the 2014 Olympic Gold in Men's Ice Hockey. Just like they did against the U.S., the Canadians never really allowed Sweden to get into the game. That said, Sweden had

Sunday Morning Olympic Thread: All The Marbles

And then there were two. It's been a wild and crazy 2 weeks. We've seen some weird things, including Tomas Tatar and Tomas Jurco being the only Slovakian players who are any good on a big stage, Slovenia pick up their first ever Olympic win, Russia fail to even get

Bronze Medal Gamethread: United States vs. Finland

Good morning. How is everybody? Feeling pretty good? I'm not. I'm not happy to be here. I'd love to be happy because the U.S. had a hell of a tourney, but fuck that. By now, the United States is a good enough hockey country to have expectations. That's what

Olympic Open Thread: U.S.A. vs. Canada

The earlier semifinal between Sweden and Finland was the battle of Scandinavia. This game, between two hockey giants, is the battle of all of North America. U.S.A. vs. Canada It was going to happen. At some point in this tournament, the U.S. and Canada were bound to

Olympic Open Thread: Sweden vs. Finland

Nu är det dags. It is finally here. The semifinals. Sweden vs. Finland I don't remember many hockey games from before 2008. But, one game that will always remain a part of my memory is the 2006 Olympic Gold Medal game between Sweden and Finland. After an early goal by

Quick Hits: Semifinal Friday

Red Wings News Detroit Red Wings assign 4 players to Grand Rapids of AHL - NHL.com - News Emmerton, Sheahan, Pulkkinen, and Almquist head back to Grand Rapids. Detroit Red Wings' Jakub Kindl (MCL) expects to return soon; Stephen Weiss heading to Grand Rapids | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

The State of Women's Hockey and the IOC

What you saw Thursday was an absolutely amazing contest of two of the best teams in the world, male or female. However, there is a bit of a trend behind it all and it's a bit worrying.

Quick Hits: Wings Return To Practice; Tavares Out Of Olympics

Red Wings News Red Wings fire up again, recall four players from Grand Rapids | The Detroit News The Wings have turned the engine back on again. Luke Glendening remains with Red Wings, but uncertain for how long | MLive.com Glendening is, once again, back up with the Wings. Prospect Profile:

Olympic Ice Hockey Quarterfinal Recap: Sweden, Finland, United States and Canada Avance - How did Russia Lose?

Only three games remain until the men's hockey champion is crowned in Sochi, earning four years' worth of bragging rights over the rest of the world. We'll take a look at how the four remaining teams got here and how the home team failed to do so.

Thursday Open Thread: Women's SUI/SWE Bronze Medal Game and Women's USA/CAN Gold Medal Game

Switzerland takes on Sweden for the women's bronze medal, while the United States and Canada renew their hateful rivalry for golden glory.

Quick Hits: Quarterfinals Edition

Red Wings News

Henrik Zetterberg (herniated disk) now flying home Thursday on NHL charter, more direct route. Will see specialist ASAP. #RedWings #Sweden

— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) February 18, 2014

Feb 26, 2019 4 min read

Olympic Hockey Open Thread Wednesday: Czech Republic vs. United States and Latvia vs. Canada

After Tuesday's Qualification Round and this morning's games, we're down to just six teams in the Olympic Ice Hockey Men's Tournament.

Olympic Hockey Open Thread: Quarterfinals Games 1 & 2 - Slovenia vs. Sweden & Russia vs. Finland

After Tuesday's Qualification Round, we're down to just eight teams in the Olympic Ice Hockey Men's Tournament.

Quick Hits: Qualification Round Edition

Red Wings News Sweden's Daniel Alfredsson, 41, and Erik Karlsson, 23, have been besties in Sochi | Detroit Free Press | freep.com Bromance of the tournament? Colts' Athanasiou is OHL Player of Week | OHL Network Mantha isn't the only Wings prospect that is dominating the CHL. 2014 Sochi Olympics: Where, When

Quick Hits: Zetterberg Update; Elimination Rounds Set

Red Wings News Sochi Olympics: Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg (back) expected to fly to Detroit Tuesday | Detroit Free Press | freep.com Get healthy soon! Helene St. James: Bumping into ex-Red Wing, Russian legend Slava Fetisov | Detroit Free Press | freep.com Helene met a familiar face in Sochi. 2014 Olympics: Injury-plagued

Olympic Men's Hockey Tournament: Group Play Recap and Elimination Round Setup

After just four days, the Group Play round of the Sochi Olympics has come and gone. All the men's teams will be off tomorrow while the women play their two semifinal games, which are expected to lead into a USA/Canada Gold Medal matchup later in the week. Then on

Sunday Olympic Hockey Open Thread: United States vs. Slovenia, & Russia vs. Slovakia

The weird thing about this tournament's "Group of Death" is that today, on the last day of group play, Slovenia has a not-insane chance to actually win this. They were supposed to be the also-ran here. However, the Slovenians are going to have to catch the group leader napping because

Saturday Olympic Hockey Open Thread: Sweden vs. Latvia

Well I hope everybody enjoyed the game earlier. Let's move on because we've got another two games to play today. This time we've got the Swedes versus the Latvians to lock up Group C and the Swiss versus the Czechs for 2nd place. This shouldn't be a difficult game for

Olympic Hockey Open Thread: United States vs. Russia

Happy Saturday, my fellow Americans, also you nice Canadians and any curious Russians or perhaps fastidious Finns. Despite clear evidence that it's a bad idea, the IOC has decided not to forego the rest of the Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and just give the gold medal to the US squad.

Olympic Hockey Open Thread: Canada vs. Austria & Norway vs. Finland

Moments before sitting down to write this, I found out about the Zetterberg news. Not only is he out for the Olympics, but he may miss significant time once the Olympics are over. According to an article by the Swedish newspaper Expressen, if surgery is needed, Zetterberg will miss up

Henrik Zetterberg Is Done for the Olympics

The Swedish national team announced that Zetterberg's back is acting up again, and it could cost him more than just his tenure as captain of Team Sweden.

Olympic Hockey Open Thread: Czech Republic vs. Latvia & Sweden vs. Switzerland

Happy Valentines Day from WIIM! We have a total of 4 games today, two in the morning and two in the early afternoon. For now, our focus will be on the two early games: Czech Republic vs. Latvia, and Sweden vs. Switzerland. Czech Republic vs. Latvia This game is not

Quick Hits: Happy Valentines Day!

Red Wings News Russian coach says Datsyuk still struggling with lower-body injury | ProHockeyTalk For Pavel's sake, I really hope that he can continue to play in the Olympics. Sweden? Or Switzerland? 'Americans, they don't know anything ... outside their country' | Detroit Free Press This is so true. I can't tell you

Olympic Hockey Open Thread: USA vs. Canada Women & Czech Republic vs. Sweden Men

Today's the day: the start of the Olympic Tournament in men's ice hockey. Even better, we get a bonus game first thing in the morning as the two best women's teams on the planet will face off first. Canada and the U.S., who have so far dropped 20 goals