Now on Tour: Team USA Canada
35 former NCAA women’s players are competing for Team USA and Canada, looking to gain a coveted spot for the 2010 Olympics. The two teams faced off Saturday in Denver, Candace Horgan reports.
Organization: USA Hockey
Schroeder Heads List of Invitees to U.S. World Junior Camp
Minnesota forward Jordan Schroeder will be looking for a third straight place on the United States roster for the World Junior Championships when he and 28 others take part in a pre-tournament training camp later this month. Schroeder, the only one of the 29 players invited who has taken part in both the 2008 and … Read more
Paluch Leaves Bowling Green For USA Hockey Role
Another head coach is leaving college for a new USA Hockey venture. Scott Paluch has stepped down at Bowling Green to be a regional manager of USA Hockey’s American Development Model. Assistant coach Dennis Williams will be the interim head coach for the 2009-10 season. His move comes just a month after Brown’s Roger Grillo … Read more
Grillo Leaves Brown For USA Hockey
Brown coach Roger Grillo is leaving the school to take a position with USA Hockey as a regional manager of the program’s new American Development Model. Roger Grillo was 120-205-52 in 12 seasons at Brown. Grillo had a 120-205-52 record in 12 seasons with the Bears. He posted three straight winning seasons — 2002-03, 2003-04 … Read more
USA Hockey Tabs Blais as World Junior Coach
Former North Dakota coach Dean Blais will serve as head coach of the 2010 U.S. World Junior team, USA Hockey announced Thursday. Blais, the coach of the USHL’s Fargo Force, also coached the 1994 U.S. World Junior team. “I’m honored to be selected to coach this team,” Blais said in a news release. “The World … Read more
Sweden’s PPGs Send U.S. Home From Worlds Without Medal
A third-period power play goal two days earlier kept the United States out of the gold-medal game at the World Championship. On Sunday, another one kept the Americans from taking home a medal. Carl Gunnarsson broke a 2-2 tie with 11 minutes remaining, and Sweden added an empty-net goal for a 4-2 victory. Sweden claimed … Read more
Russia Ends U.S. Hopes for World Gold
The United States hasn’t played for the gold medal in a non-Olympic World Championship since 1950. Maybe 2010. Russia extinguished the Americans’ hopes at a shot at gold with a late power-play goal Friday and a 3-2 victory in the semifinals. Konstantin Gorovikov broke a 2-2 tie with 1:47 remaining and former North Dakota forward … Read more
Oshie, Suter Help U.S. Into World Semifinals
Former college players T.J. Oshie and Ryan Suter scored as the United States earned a spot in the semifinals of the World Championship with a 3-2 victory over Finland on Wednesday. Robert Esche made 47 saves, and Dustin Brown made 47 saves for the Americans, who will play Russia on Friday. Former North Dakota forward … Read more
Hainsey’s Pair Not Enough For U.S.
Roman Wick scored 13 seconds into overtime, giving Switzerland a 4-3 victory over the United States Monday at the World Championship. Former UMass Lowell defenseman Ron Hainsey scored twice for the Americans, who went into the game knowing they had earned a spot in the quarterfinals. The U.S. will play Finland on Wednesday. Switzerland needed … Read more
Power Play Goals Lead Russia Past U.S.
Former Dartmouth forward Lee Stempniak put the United States ahead, but Russia came storming back for a 4-1 victory Saturday in the qualification round of the World Championship. The Americans can still advance to the quarterfinals with a victory over Switzerland on Monday. Stempniak scored 3:16 into the first period, but Oleg Saprykin started Russia’s … Read more
Backes, U.S. Drop France
Five former college players scored as the United States opened qualification round play at the World Championship with a 6-2 victory over France on Friday. Former Minnesota State forward David Backes put up a goal and two assists against France (file photo: Melissa Wade). David Backes, formerly of Minnesota State, had a goal and two … Read more
Sweden’s Third-Period Rally, OT Winner Stop U.S.
Kristian Huselius scored 1:59 into overtime, capping a Sweden rally from a 5-2 deficit for a 6-5 victory over the United States at the World Championships on Wednesday. The point for a regulation tie was enough to clinch the top spot in Group C for the Americans, who play France on Friday in the qualification … Read more
USA Hockey Accepting Applications For Brian Fishman Internship
USA Hockey announced Tuesday that it is accepting applications for the ninth annual Brian Fishman Internship, to be awarded to an outstanding college graduate who is pursuing a career in athletic media relations. The internship is named in honor of the late Brian Fishman, who served as the manager of communications and marketing for the … Read more
Memorial Service Set for Vic Heyliger
Funeral services for legendary University of Michigan and U.S. National Team coach Vic Heyliger have been set for 2 p.m. MDT on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Broadmoor Community Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. (315 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80906). Heyliger passed away at his home in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at … Read more
Legendary Michigan Coach Vic Heyliger Dies
Legendary University of Michigan and U.S. National Team coach Vic Heyliger passed away this morning at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. Heyliger was 87 and is survived by his four grown children. “Vic did so many great things for so many people,” said John Matchefts, who played for Heyliger on three national championship teams … Read more
No Medal: U.S. Falls To Finland In Olympic Quarterfinals
The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey team dropped a 4-3 decision to Finland Wednesday before 6,691 at the Palasport Olimpico in quarterfinal action at the Olympics, ending the Americans’ chances of a medal at the 2006 Games. “I’m disappointed with the game and the way we played tonight,” said U.S. head coach Peter Laviolette. “We … Read more
Starting Over: Despite Loss To Russia, U.S. Men Reach Olympic Quarters
The U.S. men’s Olympic team qualified Tuesday for medal-round play despite losing its third straight game, this one a 5-4 decision to Russia in the Americans’ final preliminary-round game. With the score tied at 4 midway through the third period, the game-winner for Russia came off the stick of Alexei Kovalev at 11:52 from the … Read more
U.S. Men Fall To Sweden, But Quarterfinal Berth Likely
A lack of offense doomed the U.S. men for the second straight game at the Winter Olympics, as Sweden edged the Americans 2-1 Sunday to drop the U.S. to 1-2-1 in preliminary-round play at the Torino Esposizioni. After playing 40 minutes to a 1-1 draw, Sweden scored the game winner at 4:22 of the third … Read more
U.S. Men Drop 2-1 Decision To Slovakia At Olympics
The United States watched its route to the Olympic quarterfinals get that much more difficult Saturday, as Slovakia edged the U.S. 2-1 in preliminary-group play at the Torino Esposizioni. Peter Bondra scored what proved to be the game-winning goal 1:48 into the third period when he took Miroslav Satan’s feed from the end boards out … Read more
On The Flip Side: The Olympics
Are you prepared for the world’s quadrennial sports showcase? Mike Volonnino is ready — with some ideas to improve the Winter Olympics.