Rebounding from Wednesday’s disappointing tie with Latvia, the U.S. men’s Olympic team scored a 4-1 win over Kazakhstan Thursday to raise its preliminary-round record to 1-0-1. The contest was a must-win for the Americans, who have yet to face their toughest competition in preliminary group play. U.S. goaltender Rick DiPietro (Boston University) made 11 saves … Read more
A strong start wasn’t quite enough for the U.S. men’s Olympic team to claim a win in its opener at the Winter Games Wednesday. The Americans — who took a 2-0 lead early in the contest only to see it melt away in the second period — were forced to rally late to salvage a … Read more
Four former collegians playing in the NHL, including two from St. Cloud State, found their names added to the U.S. men’s Olympic roster Monday. Former Husky standouts and current Carolina Hurricanes Bret Hedican and Matt Cullen were named — Hedican as an injury replacement for Aaron Miller, and Cullen as a member of the Americans’ … Read more
Five former and current Gophers women’s hockey players will dominate the roster of the 20-member U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team this month in Torino, Italy. The university boasts the greatest number of players on the Olympic team with the presence of Natalie Darwitz, Courtney Kennedy, Kelly Stephens, Lyndsay Wall and Krissy Wendell. All the players … Read more
Finland broke a 2-2 tie with less than seven minutes to play and went on to a 4-2 victory over the United States in the bronze-medal game of the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. A total of 15,107 watched at GM Place. “Give Finland credit,” said a disappointed U.S. Head Coach Walt … Read more
In a game played before 18,630 at GM Place, Russia scored a 5-1 victory over the United States in semifinal action Tuesday at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. The loss means that the U.S., which made its fourth straight semifinal appearance, will play for the bronze medal against Finland Thursday at … Read more
Cory Schneider made 30 saves in leading the United States to a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals of the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship Monday before 14,890 at GM Place. “We beat an excellent hockey team,” said U.S. head coach Walt Kyle. “Cory was outstanding tonight and we … Read more
Canada scored into an empty net with :33 left to secure a 3-2 win over the 2006 U.S. National Junior Team before 16,083 at the Pacific Coliseum in the final Preliminary Round game for both teams at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Coming into the game, both teams had already secured … Read more
Switzerland scored a pair of third-period power-play goals to gain a 2-2 tie with the United States before 12,130 at the Pacific Coliseum at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. “It was a good hockey game,” said U.S. Head Coach Walt Kyle. “I thought both teams played hard. We scored a couple … Read more
The U.S. rallied from an early two-goal deficit and held on for a 6-5 victory over Finland Wednesday night in preliminary-round action at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship. Team USA is now 2-0 in the tournament. “I was proud of our guys,” said U.S. head coach Walt Kyle. “We kept our composure … Read more
Chris Bourque scored five times and Phil Kessel had five assists to help the United States to an 11-2 victory over Norway in the opening game for both teams at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship Monday at the Pacific Coliseum. Interestingly, Bourque’s was the first hat trick for the U.S. in … Read more
Former collegians dominated the roster for the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, with 18 veterans of the college game placing among the 23-man group announced Monday by USA Hockey. Each of the Olympians is a current NHL player, and 11 have previous Olympic experience, led by Chris Chelios (Wisconsin) and Keith Tkachuk (Boston University), each … Read more
Led by a hat trick from U.S. National Developmental player Phil Kessel, the U.S. defeated Sweden, 8-2, to advance to the semifinals of the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship Saturday night. The win was a big rebound from a potentially-devastating loss to Czech Republic a night earlier. It forced the U.S. to face a tough … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team suffered its first loss at the 2005 World Junior Championship on Wednesday night, 5-3 to Belarus. After previously defeating Switzerland and Russia, the Americans stand at 2-1-0 for the tournament. Goaltender Dzmitry Milchakou turned away 39 shots as Belarus earned its first-ever World Junior Championship win over the United States. … Read more
Dan Fritsche scored twice including the game winner and the U.S. never trailed as the National Junior team defeated Russia 5-4 in the opening game of the IIHF World Junior Championship at Ralph Engelstad Arena. It was a crucial win for the Americans, facing a team considered among the gold-medal favorites in the tournament’s opening … Read more
USA Hockey has named Angela Ruggiero and Adam Berkhoel as its hockey players of the year. Ruggiero, who played at Harvard, and Berkhoel, from Denver, will be honored as the year’s best American-born hockey players during the USA Hockey’s annual congress. That runs June 2-6 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ruggiero’s award encompassed all women’s players, … Read more
USA Hockey Names 26-Player Roster To Compete In World Cup Of Hockey 2004 United States Team Set To Defend World Cup Championship COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Hockey today named 26 players, including 19 former U.S. college players, to the United States roster that will compete at the World Cup of Hockey 2004. Fourteen of … Read more
The United States fell short of its bid for its second gold medal in three years today, losing to Russia, 3-2, in the final game of the World Under-18 Championship in Minsk, Belarus. Team USA won the gold medal in this tournament two years ago, with many of the same players that went on to … Read more
The hometown coach will get the task of defending his nation’s gold medal. North Dakota coach Dean Blais was named head coach of the 2005 U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete in the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship, Dec. 25, 2004-Jan. 4-2005. The U.S. will be defending the gold medal it just won on … Read more
The gold medal game at the recently-completed World Junior Championships will be televised on a variety of networks in the coming week, it was announced today. Monday the U.S. won its first gold medal in the 28-year history of the event, as it defeated Canada in dramatic fashion, including three unanswered goals in the third … Read more