BEIJING—Hilary Knight could think of no better way to close the Beijing Games women’s hockey tournament than a rematch between the United States and—who else?—Canada with the gold medal on the line. During an Olympic tournament criticized for lacking parity because of too many lopsided scores—and big on predictability with the United States and Canada…
US Women’s Hockey Team Beats Finland 4–1, Will Face Canada in Olympic Final
China’s Foreign-Sourced Ice Hockey Team Suffer Crushing Defeat to US on Olympic Debut
February 11, 2022
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China had put its Olympic hockey hopes on a team composed of mostly foreign-born players. But reality hit hard on their debut. On Thursday night before 1,000 spectators, the Chinese hockey squad, packed with foreign-born recruits from the United States and Canada, was beaten 8-0 by a fresh-faced U.S. team. For some, the outcome was…
China’s Foreign-Sourced Ice Hockey Team Suffers Crushing Defeat to US on Olympic Debut
February 11, 2022
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Asia & PacificBeijingBeijing 2022 OlympicsChinaChinese RegimeHockeyIce HockeyOlympicSportsUSUS NewsUS-China relationsWorld
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China had put its Olympic hockey hopes on a team composed of mostly foreign-born players. But reality hit hard on their debut. On Thursday night before 1,000 spectators, the Chinese hockey squad, packed with foreign-born recruits from the United States and Canada, was beaten 8-0 by a fresh-faced U.S. team. For some, the outcome was…
Is China Trying to Cheat Its Way to Olympic Glory?
Commentary The United States’ ice hockey team will face off against China on Feb. 10. On closer inspection, though, they will be facing off against a team called China but composed primarily of Westerners. What’s going on here? How can this be? Isn’t China supposed to have some of the toughest immigration policies on the planet? Perhaps, just perhaps, China—more specifically,…
Islanders 1980s Dynasty Star Clark Gillies Dies at 67
Hall of Famer Clark Gillies, a stalwart on the New York Islanders’ dynasty that won four straight Stanley Cup championships in the early 1980s, has died. He was 67. The Islanders announced Gillies’ death Friday night, with team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello saying “the entire Islanders community is devastated by the loss.” The…
Hockey Federation Investigates Incident With Russia’s Junior Team at Calgary Airport
CALGARY—A New Year’s Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia’s world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any charges, but the International Ice Hockey Federation says it could still take action. “The IIHF is gathering further information on this…
NHL Will Shut Down Early Due to COVID-19 Rise
Christmas will come early for NHL teams, but not in a positive way. The league was due to have no games from Friday through Sunday for a holiday break, but all games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday are postponed and team facilities will be closed those days, too, due to COVID-19 outbreaks at multiple teams,…
Kreider, Rooney Lift Rangers to 4–1 Win Against Islanders
NEW YORK—Chris Kreider and Kevin Rooney each scored twice, and the New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 4–1 Wednesday night. Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves as the Rangers won for the sixth time in seven games. Ryan Reaves added two assists. “We just want to create momentum for the team,” Rooney said of…
‘A Big Task’: China’s Olympic Hockey Team Facing Questions
International hockey officials are hoping to avoid a Humiliation On Ice when the Chinese men’s national team debuts at the Beijing Winter Olympics. They begged the NHL to send players to the Games in China, but now they are worried that the home team might not even be able to score a goal. The host…
Terry Extends NHL-Leading Streak, Ducks Beat Kraken 7–4
SEATTLE—Troy Terry extended his NHL-leading scoring streak to 13 games with two goals and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Seattle Kraken 7–4 on Thursday night. Josh Mahura scored twice to help the Ducks win their sixth in a row in their first game since general manager Bob Murray’s resignation on Wednesday amid…
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