Tag: Ice Hockey

China’s Foreign-Sourced Ice Hockey Team Suffer Crushing Defeat to US on Olympic Debut

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

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 Accused of Violating Human Rights of Olympic Athletes in Quarantine

China has been accused of violating the human rights of a Finnish ice hockey player who has been held in hotel quarantine in Beijing. It comes as complaints pile up over poor conditions during athletes’ COVID-19 isolation, such as food, hygiene, and equipment for training. “For some reason, [China] won’t respect his human rights and…


Coyotes Finally Find First Win by Rallying Over Kraken, 5–4

GLENDALE, Ariz.—Scott Wedgewood had been here before. The last time Arizona started a season with 11 losses—four years ago—Wedgewood was the goaltender when the Coyotes finally got their first win. He returned to the team Friday after being claimed on waivers from New Jersey, and came off the bench Saturday night to help Arizona pick…


Petersen Makes 18 Saves, US Beats Kazakhstan 3–0 at Worlds

RIGA, Latvia—Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen made 18 saves and the United States beat Kazakhstan 3–0 Tuesday to improve to 2–1 at the IIHF world championship. Kings teammate Trevor Moore, defenseman Adam Clendening and forward Jack Drury scored for the United States, which set a team world championship record for shots in a period…