It’s nearly impossible to count the volunteers in Canada who dedicate time, energy and passion toward sport in their communities. That’s why RBC created the Local Hockey Leaders Program in 2003, a national initiative to recognize and reward behind-the-scenes hockey volunteers who give their time to this sport. Andrée Leblanc from Daveluyville, Quebec and Rick [...]
know the 2010 Winter Games are just around the corner when team uniforms are being revealed. For an athlete who, for years, has rung every ounce of effort into his or her sport, seeing the official team uniform is a signal that they’re closing in on their Olympic or Paralympic dream. Today, Hockey Canada unveiled [...]
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Friday named a 23-man squad for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games where they are regarded as potential gold medal winners. The squad, named by the Russian Hockey Federation, is made up of 14 players from the National Hockey League (NHL) in North America and nine from the home-based Continental Hockey [...]
Stockholm (AFP) – Sweden coach Bengt-Aake Gustafsson on Sunday announced a 23-man squad, made up largely of NHL stars, for the Vancouver winter Olympics. Gustafsson included Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson in his squad despite the influential centre being ruled out for four to six weeks on Saturday with a separated left shoulder. Sweden beat [...]
Boston (AFP) – The United States, shut out of the ice hockey medals at the 2006 Olympics, Friday named the team that will try to get America back on the podium at the Vancouver Games in February. A strong goaltending presence includes Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, who is second among NHL starting goalies in [...]
Denver (AFP) – Colorado Avalanche right wing Milan Hejduk underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday that will sideline him from two to four weeks. Hejduk, 33, has 15 goals and 15 assists in 40 games for the Avalanche, having missed six games due to the injury, which could sideline him until the National Hockey League’s [...]
Denver (AFP) – Colorado Avalanche right wing Milan Hejduk underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday that will sideline him from two to four weeks. Hejduk, 33, has 15 goals and 15 assists in 40 games for the Avalanche, having missed six games due to the injury, which could sideline him until the National Hockey League’s [...]
Newark (AFP) – New Jersey left wing Patrik Elias, captain of the Czech Republic team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, was placed on the National Hockey League injured list Wednesday with a concussion. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said Elias, who has scored 10 goals in 32 games this season, was examined by [...]
