For the past two games, the Habs have been playing with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. The club has no choice but to go this way, since there were no extra forwards on the road. Christian Dvorak’s injury put pressure on the group, forcing the 11-7 format. Because the Habs have plenty of defensemen in […]
The Junior Team Canada tournament came to a cruel end yesterday. The Canadians conceded a goal with eleven seconds left in the game against the Czech Republic, when the score was 2-2. The Unifolies were thus eliminated in the quarter-finals, which is obviously a disappointment… But even if fans are disappointed, that doesn’t excuse the […]
Scott Salmond and Peter Anholt watched Canada s hopes at the world junior hockey championship evaporate in an instant. Seated in the last row of an aging Scandinavium arena, the program s brain trust had cobbled together a roster without five players in the professional ranks, plus two more lost to injury and illness that forced last-minute additions.