For the second straight Olympics, the men’s hockey tournament will not feature NHL superstars (although this time due to COVID-19), making the Olympic tournament not necessarily a true “best on best,” but still a showcase of some of the world’s top talent looking to capture Gold and Olympic glory in Beijing.
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Tag Archives: Olympic Athletes From Russia
๐ท๐บ Sergei Mozyakin Retires As KHL’s All-Time Leading Scorer
Russian forward Sergei Mozyakin, who spent his entire pro career in his native Russia and holds a number of KHL scoring records throughout his 20+ year career, in addition to a number of international Gold medals, today announced his retirement from Metallurg Magnitogorsk at the age of 40.
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๐ท๐บ CAS Shortens Russian International Sports Ban To Two Years
At a ruling today at the Court Of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Russia’s proposed four year sporting ban from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was reduced to two years, meaning that Russia will be banned from participating in any international sporting competition, including the 2021 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympics, until 17 December 2022.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Men’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship again saw eight countries carry the title throughout 2018, with the Olympics being added to the calendar seeing 31 different matchups, with the IHLC being defended at five tournaments in seven different countries.
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IHLC 2018 In Review – Women’s
The International Hockey Lineal Championship continued to see-saw between Canada and the United States in international women’s hockey, with each nation winning five games in 2018, but the Americans winning crucial Gold medals at both the PyeongChang Olympics and Four Nations Cup.
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๐ท๐บ Pavel Datsyuk Joins Triple Gold Club
The only male skater eligible to join at this year’s Games, Pavel Datsyuk punched his ticket to the Triple Gold Club by virtue of his Olympic Gold with the Olympic Athletes From Russia, becoming the 29th male and seventh Russian to join the club, adding to his two Stanley Cups and IIHF World Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Olympic Athletes From Russia 4-3 Germany ๐ฉ๐ช (OT) – 25 Feb 2018
๐ท๐บ Olympic Athletes From Russiaย 4-3 Germany ๐ฉ๐ชย (OT)
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Sunday, 25 February 2018
Kirill Kaprizov’s overtime goal gave the OAR team a thrilling 4-3 Gold medal win over underdog Germany. It’s the first Russian Olympic Gold since 1992.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ – 19 Feb 2018
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Olympic Semifinal
Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Monday, 19 February 2018
As expected, Canada exactly matched what the Americans did earlier today, defeating their semi-finals opponent 5-0.
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IHLC Results – ๐จ๐ฆ Canada 5-0 Olympic Athletes From Russia ๐ท๐บ – 11 Feb 2018
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Olympic Preliminary Round
Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung ๐ฐ๐ท
Sunday, 11 February 2018
Team Canada began its quest for a fifth straight Olympic gold with a speedy 5-0 win over the Olympic Athletes From Russia.
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2018 Men’s Olympic Hockey Schedule Released
The IIHF today released the schedule for the men’s tournament at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, with the tournament beginning on Wednesday, 14 February, while both hosts Korea and defending champions Canada begin the tournament the following day.
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