World Cup of Hockey 2016: The case for Finland: fearthefin

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World Cup of Hockey 2016: The case for Finland

A youth movement on the ice and behind the bench can propel the Finns to World Cup glory.Only one team is younger than Finland at the World Cup of Hockey.The Finns boast 13 players born in the 1990s, the most of any team not named 'North America.' One of that team's main requirements?
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by the same token on wingingitinmotown

Team America: Fun Police— Why I Can't Root For Team USA's World Cup Team

There are too many troubling issues on and off the ice to support the USA Hockey's World Cup team.Throughout the 2010 Winter Olympics, I was beaming with pride.I clung onto every minute of every game, screaming along with the USA men's hockey team as they made their surprise run to the gold medal game (before the unspeakable happened).
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let alone canoe

Canada feeling good with World Cup about to hit full stride

BRUCE GARRIOCH, Postmedia Network Sep 11, 2016The clock is ticking on Team Canada before this all gets real.The myth that the World Cup of Hockey will be a meaningless tournament with NHL players involved is fading fast, and judging by the back-to-back series that Team Canada wrapped up with a 5-2 win over the United States on Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre there should be no shortage of anticipation.While Canadian players were given Sunday off to rest, relax, tour the nation's capital and maybe even play a round of golf, they'll be back at work Monday morning before packing their bags to head to Pittsburgh for one last tune-up against Russia on Wednesday night at the Consol Energy Center.
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moreover from thehockeywriters

Johnny Gaudreau Can Silence His Critics at the World Cup

Johnny Gaudreau has developed a reputation as a big-game performer.(Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports)When Johnny Gaudreau began to play organized hockey, he faced doubters and critics that suggested he go do something else.He was too small, they said, and he would get exposed at higher levels of competition.