Eric Staal comes alive as Canada crushes Germany

HALIFAX - When the puck finally started going in for Eric Staal, it simply didn't stop.

The big centre broke out in a big way Saturday by scoring his first four goals of the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Staal also added an assist as Canada routed the helpless Germans 10-1.

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Dany Heatley could be playing internationally for Germany instead of Canada

HALIFAX - The year was 1999 and Dany Heatley had a decision to make.

He wasn't invited to the evaluation camp for Canada's world junior team when the German federation called and tried to convince him to join their program instead.

"We asked the question years ago when Dany wasn't at the U-20," German GM Franz Reindl said Friday. "He was not selected. We talked. We tried. We negotiated.

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Nash scores late winner as Canada edges upstart Norway

HALIFAX - Any team looking to beat Canada at the IIHF World Hockey Championship should study tape of this game.

Norway entered as a heavy underdog against the unbeaten hosts but found itself with a chance for an upset after clogging the neutral zone and playing a tight-checking game. It wasn't pretty but it kept the Canadians at bay until Rick Nash made an incredible solo effort late to pull out the win.

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Canadian coaches push different buttons at Worlds

HALIFAX - This is a different coaching assignment for Ken Hitchcock.

Only half of his Canadians players at the IIHF World Hockey Championship have worked themselves into a permanent role on the team, leaving everyone else in a state of flux while Hitchcock moves them around and looks for the magic mix.

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Heatley scores in final minute, Canada edges U.S

HALIFAX - It was a win so typically Canadian that it could be part of a patriotic beer ad.

The U.S. team outplayed the hosts for good stretches of Tuesday night's game but it was O Canada that was played over the Metro Centre speakers when it was over. "We played really hard right to the end," said Canadian forward Ryan Getzlaf. "We take pride in those kind of wins. We were raised that way."

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