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Ronco1a

Ronco1a is an avid fan of the Maple Leafs and it certainly shows in his opinionated blog posts. He's been active in posting to the Hockey.com forums and has linked up with a network of friends, as well.


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Chris Osgood

Age: 35
Team: Detroit Red Wings
Born: Alberta, Canada

By only allowing a pair of goals in the first two games against Dallas last week, Osgood has helped Detroit to continue their dominance in the 2008 playoffs. Mr. Reliable has yet to lose a game in this current post-season and sports a save percentage in t

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Heatley, Doan pace Canada past Finland at World Hockey Championship

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Team Canada's Rick Nash (right) celebrates a goal with Brent Burns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Dembeck

HALIFAX - Nothing less than perfection will do now.

If Canada is to leave the IIHF World Hockey Championship with another gold medal, it's going to do so with a perfect 9-0 record for the second straight year.

Shane Doan and Dany Heatley each scored twice Monday as the Canadians defeated Finland 6-3 in a matchup of unbeaten teams. It will take three more wins in a row for O Canada to be played after the gold medal game this weekend in Quebec City.

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Czech Republic scorers solve undefeated Switzerland in 5-0 shutout win

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QUEBEC CITY, Que. - The Czech Republic put an end to Switzerland's undefeated streak at the IIHF World Hockey Championship with a 5-0 win Thursday night at Le Pepsi Colisee.

The Swiss, employing the same strong forecheck and neutral-zone trap that had kept them undefeated through the preliminary round, had no answers for a talented group of Czech forwards that skated and pressed all night.

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Lundqvist solid as Sweden skates to 8-1 win over Denmark

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QUEBEC - Henrik Lundqvist was solid in his first game of the tournament and Sweden bounced back from a disappointing loss to hammer Denmark 8-1 Thursday afternoon.

The Swedes had been the subject of criticism in the Swedish press after their 4-2 loss to Switzerland on Wednesday in their final round-robin game.

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Dany Heatley has been the star of the entire event with six goals and 10 points in the opening three games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Mike Dembeck

World Hockey Championship has surprises, disappointments

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With the preliminary round of the IIHF World Hockey Championship in the books, here's a look at some of the surprises and disappointments so far:

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It was just six years ago that Slovakia won its first world championship and solidified its permanent place among the top contenders at this event - or so we thought.

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Canadian coaches push different buttons at Worlds

Posted: 113 days 1 hour 13 minutes ago.

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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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Switzerland's checking units shut down Sweden in 4-2 win

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QUEBEC - The sluggish Swedes know they need step it up at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

Sweden got off to another slow start Wednesday against Switzerland, but unlike their last two games when they rallied to score 15 goals in a pair of wins, the Swedes were unable to kickstart their attack in a 4-2 loss.

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