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

Heatley, Doan pace Canada past Finland at World Hockey Championship

Posted: 107 days 12 hours 9 minutes ago.

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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...

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Team Canada ready for start of World Hockey Championship

Posted: 118 days 15 hours 42 minutes ago.

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HALIFAX - The players shuffled through the interview area one by one Thursday and it quickly became evident what kind of message Team Canada had been delivered on the eve of the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

"We've got to make sure that we're humble in our approach," said captain Shane Doan. Echoed sniper Rick Nash: "We're coming into this humble."

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Team Canada faces a new challenge at this world championship

Posted: 119 days 16 hours 41 minutes ago.

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HALIFAX - Canada faces an opponent at this IIHF World Hockey Championship that it has never seen before.

As much as the Russians and Finns and Americans stand in the way of a gold medal, so does the burden of playing at home. It seems strange to consider home ice a disadvantage but only one of the last 21 host countries has even played in the gold-medal game - and Sweden had to settle for silver in 1995.

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Heatley, Getzlaf among those still trying to find their rhythm with Canada

Posted: 120 days 10 hours 47 minutes ago.

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HALIFAX - When a season ends in disappointment, NHL players don't want to find themselves anywhere near an arena. Often, they don't even want to stay in town.

Ryan Getzlaf escaped to Kelowna, B.C., where he found some refuge among family and friends after his Anaheim Ducks fell well short of repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

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Team Canada goalkeeper Pascal Leclaire is body english as he deflects a puck against during first period of an exhibition game against Russia in preparation for the IIHF world hockey championship Monday April 28, 2008 at the Quebec Colisee. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Canada gets "wakeup call" in World Championship exhibition loss to Russia

Posted: 121 days 10 hours 16 minutes ago.

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QUEBEC - At least Ken Hitchcock knew it was coming.

The Canadian coach predicted Monday morning that his team was in for a "wakeup call" just hours before it was beaten 4-1 by Russia in the final exhibition game before the start of the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

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